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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-01-13, Page 12BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH Rev. Cameron McMillan Church Office 887-6259 Manse 887-9313 Morning Worship "Jesus Light to all the World" Church School/Nursery 9:30 a.m. Ethel Morning Worship Church School "Lord of light, whose name outshineth all the stars and sons of space" 11 a.m. Z4-ISk BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH - HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH GUEST MINISTER: Rev. Heersink Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Church of the "Back to God Hour" and "Faith 20" Back to God Hour 10:30 a.m. CKNX Sunday Faith 20 5:00 a.m. Weekdays, Global T.V. Aft 'Visitors Wekome Wheelchair accessible PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993. London pastor leads CRC worship service On Sunday, Jan. 10 at Blyth Christian Reformed Church, Rev. John VanTil of London, lead the worship services. Don and Bonnie Bakelaar served as greeters, while Casey and Laurie Boven ushered parishioners to their pews. The opening hymn for the morning was "We Praise Thee 0 God," with Hinke Bakelaar playing the organ. The 10 Commandments were read, the with hymn of response "0 Jesus I Have Promised" following. Collections were taken up for the Church and Christian School. Scripture for the morning sermon was gleaned from Acts 9: 1-30, with the focal text chosen from Matthew 28, verses 19 and 20. The title of the message was, "How To Be A Disciple". Rev. VanTil outlined Saul's conversion from a life of persecuting Christians in the Book of Acts, to a life of commitment and love for Jesus. He then gave a brief outline of his own view of Christianity as a child and how he came to know the love and forgiveness of Christ, and that this comes before Gods wrath and judgement on us Christians. The gist of Rev. VanTil's message was that as "Disciples", or "Followers" of Christ we will desire to live our lives the way Christ wants us to. Rev. VanTil also suggested that as "Christians", our aim should be to gently encourage non-believers into the family of Christ for God's glory and our joy. The hymn of dedication to the morning lesson was No. 404, "Lord Speak To Me That I May Speak." In the afternoon Rev. VanTil spoke on "Surviving Responsi- bility" and he based this message .on Hebrews 10: 19-25. This coming Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. the Evangelism Committee is hosting a workshop. Guest speaker at the presentation will be Captain Roy Scott of Wingham Salvation Army Church. The topic is "Ushers and Greeters" and how to be more effective and friendly to visitors and guests. Caldwells usher at Blyth United Church Greeters at Blyth United Church on Jan. 10 were Stephen and Joan Caldwell. Ushers were Brenda Brooks, Lois van Vliet, Brenda McDonald and Bev Blair. Anita Bromley and Karen Youngblut were in charge of junior congregation and nursery. Rev. Ramirez opened the service The Venture Club had a good turnout on Thursday evening for the weekly meeting. On Friday evening the grade seven/eight class had an activity night. The Youth held a Mystery Evening Saturday evening instead of the planned skiing activity. At the Sunday morning service, Pastor Tom Warner preached from Luke 14: 12-24, making the congregation more aware of the need to include everyone in the St. John's Anglican Church will be holding an evening service at 7:30 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month beginning on Jan. 17. The service, which has not be offered regularly in the parish since 1958, is the traditional Anglican Evensong. It is given that title because large parts of the service are sung. "It is a beautiful service The choral anthem was "Heaven with call to worship after which the hymn "When Morning Gilds the Skies" was sung. Responsive reading was No. 634 (Psalm 40) and the scripture readings were taken from Matthew 3: 13-17 and John 1: 29-35. "I Love to Hear the Story" was sung. invitation to know Christ. Lyall Winger, as Pharisee, gave a reading to also exemplify the message, as did Sylvia Cameron with a Children's Story, "The Miller's Easter Dinner". The Youth Group provided special music for the service. The Christian Education Hour was included in the Worship Service and a meal was held in the Fellowship Hall. The menu was similar to that of a typical meal in There is no Eucharist celebrated at Evensong. The service consists of a series of worshipful prayers mixed with biblical songs called canticles, psalms and readings. There will not be a full sermon. Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul". These were accompanied by Mrs. Phyllis Boak. Rev. Ramirez' sermon was "The Significance of Our Baptism" and how faithful we are to our own baptism. When parents have their children baptized it is a dedication to God and hopefully through his Jesus' time. Lessons in hospitality were also part of the mealtime. The theme "Come to the Welcome Table" will continue for several weeks with the Worship Service and the Christian Education Hour running together, including all age groups. Monday evening was "Prayer Evening" at the Church. Church Council will meet on Tuesday evening, and the Venture Club will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday evening. Spirit will lead the child to do the right thing and someday will become a true Christian and a follower of Christ, Rev. Ramirez said. The service closed with the singing of "0 Zion Haste" followed by benediction and choral response. The congregation was asked to remember in prayer those in hospital — Jack McGee, Wingham; Mae McDonald, Clinton; Harvey Garniss, St. Joseph's London; Joanne Mason, Victoria, London. U.C.W. regular meeting is Thursday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. in the church parlour. Confirmation classes start Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. If interested please contact Rev. Ramirez. Many attend Venture Club St. John's to host Evensong and one that lends itself to "It is a nice way to conclude a candlelight and quiet meditation," day of worship, and usually takes says the rector, Fr. Paul Acton. about 45 minutes," the rector went on to say, hoping to encourage his parishioners to take advantage of the service. Others from the area who would like to enjoy this kind of setting once a month on a Sunday night are welcome to attend as often as they wish. Tender saves ratepayers $16,000 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA EPIPHANY 2 — JANUARY 17 Holy Eucharist - 9:30 a.m. Trinity, Blyth -11:30 a.m. St. John's, Brussels Evensong - 7:30 p.m. St. John's Rector, The Rev. E. Paul Acton, 887-9273 HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515 Sunday -10 a.m. - Family Bible Hour 11 a.m. - Morning Service 8 p.m. - Evening Service Wednesday - 8 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study Friday - 7:30 p.m. - Youth You-are 'Welcome at the BLYTH CHURCH OF GOD 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for Children and Adults 11 - 12:15 - Morning Worship Bible Studies - Wednesday 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Phone 523-4590 McConnell St., Blyth Tendering for the county's insur- ance needs will save Huron County taxpayers more than $16,000 this year, even though county council- lors didn't accept the lowest of the two tenders received. The county received tenders from Frank Cowan Company, it regular insurer, and O.M.E. Insurance Bro- kers Ltd. both well below the old total of $139,429 but accepted the Cowan Company's new proposal for $122,906 even though it was still considerably higher than the O.M.E. proposal. But the Executive Committee recommended the O.M.E. proposal be rejected because it did not meet all the spec- ifications of the tender. "We are not comparing apples to apples," said Norm Fairies, Howick reeve and chairman of the Executive Commit- tee. He said it would require a spe- cial consultant to study the two proposals to make sure the county was getting full coverage from the O.M.E. award. But Ernie Snell, reeve of East Wawanosh Township was dis- tressed by the price difference of nearly $40,000 between the com- peting proposals. He noted that the two companies competed for Elgin County's business and Cowan had been $16,000 under O.M.E. in that case. "Are we getting value for our money?", he wondered. Jack Coleman, deputy reeve of Stanley Township, objected to council even having the figure for the O.M.E. bid. "If it did not meet the specs the figure should have been thrown out," he said. He was supported by Dave Gower, deputy- reeve of Goderich Township who said it was "deplorable" that the councillors were discussing both figures. Past Warden Robert Fisher, reeve of Zurich, suggested next year the county should tender again but do it in September so councillors had a chance to study the two bids. He said he didn't think it was necessary for a consultant to be hired. In his municipality both companies had made bids and councillors man- The steering committee to exam- ine the possibility of setting up a District Health Council for Huron County hasn't been fully formed yet but some Huron County Council- lors are wondering of the provincial government has already made up its mind on the issue. Dr. Maarten Bokhout, Medical Officer of Health explained to councillors Thursday at their Jan- uary meeting, that the mandate of the steering committee, headed by Paul Carroll of Seaforth, is to see if the people of Huron County want a district health council (DHC). The government may want the answer to be "yes", he said, but the only mandate the committee has is to ask the people what they want. aged to make a decision. Bill Mickle, reeve of Exeter, wondered if the county was getting. a "cadillac" policy. Perhaps a con- sultant should be hired to look into the county's needs, he said. But Bob Hallam, reeve of West Wawanosh said the estimated $15,000 fee to hire a consultant was too high. Council eventually agreed to call for proposals earlier next year so they would have time to study and decide which proposal met the county's needs at the best price. But Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle noted that Minister of Health Eve- lyn Gigantes has already sated that the development of long term care will be done through DHCs. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario has been asked to deter- mine how the government proposes this will work where there aren't any DHCs, Reeve Mickle said. "I think we have a real hard battle ahead if the Ministry has a precon- ceived idea that they know what's best for the people down the line," he said. Hullett Township Reeve Tom Cunningham agreed. "I'm not sure the system is broke," he said. "I'm totally opposed to the government trying to impose something on us." Some county councillors express doubts over DHC MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS Rev. Carolyn McAvoy 11:00 a.m.- Morning Service - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Beigrave Service We welcome you to come and worship with us.