HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-02-05, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015. PAGE 3.
The North Huron Trail Groomers
officially opened their trails with
limited availability on Jan. 30
according to the group’s Facebook
site, just prior to the large dumping
of snow received by the area
overnight between Feb. 1 and Feb. 2.
The group, which had previously
kept trails closed due to a lack of
snow, joined other area groups that
have opened their trails with a
limited offering in surrounding
communities.
Locally, a large section of trails
from Brussels east to Stratford, and
from Seaforth north to nearly
Wroxeter are officially open and
available.
While most trails north of
Highway 8, and several south of the
road, are open, further south in
Bluewater and South Huron trails
remain closed.
For the most up-to-date
information on which parts of local
trails are open, visit
ofsc.mapbase.ca/viewer
N. H. snowmobile trails limited
In trust
Gary Courtney of Blyth Building Supplies, with the support
of the companies that provide materials to his business,
brought together an impressive selection of tickets to NHL
and OHL games as well as a piece of Toronto Maple Leafs
memorabilia to give out as prizes in a raffle that will set up
a trust fund for Austin Plunkett, the son of the recently
deceased Kenny Plunkett who died as a result of a motor
vehicle collision last year. The raffle draw will be held at the
annual Family Day get-together at the Courtney property
on Scott Line on Feb. 14. (Denny Scott photo)
Groudhog Day provides hope
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, Feb. 1
was Tom Cronin. Ushering were
Hope Button, Tom Cronin and
Lavern Clark.
Lori Brooks welcomed everyone
to church and drew attention to the
announcements in the bulletin and
scrolling on the power point before
the church service started. She drew
special attention that next Sunday
would be the dedication of the new
look to the kitchen and a celebration
with lunch of lasagna, cabbage rolls,
mac ’n cheese, salad and dessert
with a free-will donation. Lori
invited everyone to greet one
another. Harrison Bedard and Tanner
Brooks helped her light the candles
on the altar table. The centring
music, “I Am The Light of the
World” was sung followed by the
responsive prayer of approach along
with the sign language in response.
The song, “Rise Up, Rise Up” was
sung. The scriptures were from Luke
8: 22-25 and the story of Jonah. The
heritage hymn, “Be Still, My Soul”
was sung.
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark asked the children if they had
ever played hide and seek and been
found? This is what Jonah was doing
when he was hiding from God. He
told the children that this morning in
Sunday school they were going to
hear the story of Jonah and the
whale.
The children said a prayer along
with Rev. Clark and the
congregation and went downstairs
for their time of fellowship.
Rev. Clark’s message to the
congregation was groundhog says
“Get your own shadow.” The
groundhogs want us to get our own
shadow. If the groundhog sees his
shadow there will be six more weeks
of winter, if he doesn’t see his
shadow, spring is close at hand.
Groundhog Day is a day for hope in
the middle of winter, even though it
is a silly tradition. To weather the
storms of life, we all need hope. In
the scriptures, the disciples asked
Jesus to calm the storm and in the
other scripture Jonah doesn’t want to
do what God wants him to do and
God causes the storm. The truth
being that maybe Jonah had lost his
faith.
We can’t run from ourselves. The
purpose of a personal storm is to
teach us something about ourselves.
A storm will always come unless we
learn from that storm. When you are
on a boat you are always moving
even though you are standing still.
We are always moving on earth even
if we are standing still as the earth
itself is moving.
It is often hard to calm a storm.
Jesus teaches us to have faith in God
and to grow in our faith. We watched
a video of a football play in which
the kicker was asked to kick the ball
farther than he had ever kicked it.
His answer was no I can’t kick it that
far. His coach told him that he had
faith in him and knew he could kick
it that far and he did. God will help
if we do our best. We all need just
one person to believe in us and that
will give us faith that we too can do
it.
Floyd Herman gave a short history
of the anthem, “Teach Me Your
Ways O Lord” that the choir sang.
The offering was received followed
by the offertory response, “In the
Bleak Midwinter”, the offertory
prayer, the prayers for the people,
silent prayers and the singing of The
Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn, “Jesus
Saviour, Pilot Me” was sung.
Rev. Clark extinguished the
candles on the altar table as a
symbol that the light had transferred
to all of the congregation followed
by the singing of the “Three Fold
Amen”.
Everyone was invited for coffee,
fellowship and treats before
returning to their homes.
The Citizen
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February 13
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From Marilyn’s Desk
To honour the memory of a friend
and big supporter of the annual
Family Day Courtney Farm get-
together, the Courtney family has
decided to brand this year’s event the
Kenny Plunkett Memorial Snowday
at the Bush.
The event, which is held at the
Courtneys’ property on Scott Line,
runs from 1 p.m. until 1 a.m. on Feb.
14 and features indoor and outdoor
fun for people of all ages.
Organizers estimated that 100
people attended last year’s event
and are preparing for twice that this
year.
Alongside the rebranding of the
event, a raffle is being held to raise
money to start a trust fund for Austin
Plunkett, the son of Teresa
Dykstra and the late Kenny Plunkett.
Plunkett died as a result of a motor
vehicle collision in August of last
year.
The raffle has been organized by
Blyth Building Supplies owner and
operator Gary Courtney who put the
call out to many of the companies he
does business with to provide
rewards for the event.
“All the family and friends
decided we should do something,”
Courtney said, who is one of the
primary raffle ticket-selling
representatives. “We’re raising
money for a trust fund for Austin.
Every one of our suppliers is helping
out.”
While tickets are available at
Blyth Building Supplies, they are
also available at many other
downtown Blyth businesses.
Prizes for the draw include three
tickets and a two night stay for a
Montreal Canadiens game, four
Buffalo Sabres tickets, four London
Knights tickets, four Guelph Storm
tickets, four Kitchener Rangers
tickets and four vouchers for the
Stratford Festival, and one Toronto
Maple Leaf print featuring and
signed by Allan Stanley, Johnny
Bower and Bobby Baun.
The draw will be held at 5 p.m.
and Courtney said there might be a
surprise item or two at the event
either in the raffle or as a silent or
live auction item.
For more information, visit Blyth
Building Supplies.
Event rebranded to Plunkett
Memorial, raffle started for trust
The Divine Gardener!
“Every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit!”
John 15:2
(J.C. Ryle)
The Father is ever training the members of this family for their everlasting abode
with Him in Heaven. He acts as a gardener pruning his vines, that they may bear
more fruit. He knows the character of each of us...our besetting sins, our
weaknesses, our peculiar infirmities, our special needs, our trials, our temptations,
and our privileges.
He knows all these things, and is ever ordering all for our good. He allots to each
of us, in His providence, the very things we need, in order to bear the most fruit.
He gives us... as much of sunshine as we can stand--and as much of rain; as much
of bitter things as we can bear--and as much of sweet.
Trials are intended...to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the
Bible, and to drive us to our knees!
“The Christian grows by tears--and withers by smiles. God’s vines thrive the
better for pruning.” (Stephen Charnock)
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Happy birthday to Brenda Edgar
who celebrates Feb. 1; Vera
Hesselwood, London, Feb. 4; Mac
Brooks, Feb. 5; Evelyn Caldwell
and Jeff Josling, Feb. 6; Lawrence
Plaetzer, Feb. 9 and Jacob Josling,
Feb. 11.
Mother Nature let Wiarton Willie
know who is boss this morning
when the area was hit with yet
another snow day. Many of the
schools and roads in the area were
closed on Monday and by the time I
sat down to write this column the
sun was out.
Nature
disagrees
with Willie
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