The Citizen, 2012-05-31, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012.Munro competition opens
Cannonball!
Kathryn Chalmers was super serious during her shot
putting attempt during Blyth Public School’s track and field
competition on May 24. (Denny Scott photo)
Grief Recovery
begins in June
Writers of short fiction areencouraged to enter the Alice MunroWriters and Readers Festival’s 2012
Short Story Competition. The
competition, originally hosted by the
Wingham Horticultural Society, is
being revitalized by Huron Arts and
Heritage Network this fall with a
new name and new dates. Designed
to provide a forum for writers to
develop their craft and connect with
like-minded literati, committee
members are dedicated to
enthusiastically supporting the
efforts and talent of unpublished and
emerging writers of short fiction.
Renewal is the 2012 theme.
Writers will garner inspiration for
their stories by, for, and about
Canadians by sharing hope or
expressing ideas for reform,
revitalization or revival. All
contestants must have Canadian
connections to be eligible for the
2012 Alice Munro Writers and
Readers Short Story Competition.
Entries must be typed using
standard fonts such as Times
Roman, Helvetica or Arial, size 11
or 12, double spaced on plain white
paper. The entrant’s name must
appear on the upper right corner of
each page. Entries must not exceed
5,000 words. Stories must be
written in English. Copyright
remains property of the author.
Monetary prizes will be awarded
for first-, second- and third-place
winners in each of an adult and a
teen (age 13-19 as of August 1)
category. Winners will be invited to
read from their entries at a Gala
Event during the 2012 Festival
Weekend, Sept. 28-30. Finalists will
be notified by Sept. 1 and winners
will be announced at the Gala event
Sept. 29.Contest entries must bepostmarked on or before Aug. 1.
Entries must be submitted in hard-
copy to Box 90, Wingham, ON with
a digital copy forwarded to
kstewart@ezlink.ca. Adult entries
must be accompanied by a $20 entry
fee per story. Registration is free for
the teen category. No more than
three entries will be accepted by any
one writer in any one year.
Complete contest rules and entryforms are available atwww.AliceMunroFestival.com. For
more information, e-mail
kstewart@ezlink.ca or call 519-523-
4328.
THE EDITOR,
Grief does not take a holiday over
the warm days of summer – in fact,
grief may present itself in new ways
that we did not expect and leave us
feeling hurt, pain and loneliness and
we don’t know what to do with these
feelings.
Have you ever been told to ‘give it
time’, or ‘be strong for your kids’ or
‘keep busy’ or ‘if your pet dies …
get another one … it will take your
pain away’? Have these suggestions
worked for you? Probably not. The
Grief Recovery Outreach Program
teaches how these myths do not
work, often sending us on an
increased pain journey. Grief
Recovery offers new tools, gives
permission in a safe place to do the
necessary grief work that is holding
us from living a full life again.
Grief Recovery helps us to
complete the undelivered
communications the pain has left us
with. By learning to take small
correct choices to work throughout
losses we can become complete with
the relationship that has changed us.
Huron Hospice Volunteer Service
is offering a Grief Recovery
Outreach Program® starting
Tuesdays, June 5 - July 31 at 7 p.m.
Pre-registration is necessary. Please
call 519-527-0655 for more
information.
Huron Hospice Volunteer Service
Kathy Procter.
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He is never too busy!
(J.C. Miller,“Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ” 1890)
“Our Father in Heaven!” Matthew 6:9
This is the ‘golden gate’ of the temple of prayer!
When our Lord taught His disciples how to pray--it was thus He said they should begin.
They were not to come to infinite power, or to unknowable mystery, or to inaccessible
light--but to tender fatherhood. This precious name “Father” at the gateway--makes the
approach to God easy and sure.
The name “Father” assures us of divine love and care.Does a true parent have care for
his child? Much more does our Father in Heaven care for His children on the earth! He
even cares for the birds--feeding them their daily food. He even cares for the flowers--
weaving, with colourful threads, the lovely robes which they wear. He surely cares more
for His children!So the precious name “Father” assures us that we shall never be
neglected nor overlooked in this great world.
The Name “Father” also gives us assurance of unhindered access to the Divine
presence. The children of a great earthly king are not kept waiting at their father’s door,
as strangers are. Just so, God’s children have perfect liberty in His presence. They can
never come at an untimely hour. He is never too busy to see them and to listen to their
words of love and prayer. In the midst of the innumerable affairs of the vast universe--
He thinks of His lowliest child! Amid all the confusion and noise of this great world--
He hears and recognizes the faintest cry that rises from the lips of the least and lowliest
of His little ones.
The name “Father” also interprets for us, the grace and mercy of our God.We are
always conscious of sin. How, then, can we gain access to a holy God?Ah! He is our
Father! We know that even an earthly father does not shut the door on his erring child.
The candle is left burning in the window through the long dark nights--that the
wanderer out in the blackness and longing to return, seeing the bright beams--may be
assured of love and a waiting welcome. Infinitely more gracious, is “our Father in
Heaven!”
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
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MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
The upcoming Council meeting for the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday June 5 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting
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