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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-03-03, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011. PAGE 3. BLYTH PRINTING INC. BLYTH 523-9211 PRINTING IS OUR BUSINESS • Colour • Business Printing Forms • Posters • Brochures • Letterheads • Flyers • Envelopes • Carbonless • Business Forms Cards • Labels WE CAN DO IT ALL! World Day of Prayer being held on March 4 Happy birthday to Brendan Hallahan who will celebrate March 6; Barry MacDonald, March 8, Grace McNichol, March 9 and Nellie Mason, March 10. Don’t forget the World Day of Prayer being held at Trinity Anglican Church on Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m. This year the service was created bythe Women of Chile.There were six-and-a-half tables inplay at the euchre held at the LegionHall on Monday, Feb. 21. Winners were: high lady, Lillian Appleby, 80; high man, Joann MacDonald, 77; ladies’ lone hands, tied, Mae Ritchie and Bernice Moore, four; men’s lone hands, Bush Whittard, six; low lady, tied, Berva Cartwright and Dorothy Carter, 48; low man, tied, Harold McClinchey and Alex Nethery, 51; door prize, Bernice Moore; share the wealth, Shirley Wood, Doris McClinchey and Edith Glousher. Next euchre will be March 7 at 1:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Come out and try your luck. There is always someone whoknows someone in or near a disaster.Les and Evelyn Caldwell’s friendsJohn and Karen Young of Ashburton,New Zealand live about an hour away from Christchurch where the earthquake happened. The quake started about 1 p.m. and they had about 40 aftershocks before night. Alison Caldwell, daughter of Wayne and Deb Caldwell and her friends were staying with the Youngs and had been in Christchurch on the Sunday. The bus station that they were at was destroyed along with a hospital and the large cathedral which the Caldwell’s had visited on their trip to New Zealand. This was the second earthquake in the last six months. The quake lasted less than aminute but many people lost theirlives and many were injured. TheYoungs report that there is what theycall liquid concrete which is much like quicksand. The rose bushes are covered with this mud and some of the animals are getting stuck in it. For interest to farmers the harvest is about two-thirds done in New Zealand. It is their summer over there. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Feb. 27 was Joan Clark. Usher were Nancy Hakkers, Hope Button and Terry Richmond. Floyd Herman was music director. Fred Hakkers ran the power point. Rev. Gary Clark welcomed everyone to church and drew everyone’s attention to the announcements in the bulletin. Special attention was paid to the UCW meeting on March 3 combining the February and March meeting, the Holy Rollers will be making meat pies on March 30. Call Joann with orders and Toonie Sale donations are being welcomed right now for Women’s Day Out. The first hymn was, “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”. The call to worship was repeated responsively followed by the choral response, “Glory to God in the Highest”. The prayer of invocation was repeated in unison. For the Minute for Missions Rev. Clark spoke about the quilt patches that were to tell the slaves from the southern states of how to get to the underground and escape to the north. The scripture reading was from Genesis 32: 6-8, 22-32. The choir favoured the congregation by singing the anthem, “Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive.” Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was “Your Open Heart”. Rev. Clark asked the congregation if they had ever been really scared that they were going to die? This is the way Jacob felt when he heard Esau was coming to meet him. Jacob decided to divide his family into parts hoping that if Esau found them his anger would be over by the time he found the second half. Jacob had his wives and children cross the river so they would be safe and he stayed behind. Jacob had a dream that changed the way he thought and turned him into a better man. Esau saw the change in his brother and shook his hand. Our children and grandchildren will have to live with our mistakes. We must be aware of what we are teaching our children because they learn from us. We should not teach them to blame others for the mistakes they have made. If we ask God for help He is a forgiving God. We are half the problem and with an open heart we will be half of the solution. We must have humility and an open heart in order to help others. The next hymn, “I Heard the Voice of Jesus” was sung followed by the receiving of the offering, the offering response, the prayer of dedication, the prayers for the world and the singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” was sung followed by the commissioning, benediction and the choral response, “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing”. Everyone was invited for coffee and cookies before going home. By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk NEWS FROM BLYTH Big winner The Blyth Legion held a meat draw and dessert auction on Friday night at the Legion Hall where Brenda Finlayson, left, took home a hunk of meat ready for the grill. Spinning the wheel that night was Bernice Pierce. (Vicky Bremner photo) By Carlene Bremner, Isaac Nicholson and Eric Steel Currently, in the Grade 5/6 class students read and performed the novel Stone Fox. The class will later be creating a book talk about it. The students will also be continuing work on their persuasive writing in language. In math, the students are just finishing up their chapter on angles and triangles and will be moving on to multiplying decimals. The class has just moved onto a new focus of mapping in social studies. Other news from Blyth Public School is that the students from Grades 5-8 went skiing at Chicopee in Kitchener on Feb. 24. The students say that they enjoyed it and had a good time. Speeches were held in the gym on Feb. 22. The placings, from third to first were: intermediate division, Amelia Badley, Eric Steele and Phaedra Scott; junior division, Logan Chalmers, Courtney Bachert and Nathan Bachert; primary division, Rylee Chalmers and Joy Pizzati, tied for second; Eleanor and Eve Verschaeve, tied first. These students represented Blyth at the Legion Public Speaking at the Memorial Hall on Feb. 26. Both alternates had to take the places of contestants that could not be present. In the Grade 7/8 class, the students have started a new task in language. The class has been split up into several different writing groups. Each student must answer different level questions and responses that relate to their book they are reading. The students are continuing on with their chapter on decimals, in math. This week we conducted a survey. We asked one person from each class throughout the school the same question, “what is their favourite part of school?” Connor in senior kindergarten likes playing in the computer lab and Jonathan, also in senior kindergarten, likes playing in the gym. In Grade 1/2 Colby and Kale like when they get to do centres. In Grade 2/3 Evy’s favourite thing to do in school is gym. Also in 3/4 Kyle likes art and math and Clarissa likes having fun with friends at recess. Grade 5/6 students like the technology such as the netbooks. In the Grade 6/7 classes Justin looks forward to going home - surprise, surprise. Last, but not least, from Grade 7/8 Kenzie Nesbitt says that she couldn’t survive school if she couldn’t look forward to the one and only graduation! And no offence to Mrs. McDowell, but I think all of the Grade 8 students do too. Last week at Blyth Public School in the library, the school received 15 more Aspire One netbooks, which have better mouse pads than the others at the school. The purpose of the Bible (J.R. Miller, “Devotional Hours with the Bible” 1909) “All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness--so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Paul has no uncertain word about the inspiration of the Scriptures. The Bible alone is the Word of God. Holy men wrote it as they were moved by the Holy spirit. There are other good books in the world--but none like the Word of God. We ought to read the Bible reverently--since God speaks to us in its pages. We ought to believe it--for His Word must be absolutely true. We should obey it--since what God commands must be right. We may yield our whole life to its influence--to be guided and fashioned by it. Scripture is profitable for teaching--that is, for instruction in all matters that concern life. It is profitable for rebuking--it shows us our sins, our follies, our mistakes. It is profitable for correcting--to bring us back from wrong ways to right ways. It is profitable for training in righteousness--it gives us instruction for all true and beautiful living. “So that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” The purpose of the Bible is to make complete men of us. If we follow it in everything--it will show us the right of way, it will reveal to us the perfect ideal of Christian character, it will inspire us to holy living. A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 Grade 5/6 performing, creating novel