HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-06-06, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019. PAGE 7.
Reborn used book
sale called a success
The Blyth used book sale, in its
first year benefitting the Blyth
Repository of History, has been
declared a resounding success by
organizers.
Deb Sholdice, repository
committee member and publisher of
The Citizen, said that the event was
“awesome” and met expectations of
the group.
“We raised just over $3,000,” she
said. “For a new group of organizers
who started planning for the event
later than normal, I consider that a
huge success for us.”
The event benefitted from the
tremendous support of volunteers,
book donors and buyers, Sholdice
said, and will definitely continue
next year.
As for the funds, Sholdice said
some of the funds will be directed to
outdoor donation bins to keep the
book sale going. The bins, one to be
placed outside The Citizen’s offices
and one to be placed at the future
site of a new pharmacy in Blyth (the
former CIBC branch), will be
ordered shortly.
The funds will help get the
committee and repository up and
running, Sholdice said, saying there
is a wishlist of equipment and
expenses the group hopes to tackle.
THANK YOU
BLYTH LEGION
LADIES AUXILIARY
would like to thank everyone
who helped us celebrate
42 years of the
PENNY SALE
All proceeds are donated to
our 4 local hospitals.
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By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Setting the pace
The Blyth used book sale, now reborn to benefit the Blyth Repository of History instead of the
Blyth Festival, which hosted the event for decades, was an “awesome” success according to
organizer Deb Sholdice. The event brought in over $3,000 for the recently-established Blyth
Repository of History board, which will use the funds to help with set-up costs and establishing
permanent book drop-offs in the community to make the book sale an annual success. (Shawn
Loughlin photo)
Guest speaker Angie Lannin leads service
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, June 2,
were Emily Phillips and Marilyn
Craig. Ushering were Emily Phillips
and Steve Hallahan. Marilyn Scott
was organist and Katie Dockstader,
choir director. Lorie Falconer ran the
Power Point.
Angie Lannin, guest speaker,
welcomed everyone to church and
drew attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin. Angie lit the
Christ candle on the altar table. She
invited everyone to greet one
another. The first hymn, “Rejoice
the Lord is King”, was sung
followed by the call to worship
repeated responsively and the
opening prayer said in unison.
The children’s story was, “Passing
the Baton.” It was Ascension
Sunday, the day that Jesus passed
from earth to heaven. This is a very
tricky story to tell children but it is
like a relay race, passing the baton
from one to another. It is like Jesus
passing His ministry onto the
Disciples. It is like one generation
passing on their ministries to the
next generation. A relay race is made
up of teams and the baton cannot be
passed until the time is right. Jesus is
passing His ministry on to all of us.
The children’s hymn, “We Are
Pilgrims”, was sung. The scripture
readings were from Acts 1: 1-11 and
Ephesians 1: 15-23 and the gospel
reading from Luke 24: 44-53. The
choir sang the anthem, “Sing a New
Song to the Lord.”
Angie’s message to the
congregation was, “Jesus, Spirit of
the People.” Angie made her sermon
into a monologue from one of the
Disciples, telling his version of the
ascension. He tells the story of what
happened to Jesus before his death
and what happens after the death.
Jesus comes to the Disciples to tell
them that it is time that He passed
His ministry on to them. Jesus tells
us not to be afraid that God will be
with them always. God will give us
strength to carry on.
The next hymn was, “As a Fire Is
Meant for Burning”. The offering
was received followed by the
singing of the response, “Grant Us,
God the Grace,” the offertory prayer,
the prayers for the people, silent
prayers and the singing of the Lord’s
Prayer.
The last hymn, “We Shall Go Out
with Hope of Resurrection”, was
followed by the commissioning and
benediction and the singing of
“Amen”. Everyone was invited for
coffee.
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The Friends of the Village of Blyth
welcome you and your family to
The Blyth Memory Garden
Please accept this invitation to the
17th Annual Remembrance and Dedication Service
at the Memory Garden
Drummond Street East, Blyth
Sunday, June 16, 2019
2:00 pm
Join us for fellowship and refreshments
Enjoy the Garden in the Springtime.
Please bring a lawn chair
For more information call 519-523-4563
Rain Location: Blyth United Church
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Happy birthday to Katie
Dockstader, Goderich who
celebrates June 6; Cindy
MacDonald and Rylee Chalmers,
June 9; Jim Howson, Bayfield and
Ron Howson, June 10; Carson
Bromley and Mark Nesbit, June 11
and Scott MacDonald, June 12.
Happy birthday everyone.
Happy anniversary to Cindy and
Barry MacDonald who celebrate
June 8.
Congratulations to Jeff and Cindy
Norgate who were married on
Saturday, May 25. Many were in
attendance to help celebrate the
event.
With a variety of spring flowers
displayed, canopies were up for
guests to stand under for the
ceremony then everyone went inside
for the after party. Sherrie Oliver of
Blyth officiated the ceremony and
Jen Bell of Blyth attended the guest
registry. Neighbours assisted with
the reception. Margaret McInroy,
Denise Frederick and Marlene
MacDonald met at Cindy and Jeff’s
apartment a couple of days before to
help put together tea sandwiches for
the English garden-themed
reception. Marlene also opened her
apartment for the party. A good time
was had by all.
The Camp Menesetung open
house and pasta/salad supper is on
Sunday, June 9. Open house is from
3-5 p.m. and supper from 5-7 p.m.
Adults are $9, children 6-10 are $4
and children under five are free.
Summer camp registration is still
open until July 1.
The Memory Garden service of
remembrance is on Sunday, June 16
at 2 p.m. at the Memory Garden at
the end of Drummond Street.
Memory Garden service set
BLYTH LEGION
DECORATION
SERVICE
Blyth Union Cemetery
Sunday, June 9, 2019
at 2:00 p.m.
with Emily Phillips
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