HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-14, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011. PAGE 15.
The fundraising committee for
Brussels United Church has a vision
of the 150th annual Brussels Fall
Fair Parade – they want to see
hundreds of people lining the main
street of Brussels waving specially-
made commemorative pennants.
The pennants, which can be seen
throughout Brussels in business
storefronts, are the creation of the
fundraising committee, according to
Don Chesher, and are a way to help
top up the general expense fund of
Brussels United Church while also
bringing the community together.
Each pennant will feature a
photo – either one of the four stock
photos the committee has chosen or
one of the buyer’s own, and mark the
occasion of the 150th anniversary of
the fall fair.
“We really wanted to bring people
together, to raise some money and to
recognize the event,” Chesher said.
The stock photos, which can be
seen on the example pennants in
businesses like The Citizen’s
Brussels office, come from Brussels
history, both ancient and recent.
The photos are:
• Brussels Public School, which,
in one year will pass into history
provided the plans of the Avon-
Maitland District School Board to
close it and amalgamate it with other
public schools proceeds.
• McNeil’s Jalopy
• The Crystal Palace, where the
fall fair originally took place.
• The Brussels Pipe Band which
has led the parade for years.
The fundraising committee
worked with Dorothy Cummings at
Barmy Tech in Walton to create the
pennants.
“We designed them ourselves,”
Chesher said. “Then we took the
design to Barmy Tech in Walton. We
really wanted to keep it local.”
The Brussels Fall Fair Board, of
which Chesher is a member, granted
permission to the group to create the
products to both raise awareness of
the impending celebration and help
out the church.
For those wishing their own
photos for a pennant, contact
By Pastor Ernest Dow, Living
Water Christian Fellowship
(EMC), Blyth
Summer is a great time to be out-
of-doors and enjoying the beauty of
God’s magnificent creation. Flowers
are particularly beautiful this time of
year: a flowerbed can be a riot of
colour in many hues. But when
walking amongst the flowerbeds, or
bending to smell a flower or track
down an appealing aroma, one needs
to beware lest a honeybee that
happens to be harvesting pollen in
the vicinity gets disturbed. Even
when simply working around a tool
shed, hornets and wasps can be a
hazard.
Stings are painful because, not
only does the stinger puncture the
skin, a quantity of highly acidic
poison (melittin) is injected deep
into our tissue. Stings can be painful
for several hours, and itching and
swelling can last for days. Some
people are allergic to bee stings and
carry an EpiPen to ward off a
potential life-threatening
anaphylactic reaction.
Honey is good, and we appreciate
bees as part of the ecosystem to help
pollinate plants; but their sting is to
be avoided if at all possible.
Similarly, sin can seem ‘sweet’ at the
time, but the Bible warns it has a
lasting toxic effect that can destroy
us.
Paul wrote to the church at
Corinth, “Where, O death, is your
victory? Where, O death, is your
sting?” The sting of death is sin, and
the power of sin is the law.” (1Cor
15:55f) So sin is death’s ‘stinger’, a
powerful poison. Just as a bee’s
venom isn’t confined to the
stinger’s point of entry but spreads
through a person’s system, sin’s
effects spread and disrupt not only
our own life, but also the lives of
our families, our friendships, and
take a toll on our community
at large. James describes how our
desires, when allowed to chase after
unbridled satisfaction, can produce
deadly consequences: “Then, after
desire has conceived, it gives birth to
sin; and sin, when it is full-grown,
gives birth to death.” (Jas 1:15)
Sin’s ‘stinger’ first infected our
ancestor Adam, with a drastic fallout
that affected the whole order of
creation. Paul points out, “...sin
entered the world through one man,
and death through sin, and in this
way death came to all men, because
all sinned...” (Romans 5:12)
To be stung and to have to suffer
without medical relief can be painful
– in fact, deadly for some. Were
there no salve or antidote for our sin,
the Bible warns we would be
consigned by our own rebellion and
folly to eternal suffering. But the
good news Jesus Christ offers is that,
by His atoning death at the cross
bearing the punishment for the sins
of those who trust in Him, He has
won eternal life for us. In the verse
following that in which he notes
“The sting of death is sin,” Paul
writes, “But thanks be to
God! He gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(1Cor 15:57)
A boy and his father were driving
down a country road on a beautiful
spring afternoon, when a bumblebee
flew in the car window. The little
boy, who was allergic to bee stings,
was petrified. The father quickly
reached out, grabbed the bee,
squeezed it in his hand, and then
released it.
The boy grew frantic as it buzzed
by him. Once again the father
reached out his hand, but this time
he pointed to his palm. There stuck
in his skin was the stinger of the bee.
“Do you see this?” he asked. “You
don't need to be afraid anymore. I've
taken the sting for you.”
Just so, though we may have
committed many wrongs, when we
are sorry for them and turn to God,
calling upon Him for His mercy,
Jesus assures us with nail-pierced
hands that He has borne the
suffering that should have been ours
and neutralized any sting. We might
respond in today’s jargon: “Sweet!”
Brussels United to sell
pennants for Fall Fair
From the Minister’s StudyThe sting of sin can have lasting effects
Worship Service & Sunday School at 11 a.m.
CORNER OF DINSLEY & MILL STREETS
MINISTER
Rev. Gary Clark, BA, M. Div.
All Welcome
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Floyd Herman, BA, M. Ed.OFFICE: 519-523-4224
July 17 ~ Of Orchards and Apple Trees
July 24 ~ Actions Speak Louder Than Wisdom
Community Ecumenical Service
Sunday, July 24
The Brussels Ministerial would like to invite you
to their Ecumenical Worship Service
at the Brussels Conservation Area
with a time of fellowship after the service.
11:00 am ~ Bring your lawn chairs
Potluck luncheon to follow the service
Refreshments provided
Rain location: Melville Presbyterian Church
Featured speakers are: Peter and Leah Humphreys
Former missionaries to Paraguay and currently providers of
leadership and consultant ministry for New Tribes Mission.
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Sandra Cable, Worship Leader
Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - beunitedchurch@gmail.com
Brussels and Ethel churches are closed for July
while Pastor Cable is on holidays.
As other years we are invited to worship at
Melville Presbyterian Church for July.
Please note: Worship is at 10 am at Melville.
Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
Rev. Elwin Garland
SUNDAY, JULY 17
Wheelchair accessible ~ Nursery care available
519-887-2664
10:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship
- Sunday School
getlivingwater.org
Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848
Living Water
Christian Fellowship
July 17: Genesis 28:10ff
“Hedging Bets
on the Stairway
to Heaven”
Evangelical Missionary Church
Community Vacation Bible School
July 25-29 at CRC
www.vacationbibleschool.com/blyth
Meeting July 17 at 226 Drummond St.,
July 24 at 39213 Hullett-McKillop Road
10:30 a.m.
Youre Invited
to come worship
with us
Sunday, July 17
Brussels Legion at 10:30 a.m.
and at various locations at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School for children
4 to 11 years of age (mornings only)
Childcare provided for infants and toddlers
Coffee & cookies after the morning service
For additional details please contact Pastor Andrew Versteeg 519.887.8621
Steve Klumpenhower 519.887.8651 Rick Packer 519.527.0173
Chris McMichael 519.482.1644
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
Welcomes you to come and worship with us
Trinity, Blyth
9:15 a.m.
Church Office: 519-357-4883
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
519-887-6862
Sunday, July 17
Rev. Perry Chuipka
www.nabcom.ca/church
Please join us for worship
Summer Intern Pastor Kevin Boss
Hwy. 4, Blyth 519-523-4743
www.blythcrc.ca
SUNDAYS
Morning Service 10:00 am
Evening Service 7:30 pm
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
119 John’s Ave., Auburn
519-526-1131
www.huronchapel.org
9:30 a.m.
Sunday School
10:30 a.m.
Worship Service
Special Speaker:
Rev. Eugene Neudorf
AIA SOCCER CAMP
July 18th - 22nd
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Please call 519-526-1131 or
email: melodi@huronchapel.org
to sign up.
For all children ages
6-12 years
Hosted by
Huron Chapel
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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