HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-05-03, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012. PAGE 3. Five baptized at Blyth church
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, April 29
were Terry Richmond and Marilyn
Craig. Ushering were Arletta
Hallahan, Wanita Bibok, Nancy
Hakkers and Lavern Clark. Floyd
Herman was music director and
Fred Hakkers ran the power point.
Rev. Gary Clark drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin. Special
mention was made that the ladies are
making pies Wednesday, May 2 and
this will be the last until fall. Also
Camp Menesetung cleanup day is
Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Rain or shine, this is an
opportunity to get the grounds ready
and prepare the cabins and buildings
for summer campers. Lunch is
provided. Credit for student
volunteer hours are granted.
Everyone is welcome.
The call to worship “Come All
You People” was sung followed by
the prayer of approach based on
Psalm 23. The congregation
responded with sign language as
their part of the response. Everyone
recited the New Creed.
The children were invited to cometo the front and gather around thebaptism font. Rev. Clark asked thechildren if they knew what it was. Afew knew that water went into the
bowl. Rev. Clark explained to them
that it was for the water to baptize
the babies to be baptized that
morning. The water was poured into
the bowl by Floyd Herman’s
granddaughter. The children then
gathered around the font and took a
deep breath and blew all their love to
the baptism water and said a prayer
for all the babies.The parents presenting the babiesfor baptism were asked to come tothe front along with the godparentsand family members who were
taking part in the baptism. They
were Michael Bedard and Laura
Herman presenting their son
William David Bedard, David and
Heidi Laing presenting their
daughter Hailey Rebecca Laing,
Peter Nonkes and Tammy Le Clair
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
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From Marilyn’s Desk
Our Blyth office will be closed on
May 10 and 11 while we move.
Our new address will be
413 QUEEN ST., BLYTH
(southwest corner of Queen & Dinsley St.)
Sorry for any inconvenience
Service to our Country,
our Community
& our Youth
Blyth Royal Canadian Legion Branch 420 and The Blyth Legion Ladies
Auxiliary would like to express our sincere thanks to all who have
supported us during 2011. Your generosity has helped us to donate
more than $21,900.00 to community and charity causes.
Veteran’s Care & Welfare: $1,587.00
Veteran’s Dreams & Wishes
Memorials
R.C.L. Leave the Streets Behind Fund
Parkwood Hospital - Auxiliary bingo
London Military Family Resource Centre
Local Hospitals: $2,415.00
Alexandra Marine & General Hosp. Found.
Clinton Public Hospital Foundation
Clinton Public Hospital Auxiliary
Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation
Wingham & Dist. Hospital Foundation
Children’s Health Foundation
Charities: $2,810.00
Cancer - Relay for Life - Goderich
Samaritan’s Purse
Canadian Association/Deaf
Windsor Classic Indoor Games
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Cancer - Daffodil Luncheon
Kidney Foundation
Lung Association
Make-a-Wish Foundation
Alzheimer Society of H.C.
Diabetes Association
Memorial Cancer Donations
Children’s Benefit Fund
Crime Stoppers
Epilepsy Society H-P & G-B
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Children’s Miracle Network
Foundation for Education
Habitat for Humanity
Heart & Stroke
Our Community/Our Youth: $15,092.00
Adult Day Centre
Blyth 1st Scouting
Blyth Community Centre - Living Tree
Fish Derby
Huron-Perth Christmas Bureau
Huron Hurricane Aquatics Club
Huron-Perth Family Services
Hullett Public School
North Huron Food Share
PeeWee Hockey
Public Speaking Awards
Blyth Public School
Tornado Relief Fund
Seaforth & District All Girls Marching Band
Blyth Festival
Huron-Perth Children’s Aid - Summer Camp
Blyth Fire Association
Blyth Junior Broomball
Local Youth Track & Field
Bicycles for Humanity
Goderich Disaster Relief
Huron Pioneer Thresher Association
One Care Home & Comm. Support Services
Blyth Community Centre- Skate Sharpener
- Arena Sign
“Legion trees for Goderich”
Ainsley Bontaine Memorial Golf Tournament
Lake Huron Pony Club
Memorial Hall Flag
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous support of all our
building fundraising efforts. Phase #1 is now complete. With your continued support, we hope
to begin phase #2 in the near future.
Check in... eventually
Cameron Gauthier of Blyth Public School was focusing
hard to figure out his next move at a school chess
tournament held by the Knights of Columbus at their hall
in Goderich on April 27. Students were welcomed from
both elementary and high schools to attend. (Denny Scott
photo)
Happy birthday to Arletta
Hallahan and Kay Buchanan who
celebrate May 4; Nancy Daer,
Wingham and Gladys Caldwell,
May 5.
Many area fire departments
attended the memorial funeral
service for Fire Chief John Black of
Fire Department of North Huron
who passed away last month.
Firefighters
attend Black’s
memorial
JK/SK host parents night
This week our JK/SK parents had
the opportunity at “portfolio night”
to come in to the school and look
through our best collection of seat
work. We had games to play and
tours to take, down our hallway,
through our classroom and over to
the library.
We showed our parents how to
play Kindergarten computer games,
where we keep our work, how to use
the Smart Board to sign in for
attendance, where we play and how
to get our classroom mail. It was lots
of fun and we were very excited to
have this unique opportunity.
Almost all the parents and students
attended. The Kindergarten students
were especially thrilled that many of
their parents tried to play a
Kindergarten table game or
computer activity.
The senior students continue
making text-to-self connections as
they read familiar fairy tales. This
week we soaked, measured and
planted bean seeds just like Jack did
in the story of “Jack and the
Beanstalk”. We are pretty sure our
beans won’t grow to the sky though.
We continue to focus on habits that
good problem solvers have and
enjoy adding ideas to our ever-
growing list.
The junior class studied pigs,
sheep and goats this week. It is
really getting noisy around here as
we all experiment with the sounds
each of these animals makes. We
have been reading all about spring
and drawing pictures of sunny, rainy
and windy weather, baby animals
and birds, blossoms and new buds
on trees.
The Grade 1/2 class was a hive of
activity as they were presenting their
habitat shadow boxes which they
Will worrying make matters any better?
(J.R. Miller, “Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ” 1890)
“Who of you by worrying, can add a single cubit to his height?” Matthew 6:27
So it is useless to worry! A short person cannot, by any amount of anxiety, make himself
an inch taller, Why, therefore, should he waste his energy and fret his life away--in
wishing he were taller?
One worries because he is too short--another because he is too tall; one worries because
he is too lean--another because he is too heavy; one worries because he has a lame foot-
-another because he has a mole on his face. No amount of fretting will change any of
these things!
People worry, too, over their circumstances. They are poor, and have to work hard. They
have troubles, losses, and disappointments which come through causes entirely beyond
their own control. They find difficulties in their environment which they cannot
surmount. There are hard conditions in their lot which they cannot change.
Now why should they worry about these things? Will worrying make matters any
better?Will discontent...cure the blind eye, or remove the ugly mole, or give health to
the infirm body?
Will chafing make...the hard work, lighter; or the burdens, easier; or the troubles, fewer?
Will anxiety...keep the winter away, or keep the storm from rising, or put coal in the
cellar, or put bread in the pantry, or get clothes for the children?
Even human reason shows the uselessness of worrying, since it helps nothing, and only
wastes one’s strength and unfits one for doing one’s best!
The Christian gospel goes farther, and say that even the hard things and the obstacles,
are blessings--if we meet them in the right spirit. They are stepping-stones lifting our
feet upward--disciplinary experiences in which we grow.
So we learn that we should quietly, and with faith in God’s Providence, accept life as it
comes to us--fretting at nothing, yet changing hard conditions to easier ones if we can.
And if we cannot--then we must use them as means for growth and advancement.
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
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After nearly 27 years in its current
location, The Citizen’s Blyth office
is moving May 10.
The office will be moving across
the street to 413 Queen Street, the
building perhaps best known for
many years as the Blyth municipal
office and more recently occupied
by Darren Stevenson’s financial
advisory office.
In order to accommodate the
move The Citizen’s Blyth office will
be closed Thursday and Friday, May
10, 11.
‘Citizen’ office moving