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Nothing less than a LIVING Christ will do for us!
(J.R. Miller,“Miller’s Year Book — a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:4
If your faith stops at the cross — it misses the blessing of the fullest revealing of
Christ!
You need a Saviour who not merely two thousand years ago went to death to
redeem you — but one who also is alive to walk by your side in loving
companionship.
You need a Saviour who can hear your prayers, to whose feet you can creep in
penitence when you have sinned, to whom you can call for help when the battle
is going against you.
You need a Saviour who is interested in all the affairs of your common life, and
who can assist you in every time of need.
You need a Christ who can be a real friend — loving you, keeping close beside
you, able to sympathize with your weaknesses.
You need a Saviour who will come into your life, and will save you, not by one
great act of centuries past — but by a life warm and throbbing with love today,
and living again in you.
A DYING Christ alone, will not satisfy your heart. We must have the living One
for our friend! Nothing less than a LIVING Christ will do for us!And that is
the Christ the gospel brings to us: one who was dead — and is now alive for ever
and ever!
“My soul thirsts of God, for the living God!” cried the psalmist, and cries every
redeemed soul. It is only as we realize the truth of a living Christ — that our
hearts are satisfied. We crave love — a bosom to lean upon, a hand to touch ours,
a heart whose beatings we can feel, a personal friendship that will come into our
life with its sympathy, its inspiration, its companionship, its shelter, its life, its
comfort. All this, the living Christ is to us!
“I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever!”
Revelation 1:18
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Blyth BIA considers sign initatives for local support
Prep’d for breakfast
Alisha Morrison helped keep the eggs coming during Living
Water Christian Fellowship’s free community breakfast on
Good Friday. The event saw approximately 150 people
come out for the food and the fellowship. (Denny Scott photo)
Members of the Blyth Business
Improvement Area (BIA) like the
idea of showing the support they
provide for local organizations as
well as the notion that local shopping
should see more support and are
considering advertising campaigns
to highlight both.
North Huron Council
representative and Deputy-Reeve
David Riach suggested, during the
BIA’s March 26 meeting, that, like
Saugeen Shores, the group consider
printing up signs to show which
local businesses are supporting the
community.
“When I was at the BIA Chamber
Meeting last year [a meeting of local
BIA and Chamber of Commerce
groups], they handed out these
business promotion signs,” Riach
explained. “They say that we all win.
The businesses give back to the
community by supporting it. When
you make a donation, you write on
the sign in black magic marker andshow you’ve contributed to things.It’s an awareness thing.”Riach presented examples he hadobtained from Saugeen Shores that
not only provided the opportunity for
local businesses to show who they
support, but try to sell the idea of
supporting those local businesses by
outlining the savings they represent.
“It’s not just about shopping at
home to support each other,” Riach
explained. “It factors in gas, travel,
time and meals and shows that you
can do things less expensively at
home.”
Riach said that both campaigns
have generated a lot of positive
effect in Saugeen Shores.
Blyth Festival General Manager
Deb Sholdice said that the programs
were a good idea, but that the
Festival might have a difficult time
fitting its donations into the
advertising template.
“We contribute to 300 groups with
ticket sales,” she explained. “Every
donation is worth $70 dollars. If we
were doing this I would print out alist at the beginning of the year andpost that to show everyone that Blythgives back.”Irene Kellins, who operates
Stitches with a Twist on Blyth’s
main street, said that Sholdice may
have just stumbled on to the name
for the advertising campaign: Blyth
Gives Back.
“I like that idea, Blyth gives back,”
she said.
Riach said that he would look at
having the signs created and report
back to the BIA with costs and
commitments.
Anne Elliott, one of four owners of
The Queens Bakery, suggested that
the campaign be more focused on
Blyth if they went ahead with it.
“Instead of focusing on shopping
local, say shop Blyth,” she said. “If
everyone is shopping local, they
won’t get out of their community to
come here.”
Elliott and one of her business
partners, Les Cook, explained that
their business has both local and
visiting customers.“We have a big draw fromsurrounding areas,” she said. “Just put a little different spin on it. Sayshop Blyth.”By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Different eggs signs of Easter
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Easter Sunday,
March 31 were Brenda Brooks and
Tom Cronin. Ushering were Elaine
Chamney, Brenda Brooks, Lissa
Kolkman and Terry Richmond.
Floyd Herman was music director
and Steven ran the power point.
Rev. Gary Clark welcomed
everyone wishing them a happy
Easter and drew everyone’s attention
to the announcements that were
scrolling on the power point. Special
mention was made that there were
still tickets available for the
Women’s Day Out on April 13 Call
Joann MacDonald if you need
tickets.
Logan Chalmers lit the candles on
the altar. The service opened with
the singing of the hymn, “Dancing
with the Spirit” followed by the
reading of the scripture of the Easter
morning story from Luke 24: 1-12.
The congregation watched a short
video “Easter Welcome”.
The call to worship was repeated
responsively. Sadie Chalmers
favoured the congregation assisted
by the choir singing “Hallelujah”.
The prayer of approach was
followed by the singing of The
Lord’s Prayer and the reading of the
second scripture from Luke 24: 13-
33.
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark asked the children what day it
was? He had two eggs in his hands.
One was a real egg and the other a
chocolate egg. He told the children
that these were just symbols of
Easter. We never know what is inside
until it is broken. Our faith tells us
that there is new life in a real egg
and that we don’t know that a
chicken is in it until it is broken. The
children said a prayer along with the
congregation, then went downstairs
for their time of fellowship. Connor
Brooks carried the Christ Candle
down to Sunday School.
The next hymn “Jesus Christ is
Risen Today” was sung. Rev. Clark’s
message to the adults was “Known
in the Breaking of the Bread.” Back
in the times of Moses God’s people
made many sacrifices by offering a
lamb as a sacrifice to God. These
sacrifices made the people feel
God’s presence and helped them to
understand God and that God
becomes part of us. Because we are
lost, new life in the death of Jesus
brings us faith that there is new life
for us. People of faith look for things
of Hope. The Red Cross is an
organization that believes in Hope
for Life no matter where or what.
The choir sang the anthem,
“Christ the Lord is Risen Today”.
Floyd Herman gave a brief history of
the hymn and explained that the
choir was singing a new version of
the old hymn. The children were
asked to come back upstairs for the
serving of communion. Kelly
Wharton, Doug Howson, Wanita
Bibok and Connor Brooks served
communion.
The offering was received
followed by the singing of the
offertory response, “What Can I
Do”, the offertory prayer, the
prayers for the people, silent
prayers, the commissioning and
benediction and the singing of the
last hymn, “Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Give Thanks.” Everyone was invited
for coffee and fellowship.
By Marilyn
Craig
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From Marilyn’s Desk
Happy birthday to Debbie Cook
who celebrates April 4; Adeline
Campbell (90th), Steve Caldwell
and John Stadelmann, April 5 and
Brenda Cook and Lenora Davidson,
April 7.
Mother Nature is playing April
Fool’s tricks on us. On April 1 if you
looked out the window the sun was
shining brightly and the next time
you looked out you couldn’t see the
neighbours. Maybe once the first
week of April is past we will finally
get spring.
Diane and Doug Scrimgeour flew
from Lake Chapala, Mexico to
Washington, D.C. to spend Easter
with Rhonda and Pat Bruxer and
grandson Richard who is finishing
his internship in the law department
at the Canadian Embassy in
Washington, D.C.
The Legion is sponsoring euchre
on April 4 at the Legion Hall. Come
and enjoy a dessert at 1 p.m. with
cards to follow. Proceeds are going
to the Clinton Hospital.
The Legion Auxiliary is hosting
its monthly luncheon on April 11 at
the Legion Hall from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Take-out orders are available.
Come and enjoy the food.
Welcome back to all the
snowbirds who are returning
from the south in the next few
weeks.
Mother Nature playing
cruel April Fools’ joke