HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-05-17, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012. PAGE 19. Abstinence, decision making about bodies taught
Life lessons about death held in film ‘Forrest Gump’
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thank Him for their mothers.
They said a prayer of thanks along
with the congregation and went
down to Sunday School for their
time of fellowship. The choir sang
the anthem “Ordinary Miracle” with
Anne Elliott singing the solo part.
The scriptures were from 1 Samuel
2: 1-11 and Luke 1: 46-56 read by
Wanita Bibok and Lori Brooks. The
hymn, “We Praise You O God” was
sung.
Rev. Clark’s message to the adults
was “Motherhood, There is a Sting
in the Blessing”. Men often feel left
out on Mother’s Day but everyone is
a child of a mother. The scriptures
were about two women in different
times. Mary lived in the time of
around 0AD and Hannah lived in the
time of 1,000 years before.
They were two different women.
Hannah was childless and really
wanted a child as her husband’s
other wife had children and let
Hannah know it. Mary wasn’t
married and didn’t want a child
because she could have been
stoned to death if she became
pregnant.
We watched a clip from the movie
Forrest Gump in which Forrest’s
mother was dying and she explained
to Forrest that death was part of life.
She told him that we have to do the
best we can with the things that God
gives us. Mothers often sing to their
babies. A mother’s wish for her
children is to grow up and be a good,
honest and kind person and to make
a difference in their small part of the
world.
We don’t always become the
person our mothers want us to be.
We often do not fulfill their dreams
they have for us but they love us
anyway. A mother’s love is like
God’s love never ending. A mother
feels all the hurt her children suffer
no matter how old the child. We
should all ask “Mamma, how am I
doing?” With God’s help mothers
will be able to sing to us their hope
for life.
The next hymn, “We Praise You, O
God” was followed by the offering,
offering hymn, the offertory prayer,
the prayers for the people and the
singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The
last hymn, “I Danced in the
Morning” was followed by the
commissioning, benediction and the
response. The thought to take
away was “How am I doing
Momma?”
Everyone was invited for
cupcakes with icing roses on them
and coffee. The Sunday School
presented each mother with a
carnation for Mother’s Day.
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if you are a school friend of
Wendy’s or used to volunteer at 5R’s
when she was manager, stop her on
the street and share some thoughts.
One of our “Church Ladies” had
her final farewell on Saturday. The
United Church was the scene for
Marie McTaggart’s goodbye. Her
memorial service was one of
celebration as we smiled about her
years of service to her beloved
community in her pleasant manner.
Neil, Dale, Kathy and Ruth and their
families were privileged to have Ade
and Marie as their guides. Marie
was one of the great examples of
healthy living, good sense, fairness,
sharing and all with a twinkle in her
eye. So if you’ve supported the
Institute, the Rebekah Lodge or the
United Church in the past 70 years,
unbeknown to you, you shared in
the generosity of great food from
Marie McTaggart.
Be sure to save a few of your
coins to spend at the market on
Friday. A stroll to the corner of
Market and Turnberry Streets
between 3 and 7 p.m. should bring
you a treat. Waiting to see what will
be available is exciting. Knowing
we are getting local food is a real
bonus. so be sure to support the
weekly market, you have the power
to make it or break it. So be positive
and buy local.
Homecoming plans are still
perking – be sure to invite your
family home for the party.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Brussels bids farewell to Marie McTaggart
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to help out and we hope we can
count on everyone’s help.
An important Bill before Queen’s
Park at this time concerns the
Healthy Home Renovation Tax
Credit, called Bill 2. This Bill would
amend the tax code to allow seniors
or their families to claim up to
$1,500 credit on renovations to help
those seniors stay at home. The Bill
has been referred to the Standing
Committee on Finance and
Economic Affairs this week.
All members of the Legion and the
community should contact their
MPP to let them know they are
behind this Bill. The Legion is a
grassroots organization and this is a
good place to start with promoting
and developing a VIP plan for
seniors.
Legion supports Bill 2
Continued from page 3abstinence and relationships. In theGrade 7/8 health class, they arelearning about decision making inrelationships and in regards to their
bodies.
In Mrs. Todd’s Grade 3 math classthey are learning about geometryand spatial sense. They areidentifying transformations of 2Dshapes (reflections, translations and
rotations). In the Grade 4/5 class,
they are doing division strategiesand mental math strategies innumeracy. In literacy, they are doingcompare and contrast and in scienceand social studies they are studying
the human body and how the
different systems work together tomake the whole body work. InGrade 6/7 class they are working onnarrative writing in writing circleswhere three students write a story in
an hour. They are each giving a
prompt and each person has 20minutes to write their part –beginning, middle and end and whatshould happen in each area. In maththey are practising for EQAO and
probability.
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