HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-11-20, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008. PAGE 7.On Friday, Nov. 7, members of theHullett Masonic Lodge #568 heldtheir annual ladies’ night at theLondesborough Community Hall.The evening was emceed by MasonJohn Jewitt. Women of the United
Church Women catered the meal.
Guest speaker for the evening was
Dr. Beverley Lee, daughter of
Mason Jack Lee and wife, Helen.
Her talk was titled, BuildingPeaceful communities.All her life it seems Beverley hasbeen dealing with the three Rs, shesaid. Her education led her to acareer in teaching where she taught
reading, writing and ’rithmetic. Bev
was always taking courses to keep
herself abreast of changes in
education and eventually became a
principal. Although she has retiredfrom teaching, she continues toeducate herself. Her latest adventurehas been studying law.Now Beverley finds herselfdealing with a new set of three Rs –
resolve conflicts, repair harm and
restore relationships. She works as a
mediator and uses the three Rs
within situations involving families,
friendships, workplaces,communities and the world.Restorative approaches to aconflict situation means working‘with’ people, giving them the skillsthey need for effective conflict
resolution; not resolving things ‘for’
people. When called to assist in a
conflict, Dr. Lee encourages open,
healthy, non-aggressive debates.
Persons need to listen, to ask
restorative questions and take time
outs to consider.
She maintains peaceful schools,
families, work environments and
communities will be realized when
restorative, peace-building practices
are embedded in all aspects of daily
living.
Ladies’ night at Masonic Lodge
Teachers and pupils of Hullett
Central Public School made their
way up the hill to Londesborough
United Church on Nov. 11 to hold
their annual Remembrance Day
service. Organized by Mrs. Pickell
this service involves every pupil in
the school. I marvelled again this
year at the respectfulness and
quietness of the pupils. Each year
community persons take this unique
opportunity to remember.
Three members of the student
council, Courtney Middegaal,
Kelsey Falconer and Nicole
Middegaal emceed the service.
Damian Riley-Cronk was the
morning’s flag bearer.
Both the primary and junior
choirs, conducted by Mrs. Barnett,
offered remembrance songs. The
primary number, Song for Peace,
encouraged everyone to sing out
around the world for peace for
children everywhere.
The junior number We can Make a
Difference stated “It’s up to you and
me to make the world a better place.”
Barb Bosman accompanied the
choirs.
Tom Dunbar’s talk to the children
was a history of the custom of
wearing a poppy for remembrance.
All the children know of the poem
In Flanders Fields, written during
the First World War by Lt. Col. John
McCrae.
Mr. Dunbar related how the poem
was printed in magazines around the
world. The poem particularly
affected a woman in England who
decided to wear a poppy every day
to remind people of the war still
being fought.
Following her example, the
practice was adopted by the people
of France and eventually all the
allied countries to show respect for
those who had died.
Tom told the pupils about the
factory in England that was begun to
make poppies for Remembrance
Day that employed only veterans
and/or their families. Today, that
factory continues to operate.
Poppies should remind all of the
terribleness of war, he stated. They
are worn to show people remember
and to help them learn to find
peaceful resolutions.
An interesting addition to his story
about the poppy was telling all about
a new custom that has begun to help
people remember. In Ottawa and six
other cities across Canada and in
London, England at dark, for a week
leading up to Remembrance Day, a
light projects onto the cenotaphs
pictures of members of the armed
forces who paid the ultimate
sacrifice.
He prayed for peace for everyone
throughout the world.
Two representatives from each
classroom placed the class wreath by
the cross at the front of the church.
Poppy, Poppy recited by the
kindergarten class said that loving
each other is how to start working
for peace. I wear a poppy to show I
remember those who fought for me
was the sentiment in the poem, Little
Poppy from Grade 1. Remembrance
Day, the poem from Grade 2/3 spoke
about the important things to
remember about the world as a result
of war. Letters of the word peace
were held up by pupils. In their
choral poem, We Remember. Grade
3 posed the question, “How do we
thank the mothers, doctors, heroes,
etc?
The pupils from Grade 4/5 offered
short poems and held up individual
posters about Remembrance Day.
Personal poems and stories done in
class by pupils of Grade 5/6 and
Grade 7/8 revealed they all
understand how different the world
would be without the sacrifices of
the armed forces.
Also evident in these readings was
the knowledge that those left behind
during and after the wars, suffered
too.
The service closed with the
singing of Let There Be Peace on
Earth.
There were 15 tables of euchre
players at the card party at the
Londesborough Community Hall on
Friday evening, Nov. 14 hosted by
the Happy Gang Seniors.
Winning first place with 84 points
were John and George. Close behind
with a score of 83 were Edythe and
Doreen. Kay and Myrtle took third
place with 77 points.
Two couples shared the prize for
the most lone hands. Stuart Wilson
and Alex Townsend and Wilmer and
Marie Glousher both played six lone
hands successfully.
The next card party in
Londesborough will be held on Dec.
12.
15 tables in play
at Gang’s euchre
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Students hold special service
In 2005, the United Church of
Canada published a series of study
sessions for the church entitled,
Water In Focus. The purpose was to
encourage spiritual development,
education and action on water issues
in Canada. That was the theme for
the morning service at
Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, Nov. 16 led by the senior
choir.
The children spent their time at the
front with Barb Bosman. They filled
a large pail with large stones, then
added small pebbles and sand. The
pail seemed full, just as the lives of
children are with school activities
and studies, with extra interests and
family times.
However, the children were quick
to realize that there was still plenty
of room to add water to the pail.
Mrs. Bosman asked them to think of
God’s love/spirit as the water. No
matter how busy or full life is there
is always room for God in their lives.
The responsive psalm, Psalm 98
spoke of God as ruler of the earth.
The scripture passage from Isaiah
55: 1-3, 10-13 speaks of God’s
provision of both earthly and
spiritual waters.
The anthem was titled Tell Them
I’m a Child of God.
An aborted baptism delivered the
message that morning. The Water
sisters were in attendance, Meredith
(Marjorie), Claire (Irene), Beth
(Laura) and Morgan (Brenda) to be
part of the baptism for Beth’s
daughter, Brooke. Caught in the
middle of the family issues was Rev.
Shore played by Harry Lear. The
play was intended to raise awareness
of over-consumption, pollution,
climate change, the impact of water
exports and bottled water. The
attempt by one sister to use the
occasion, and her dirty water, to be
political resulted in no baptism.
The message follow-up noted that
water is the basic structure of the
planet. All life is related to water.
Water is God’s gift of life to people
and for their spirits. Every part of
creation is thirsty. But people are as
thirsty for God as they are for water
– thirsty for Spirit, for justice and for
right actions. Then Christians filled
with the Holy Spirit, can become
springs of water, places of
refreshment and hope for the thirsty
of the world.
A meeting of the official board for
Londesborough United will begin at
7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24.
The junior youth group will meet
at Hullett Central School on Friday,
Nov. 21 from 7 - 9 p.m. for games
and devotions.
The senior choir will gather for
practice on Nov. 23 at 10 a.m.
Senior choir leads service