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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-05-29, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008. PAGE 17. The May meeting of Knox UCW was held on Monday, May 19 in the Knox United Church basement. Several guests from Blyth UCW joined them. Dane Corneil of the Blyth area was guest speaker for the evening. He has been a member of the Engineers without Borders at the University of Waterloo for the past two years and he spoke about his experiences in Ghana in the autumn of 2007 working in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of that country. He described his group as being “very people focused” and stressed that they place their emphasis on sustainable projects. While there he felt fortunate to live with a very supportive family. His own parents, Al and Avon Corneil, and brother Drew visited him at the end of his stay too. Dane is a grandson of Marie Toll. Thanks were extended to Jean Plaetzer, Grace Cartwright, and Teresa Roetcisoender for their superb display of the many items donated for the annual Community Care Project. Joan Van Den Broeck was present to accept the items on behalf of the Children’s Aid Society. She spoke briefly about the services provided by the CAS and the gratitude they feel towards the local UCW groups which regularly support the CAS. Congratulations to Brian and Donna Lynn (Armstrong) Merkley on the birth of their daughter Sadie Diane, born on April 22. Sadie is a granddaughter for Fred and Ruth Armstrong and great-granddaughter for Elva Armstrong. Saturday, May 24 was Frances Clark’s auction in Auburn. A large crowd attended and many treasures were purchased. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the Auburn Lions were on hand to keep the crowd fed. Many in attendance have fond memories of Frances who has moved to London and we send her our warmest regards. Later the same day there was a beef barbecue at Auburn Riverside Retreat. There was roughly enough money raised to build one house in El Salvador thanks to the many generous people who attended. Later this year there will be a team heading from Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church, Auburn to El Salvador to build more houses. Sunday, May 18 at Knox United Church, Rev. Pat Cook brought a message entitled, Our Part. The gospel reading was Matthew 28: 16- 20. On Sunday, May 25 at Knox United Church the responsive reading was Psalm 131. The Old Testament text was Isaiah 49: 80- 26a, and the gospel lesson was Matthew 6: 24-34. The message, entitled Seeking God’s Way, was delivered by Ruth Long. On Sunday, June 1 the congregation will have a joint worship service at Camp Menesetung at 11 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch. They look forward to their Sunday school promotion and awards church picnic on Sunday, June 8. At Huron Chapel on May 25 the scripture passage was Hebrews 13: 1-6. Pastor Dave Wood’s message was entitled Keep At It. He encouraged the congregation to love one another, to not wait until it is broken to fix it, to keep at it, and to finish well. June 1 is Anniversary Sunday at Huron Chapel. In the evening they are hosting a concert featuring contem- porary gospel recording artists Reunion. Knox UCW hosts guests from Blyth The Auburn Women’s Institutemet Thursday, May 15 at the AuburnHall with a good attendance.Erma Cartwright, president,opened the meeting with the Ode,Mary Stewart Collect, and O’Canada. She also gave a reading entitled, Unusual Names for Plants. Examples included naked ladies, elephant ears, and snake root which was used to treat snake bites in oldentimes.The minutes of the last meetingwere read, and the treasurer’s reportand card report were given.Thank you letters were read fromthe Children’s Aid Society and water festival at Seaforth thanking the WI for its donation. A 60th wedding anniversary dinner and Burgoyne dinner werediscussed.The yard sale made $65. Somearticles are still for sale.Gwen Bidwell introduced theirguest speaker Dr. Lipert RN PhDfrom London. She is the chair of researching rural health issues using Photo Voice. She did a study on 11 women born between 1910 and 1940 – four married, one separated, fivewidowed, and one never married. Allwere given cameras to take picturesof anything important to them andtheir area. Some pictures were ofclosed stores, broken sidewalks, andclosed churches. Lunch, served by June Robinson and Jane Glousher brought the meeting to a close. Seeking God’s Way, United message topic Business Directory Offering a full range of services: auditing, accounting, business planning, income tax planning, personal financial planning, computer and management services. BDO Dunwoody, LLP Chartered Accountants and Advisors Alan P. Reed, CA P.O. 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