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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-10, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013. By Pastor Perry Chuipka St. John’s and Trinity Anglican Churches A man goes into a bar and seats himself on a stool. The bartender looks at him and says, “What’ll it be buddy?” The man says, “Set me up with seven whiskey shots and make them doubles.” The bartender does this and watches the man slug one down, then the next, then the next, and so on until all seven are gone almost as quickly as they were served. Staring in disbelief, the bartender asks why he’s doing all this drinking. “You’d drink them this fast too if you had what I have.” The bartender hastily asks, “What do you have pal?” The man quickly replies, “I have a dollar.” Some people say, “We no longer live in a loving, caring community. The bottom line today is that everything is about money.” I beg to differ. We still live in a caring and loving community. Let me tell you why I believe this with a few true stories. In the spring of 2008, St. Paul’s Trinity Church in Wingham had a terrible flood in its basement. There was about a foot of water throughout their whole basement floor which included the Sunday School room, the furnace room and the kitchen. The water damage ruined all of its hardwood floors and their many cupboards along with the kitchen floor. There were many other items in all the rooms that were damaged by water. I still remember having just moved into town and walking through the downstairs of the church to see all the flood damage. Throughout this huge basement all one could see on the floor was the cement foundation and the water discoloration on all the walls. It was a devastating sight. I also heard the sadness in one of the parishioner’s voices as he explained what happened. But then, something happened in the weeks ahead. Some of the parishioners sent in generous amounts of money to help cover some of the expenses. I spoke to some people in the community that offered their support. Then, not long afterwards one of our faithful members in the church died. One woman wondered where we would hold the funeral reception. A woman from the Eastern Star called me and not only offered their hall across the street but also offered the services of their women. Then there was the Masons of Wingham and Teeswater who came in great numbers. Their support was a shot in the arm, reminding us that we had support in the community. Next, there was the financial support that came from the Wingham community. But it didn’t stop there; Trinity Church in Blyth, St. John’s Church in Brussels and St. Peter’s Church in Lucknow also gave financial assistance as well as other resources. A few months later, our church continued to hold the John Sands music concert, even though they couldn’t have a reception in their basement. Once again, the community within Wingham–and the surrounding areas–as well as churches from all denominations came out to support this event. All the money went to out flood relief for our basement renovations. When our basement was finally refinished, our church held a thank you celebration for the whole community. At the event, I couldn’t help but notice the tears in some of the parishioners’ eyes as they not only saw this renewed basement but were able to thank all those in the community that helped them. Their faith in God was not only renewed but their faith in the people of their community was also rejuvenated. Let me go back to the man in the bar who only had a dollar. The amount of money we have is not what is important but the kind of caring loving community we live in. You cannot place a dollar value on that. So, in the weeks and month ahead, if anyone should say, “we no longer live in a loving, caring community,” to one of the members of our church, I am sure they would reply, “that’s not true in our community– we live in a very caring, loving community.” We know this because the people in our community live it!” Go and do likewise. THE CATHOLIC PARISHES OF NORTH HURON AND NORTH PERTH CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND HOLY MASS. OUR SUNDAY LITURGIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: Brussels: St. Ambrose Saturday 6:00 p.m. 17 Flora Street Wingham: Sacred Heart Sunday 9:00 a.m. 220 Carling Terrace Listowel: St. Joseph Sunday 11:00 a.m. 1025 Wallace Avenue N. Worship Service & Sunday School at 11 a.m. CORNER OF DINSLEY & MILL STREETS MINISTER Rev. Gary Clark, BA, M. Div. All Welcome MUSIC DIRECTOR Floyd Herman, BA, M. Ed.OFFICE: 519-523-4224 Thanksgiving Sunday “And Creation Says - Cherish Me” Worship Service & Sunday School at 10 a.m. PASTOR Sandra Cable, DLM MUSIC DIRECTOR Floyd Herman, BA, M. Ed. Youre Invited to come worship with us Sunday, October 13 Brussels Business & Cultural Centre at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday School for children 4 to 11 years of age at 9:30 a.m. Childcare provided for infants and preschoolers during the sermon. Coffee & cookies after the morning service For additional details please contact Pastor Andrew Versteeg 519.887.8621 Steve Klumpenhower 519.887.8651 Rick Packer 519.527.0173 You’re Invited To Join Us In Worship SUNDAYS Morning Service 10:00 am Evening Service 7:30 pm BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Hwy. 4, Blyth 519-523-4743 www.blythcrc.ca Minister: Pastor Gary Van Leeuwen reasons why people don’t go to church Top Six 6. Pastor doesn’t respond to my remote control 5. Three Letters: N-F-L 4. I don’t have kids 3. I have kids 2. People that happy just give me the creeps. and the # 1 reason people don't go to church is... They haven't tried Huron Chapel HURON CHAPEL.com - 10:30am this Sunday hr5. T astor doesn6. 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(former Church of God) Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848 October 13: Lk. 14:15-24 “Thankful--for all the WRONG Things Evangelical Missionary Church October 19 ~ 7:30 p.m. FREE MOVIE - “Home Run” 250 Princess St., Brussels 519-887-6388 www.bmfchurch.com Pastor Jim Whitehead Guests Welcome Jesus Is Lord! Brussels Mennonite Fellowship Worship Service 10:00 am Sunday School 11:15 am MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS Rev. Elwin Garland SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 Nursery care available 519-887-9017 Worship & Sunday School - 10 am Coffee & Snacks - 11 am We invite you to join our church family in: Fridays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ~ Soup & More 2 - a free community meal held in Melville’s basement, and made possible by the Brussels churches working together. BRUSSELS Sandra Cable, Pastor Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - beunitedchurch@gmail.com SUNDAY SERVICE 11:00 am Sunday School Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship United Church From the Minister’s StudyWe live in a caring community says Chuipka ON $6.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $6.00 + HST (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED