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October 31, 2015
POPPY DAY CANVASS Door-to-Door will
start at 9:15 a.m. Those Legion and
Ladies Auxiliary members who can attend
will please meet at the Legion at 9:00 a.m.
Your assistance will be appreciated. Let
us make this another great campaign.
Blyth Legion
Branch 420
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Colour
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included
Food drive to be a
part of Halloween
Happy birthday to Cecil Wittich,
Waterloo, who celebrates Oct. 31
and Mike Courtney and Floyd
Herman, Nov. 2.
Huron County meet Sudan, Sudan
meet Huron County. This is an
education and fundraising evening
on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the former
Blyth Public School. This is an
evening to fundraise for the refugee
family from Syria that the
congregation of Lakeshore United
Church in Goderich are sponsoring.
Come out and hear the story of
this family who have been in a
refugee camp for years. The evening
is sponsored by Trinity Anglican and
Blyth United Churches to see what
we can do to help.
Several members of the
community will be trick-or-treating
on Saturday, but looking for non-
perishable food items in place of
candy. The group will be collecting
for the North Huron Food Share, so
be sure to have a few items set aside
on Halloween night and keep an eye
out for this group.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
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From Marilyn’s Desk
See histories and
historic photographs
on the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.caBest part of the meal
Blyth United Church held its annual Fall Supper on Saturday night and many were in
attendance to take in the much-heralded meal. Here, from left, Mildred Purdon, Lorie Falconer
and Elly Dow take responsibility for the pie table as diners finish up their main course. (Vicky
Bremner photo)
Blyth, Brussels share anniversary
Blyth United Church and Brussels
United Church held a joint
anniversary service this year at
Brussels United Church. As
congregations gathered together to
celebrate both churches’
anniversaries, the band, which
consisted of Patty Banks at piano;
Mary Bremner, flute; Dale Chesher,
accordion; Don Chesher, saxophone
and clarinet; Gary Clark, guitar;
Graeme Craig, guitar; Marion
Godkin, trumpet, Ron Howatt,
violin; Pearl McCallum, mouth
organ and Glenda Morrison, organ,
played familiar hymns with the
congregation joining the singing.
The hymns were “How Great Thou
Art,” “When the Roll is Called Up
Yonder,” “Since Jesus Came into My
Heart,” “The Little Brown Church in
the Vale” and “It Is No Secret What
God Can Do”. These were enjoyed
by everyone.
Rev. Gary Clark welcomed the
congregation to the Sunday of
anniversary and encouraged
everyone to greet one another with
“The Peace of Christ”. The first
hymn, “My Love Colours Outside
the Lines” was sung followed by the
opening prayer with the response in
sign language. The choir sang the
anthem, “I Hear God’s Music”. The
scripture reading was from Genesis
12: 1-9 and 15: 1-6.
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark showed the children a picture
on his phone of the sign of Brussels
saying, “Thank you for visiting and
call again.” Abraham, Sarah and
their nephew Lot were asked by God
to leave the place they were living
and go and find a new place to live.
Some day we will be like Abraham,
Sarah and Lott and will leave the
place where we have grown up and
find a new place, but we will come
back to celebrate anniversaries.
Goodbye always needs a hello. The
children went downstairs for their
time of fellowship.
Rev. Clark thanked Deb Hakkers
for filling in for Nancy Denham,
whose mother had passed away. The
next hymn, “The Church Is One
Foundation” was sung.
Rev. Clark’s message to the
congregation was “Where Are We
and How Did We Get Here.” In the
scripture reading Abraham and
Sarah and Lot were asked by God to
leave the place they were living and
move to a new place. Often as a
church, we get stuck in the past and
can’t see the future. All we really
have is today. What we do today will
affect our future. God has made us
confident in our spirit that makes us
a family. It doesn’t matter about the
past but it does matter what we do
today. Anniversary is about today
and we are still a family.
The hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God Almighty” was sung.
During the receiving of the offering
the band played and the
congregation joined in singing
“Mansion Over the Hilltop.” The
offertory response, “We Give Thee
But Thine Own” was followed by
the offertory prayer. The choir sang
the anthem, “Friends in Christ”.
Rev. Clark led the congregation in
the prayers for the people, silent
prayers and the singing of The
Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn, “To
Abraham and Sarah” was sung
followed by the blessing and grace
and the singing of the “Three-Fold
Amen.”
Everyone was invited for lunch
and fellowship downstairs with
Brussels church providing the main
course and Blyth supplying the
dessert.
What could we do in this wilderness world?
(Mary Winslow, “Words of Loving Counsel and Sympathy”)
“From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another!”
John 1:16
What could we do in this wilderness world, beset with manifold temptations
within and without--had we not a God to go to--Jesus, an ever-present Help in
times of trouble? He is our Helper in little matters, as in great ones. No one on
earth, however dear, can take His place. We need Him as our Counselor and
Guide, our Protector and Deliverer. How needful, then, and how sweet--to be ever
sitting at His feet, looking up and meeting His loving eye, as it looks down upon
us. Let us allow no distance between us and our dearest and best Friend.
Jesus indeed is very precious. Everything else sinks into its native nothingness
when compared with Him. The more we see of the matchless, boundless love of
Christ--the more we lie under a sense of our wretched deformity in the dust of self-
abasement before Him. But O the love springing from a sense of free pardon and
full acceptance in Him, is often overpowering, and produces bitter tears, yet mixed
with so much that is sweet.
All is given freely and fully. We come needy and helpless--and receive all from
Him. O the riches of His grace, and matchless love to such as we are!
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956