HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-04-10, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008. PAGE 11.
On Sunday, April 6 Mary Hunter
and Noreen Gnay greeted
worshippers to Knox United Church.
Bruce Whitmore welcomed the
congregation on a beautiful sunny
spring day. The hymn-sing selections
were Crown Him with Many Crowns
and O Jesus, I Have Promised,
accompanied by Elizabeth Procter.
The call to worship was read
responsively. The Invocation and
Confession were read in unison.
After the Assurance of Pardon the
senior choir sang Celebrate God’s
Love. The children’s hymn was
Come, Children, Join to Sing.
For storytime with Mr. Whitmore
the children sat in the front pew. He
talked about having a bad day. If
you’re having a bad day he said, you
could talk to someone, read a book,
write a letter, send a birthday card to
an important person or write a thank
you note to a teacher.
The children adjourned to Sunday
school after The Lord’s Prayer.
The scripture lesson was Luke 24:
31-35.
Other hymns were: Morning Has
Broken, and Abide With Me.
Mr. Whitmore’s message was
entitled, Get Outta Town. After
Easter Sunday the disciples left
Jerusalem to forget about their
troubles. When the disciples trudged
down the road they met a stranger.
People come into lives when
needed most and usually for a
purpose, Mr. Whitmore said. Every
obstacle has its own solution.
The congregation sang You’ll
Never Walk Alone.
Joyce Vincent and Michelle Burr
collected the offering.
The closing hymn was Guide Me
O Thou Great Jehovah.
Thoughts to ponder:
A successful team beats with one
heart.
There is no limit to what you can
do if you don’t care who gets the
credit.
All of the significant battles are
fought within the self.
The Community Club met on
Friday,April 4 with an attendance of
13 members and four guests.
The president, Muriel Coultes
welcomed all and opened with the
singing of O Canada.
Mrs. Coultes read a story about
the rules for the start of spring,
concerning hanging the laundry on
an outside clothesline.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were given by Gladys Van
Camp and Laura Johnston gave the
financial report. A letter was
received from the Alzheimer Society
asking for volunteers to canvass for
funds. It was decided to decline at
the present time.
A letter from the Community
Centre board contained information
about renting the facility. Contact
Mrs. Coultes to book the rooms.
The seniors spring rally will be
held on Thursday, April 17 at the
Blyth Community Centre. Members
are asked to pay their lunch money
to Laura Johnston by April 11.
Happy Anniversary was sung to
Jim and Irene Lamont.
Barbara Anderson introduced Elly
Dow who told two stories – one
about a woman who planted
hundreds of daffodils and the other
about the duck hunters with a black
lab dog and a new truck.
The meeting closed with God
Save the Queen and a social time
was enjoyed.
The Evening Group of the
Belgrave United Church
Women, met at the home of Muriel
Coultes on Tuesday, April 1. Sheila
Nixon’s group was in charge
and she welcomed everyone.
She opened the meeting
with a poem, Spring Cleaning.
Mrs. Coultes conducted the
worship service on Let Us Pray.
After the call to worship and
prayer, the scripture, Matthew 6,
was read and the hymn, What A
Friend We Have In Jesus was
sung.
The meditation was on the
different forms of prayer
used when growing up. She also read
an article on the five
fingers of prayer, using each finger
as a way to pray for others. The
offering was received and
dedicated.
Pat Hunking reported sending
eight cards. The roll call was
answered by a sign of spring
members are waiting for or have
seen.
The date of the April event
was announced and the date
for the London Conference
annual UCW meeting in
Chatham is April 27-28. The church
ham and
scalloped potato supper is April
23.
Mrs. Nixon then introduced the
video, My Health Is Failing by
Thelma Wells. A question and
answer period on how to improve
one’s health provided interesting
discussion.
The next meeting will be May 6 at
Barbara Anderson’s. The
benediction closed the evening’s
meeting.
Donna Shaw served lunch and a
social time followed.
Carving
Sandy Andrews, left, and Wayne Carter were on carving
duty last week at the Auburn Community Hall for a roast
beef supper put on by the Auburn United Church. (Shawn
Loughlin photo)
Lois Rinn recently returned
home from Victoria Hospital
in London. The community wishes
Lois a speedy recovery.
The community extends
congratulations and best wishes
to Rev. John Roberts on
the celebration of his 80th
birthday.
As of April 14, Muriel
Coultes will assume the
duties of the volunteer booking co-ordinator for the Bel-grave Community Centre. She can be reached at 519-357-1098 and if no answer, amessage can be left, or you can call at 32 John St.,Belgrave.Sincere sympathy is extended from the community to Rob Anderson and
Alivia; Cameron Anderson
and wife Sandy; Joanne
Anderson and David Thomp-
son; Kyle and Janelle Anderson;
Ron Croskill; Nick and Alice
(Kestner) Schiestel; Sherry Funk
and Jamie Kennedy; Laurie
and Kevin Miller; Wendy
and Chris Zinn, and
Allen Funk and all their families on
the recent and sudden loss of
Lisa Anderson.
404 Queen St., Blyth
519-523-4792
541 Turnberry St., Brussels
519-887-9114
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