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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-03-22, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012. The Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board has developed a “Blueprint” for 21st Century teaching and learning. It describes strategies to support and enhance Catholic education in all of the board’s Catholic schools. Their goal is to create greater awareness of social media and other forms of electronic communication by students, teachers and parents, in order to ensure appropriate educational use of these technologies. Cast your net is an initiative involving students, teachers, employees, and parents. It is taken from the story in Matthew’s Gospel, where Jesus said to his disciples “Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people.” They will devote the week following Easter in all of the Catholic schools to teaching and promoting: Responsible and ethical use of electronic communication to: • Contribute to the common good • Promote the dignity and welfare of all In addition to focused teaching and learning on this topic, parents, grandparents, board employees, and members of the public are invited to come out to an information session to learn more about the various types of electronic communication, and what the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board is doing to ensure appropriate, educational, and responsible use in the Catholic Schools: In Perth County, Cast Your Net will be held on Tuesday, April 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Stratford. In Huron County it will be held on Wednesday, April 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School in Clinton. By Pastor Mark Royall, Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church, Auburn Following Jesus does not eliminate pain. You may miss a lot of pain by following Him, but you will still know pain and trials because we live in a broken world. God did not create the world to be broken, the way we find it now. We read in the Bible that when God made the world He looked at it and saw it was good. However, we have allowed sin into the world and suddenly everything is not good. Sin corrupts. It has corrupted our relationship with God. Sin corrupts our relationships with others, sin has corrupted our bodies and even our earth for the Bible says even the ground was cursed. As a result we have disasters, disease, drought, divorce and delinquency. It was our choice, not God’s and as a result … we have pain. God does not eliminate pain but the Bible teaches us that He will use our pain to help others. In God’s Word we read the Apostle Paul saying this: “I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort. He comforts us when we’re in trouble, so that we can share that same comfort with others in trouble.” 2 Corinthians 1:2-4 (CEV). So we will have pain but God can carry us over to the other side of pain to where we can find comfort and peace. And once you begin to experience recovery and renewal and you begin to experience the peace of God in your life, God says I want you to pass it on to other people. In fact, this is one of the proofs that you have overcome pain in your life. Think about it. How do you know when you’re recovered from a hurt? How do you know when you’re really over that big hurt in your life? That betrayal? That rejection? That abuse? How do you know when you’re over that hurt from your childhood? That hurt from your marriage? How do you know when you’re past it and you’re recovered? It’s real simple. You begin to help other people in that exact area. You don’t waste the hurt. There are people right now who are where you were a year ago who would benefit greatly by having someone like you to walk with them where you once walked so they can get to where you are. One of the myths is that you help people through your strengths. You don’t. You help people through your weaknesses. It is our weaknesses that help other people, not our strengths. Your greatest ministry to others will flow out to your pain. Not out of your strengths, not out of your talents, but out of the painful experiences of your life. Who can be more sympathetic to somebody than somebody who has already been through what that person is going through right now? Who can better help somebody going through a bankruptcy than somebody who says, “been there, done that!” Who can better help somebody experiencing the heartbreak of rejection or divorce than somebody who says, I remember what that felt like – how terrible that felt? Who can better help somebody who’s been through a miscarriage than somebody who has been through miscarriage? God can use the very thing that you wish had never happened. God says, “Yes, it happened. That’s never going to change. But I can use it to help other people if you are willing to share your brokenness.” H-P board to cast its net 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. Youre Invited to come worship with us Sunday, March 25 Brussels Public School 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 Chris McMichael 519.482.1644 BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Sandra Cable, Worship Leader Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wightman.ca Sunday, March 25 Ethel United Church Worship Service and Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Brussels United Church Worship Service and Sunday School - 11:00 a.m. Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS Rev. Elwin Garland SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Wheelchair accessible ~ Nursery care available 519-887-9017 10:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship - Sunday School getlivingwater.org Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848 Living Water Christian Fellowship March 25: Jn. 18:33-38 10:30 a.m. ~ Worship & Sunday School at Blyth Public School, corner of King & Mill Tuesdays 7:30 pm - Wingham Bible Study 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:30 pm - Women At The Well Evangelical Missionary Church “The Truth Project pt. 1: What is Truth?” Potluck! Thursdays 7:00 pm - Truth Project Small Group at the Dows 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 MARCH 25 ~ Heaven Is For Real APRIL 1 ~ Palm Sunday Parade You’re Invited To Join Us In Worship Hwy. 4, Blyth 519-523-4743 www.blythcrc.ca SUNDAYS Morning Service 10:00 am Evening Service 7:30 pm BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 119 John’s Ave., Auburn 519-526-1131 www.huronchapel.org Rev. Mark Royall, Sr. Pastor 9:25 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m Morning Worship Service Join us this Sunday night for a special Hymn Sing 7:30 pm 250 Princess St., Brussels Pastor Brent Kipfer 519-887-6388 www.bmfchurch.com Guests Welcome Jesus Is Lord! Worship Service 10:00 am Sunday School 11:15 am From the Minister’s StudyYour pain can be used to help others