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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-08-01, Page 10• • • • ; ' • • • 'Par j0!1aeluiOw Seutlue4 Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Child Abuse.. and your. EY DOROTHY SIMPSON CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY Child abuse is a complex problem that can take on many forms. The abuse can be physical, emotional, sexu- al and negtective. The effects of abuse can be harmful to the growth andlevelopment of the child. In extremes it can and has lead to death. The Child Welfare Act requires that. "every person having information of the abandonment, desertion, physical ill-treatment or need for protection of a child, shall report the information to a Children's Aid Society or Crown Attorney." Too often people leave it alone feeling that involvement , can only harm the situation, What most people don't realize•is that the abuser needs help as • well as the child. The Child- ren's Aids main purpose is to help the family solve the prOblem. They try to keep 'the child in the home. Some- • tirnes they have to remove the child from their home, but, it's done in the best interest of the child,. The abuse can come from the parents; substitute par- ents, brother and sisters, relatives •and temporary guardians. Seventy-five per cent of all reported cases are committed by the childs par- ents. Some of these parents were battered children them- • selves and this is the only form of rearing they know. • Child abusers are people with serious problems who need help. Anyone can rec- ognize or suspect abuse. In some cases the ',abuser .' aware -andafraid of 'what they are doing, some seek help. The reasons foF t)le abuse can be caused by stress brought to the break, in g point by intolerable pres- sures. The abuser may feel that they are doing this in the best interest of the child and see nothing wrong with it. When abuse results from ignorance, frustration, isola- tion or unrelieved respensib- ility, education in child dev- elopment and understanding can help. A greater emphasis is needed on the education of the general public and pro- ' fessionals about the nature of the problem and the import- ance of repOrting suspected cases. • When a child is removed temporarily the society helps both. 'parents and child un- derstand each others needs for eventual reunion of the family. In some cases where the parents do not respond to help, the best solution is the permanent removal of the child. All decisions for this are done by Family .Court Judges on authority of the Child Welfare Act. • Everyone must recognize • the existance and causes of child abuse. They should be prepared to get involved in detection and or reporting of suspected cases.. •Cases should be reported immed- iately while evidence of injury still exists. •Some People have difficulties tak- ing the first step if they suspect abuse. Others find it hard to deal with their own. hostilities towards the alleg- ed abuser. What most people are forgetting is the need for both the abuser and the abused to get help before it's too 'late. ... to refugee crisis As, a result of an agree- ment signed by the Canadian • Government and The United Church of Canada, sponsor- , ship of :refugees from all , parts of the world by Unites Church congregations will be.: speeded up. The agreement not, only Y applies to the 'boat people" from Southeast Asia, but also to refugees from 'such coun— tries as Nicaragua, Argen- • tina, Chile and parts of -Africa. Dr. Donald G. Ray, Sec- retary of the General Council of The United' Church, sign- - ed the agreement on behalf of the Church. "The agree.: ment covers refugees with special needs, not just those • with education and works skills" he said. "Our'people rnents in the • sponsorship plans of United Church Past- , oral Charges. F'revious ex- - perience indicates that con- gregations honour their corn:. •t '. itments to support refuges ss". A Pastoral Charge'is •, , ade up of one or more con- gregations, with one overall Official Board. , Hamilton Conference, with some 243 Pastoral Charges • covering the area from Miss- issauga to port Rowan and as far north. as Tobermory, has been. given authority by our National Church to approve applications , for congreaga- tions and United Church groups within this area. After Conference approval. a letter is priyvided which can be taken to the appropriate Employment and Immigra- tion Office. The office Will then telex- Bangkok for a family. Applications and enquiries have come in from all areas of the Conference. Contact Edward J. Kersey (416)659-3343. ' are not limiting their com- g passion to 'the cream of the crop' but have ensured that tney can also sponsor pers- ons with physical and social handicaps'. • "The Church has guaran- • teed the financial .,•.... ... ... . .. ' .. .. . . . .. .. , . commit- hurehresponds \ 1 MALI TAYLOR Married in Belgrave Knox United Church, Bel - grave was decorated with white and blue silk bows with hand crafted roses in their centres and lighted candel- abra enhanced with pink and white silk flowers for the wedding of Doreen Margaret Taylor of Belgrame and Jack Louis Mali of Hoiyrood. Rev. John Roberts of Belgrave performed the double, ring ceremony on Saturday, July 7,:1974 at 3.30 p.m. The bride is the daughter of ;Margaret and Lawrence Taylor of Belgrave and the groom's parents are Rose and John Praprost of Si. Catharines. The bride given in marriage by her father, wore a romantically styled snow white gown of chiffonet with a gathered b eflow- ing' to, bishop sle . The bodice featured a ped neckline. and all Vent lace vest. The full flared skirt featured a. chapel -length train. .A Juliet headpiece held a veil trimmed with Venise lace. She carried delicate pink silk roses and baby's breath on a while Bible. • Donelda Lamont of Bel - grave was maid of honour • wearing a long pink floral goWn with ivory background of chiffon. The bloused bqd ice had a scoop neckline. nd split .sleeves. The three aier skirt was gathered at he waistline with a tie back. he, carried deep pink sil roes with Mail..swhite Wens add. Ole woea pink' r se in her air.; ; • BrWesfilaid were Joyce ThoitipsOn of R. 2 Lucknow, Brenda Mali, of Calgary, Alberta andi Heather Currie of R. 3 Wingham. They wore gowns similar to the maid of honour. Trisha Taylor of k. 5 Wingham was the flower girl. She wore a light \pink cotton polyester floor I gth dress with a delicately eat - ed bodice, puffed sle ves and Peter Pan collar. t he carried light pink silk roses with baby's breath And wore a. headband of pink macs and baby' d breath. Pasquale Urso of Sudbury was groomsman and Giglio Tonelli, Sudbury, • Robert Gordon, Belgrave and Stelyio Bandiera of Toronto ushered the guests, The groom and his attend- ants wore blue peak lapel • tuxedoes and the groom wore a bouttonniere of pink roses while the groomsmen wore white carnation boutodnier es. Theiot:ganist, Alison Rob= erts, !eyed The Hoinecom- ing while the bride and her attendants' ' entered ' the church. She accompanied the soloist, George Cull, when he sang Turn . Around, We've ' Only Just Begun, I Believe and The Wedding Hymn. The Wingham Legion was decorated with pink candles and vases of pansies on th tables for the reception which followed. • The bride? s mother receiv- ed Wearing a long deep pink gown of polyester interlock , • • : knit featuring •a removable lace jacket and pleated skirt. She wore a corsage of dusty pink silk roses and baby's 1 i breath. . . The grcietres mother as- sittecl wearing peacock blue • cocktail dress of polyester interlock knit which had long sleeves 'and a V=neCkline. Her corsage was of pink silk roses. • The bride changed Ito ' a cocktail dress in shades of , brown with tie back sledves and V -neckline with a tie belt at the waist, for travelling. They: toured northern Ont- ario on their honeyrnobn. The rto ttple have taken up eside' de -at R. 3 Holyroc4 elr in is:employed at F. E. Madill - Secondary •in .Winghatn and the bride is . employed at the 'Winghatn ' and Area Day Centre for the, Homebound. • Attend CGIT camp council at Meneseturtg • Mrs. Laura. , Lee .Cayley, leader of Lucknow C.G.I.T. and member Kay Morrison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 'Gordon Morrison, attended Ontario C.G.I.T. Camp Council for nine days in July. Forty-five senior C,G.I.T. members from across Ont- ario and three from Quebec came to Camp Menesetung,i north of Goderich. The emphasis of the camp was on leadership skills. The girls were given choices of workshops such as Speaking Up and Speaking Out, Pray- er, .Bible Study Can Be Fun, Friendships and Group Wor- ship. The Bible Study; "Discov- ering Good News", led the girls to feel both personal growth and enrichment of Bible knowledge. The girls were able to do several crafts to take back to their own groups. Each night a different cabin did Vespers or Evening -Program. Special evening events included three. mov-, ,ing films and Worship in the Catacombs with the • bread and honey ritual. At -the closing banquet _each girl was presented with a green maple leaf to wear on LUCKNOW • ; UNITED.. LuCKNOW RevrolleuUsiF:caufttiCH CHRISTIANan • 1 - REFORMED t minwer 'CHURCH Joint Summer Services . • ' ' I At, South Ktnlolss C .7- Sunday, July 1, 8, 15 •? -Lucknow presbyierian Church. July 22, 29'; Aug. 5 ' , her uniformto show that she aftended Camp ,Council. The excellent weather kept the enthusiasm high and everyone 'had a won-derful time. kucKNoW .PRESBYTERIAN •CHURCH Rev. Wm. Munshaw B.A. M. Div. Joint Summer Services: South Kinloss July 88; 15 Lucknow Presbyterian July 22, 29. August,S Lucknow United August 12,19, 26. Sept. 2 • Minister Rev.' Doug Kaufman July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Minister Rev. Wn't Munshaw Aug. 5, 12; t9, 26. Sept. 2 Note: Services at 10 a.m. EVERYONE WELCOME ,( Rev. L. Van Staalduinen i 1 • SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 1 C . ? Service*: i 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. i ) Listen to the t Lucknow United Church Back to God Hour •i Aug. 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2 .i • ;• 10:30 a.m. CKNX • t ii t...-........................-.....-.....-...................1 it --.....-......................1.....-.................,.....1 • • Come to Lucknow's , Atig. 3, te`N6- • ,^ Work Pants Si.40 2rar $• I•M .30- . S More Specials OFF WHITE Painters $5.00 See Insert • CharNMan's • Work Clothing Welcomes You Everyday, LUCKNOW 528452'6