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Flipping
Pancakes were on the menu Shrove Tuesday in Blyth at
Memorial Hall. With a steady crowd and runners frequently
sent to the streets for more maple syrup, it’s safe to call the
dinner a success. Taking care of business on the griddle
were, from left: Dave Cartwright and John Nesbit. (Shawn
Loughlin photo) Smiles all around
Pancakes were bringing smiles to families all over the area on Shrove Tuesday with Blyth and
Brussels both hosting their own pancake supper. The Alcocks were enjoying theirs at St.
John’s Anglican Church in Brussels. From left: Amy Alcock, nine, Grandma, Cora Alcock and
Kim Alcock, 10. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Rev. Dave Wood
Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church, Auburn
It is hard to believe but every time
I see that sign on my front lawn,
reality hits home. A few months
back we put our house on the market
and now we find ourselves facing a
move. Life progresses pretty fast and
at the end of the month we will pack
the truck and relocate to the
Wingham area.
Despite what people think, our
move is not the result of Fran but just
a realization that we need to
downsize. We will miss very much
the community of Blyth and the best
neighbours that we could ever
possibly have hoped for.
It is a little scary to pack up and
move on even though it is just down
the road. There is always that sense
of uncertainty as one ventures into
unknown territory.
I cannot imagine how Abraham
must have felt when he left all that
was familiar and heeded God’s call
to go to a distant land. In Hebrews
11:8 it reads that “By faith Abraham,
when called to go to a place he
would later receive as his
inheritance, obeyed and went, even
though he did not know where he
was going.”
Faith is what pleases God. Faith is
the assurance that no matter what we
go through there is underneath us the
everlasting arms. In knowing Jesus,
there is a confidence that comes by
faith. An assurance that no matter
what direction we take, no matter the
path that our feet are called to walk
upon, we are not alone and God is
with us.
Thank you for the many great
memories that we have created in
Blyth over the last nine years. I will
continue to pastor at Auburn and the
doors of the church are always open
if you really start to miss me.
Thanks for the great memories.
God bless.
308 Blyth Rd. E. ~ Pastor Les Cook 519-523-4590
B l y t h C o m m u n i ty Church of God
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“The Church
is not a building,
it is people
touching people
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
- Christian Education
for all ages
11:00 a.m. - Worship Service
Mid-week Bible Studies
See you
Sunday!
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Wheelchair accessible ~ Nursery care available
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 519-887-9831
11:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship
- Sunday School
9:30 am - Sunday Belgrave Service
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
Welcomes you to come
and worship with us
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
519-523-9595
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
519-887-6862
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Blyth United Church
Office: 519-523-4224
Sunday, February 17
All Welcome
Worship Service
and Sunday School - 11 a.m.
Please join us for worship
SUNDAYS
Morning Service 10:00am
Evening Service 7:30pm
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Pastor John Kuperus
Hwy. 4, Blyth
This week’s message ~ Moral Purity
Special Guests ~ Right to Life
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Sandra Cable, Worship Leader
Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wightman.ca
Sunday, February 17
Ethel United Church
Worship Service - 9:30 a.m.
Brussels United Church
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship
Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Family Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7:30 p.m. - Evening Worship Service
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. - Olympians (JK to Grade 6)
7:00 p.m. - Youth and Adult Bible Study
HURON CHAPEL
EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 519-526-1131
PASTOR DAVE WOOD
getlivingwater.org
Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848
Living Water
Christian Fellowship
1st & 3rd Wednesdays - Women at the Well
Youth: Mondays - Senior 6:30 pm
- Fridays - Junior 7:30 pm
Sun., Feb. 17: John 5:1-12
Evangelical Missionary Church
10:30 a.m. ~ Worship & Sunday School
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
“Overcoming:
What, How, & Why?”
Guest Speaker Harvey Snell
Friday: Family Fun GYM
Night at F.E. Madill
Meet at BPS 6:45 pm; back at 10 pm
From the Minister’s Study
Farewell to Blyth