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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-07-18, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990. Christian puppeteer k puppet show in the Lions pavilion ended the week of vacation Bible School in Blyth. Many parents and youngsters took part in the event. From the Minister9 s Study Canadians need a wider vision Discipleship, topic of minister’s sermon Greeters for the Sunday, July 15 . which lead to good discipleship: BY REV. CAMERON McMILLAN MINISTER, BRUSSELS AND ETHEL UNITED CHURCHES Whep our nation was founded, a religious title was chosen for our name. We called ourselves: “The Dominion of Canada.’’ We got that name from a verse in the Bible in Zachariah: “And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the end of the earth.’’ Our founders had a glorious vision of a nation that would stretch from Atlantic to Pacific, from the St. Lawrence, prairie and Pacific mountain rivers northward to the North Pole, the end of the earth. It was a wonderful dream, that became reality in 1871, when the Province of British Columbia was added to our federation and our nation did indeed stretch from sea to sea. In 1990, there is talk of breaking up our federation. Quebec might How do you do? Matthew Smith (left)asPuff the Magic Dragon meets Justin Johnston as Peter Pan in a mixed up fairy tale told as part of the presentation of the youth theatre project of the Blyth Festival Friday. Youngsters showed off the work they had been doing for the past two weeks. 4H members take part in judging The regular meeting of the Lucknow Calf Club was held July 4 at 8 p.m. at the farm of Steve and Scott Rintoul. Members took part in the judg­ ing of a group of four heifers. Harry Brindley was the official judge, and members were helpedj with their reasons in placing the animals. The business part of the meeting followed. President Dianne Black was in charge and Maryon Dow separate from us. If she goes, other Western provinces say they might also separate. I think that in recent years, we have been narrowing our focus too much. We have been looking at the rights that different groups that make up our Canadian society ought to have: The French speaking people, aboriginals, women, various ethnic groups. These are all important matters. The experience of the past three years has shown that it is imposs­ ible to define them all together, and have them all accepted unani­ mously, at the same time. We need to catch a wider vision of what unites us all together as Canadians, something of the vision of a dominion that the founders of our nation possessed. I wish that every Canadian could have the experience that our family had of spending a year abroad away from recorded the minutes. Don Alton discussed cross-breeding and what to look for in the selection of breeding stock to achieve desired results and why some classes are more suitable for cross-breeding than others. The club made plans to have a booth at the Lucknow Farm Show on July 13 and 14. They plan to sell popcorn. Don Alton and family will host a pre-show day at their family Canada. Only when you are out of the country for a very long time, do you realize how much you miss it and how much it means to you. We enjoyed our year living in Australia. However, we missed our family, friends and often longed for the sight of familiar Canadian places and faces. When we finally landed in Mon­ treal, after our long trip westward around the world, the Customs officer looked at our passport and noted the many strange countries we had visited in the past 12 months. “You have been away for a long time’’ he said. “Welcome home.” His words brought tears to our faces. We were indeed glad to be home, able to have this nation to return to. “O, Canada, our home and native land!” May we always “stand on guard for Thee!” farm on August 19. Tim Earley will be on hand to offer advice to the members. Remember July 28 at Seaforth Lions Park. Join in the fun to help celebrate the 75th anniversary of 4H. Lucknow Calf Club has a baseball team ready for some stiff competition and some fun as well. The next meeting is at the farm of Warren and Eric Andrew on July 25 at 7:30 p.m. service at Blyth United Church were Fred and Hanny Meier. Ushers were Jack Wharton and Doug Howatt. The opening hymn was “O Worship the King” with “O Mas­ ter Let Me Walk with Thee” being the second hymn. Cheryl Cronin favoured the congregation with two solos, “How long has it been” and “It is no Secret”. The scripture reading was from Luke 10: 38-42 which was the basis of Rev. Ramirez’s sermon “In­ struction in Discipleship”. The scripture tells of Jesus visiting the home of Martha and Mary. Mary seats herself at the feet of Jesus and listens to his words. Martha is very busy prepar­ ing and serving her guest, and becomes disheartened as she la­ bours alone. She finds fault with Mary’s lack of help and even asks Jesus to tell Mary to help her. Jesus answered, “Martha, you have many- cares and troubles because you lack one thing. Mary has chosen this one thing and it shall not be taken away from her.” Rev. Ramirez said “In our lives we sometimes get so caught up in our own interests, work, or social activities, that we have not time to think of spiritual needs”. An example was given of a father who worked so hard and long to provide the material things for his family, that he neglected to take time to sit and talk with his wife and children. A few years later he found he had separated himself from his family to the extend he no longer knew the interests or thoughts of his own wife and children. Rev. Ramirez made three points July 22 Pentecost 7 MORNING PRAYER Blyth No Service We welcome you to come and worship with us! 1 BLYTH CHRISTIAN Z|A REFORMEDCHURCH HIGHWAY4,BLYTH Rev. W.H. Lammers Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School 11:00a.m. The Church of the “Back to God Hour” and “Faith20” - Back to God Hour 10:30a.m. CKNX, Sunday Faith 20 5:00 a.m. weekdays, Global T.V. ALL VISITORS WELCOME Brussels 11:15 a.m. HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH AUBURN PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE 526-7515 10:00 a.m. * Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Morning Service 8:00 p.m. - Evening Service Wednesday - Discipleship Training Friday - 7:30 - Youth Melville Presbyterian Church BRUSSELS Rev. Carolyn McAvoy For the month of July worship with the Brussels United Church at 11:00a.m. First, we should be like Mary, eager and willing to listen to Jesus. Secondly, we must guard against being like Martha who put too much importance on material things and what she was doing. Even though what Martha was doing was very worthwhile, she was not doing it in the right spirit, which brings us to the final point. The one thing we need is to receive this right spirit from the word of God. Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. This is the spiritual food we need to become good disciples of Christ, and which no man can take away from us. The closing hymn was “Take My Life and Let it Be”. Murray Smith graduated from grade 13 L.D.S.S., Listowel and plans to further his studies in health sciences at University of Western Ontario, London. Proud parents are Larry and Elaine Smith, RR 3, Brussels. ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA REV. DAVID FULLER, B.A., M. DIV.