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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-27, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011. PAGE 3. Big flip Darrell Wood was on pancake-flipping duty on Sunday as the Blyth Legion and the Blyth Legion Ladies Auxiliary held a community breakfast at Memorial Hall. (Jim Brown photo) Happy 50th birthday to Fred Hakkers who celebrates his on Jan. 27; Femmy Van Amersfoort, Jan. 30 and Doug Howson, Jan. 31. We are glad to hear that Jason Badley is recuperating after surgery and hopes to be home this coming week. Keep up the good work Jason. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Jan. 23 was Lori Brooks. Ushering were Laurie Sparling, Rob Mason and Terry Richmond. Floyd Herman was music director. Rev. Gary Clark drew everyone’s attention to the announcements in the bulletin with special attention to the ladies making beef pies on Feb. 2 and turkey pies on Feb. 16 and to the UCW 44th annual meeting onMonday, Jan. 31 in Londesboroughwith registration at 9 a.m.The first hymn was “God, WhoseLove is Reigning O’er Us”. The callto worship was repeatedresponsively. The choral response, “Glory to God in the Highest” was followed by the “Prayer of Invocation” repeated in unison. The scripture reading was from Genesis 18: 1-15. The children were asked to come to the front for their story time. Candice Abell-Rinn lit the candles at the front. Rev. Clark asked the children if they had ever had anything unbelievable happen to them. Sometimes the unbelievable things happen out of fear and then there are unbelievable things that happen to us that are good. We can ask God to help us. God also wants us to help Him. The children said a prayer along with the congregation and went downstairs for their time of fellowship. The choir favoured the congregation with the anthem, “’Tis so Sweet to Trust Jesus”. Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was “Believing in the unbelievable”. The scriptures are often misunderstood in the story of Sarah in the scriptures, Sarah takes theblame for not being able to havechildren but Abraham takes noblame. Sarah suffered the most fornot being able to have children.When strangers came along,Abraham invited them to share their food and shade with them. He asked Sarah to make bread out of their best flour. Abraham wanted to use the best for these strangers. When the strangers said they would be back this way in a year’s time and Sarah would be with child. Sarah heard them from the tent and laughed because they were both too old to have children. Sarah might have been bitter because she thought she was too old for having children, but maybe it was laughter of joy because she wanted children even though she and Abraham were old. We cannot have the good things inlife unless we get rid of thebitterness. When Sarah andAbraham had a son, they called himIsaac which means “laughter”.We as a people of faith must beready to believe in the unbelievable. The next hymn, “How Firm a Foundation” was followed by the receiving of the offering, the offertory response, “We Give Thee But Thine Own”, the prayer of dedication and of people of the world and the singing of the Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn was “He Leadeth Me”. The commissioning and benediction was followed by the choral response, “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing”. Rev. Clark said the blessing and everyone was invited for lunch hosted by the choir. They are raising funds for the new choir stoles. By MarilynCraig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk NEWS FROM BLYTH 155 Anglesea St, Goderich Phone: 519-524-8382 Truckload Flooring Sale 12mm Laminate Flooring $129 sq. ft.Reg. $1.99 sq. ft. 2 colours ~ Walnut and Oak Hard Maple Country Hardwood $339 sq. ft. Reg. $3.99 sq. ft. While Quantities Last Vinyl Floor Covering $999 sq. yd.Reg. starting at $16.99 sq. yard 8 Colours to choose from Starting at Township of North Huron Council & Committee Meeting Schedule February 7 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers February 14 Committee of the Whole 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers February 15 North Huron Police Services Board 7:00 p.m. - Board Room February 22 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers March 7 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers March 14 Committee of the Whole 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers March 15 North Huron Police Services Board 7:00 p.m. - Board Room March 21 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers Blyth students talk winter By Carlene Bremner, Isaac Nicholson and Eric Steele Currently, Grade 7/8 students have been busily preparing and studying review for their math test. In science, the class has continued to study pure substances and mixtures. In language, the class has just recently finished a PLC on Open Response Format questions. The assignments are graded and marked by a group of teachers. Student Council had a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18 to discuss planning for Valentine’s Day. There will be a dance and carnations are being sold for $2 at lunch breaks. This week in the junior kindergarten class they were learning about apples and the numbers one, two and three. In the senior kindergarten class they learned about the letter ‘C’ and how the letter makes two different sounds. The class had to sort items that start with C. They read the book “Country Mouse and City Mouse”. This week we did a survey and the question was “What is your favourite snow activity?” In senior kindergarten/junior kindergarten, Alyssa said her favourite is making a snowman. Joel in Grade 1/2 likes to play hockey and Evy from Grade 2/3 enjoys sledding. Mrs. Middleton likes to throw snowballs. From Grade 5/6, Nathan has fun skiing and Justin Grade 6/7 likes snowboarding. In Grade 7/8 Brandon likes to snowmobile. Another survey was taken of the classes in school last week. We asked “What is your favourite kind of cookie?” The majority of the students we asked said chocolate chip, though there were a few people that had other preferences. Amy from Grade 8 said that her favourite was Macadamia nut. Mrs. Middleton went so far as to say her favourite was mocha fudge chocolate chip. Are you “different”? From Spurgeon’s sermon, “Regeneration” God absolutely interposes in the salvation of every man to make him regenerate. In the salvation of every person there is an actual putting forth of divine power, whereby the dead sinner is quickened, the unwilling sinner is made willing, the desperately hard sinner has his conscience made tender; and he who rejected God and despised Christ, is brought to cast himself down at the feet of Jesus. There must be a divine interposition, a divine working, a divine influence, or else, do what you may, without that you perish, and are undone; “for except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 This change is radical -- it gives us new natures, it makes us love what we hated and hate what we loved, it sets us in a new road; it makes our habits different, it makes our thoughts different, it makes us different in private, and different in public. “If any man be in Christ he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956