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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-09-20, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012. Auburn Co-op County Road #25, Auburn 519-526-7262 September 21 & 22 FINAL WEEKEND! HUGE MARKDOWNS! MORE ITEMS!! at the former Chamney Sanitation Building, Auburn Watch for the signs! OPEN LATE FRIDAY UNTIL 7 PM! JOIN US FOR A BBQ FRIDAY FROM 5-7 Proceeds to Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church OPEN FRIDAY 8-7; SATURDAY 8-2 Patio Furniture & Home Décor Great Christmas Ideas! Electric Fireplace Tools Clothing Radford’s hosting annual fundraiser on Sept. 25 Two notes this week regarding the Alzheimer Society of Huron County. That organization has been promoting ‘coffee breaks’ around the area during September and October. So you may very well come upon these breaks in various spots in the weeks ahead. It is an easy way to make a donation to this cause which funds research into the disease and works with families dealing with dementia. The group itself, whose HuronCounty headquarters is situated inClinton in the former Elm Haven Motel, is sponsoring an event on Friday, Sept. 21 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Goderich. They are offering beef on a bun, homemade dessert and a beverage for $8 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. that day. Now if you would like to have one of these meals and can’t get to Goderich, residents of Londesborough can have a meal delivered. Ann Adams has generously offered to bring meals back to Londesborough. Just give her a call to make arrangements and join the list of village persons taking advantage of not having to make that noon meal. Then Radford’s Farm Equipment/Post Office is holding its annual coffee break for this cause on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Drop by sometime that day and enjoy somechatter along with a beverage and acookie. I’ll have the coffee ready by 9 a.m. On another note. I’m a firm believer that quiet surroundings make for a quiet mood. Clutter tends to make the soul restless. So I decided a couple of weeks ago that that stack of magazines had to go. However, I couldn’t just pitch them. I read somewhere that tearing out the items one finds important to themselves and filing them away for future reference satisfies the need to keep and to rid. Well, I am plodding my way through the pile. And this week I came across an item I thought worthwhile to pass on to readers in light of the ‘roses’ thing I’ve been offering recently in this space. James Baraz of California offers exercises, lectures and meditations called “Awakening Joy” designed tobring more happiness into people’slives. This meditation instructor teaches folks to focus on how it feels to feel good, to cultivate a positive state of mind. An important feature of his belief is that people need to simply learn how to be aware of what is happening right now, to find enjoyment in the moment without wishing it could somehow be different. He states “We use the language of having, getting and chasing to describe happiness rather than being happy.” One can either chase happiness or choose to be happy by appreciating the now. One of the methods he uses to increase that sense of happiness is to roll up the car windows and sing along with the radio, or in the shower. He also has found that those persons who have a faith or aspiritual path have joy.One of his patients remarked that using the idea of being in the moment has made her daily exercise walks far more enjoyable. I guess now she is looking for the roses along the way. I found a quote to share whose author is anonymous: “It is in the moments, the simple sweet moments, we find our lasting gifts.” The Londesborough Lions Club, which manages the community hall, says that three historical framed pictures are missing from the back wall of the downstairs room. Perhaps someone has taken them to copy? Or moved them for a celebration? At any rate they are irreplaceable and the club would like to see them returned. By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO Up close and personal Cousins Keaton Robinson, left, and Seth Moffat took advantage of the close proximity to the sheep pens during the Belgrave Elementary School Fair held last week. The event, which is a continuation of the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair, the oldest in Ontario, welcomed students from the newly formed Maitland River Elementary School as well as from other local schools provided students could travel to the location. (Denny Scott photo) Cell tower light mirrors Christ candle in parable “O Jesus I Have Promised” was the anthem offered by the senior choir at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, Sept. 16. The Minute for Missions read by Jane Hoggart concerned the Jane- Finch Community Ministry. The Jane and Finch area of Toronto is home to dozens of cultures and ethnic languages. Many in that area rely on public housing and yet they support each other and their differences. Monies donated to the United Church Mission and Service fund support the ‘community ministry’ here which also helps all cultures in all aspects of their lives. When the Sunday School children gathered at the front for their time with minister Terry Fletcher he told them about a story he read recently. The story was about a farmer who was anxious to get his crops harvested before the storm came. He was working at night and in spite of the machinery lights he became disoriented in the dark. Then he noticed the red light on the top of the nearby cell tower. That light was his guide for the rest of the night. Each Sunday, Terry lights the Christ candle as a light to guide our lives. The children were encouraged by Terry to remember that candle light and know that they can call on Christ to guide them. Terry Fletcher’s message to the adults that morning, “The Work Begins”, was supported by the first chapter of Acts. That chapter answers the question , ‘How did the church get going?’ Following Christ’s ascension into heaven many of the hundreds who had heard Him teach went back to their former lives. Others, like the disciples and the core group of followers who had been with Christ from the beginning of His ministry, knew they must keep alive the experience and the faith. The disciples were charged by Christ to be His agents, His apostles in the world. The Book of Acts shows us that this was not an easy life; it is a heavy responsibility. However their faith made them strong and they continued to pass on God’s teaching and establishing churches. The first chapter of Acts also tell how the disciples replaced Judas to bring their numbers back to 12. Terry Fletcher stated that now this work of being God’s agent is up to us. He asked congregants, “Are you ready to be an apostle?” We must reach out to others and share God’s love in the world. There will be no service at Londesborough United Church this Sunday, Sept. 23. Congregants will worship with Knox Church of Auburn at the Ball’s Church on the Base Line Road. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Sunday School is looking for teachers and Terry passed on an item he came across titled “No Excuses, Please”. Isaiah 41:10 reminds even the most timid volunteer that God will empower us to do what He needs us to do. The last hymn of the morning, “Will You Come and Follow Me” speaks to doing His work in the community as well. NEWS FROM LONDESBORO