HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-10-01, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015. PAGE 3.
One hot truck
Fire Department of North Huron firefighters from the Blyth Hall were on scene at a fire call
Friday morning on Nature Centre Road when a burning truck was discovered by a passer-by.
The truck was located in a field next to several ‘doughnuts’ visible in the growth. (Denny Scott photo)
Coffee break marking
30th anniversary
A Camp Menesetung turkey
supper with all the trimmings is on
Saturday, Oct. 3 from 4:30 until 7
p.m. Tickets are available from any
camp board member or at the door.
Come out and support our local
camp. Dinner is served in the main
dining hall of the camp, just north of
Goderich on Hwy. 21.
Coffee Break is marking its 30th
anniversary at the Living Water
Christian Fellowship. Guest speaker
is Pauleen Kerkhoff of Brussels.
Babysitting is available. Join them at
Living Water on 308 Blyth Road on
Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 local
hospitals and CKNX Wingham will
come together to host the 14th
annual CKNX Health Care Heroes
Radiothon as a fundraiser.
TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HURON
BLYTH WARD
HYDRANT FLUSHING
NOTICE
As part of regular system
maintenance, the water department
will be conducting a hydrant and
main flushing program during the
hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from
Monday, October 5 to Friday,
October 9. This procedure could
result in the discolouration of your
water. It is recommended that all
customers check their water for rust
prior to use each day as
discolouration of laundry, etc. could
occur. Running a cold water tap
until the discolouration has cleared
is advised.
Thank you for your co-operation.
P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street,
Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0
Phone: 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110
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From Marilyn’s Desk
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Sunday School to collect for food bank
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, Sept. 27
were Brenda Brooks and Nicole
Kerr. Ushering were Nancy Hakkers
and Andrew Wharton. Music
director was Bill Dundass, Bryce
Glousher ran the power point.
Rev. Gary Clark welcomed
everyone to church on such a
beautiful fall day. He drew
everyone’s attention to the
announcements printed in the
bulletin and some not printed in the
bulletin.
Karen Glousher reminded
everyone that the Sunday school
again is asking for the
congregation’s help to collect food
items for the month of October for
the North Huron Food Bank. Their
goal this year is to collect 300 items.
Rev. Clark also reminded everyone
that the ladies will be making meat
pies again this fall. Turkey pies will
be made on Oct. 7. Joann
MacDonald is taking orders at 519-
523-9274. Get your orders in early.
Rev. Clark invited everyone to greet
one another. The first hymn was,
“My Love Colours Outside the
Lines.” The opening prayer was said
responsively. The scripture reading
was from Mark 9: 38-50. The
children’s hymn, “Jesus Loves Me”
was sung.
Rev. Clark asked the children what
a metaphor was. He told them it is
something that we say but do not
mean. (Like saying that a person is
as big as a house just meaning that
they are big). Jesus tells the stories
of cutting off a hand or foot or the
loss of an eye, and that it is better to
enter into the kingdom of heaven
with one eye than having two eyes
and be cast into hell.
We should be aware of things we
do and do the things we do in love
by trying to help others that are in
trouble.
The children went downstairs for
their time of fellowship after saying
a prayer with Rev. Clark and the
congregation. The choir sang “The
Name of Jesus.” Rev. Clark’s
message to the congregation was “I
Want You to Take This Seriously.”
Images of our own lives often
show our relationship with Jesus and
others. We often judge people by the
group they hang around with and
this is often not fair. Jesus wants us
to not waste time pointing out the
faults of others but to take a look at
ourselves and what our relationship
to Jesus is. Things happen today
which would not have happened 20
years ago, like someone talking on
their phone while driving the car.
The first two verses of a favourite
hymn were sung. The offering was
received followed by the singing of
the offertory response, “We Give
Thee But Thine Own”, the offertory
prayer, the prayers of the people,
silent prayers and the singing of The
Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn was
“Will Your Anchor Hold”. The
blessing was followed by the singing
of “Thank You Lord” to the tune of
Edelweiss. Everyone was invited for
coffee, treats and fellowship before
going home.
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The Citizen will be closing its
doors on Monday, Oct. 12 for
Thanksgiving, as the summer
weather gives way to the falling
leaves of autumn.
Deadlines for the Oct. 15 issue of
The Citizen will thus be shifted to
Friday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. at the
Brussels office and at 4 p.m. at the
Blyth office.
The Citizen wishes its readers and
community members a safe and
happy Thanksgiving.
Citizen closes
for holiday
Two local high-traffic
intersections will now have their
speed limits reduced after Huron
County Council’s Sept. 23
committee of the whole meeting; the
first is in Blyth and the second is in
Walton.
Those entering Blyth from the
west on County Road 25, also
known as Blyth Road, will soon be
greeted with a 60-kilometre-per-
hour speed limit that will begin 580
metres west of County Road 4.
Huron County Engineer and
Director of Operations Steve Lund
said, in his report, that the change
comes after a request from the Huron
Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association, members of which
identified higher speeds near the
entrance to the Thresher Reunion
grounds as a safety hazard.
“The Huron Pioneer Thresher and
Hobby Association have requested
this speed limit reduction as a result
of safety concerns. They hold their
annual steam show on the site in
September and the site plays host to
other events during the summer,”
Lund said in his report. “The
campground on the site draws
visitors through the summer. Traffic
for this venue uses the entrance on
County Road 25, which is currently
in a 90 kilometre per hour speed
zone. This can pose a hazard, as
vehicles slow or stop prior to making
left or right turns into the facility.”
Lund told council that
Have you, my reader, wept for sin?
The following is from Octavius Winslow’s sermon,
“The Disciple Washing Christ’s Feet, or, The Service of Love”
“A certain immoral woman heard Jesus was there and brought a beautiful jar filled
with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at him as this feet, weeping.
Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept
kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.” Luke 7:37-38
Those tears! who can analyze them? Where shall we find pearls so priceless, or
stones so precious and of fairer colours?
She washed Christ’s feet with the tears of penitence. There are no tears in Christ’s
view more costly or precious than these.
This woman was poor in spirit, humble and contrite, and as she stood behind her
sin forgiving Saviour, her tears of godly sorrow for sin rained fast upon his feet.
Have you, my reader, wept for sin?
Does the recollection of past transgression make you sorry? Does the memory of
the sins of your youth, the transgressions of riper years, the sinful infirmities of
old age, humble you in the dust?
Holier and more precious tears were never shed than those wept for having sinned
against God at Christ’s feet.
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Speed limits set to be changed
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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