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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-09-11, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008.By Pastor Perry ChuipkaSt. Peter’s Church, Lucknow,St. Paul’s-Trinity Church,Wingham, Trinity Church, Blyth, and St. John’s Church, Brussels A minister answered his telephone to hear a woman’s voice request, “Send six cases of vodka to my house, please”. The pastor recognized the voice as that of one of his parishioners. Gently, he replied, I am your minister.” He expected an apology by her for dialing the wrong number. Instead she retorted, almost angrily, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE LIQUOR STORE?” That lady misunderstood the minister’s intent. He didn’t want to make her feel bad, he just wanted to tell her that she had dialed the wrong number. Today more than ever with our fast-paced society, there are more misunderstandings between people. I have always thought that we need less misunderstanding and more understanding, especially in a world surrounded by instant technology. I was reminded of this fact when I was doing some marriage preparation. The groom-to-be was unable to make the appointment but I still spent time with the bride-to- be. I was telling her about some of the principles of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) which is that some people receive and send messages in different ways. Some people are more visual, some are more auditory while others are more feeling. I explained all this to her and then she sat there with her mouth open in shock. She went on to tell me the story about her husband- to- be always pointing out the things that she changed in her kitchen, in her living room and in her washroom. She looked at me and said, “I always thought he was nosy because he was constantly pointing out those visual changes that I made in my apartment since his last visit. Now I understand that he wasn’t nosy at all but that one of his strongest ways to learn is through his eyes. Therefore, he always points out the differences that he sees. It had nothing to do with him being nosy and more to do with his learning style.” Misunderstandings happen because we don’t understand someone else’s way of communicating. It reminds me of the city councillor who was giving aspeech at a town hall meeting. Hegot carried away and talked for twohours. Finally, he recognized what he had done and said, “I’m sorry I talked so long. I left my watch at home.” A voice from the back of the room replied, “There’s a calendar behind you!!!” The councillor was an auditoryperson and the style of the person atthe back of the room was visual.Have you ever said to yourself after talking to someone, I really don’t understand what he was talking about? Of course you don’t because you were both talking in two very different languages. Let me return to the lady who called her minister’s number byaccident. We communicate a lot byaccident, not really knowing theother person’s style of communicating. Unfortunately this leads to misunderstandings. Just think what would happen ifwe learned each other’s style ofcommunicating. We would have lessmisunderstandings and more understanding. Think about it. From the Minister’s Study‘Less misunderstanding, more understanding’ 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 C H U R C H O F G O D ,ANDERS O N , I N D I A N A “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! Youre Invited to come worship with us Sunday, September 14 Brussels Public School at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday School for children 4 to 11 years of age (mornings only) Childcare provided for infants and toddlers Coffee & cookies after the morning service For additional details please contact: Steve Klumpenhower 519.887.8651 Rick Packer 519.527.0173 Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street Blyth United Church Office: 519-523-4224 Rev. Gary Clark All Welcome Sunday, September 14 Worship Service and Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Join the Sunday School with a Kick-Off potluck lunch after church BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Sandra Cable, Worship Leader Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wightman.ca Sunday, September 14 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 getlivingwater.org Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848 Living Water Christian Fellowship September 14: Psalm 45 10:30 a.m. ~ Worship & Sunday School at Blyth Public School, corner of King & Mill “Loving Leader, Honoured Husband” Meeting Jesus in Unexpected Places, Pt. 2 Christ-centred, Bible-believing, Fellowship-friendly, Growth-geared Please join us for worship SUNDAYS Morning Service 10:00am Evening Service 7:30pm BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Pastor John Kuperus Hwy. 4, Blyth Sunday, September 14 at 10 a.m. Special Guest — Emily Wierenga will be sharing her testimony about anorexia and taking our thoughts captive to Jesus Christ AUBURN CHILDREN’S CHOIR Begins Thursday, Sept. 18th 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free Registration for Children 8-12 years of age Contact: Suzanne MacVicar, Music Director at 519-526-7189 to register PASTOR DAVID WOOD 119 John’s Ave.,Auburn 519-526-1131 www.huronchapel.org 9:30 a.m. Sunday School & Small Groups 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Corporate Prayer Service THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Welcomes you to come and worship with us Parish of New Beginnings Morning Prayer - September 14 Trinity, Blyth 9:30 a.m. 519-523-9595 St. John's, Brussels 11:15 a.m. 519-887-6862 MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 519-887-9831 Wheelchair accessible ~ Nursery care available 11:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship - Sunday School 9:30 am - Sunday Belgrave Service Service The Sunday service at the Thresher Reunion included a tribute to the Vincent family and to members of the Association who have passed away. The service was led by Pastor Les Cook, fourth from left. (Vicky Bremner photo) Head. Heart. Hands. Health. Help Wanted. Right now, 4-H needs volunteers to work with youth in your area. We also need you to encourage neighbours and co-workers to do the same. Join for the projects, for the competitions, for everything that helped you get where you are today. 4-H-Canada.ca/join_again