The Citizen, 2008-03-20, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008. PAGE 3.
Happy birthday to Fred Meier who
celebrates on March 20.
Happy Birthday to Donna Sippel
of Listowel and Amy McCrea
of Blyth who celebrate on March
21.
Blyth Swinging Seniors will meet
on March 26 for a potluck lunch
at noon. Charles Reid,
president of Zone 8, will be in
attendance.
Results of the Legion euchre
which had 7 1/2 tables in play are as
follows: high, Marie Glousher 85,
Hugh Cool, 81; lone hands, Jean
Nethery, four, Doug Cartwright and
Jack Lee with three; low,
Dini Nethery, 44, Jane Glousher,
34; door prize, Geraldine Dale and
share the wealth, June Patterson,
Gloria McEwing and Jean
Plaetzer.
The next euchre is in three weeks
on March 31 because of Easter
Monday.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, March 9 was Doug
Howson. Ushering were Elaine
Brown, Joann MacDonald and Terry
Richmond. Guest organist was
Lynda MacGregor.
The guest speaker, Sandy Morris,
welcomed everyone to church for
Palm Sunday.
The choir sang the anthem He
Came Riding on a Donkey while the
children and some adults walked
around the church waving palm
branches.
The Call to Worship was read
responsively and followed by the
first hymn Hosanna, Loud Hosanna,
the opening prayer repeated in
unison and the New Creed.
The children’s hymn was All
Glory Laud and Honour. Jon
Hakkers read the minute for
missions. Sandy showed the childrenhow to make a cross out of the palm branches and also out of paperso they could make them downstairs.Everyone sang The Lord’s Prayerand did the actions. Jon Hakkerscarried the lit candle as the childrenwent downstairs for their time ofworship and fellowship.
Psalm 118 was read responsively.
The scripture readings were from
Matthew 21: 1-11 and Matthew 26:
17-46.
David Onn read the eyewitness
account of Jesus based on the book
Witness the Passion by Richard
Exley. Would we have the courage to
face the things Jesus faced. With
God’s guidance we would be able to
face our many trials.
The next hymn Tree of Life and
Awesome Mystery was sung.
Sandy drew everyone’s attention
to the announcements in the bulletin.
Special attention was given to the
congregational meeting on March
18.
The last hymn The Church is One
Foundation was followed by the
commissioning and the benediction
and the singing of the Lord We Pray.
Everyone was invited downstairs to
join with the Sunday school for cake
as it was Birthday Sunday for
March.
Back to back
After meeting last week in Brussels, the Blyth Mites took on
the Brussels Mites in Blyth on Saturday. There were plenty
of goals to light up the scoreboard, if the teams had been
keeping score. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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on
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
for
Good Friday
The deadlines
for the March 27 paper
will be the same
as usual:
Monday, March 24
2 pm in Brussels
and
4 pm in Blyth
will be closing
permanently
as of
April 26/08
Thank you to all
my loyal customers
for your business
and friendship.
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FROM BLYTH
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