HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-19, Page 14Roger, Debbie, Caleigh and JennaHopper greeted worshippers at KnoxUnited Church on Sunday, March15. Rev. Tom Murray welcomed thecongregation.The hymn-sing selections wereImmortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
and Lord, Speak to Me.
It was announced that Mary and
Jack Taylor will be married 62 years.
Prayers are with Jim Lamont, a
patient at Seaforth hospital.
There is a potluck meal
immediately following church on
March 22. This is a chance for Rev.
Tom Murray to get to know thechildren in the congregation and forall to share in some fellowship time.A Night of a Thousand Dinnerswill be a potluck meal at George andElizabeth Procter’s on March 26 at6:30 p.m.
The Lenten Meditation was shared
by Sheila and John Nixon. After
John extinguished a candle the
congregation sang a verse as printed
followed by the singing of Creating
God, We Give.
The senior choir sang, We Will
Keep Our Faith Alive.
During the children’s time Rev.Murray explained that bodies aremade up of 75 per cent water. Peoplehave to have water to replenish theirbodies. But just as they need waterthey also need what God offers themspiritually, he said.
After the Lord’s Prayer the
children adjourned to Sunday
school. The scripture readings were
Exodus 17: 1-7 and Psalm 19 read
by Jim Barnes.
After the singing of the hymn, I
Heard the Voice of Jesus, the gospel
acclamation was read responsively.
The sermon was entitled, OurJourney…A Soul Saturating Drink!It was based on John 4: 5-42.There is no substitute of the soulsearching water that God canprovide. People need a living vitalrelationship with God, Rev. Murray
said. Everything one needs to know
comes from God. People must
decide for themselves if they are
going to drink from the cup. Faith
needs to be carried on to the next
generation.
Steve Coultes and Ken Procter
took up the offering, followed by the
singing of the hymn, Your Work, O
God Needs Many Hands.
Prelude and postlude organ music
and accompaniment to all the hymns
was supplied by Elizabeth Procter.
The community extends
congratulations to Kendall Jardin
who earned the Spirit of Skating
award with the Blyth Skating Club.
Kendall Jardin and Brookelyn
Johnston, two of East Wawanosh
Public School’s students performed
exceptionally well at the public
school speak-off against Wingham
Public School.
We have been enjoying spring-like
weather and many of the robins have
returned so just maybe our winter
weather is over.
Congratulations to the
Blyth/Brussels PeeWee girls hockey
team who won the B consolation
final on Sunday evening at the
Goderich Lions Young Canada
Week Tournament. Girls on the team
from the Belgrave area are Lindsay
Shiell, goalie; Ashley Higgins,
forward; Autumn Wightman and
Kaitlyn Michie, defence. Their
coaches are Chris Michie, Ken
Higgins and Don Shiell. Trainers are
Kim Higgins and Alison Wightman
and the manager is Brian Wightman.
There were 7 1/2 tables of shoot in
play on Friday, March 13 at the
Community Centre.
The winners were: high pink card,
Marie Stewart; second high pink
card, Helen Casemore; most shoots,
Louise Hammond; high white card,
Joann MacDonald; second high
white card, Jack Taylor; most
shoots, Ross Taylor.
The next shoot is Friday, March
27 at 1:30 p.m.
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The weather has turned warm and it’s March Break. Jordan Hubbard, left, and Tanner
Giesbrecht were two of the first young men to take advantage of the sun and dry roads. (Shawn
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