HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-10-08, Page 18From the Minister's Study THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1986. PAGE 19.
Look around and see the blessedness of God
BY REV. PATT NUNN
ANGLIC AN PARISH PRIEST
BRUSSELS, BLYTH, AUBURN
This week we will celebrate not
only our national Thanksgiving
holiday, but in some Christian
communities, also the ancient
Harvest Festival. For many of us
we look around - and see the
blessedness of God.
In many ways our lives have
been touched by God’s hand and
with this knowledge we can never
live again as though we were alone.
On the other hand, we also
experience problems and heart
aches and we hunger for meaning
and dignity in our lives. We
experience none of this without the
compassionate love of God that
embraces us in the worst as well as
the best of times. God’s love
therefore calls us to be in relation
ship with all God’s children, our
Bly th United joins in
worldwide communion
Worldwide communion Sunday
was observed in Blyth United
Church on Oct. 19.
Mr. Bauman based his sermon
on Paul’s message to Timothy in
Second Timothy, Chapter 1, verses
1-14. He stressed the need of
fellowship among Christians.
The choir sang “God reveals his
presence’’. John Sanderson, Wil
liam Young, Melda McElroy, Vera
brothers and sisters.
They also have needs, desires
and problems. They also hunger
for meaning and dignity. Particu
larly, as we celebrate this coming
weekend may we be open to
knowing the real gifts of life, the
loving relationships, the caring
support and the concerned invol ve-
ment of others. As the people of
Canada, we truly know the full
meaning of Thanksgiving. The
gifts we receive are so numerous
and freely given that we often
overlook them completely.
People who work with their
hands, particularly farmers and
their families, are very much in the
forefront of our minds these days.
As we give thanks, we want to
celebrate the gifts of health and
strength to work with those hands
and the intelligence to know what
to do with them.
In this time of thanksgiving, our
Badley, John Blake, Dick Poore,
Harvey Snell and Earl Fyfe were
the serving elders.
Mary and Fred Howson were the
greeters.
The Sunday School students are
bringing gifts for “Survival
Through Friendship House’’ in
Goderich and will worship with the
congregation next Sunday. Store
coupons are also being collected
for this centre.
thoughts focus on God’s goodness
and on the material things which
make life enjoyable and pleasant
for which we are properly grateful.
Let us broaden our thanks, though,
to include the experience of finding
new worth and feeling good about
ourselvesthroughthe covenant,
relationship of love with God by
which we have become God’s
people.
In our journeys of faith, may we
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from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: At the Blyth Christian
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What will this seminar cover:
Session I examines our hang
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Session II examines what it
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Please pre-register by calling
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be open to being taught by God to
identify with others, those whose
lives have been stark, barren of the
success and achievement most of
us take for granted. May we be
open to sharing both ourselves and
our material goods so that other
I Blyth Christian
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Rev. Roger Gelwicks
WorshipServices 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday School 11:00a.m.
The Church of the ‘ ‘ Back to God Hour” and ‘‘Faith 20”
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Brussels
United Church
King Street
Thanksgiving
Family Worship
Service
11 a.m. Sunday, October12
BO N ursery and supervisory care for babies and pre-school children
E Minister- Reverend Charles Carpentier
“ComeYe
Thankful People
Come
people too, may also share in our
blessings.
Because of our learning to ‘ ‘live
simply so that others may simply
live,” may we help Thanksgiving
become an experience of all
humanity.
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