HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-08-23, Page 16Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hughes
The Minister’s Study
‘Our attitudes influence others’
Couple weds in Ottawa
JAMIESON - HUGHES
Kevin Walter Hughes and Hea
ther Lynn Jamieson, both of Ot
tawa, were united in holy matri
mony at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church in Ottawa on June 24, 1989.
Reverend James Peter Jones offici
ated at the ceremony.
The couple are the children of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes of
Ottawa and Reverend and Mrs.
Victor Jamieson of RR 5, Brussels.
Mrs. Ann Thakkar of Vancouver,
a sister of the bride, was the
matron of honour. Bridal attend
ants included: Laurie Sivyer of
Kitchener and Kim Quellette of
Ottawa, both friends of the bride.
A friend of the groom, Daren
McFarlane of Ottawa acted as best
man, while Ken Jamieson of
Brussels, a brother of the bride and
Attila Somogyi of Ottawa, a friend
of the groom, were ushers.
A scripture reading was done by
Mr. Ted Sivyer of Kitchener, a
close friend of the Jamieson family.
Organist for the occasion was
Mr. Anthony E. King.
Guests attending the wedding
travelled from Vancouver, Calgary,
Toronto, Brussels, Kitchener,
Kingston, Sudbury, Picton and
Renfrew.
A reception was held at the
Radisson Hotel after which the
couple left for a honeymoon trip to
Niagara Falls and London. Upon
returning the newlyweds are resid
ing in Ottawa.
BY THE REV.
BONNIE COLE ARNAL
WALTON - BLUEVALE
PASTORAL CHARGE
When I lived in the city, a
neighbour happened to see my
dad, who was visiting, walking
down the street one day. Even
though she had never met my dad
before, she knew it just had to be'
my dad. Do you know how she
knew? Not because we look alike --
I resemble my mother in appearr
ance - but because we walk alike.
Apparently I imitate my father’s
style of walking. Unconsciously, I
have learned that from him. Child
ren tend to copy and learn from
their parents, even though at
times, especially during the teen
years, the children will not admit
it!
Our own attitudes can influence
others. Perhaps something like this
has happened to you. You are at
home and the day is a good one and
you are feeling on top of the world.
Everyone else seems to be in good
spirits too. Then someone who is in
a bad mood walks in. You can just
see the storm clouds gathered
around that person. They snarl at
the first person they see. First
thing you know those two are
arguing; then it spreads and the
whole family is angry and miser
able. Or it can work the other way.
If someone in your group is
enthusiastic about something in
particular, that enthusiasm can
spread. Soon everyone is feeling
energetic and ready to tackle a new
challenge.
We may think of ourselves as
just ‘ordinary people’. But whether
we like it or not we are models for
others. People do copy us. It may
be our children or our grandchild
ren. It may be our co-workers, our
teammates, the other members of a
group or club. How many people
have we influenced today? What
kind of a model have we provided?
As Christians we are all called to
model a way of life based on Jesus’
actions and teaching. He put
human need first. When he en
countered those in need of healing
it didn’t matter to him whether or
not it was the sabbath. It didn’t
matter to him if the religious
authorities got huffy about that. He
talked with the woman at the well;
it didn’t matter that she was a
Samaritan and an outcast. He went
where he was invited; it didn’t
matter that he dined at the homes
of people labeled as sinners. He
was there to show God’s love and
care to those who needed it most,
even though what he did was often
not the popular thing to do.
To model ourselves after Jesus is
not an easy task. Indeed it is a real
challenge. Our Christian commit
ment is for more than an hour of
worship on Sunday. It is for each
hour of each day. It means taking a
stand for those in need even when
that may not be the popular thing
to do. But even though it is difficult
to model ourselves after Jesus,
such effort brings its own reward.
For there is joy in being in the
service of Christ.
ANGLICAN CHURCH
OF CANADA
Aug. 27/89 Pentecost 15
MORNING PRAYER
LAY READER
9:15 a.m. 11:15a.m.
Trinity Blyth St. John’s, Brussels
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
King Street
Sunday, Mr. George Cowan, Speaker
August27 11:00a.m. Morning Worship
This is the day that the Lord hath made.
Settlers established Westfield church
BY EVA SNELL
Westfield congregation had its
birth as far back as 1854, when it
was called Hoover’s Church, owing
to the fact that Adam Hoover and
his family formed the nucleus of
the first church. Mr. Hoover was
born in 1824 in Perth County. A
tinner by trade, he came to East
Wawanosh and settled on Lot 31,
Con. 5, the farm now occupied by
James Campbell. In 1851 he was
married to Ellen Johnson of God
erich Township. They were con
sidered to be the first settlers in
this district.
When their home was establish
ed Mr. Hoover sent a request to
Clinton for apreaching place to be
established in their home. This was
done by Rev. Alex Campbell, a
Wesleyan Methodist minister in
1854. Later services were held in
the log school house which was
built in 1856 and situated on the
Hoover farm.
In 1870 a frame church was
erected on the corner of Mr.
Hoover’s farm (Douglas Camp
bell’s) near the school. In this
church, the seats were rough
planks set on blocks of wood. An
aisle ran down the centre with the
men and boys sitting on one side of
the church and the women and girls
on the other side. Eventually this
practice was done away with.
Mr. Hoover was the first Sunday
School superintendent followed by
Mr. John McCullough. Rev. Dow
ler was the first minister of this
mission.
From 1854 to 1870 Westfield was
a Mission, but in 1870 it was linked
with Donnybrook and Auburn to
form the new Auburn circuit.
The following is a list of the
ministers who served this church
over the years:
1854 - Rev. Alex Campbell
1856 - Rev. Dowler
1870 - Rev. Henry Kellam
1871 - Rev. P. C. Burke
1881 - Rev. A. E. Smith
1884 - Rev. James Caswell
1886 - Rev. John Turner
1887 - Rev. J. R. Isaacs
1888 - Rev. Francis Swan
1893 - Rev. William Baugh
1896 - Rev. C. Cousens
Cheryl Cronin leads Blyth hymn sing
1899 - Rev. John Kennedy
1902 - Rev. Thomas B. Coupland
1905 - Rev. John G. Fallis
1906 - Rev. A. E. Jones
1910 - Rev. R. A. Miller
1914 - Rev. William Conway
1917 - Rev. F. S. O’Kell
1919 - Rev. A. E. Millson
1922 - Rev. P. S. Baynes
1926 - Rev. W. R. Alp
1930 - Rev. W. J. Mortimer D.D.
1935 - Rev. Hugh W. Wilson
1942 - Rev. W. G. Rose
1943 - Rev. Harold J. Snell B.A.
1947 - Rev. Arthur J. Hewitt
1950 - Rev. Clarence C. Washing
ton
1956 - Rev. Robert Hiltz
1959 - Rev. R. M. Sweeney
1961 - Rev. Charles Lewis
1964 - Rev. Ure Stewart
1965 - Rev. J. Wheeler
Rev. Ure Stewart and Mr. Colin
Fingland supplied.
1966 - 1969 - Rev. Maldwyn
Roberts
1969 - Rev. Kenneth Knight
1971 - Rev. R. Brubacker
1974 - Rev. Ron Curl
1975 - Rev. Wesley Ball
1979 - 88 Pastor Don Vair
HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY
CHURCH
AUBURN
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE 526-7515
10 a.m. - Family Bible School
11 a.m. - Morning Worship
8 p.m. - Evening Service
Wed., 8 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study
Melville
Presbyterian Church
BRUSSELS ,
Rev. Carolyn McAvoy
11 A.M. MORNING SERVICE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:30 A.M. BELGRAVE SERVICE
The Sunday, August 20 service
at Blyth United Church opened
with a sing-song of favourite hymns
led by Cheryl Cronin. Greeters
were Fred and Mary Howson.
Flowers in the church sanctuary
were placed in loving memory of
Alice Anstay by her sister Margar
et Caldwell and from the funeral of
Thomas Inglis by John and Mary
Lou Stewart. Following the scrip
ture reading from Ephesians 5
(15-20) a lovely solo entitled “He”
was sung by Grace Poore, accom
panied by John Ramirez on the
piano.
Passing the offertory plates were
Jack, Agnes and Laurie Wharton
and Dick Poore.
It was announced that Mrs.
Pbylis Boal will be the new music
director and organist starting Sep
tember 3. A hearty welcome is
extended to her from choir and
congregation.
The theme for the sermon was
“Making the most of your time”.
In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians
v.15 he writes “See then that ye
walk circumspectly, not as fools,
but as wise”. Jesus also said to his
disciples, “Be wise as serpents, yet
innocent as doves, we are as sheep
sent out into the midst of wolves”.
Rev. Ramirez said we live in age
where evil surrounds us, we must
make the most of our time by being
wise in order to protect ourselves
from danger.
Second, he said, we must try to
understand the will of our Lord,
v.17 “Wherefore be ye not unwise
but understanding what the will of
the Lord is.” To understand God’s
will we must be filled with the holy
spirit and in order to do this we
must open ourselves to Him
through prayer.
In v.18 “And be not drunk with
wine wherein is excess but be filled
with the Spirit.”
Paul recognized that many peo
ple wasted their time in drinking,
doing no good for themselves or
people around them and that they
should engage in spiritual activities
such as prayer, hymn singing and
scripture reading in order to enrich
their lives.
Third, to make good use of our
time we must give thanks for
everything. Even when things go
wrong - a business fails, health
declines, a marriage fails, etc. - a
true Christian will still offer thanks
to his Lord and will be a better
person for doing so.
The closing hymn was “Take My
Life and Let it Be”.
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