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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-01-17, Page 3Remember Our on 1881 Rodger SI LVERPLATE 20 Piece Service for 4 59111?!S/30.00 3 patterns to choose from MAYER'S JEWELLERY Where Personal Serivce is still Important Member BHA BRUSSELS 887-9000 Open Friday Night Until 9 ENJOYING A MEAL — Brussels council members, the. PUC and the village clerk and his secretary enjoyed a meal at the Brussels Inn last Monday before getting back to a Brussels council meeting. (Photo by Langlois) Schools shut by storms (Continued from Page 1) Wednesday, there really weren't many people there. In fact there were only eight in the Grade 8 class. Grey Central was closed on both Wednesday and Thursday of the first stormy week and on Friday it was only partially open because some of the buses didn't make it in. Secretary Joan Bateman said there was approximately two thirds attendance that day. The Walton Public School was also closed on Wednesday and Thursday and was open on Friday, according to Marie Toll, principal. East Wawanosh school in Bel- grave was closed that Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Doris Robinson, secretary said the back roads around the area were really slippery. The storm also meant a lot of work for the snowplows. Ross Engel, road super- intendent of Grey Township said they were plowing on Wednesday of the first week of January and they tired it again on Thursday but the visiblity was bad so they came back in. On Friday they were out quite early because of the buses, Mr. Engel said. But during the storm, "the visibility was the whole problem. You couldn't see beyond the front of the snow plow," Fe said. Bill McArter, road • superintendent, of Morris Township said the Morris snowplows were out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, usually starting out at 4 o'clock in the morning. Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Post Want Ads. Dial Brussels 887-6641. Correction In a report on last week's Brussels council meeting two errors were made. David Hastings is not on the recreation committee as reported and the free rabies clinic is to be held Friday, January 19 not January 13. The Post regrets any inconvenience these errors may have caused. J.E. LONGSTAFF -OPTOMETRIST.. SEA FORTH 527-1240 Monday to Friday 9-5:30 Saturday 9-12:00 FREE PARKING ON PREMISES absed Wednesdays By Appointment QUALITY NEARLY ALWAYS COST LESS .!:ti Fresh PORK RIBLETS 79t. SlicedEAKFAST BACON THE BRUSSELS POST, JANUARY 17, 1979 — Ingham hospital has chaplain service QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTSMANSHIP Open EVery Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 158; WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK H & N DAIRY SYSTEMS LTD. Sales, Service & Installation of MIlmversol BRUSSELS pipelines & milking parlours R.R.4 WALTON Wingham Memorial Shop BY HENRY HESS IN THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES A hospital can be a lonely place for a person who is from out of town or has few friends or relatives in the area. And the need for companionship, advice or re- assurance cannot always be met by the busy nurses and doctors. This is one of the basic reasons for the new volunteer chaplaincy service established to provide pastoral care to patients at Wingham and District Hospital. The service, a joint venture of the hospital and area clergy, has been in operation for just a month and is still considered 'ex- perimental'. It is organized to provide a chaplain either at the hospital or on call 24-hours a day throughout the year. Each of the participating ministers is 'on' for four days a month. During this time he or she spends an hour at the hospital in the evening visiting with patients and is also on 24-hour call if a patient should request a chaplain. Bill Woodley, the new director of nursing, explains the pastoral care service as a reflection of the hospital's desire to treat the whole patient. "Only in recent times has the spiritual aspect been considered essential if full healing is to occur." Doctors want to treat the spiritual side of the patient, but lack the minister's ex- pertise, he said. He noted that many hospitals are starting chaplaincy services and that provision of such a service has even been tied into hospital accreditation stand. ards. Under the 1977 revised standards a hospital must either have a pastoral care service or be working on one. It is also part of the wholistic approach to health care, he added. Rev. John Swan of Wingham, the coordinating chaplain for the service, described a chaplain as a liaison between the patient and the hospital .staff or the family, adding he feels that healing and religion are coming together again. The two were very close at the time of the Crusades, but later got widely separated, he said. Both he and Mr. Woodley emphasized the service is strictly voluntary on both sides: it is not forced on anyone and is not intended to take the place of a patient's own minister. It is primarily aimed at filling the vacuum created when a patient is from out of town or cannot contact his or her own pastor. Nor is it limited to patients : the chaplains will also pro- vide counselling for hospital staff if requested. Mr. Swan said the Wingham . hospital had a chaplaincy service in the past but it wasn't really or- ganized. Under the current system an executive commit- tee, composed of Rev. Robert Armstrong of Wingham, Rev. Wilena Brown of Blue- vale and Rev. William Munshaw of Lucknow, meets monthly with the co- ordinating chaplain to iron out details. Other ministers participating in the service are. Rev. Barry Passmore, Rev. Ron Baker, Lt . Ia n Trainor, Rev. Tony Sonderup and Pastor Len Fex from Wingham and Rev. Orrance Laramie from Fordwich. Mr. Swain said he is hoping to interest more area ministers in taking part so the time commitment can be reduced. Operation Life/ttila Are you well nourished, or just well fed? Be sure you are getting a well balanced and nutritious diet by draw- :ng from each of the four major food groups as out- lined in Canada's Food Guide. American Airlines * * * Super Saver * * * Return Airfare From Toronto To: Midweek Weekend Phoenix $226. '263. Los Angeles '245. $266. New York $ 74. $86. Palm Springs '250. $292. There are advance purchase requirements on this airfare and other restrictions. The super- saver is also available to several more destinations. Please call our office for complete details. 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