HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-12, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012. PAGE 3.
Profiting from the Scriptures
by J.C. Ryle
(5) For another thing, read the Bible daily.Make it a part of every day’s business to
read and meditate on some portion of God’s Word. Private means of grace are just as
needful every day for our souls -- as food and clothing are for our bodies. Yesterday’s
food will not feed the labourer today; and today’s food will not feed the labourer
tomorrow. Do as the Israelites did in the wilderness. Gather your manna fresh every
morning. Choose your own seasons and hours. Do not scramble over and hurry your
reading. Give your Bible the best, and not the worst part of your time! But whatever plan
your pursue, let it be a rule of your life to visit the throne of grace and God’s Word every
day.
(to be continued next week)
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Thompson opens constituency office on Queen street
Lisa Thompson, Huron-Bruce
MPP started the new year off by
moving into two new
constituency offices in Blyth and
Kincardine.
The new Blyth office, which is
open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. is located at 408 Queen St.
The new Kincardine office is
located just steps from the previous
location, now at 807 Queen St.
and is open from Monday to
Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.“The two new offices are nowopen to assist the constituents ofHuron and Bruce,” said Thompson.“I chose to locate one office in Blyth
as it is geographically the centre of
the riding. The Kincardine office is
now on the main street, and easier to
locate for those looking for
assistance. Both office spaces are
easy to find and provide more
functional space as well.
There will be grand opening
celebrations with a ribbon cutting
ceremony scheduled in Kincardine
and Blyth once the finishing touches
are put on both offices.
“I look forward to officially
opening the doors of the new offices
and allowing the constituents to get
to know the staff,” said Thompson.
“I have put together a great team,
who I know will do their best to
ensure that the residents of Huron
and Bruce are taken care of.”
The new contact information for
the Blyth office is 408 Queen St.,
PO Box 426, Blyth, ON N0M 1H0.
Ph: 519-523-4251 Fax: 226-523-
9296 and for the Kincardine office,
807 Queen St., Unit 2, Kincardine,
ON N2Z 2Y2. Ph: 519-396-3007.
Fax: 519-396-3011. Thompson can
be reached by e-mail at:
lisa.thompsonco@pc.ola.org
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
It’s not too late to make New Year’s resolutions: Clark
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, Jan. 8
were Gwen Papple and Terry
Richmond. Ushering were Laurie
Sparling, Terry Richmond and
Andrew Wharton. The congregation
welcomed back Floyd Herman after
a lengthy sick leave as the music
director. Quinton Hakkers lit the
candles at the front of the church and
Jon Hakkers ran the power point.
Rev. Clark drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements in
the bulletin with special attention
that the ladies were starting to make
turkey and beef pies for the winter.
Call Joann MacDonald if you wish
to order. He also reminded the
congregation that confirmation
classes started Jan. 8 after church.
He asked if anyone knew of
someone who would like to join that
it wasn’t too late. The choir sang the
anthem “Christmas Pipes” which
was well done. Congratulations.
The call to worship was followed
by the prayer of approach and the
first hymn, :The First Novell.” Rev.
Clark had a magnifying glass in his
hand and asked the children if they
knew what it was used for. Some
answers were, “It made things look
bigger, you could see things clearer.”
You can often read things that you
know nothing about. He told the
children that the church was like a
magnifying glass that it makes
stories of the Bible clearer. Tanner
Brooks, with the assistance of Bryce
Glousher, carried the Christ Candle
down to Sunday School where the
children enjoyed their time of
fellowship. The scripture was from
Mark 1: 4-11.
Rev.Clark’s message to the adults
was, “It’s not too late to make a New
Year’s Resolutions.”
Why do we make resolutions?
Some reasons are we want to change
what we are doing. We want
something different. The 10 most
used resolutions that Rev. Clark
found on the internet were 10. Get
Organized 9. Help others. 8. Learn
something new. 7. Get out of debt. 6.
Quit drinking. 5. Enjoy life. 4. Quit
smoking. 3. Tame the bulge. 2. Fit in
Fitness. 1. Spend more time with
family and friends and do more
things together.
John the Baptist was a man who
wanted to see change. It was a long
and dangerous walk to the Jordon
River and John knew that if people
came through these dangerous roads
that they were wanting to change
their ways. He drew the people away
from their everyday distractions in
order to change their lives. John
taught the people to lead by
example. We too must lead by
example and learn to listen to others.
We could invite someone to attend
church and sit with us. When we
remove our distractions we can see
things clearer. John the Baptist
wanted his people to see that they
needed God in their lives.
It is never too late to make a
resolution.
The next hymn was “When Jesus
Comes to be Baptized” was followed
by the receiving of the offering, the
offering hymn, offertory prayer, the
prayers for the world, silent prayers
and the singing of The Lord’s Prayer.
A new response was sung followed
by the commissioning and
benediction.
Everyone was invited for coffee
and fellowship and the confirmation
class was asked to meet with
Rev. Clark at the back of the
church.
For Information On Applying For A
Habitat Home, Or Volunteering
For The Clinton Build
InvitesYou to an
OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, Jan. 19th, 2012
2 p.m. ~ 4 p.m.
7 p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.
Royal Canadian Legion,
95 Kirk Street, Clinton
For Details Call:(226) 420-3008
In touch with rural roots
Blyth and area residents may notice a new office at 408 Queen Street. The main street office,
which was recently renovated, now houses one of two riding offices for Conservative Huron-
Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. The office opened last week and will still have some changes to
undergo before a grand opening slated for February. Shown are two of the friendly faces that
will be operating the office, Sarah Ross, left, and Janet Haines, right, flanking Thompson in
the new office. (Denny Scott photo)
Happy birthday to Charlie Show
who celebrates Jan. 12; Grant
Sparling, Jan. 13 and Elizabeth
Phillips of Goderich, Jan. 18.
Don’t forget Toonie Tuesday at the
Blyth Trinity Anglican Church on
Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. Menu includes spaghetti,
garlic, bread, salad and dessert.
Mother Nature is still being very
kind to us this winter. All of Canada
is having exceptionally mild
weather. It is hard to believe that it
will soon be the middle of January
and there is little or no snow on the
ground. There are some people, like
the snowmobile owners, who likely
wish it would snow. Also the people
that blow snow are wishing for a
little now and then to help
supplement their income.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Lack of snow not liked by all
Library hosts Literacy Day event
Families and friends are invited to
participate in Family Literacy Day
on Jan. 27 at the branches of the
Huron County Library. Activities
will be occurring all week and
include a prize draw for children of
a copy of the book The Cat in the
Hat by Dr. Seuss.
“Family Literacy Day is a national
awareness initiative created by ABC
Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and is
held annually on Jan. 27 to raise
awareness of the importance of
reading and engaging in other
literacy-related activities as a family.
More than 1.5 million Canadians
have already participated in the
initiative since its debut. Taking
time every day to read or do a
learning activity with children is
crucial to a child’s development.
Even just 15 minutes a day can
improve a child’s literacy skills
dramatically and can help a
parent improve their skills as
well,” states the website:
abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-
day
Check out the Family Literacy
Day events at your local Huron
County Library Branch or access
the library calendar at
www.huroncounty.ca/eventcal/
Correction
In a story about plowing a
parking lot in Blyth on page 3 of
the Jan. 5 2012 issue of The Citizen,
a comment was attributed to a
representitive of Howson and
Howson Ltd.
However, the comment was made
independently by Steven Howson
and doesn’t reflect the views of
Howson and Howson Ltd. The
company feels the plowing of the
parking lot is a good practice.
The Citizen apologizes for any
confusion this may have caused.