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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-10-13, Page 16You Can Run The Race And Win With Christ! We Welcome You At BRUSSELS MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP Sat. Oct 16: Community Praise Sun. Oct. 17: THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES HERE We will go to Zion Mennonite Church, Elmira. • Please note times 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Please call for information Pastor: Tom Warner Elder: Alice Knorr 887-6388 887-9203 BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH Rev. Cameron McMillan Church Office 887-6259 Manse 887-9313 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship Service "Feeding the Hungry" Church School - Nursery 9:30 a.m. - Ethel Morning Worship Service Church School Jesus calls us - Saviour may we hear Thy call MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS Rev. Carolyn McAvoy 11:00 a.m. - Morning Service - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service We welcome you to come and worship with us. HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515 Sunday - 10 a.m. — 11 a.m. — 8 p.m. — Wednesday - 8 p.m. — Friday - 7:30 p.m. — Family Bible Hour Peter & Leah Humphrey, Paraguay Evening Service Prayer & Bible Study Youth - Pastor Bob Lewis, 526-7441 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You are welcome this Sunday October i 7 - Pentecost 20 Holy Eucharist Even Song - 7:30 p.m. in Brussels Trinity, Blyth St. John's, Brussels Rector, The Rev. E. Paul Acton, 887-9273 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH--523-9233 Guest Pastor Rev. G. Heersink Sunday 10 a.m. and 7:30 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 5:30 a.m. Weekdays, Global T.V. Aft Visitors 'Welcome Wheelchair accessible 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 PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993. From the Minister's Study God never fails, says pastor By James H. Came, Pastor The Missionary Church, Auburn If he had known that four others before him had gone broke he would never have tried it, but in the bliss of ignorance, Stanley Tam thought that he had stumbled on a gold mine. It was silver, actually, that had caught the attention of the young Ohio entrepreneur, the silver that was being washed down the drain in the process of developing photographic plates. It didn't take long, however, before the realization dawned that the enterprise was doomed to fail, and the idealistic young entrepreneur was disillusioned and disconsolate. Stanley Tam had followed early in the footsteps of his salesperson father. One day, during the Great Depression, while peddling his wares from farmhouse to farmhouse, a sympathetic woman had invited him in, listened patiently to his pitch, and purchased some of his products. She asked, then, if she might share something with him and proceeded to tell him of the love of God and At Bluevale United Church on Sunday, Rev. Banks, in his Thanksgiving message reminded everyone to be thankful for all the good things that surround them. Practice thanksgiving and thoughtfulness in daily lives, he said. He related to those who had inspired him in his daily life, his family, his School teacher, his Sunday School teacher, and also Rev. George who had urged him on to join the ministry. The Response to God included the Thanksgiving Litany and the bituaries VIOLET MAY ADDISON BEAN Violet May Addison Bean, of Huronview, died at Clinton Public Hospital on Monday, Sept. 27, 1993. She was 88 years old. Mrs. Bean was a member of Victoria Street United Church. She was born in Hullett Twp. on Sept. 30, 1904, to William and Martha (Hoggart) Addison, both of whom predeceased her. She married David Ernest Bean, formerly of Carlow, on Oct. 18, 1923, in Auburn. He also predeceased her. Surviving children are: Phyllis Etsell (Mrs. Douglas Etsell), of Hanover; Laverne Bean and Madeline Bean, of Carlow; Irma This month the Huron Adult Day Centre is celebrating 16 years of programming for seniors and disabled adults in Huron County. With a recent move into more spacious quarters in the old Huronview building, the Centre is now able to accommodate more clients and has expanded programs, such as hairdressing, footcare and whirlpool bathing to those who need these services, but have difficulty accessing them in their communities. The regular program of exercises, crafts, cards, games, bingo, musical entertainment and old fashioned socialization continues to brighten the days for many clients. Over the spring and summer, jam making, picnics, quilt shows, water therapy on Wednesdays at the the provisions that He had made for Stanley's salvation through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus. She proved to be as astute a salesperson as the salesperson himself, and teenaged Tam left that farm in possession of eternal life. Now, however, Stanley was perplexed: since he was trying to run his business enterprise by Christian principles, why should he be failing? In answer to his question God said to him one day: "Stanley, it need not end this way; why don't you make Me your senior partner?" The time came when Stanley Tam found a lawyer who could be convinced to draw up the necessary papers, and by means of a foundation which he established, Stanley signed over 51 per cent of his company's shares to God. A further development in the story is that, some time later, Tam concluded that God was asking him to sign over the entire business, so the day came when he found it necessary to inform his wife, Juanita, that he was merely an Litany of Confession repeated in unison. Carl Johnston and Doug Chapman were ushers. Nancy Corrigan assisted with the scripture readings, taken from Deuteronomy 8: 7-18, Philippians 4: 1-9 and Matthew 22: 1-4. With Mary Lou Johnston at the organ the choir sang "To God Be the Glory". Rev. Banks told the children the story of the soup made from the 'Magic Stone'. The soldier had collected the stone and went door to door asking for food and being refused due to the poor harvest the people had. But he gathered the Mason (Mrs. James Mason), of Blyth; Bernice Fisher (Mrs. Bernard Fisher), of Benmiller, and Burton Bean and Sharlene Bean, of Goderich. Also surviving is one brother, Clifford Addison, of Bolivar, Missouri. As well, Mrs. Bean is survived by 18 grandchildren, 40 great- grandchildren and four great-great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by one brother, George Addison, and one sister, Mary Wallis. Funeral service was held at McCallum and Palla Funeral Home, Goderich, on Thursday, Sept. 30. Flower bearers were Tom Bean and Wayne Allin. Pallbearers were Raymond Allin, George Adams, Harvey Mason, Terry Bean, Ed Fisher and David Mason. Interment was at Colborne Cemetery. Tuckersmith Recreation Centre, as well as a visit to Wingham and Area Senior's Day Centre, has been enjoyed. Plans are underway for the fall program, with bowling beginning on Thursday afternoons in October, a fall colour tour, and a return visit from Wingham and Area Senior's Day Centre on Oct. 26. A country and western week, which included demonstrations of line dancing was greatly enjoyed. Many creative ideas will be employed with Thanksgiving coming up soon. Halloween week will have everyone getting into the spirit of the occasion. Plans are underway for the annual bazaar bake sale and tea to be held on Dec. 3 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Huron A dult Day Centre. employee of his former company. It didn't take long to prove that God was a better manager than Stanley. By following the methods that came to him by Divine inspiration, Tam saw the business grow into four successful companies. The Stanita Foundation is expected this year to surpass the $3,000,000 mark in contributions, to religious organizations, primarily' in the Third World. At the same time, I suspect that Stanley Tam, on his employee's salary, is far from poor. The overwhelming conviction that emerges from this remarkable experience is this: if God can take a commercial enterprise that was doomed to failure and turn it into a highly successful operation, He must be able, surely, to take over stricken marriages, dysfunctional families and ruined lives, that are surrendered to Him, and transform them into something wonderful. If you are staring failure in the face, why not seek the help of Him who never fails? people together and asked for ingredients for the soup and added his Magic Stone to it. Everyone enjoyed it, proving that the stone was responsible for bringing the people to work together. The children's hymn was "Let All Things Now Living". The service closed with the hymn "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" and the Benediction. Prior to the service the Sunday School teachers and children served muffins and coffee, the proceeds of which will go to the new Children's Aid Building at Goderich. SAMUEL GORDON PLETCH Samuel Gordon Pletch of 19 Jane Street in Belgrave passed away after a long illness on Oct. 5, 1993 at Victoria Hospital in London. Mr. Pletch was born in Carrick Twp. on Jan. 13, 1919 to Herbert and Annie (Dickinson) Pletch. He worked for the UCO in Bel- grave and Wingham and farmed North Half Lot 2, Conc. 5 of Mor- ris Twp. for 42 years. His lifelong hobby was horses. He attended the United Church, was a member of the Blyth Legion and was a Morris Twp. councillor. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Thelma Jean (McGuire) and his children Wayne and Joan Pletch, Max and Lynne Pletch, Keith and Bonnie Pletch, Ruth-Ann and Joe Russell, David and Melanie Pletch and Kevin and Barbara Pletch. Mr. Pletch will be missed by sis- ters Irene Sauve and Ann Cameron of Toronto, Hilda Shilliday of B.C. and brothers George Pletch of Alberta and Tom Pletch of Brus- sels. He is survived by 12 grandchil- dren and one great-grandchild. The funeral was held on Oct. 7 at McBurney Funeral Home in Wing- ham. Interment was at Brandon Cemetery in Belgrave. Rev. Paul Boughton officiated. The pallbearers were sons Wayne, Max, Keith, Kevin and David Pletch and son-in-law Joe Russell. His grandchildren were flower bearers. They are Michael Pletch, Jeff, Darrell and Ryan Pletch, Scott Pletch, Kerry Ann Pletch, Krista and Andrea Pletch, Michele and Tania Pletch, Sarah Russell, Mea- gan Pletch and great-granddaughter Nicole Pletch. Day Centre marks 16 years service Bluevale pastor gives thanks