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Old Tyme
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Sunday, April 28
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at Londesborough Hall
• Eggs • Bacon • Sausage
• Pancakes and Homefries
Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.00
Children Under 12. . . . . . . . . $3.00
Proceeds to Community Betterment
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Bingo fundraiser
set for April 30
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Good Friday
were Terry Richmond and Marilyn
Craig. Ushering were Nancy
Hakkers, Terry Richmond and
Marilyn Craig. Louise Dockstader
was choir accompanist and Katie
Dockstader, choir director of the
Clinton United Church and Blyth
United Church Choirs. Clinton
United Church minister Rev. Cathy
Larmond welcomed everyone.
The hymn, “Were You There?”
was sung, followed by the opening
prayer said in unison. The choirs
presented the cantata, “Here Is
Love” by Larry Shackley. Nancy
Roe and Rev. Cathy Larmond were
co-narrators. Well done choirs.
Rev. Larmond thanked the choirs
and told the congregation the Easter
story. The hymn, “Beneath the Cross
of Jesus”, was followed by the
receiving of the offering, the
offertory prayer, prayers and the
Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn,
“When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross”, was followed by the
benediction and everyone left the
service quietly.
Greeting and ushering
worshippers at Blyth United Church
on Easter Sunday, April 21 were
Nancy Hakkers and Marilyn Craig.
Marilyn Scott was organist and
Katie Dockstader, choir director.
Rev. Elaine Strawbridge, guest
minister, welcomed everyone to
church. She reminded everyone of
the announcements printed in the
bulletin. Tanner Brooks lit the Christ
candle on the altar table. Rev.
Strawbridge invited everyone to
greet one another. The first hymn,
“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”, was
sung followed by the call to worship
repeated responsively and the
opening prayer said in unison.
For the children’s story, Rev.
Strawbridge told the congregation
the story of Mary Magdalene
coming to the tomb where Jesus was
buried, where she found the stone
rolled away and ran away to tell the
Disciples that someone had stolen
the body of Jesus.
The children’s hymn was, “This Is
the Day That God Has Made”. The
scripture reading was from Isaiah
65: 17-25 and the Gospel reading
from John 20: 1-18. The choir sang
the anthem, “In the Bulb There Is a
Flower”. Rev. Strawbridge’s
message to the congregation was,
“While It Was Still Dark.”
Mary Magdalene was unable to
sleep and she went to the tomb
where Jesus was laid before the sun
was up. In the dark she found the
stone had been rolled away and she
ran to where the Disciples were and
told them that someone had taken
their beloved teacher. Peter and John
ran through the dark to see what had
happened. When John looked into
the tomb he saw the clothes that
Jesus’ body had been wrapped in,
lying folded neatly on the bench.
Peter and John went back home but
Mary stayed at the empty tomb
crying. The angels in the tomb asked
why she was crying and she told
them that someone had taken her
Lord’s body away and she did not
know where. She turned around and
heard someone ask her why she was
crying and she, thinking it was the
gardener, told him the same story.
She did not recognize Jesus until He
called her name and she recognized
Him. He asked her to go to His
brothers and tell them that she had
seen Him and that He ascended unto
His Father and your Father and to
my God and your God. Mary ran to
tell the Disciples what He had told
her.
The next hymn was, “Welcome
Happy Morning”. The offering was
received followed by the singing of
the response, “We Give You But
Your Own,” the offertory prayer, the
prayers for the people and the Lord’s
Prayer.
The last hymn “Hallelujah,
Hallelujah”, was followed by the
commissioning and benediction and
the singing of the “Three Fold
Amen”. Everyone was invited for
Easter treats and coffee.
Community outreach
A long-held tradition of Blyth’s now-closed Living Water Christian Fellowship, the Huron
Chapel Missionary Church from Auburn hosted a free community breakfast in Blyth on Good
Friday last week at Memorial Hall. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Winners of the Monday, April 15
euchre were: first, Susan Harman,
73 and Gord Haggitt, 76; second,
Jewel Plunkett, 68 and Paul Moss,
73; lone hands, Edna McLellan, four
and Joann MacDonald, three; share
the wealth, Paul Moss and Joann
MacDonald. The next euchre is
Monday, April 29 at the Blyth
Legion Hall. Doors open at 12:30
p.m. with cards beginning at 1 p.m.
Come out and enjoy the fun and
fellowship.
Come out and play Bingo at the
Blyth Community Centre on
Tuesday, April 30. Doors open at 6
p.m. with the early bird game
starting at 6:50 p.m. and regular
games, at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to
the Blyth Legion Building Fund.
Come out and try your luck.
By Marilyn
Craig
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Strawbridge leads service
The big show
Prior to taking their show on the road (to the National Arts
Centre in Ottawa), members of the creative team behind
The Pigeon King performed a special CD launch concert at
Blyth Memorial Hall on April 18. Above, Greg Gale, who is
replacing Jason Chesworth, performs alongside Blyth
Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt. (Denny Scott photo)
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