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Rev. Cathrine Campbell
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BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Cameron McMillan
Church Office 887-6259 Manse 887-9313
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
"Winter Weather"
Church School/Nursery
9:30 a.m. Ethel Morning Worship
Church School
0 God who givest winter's cold
Keep us through life's wintry days
Welcome to all
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REFORMED CHURCH
HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH--523-9233
Sunday 10:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
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PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1996
From the Minister's Study
Have a happy, healthy winter
By Rev. Cameron McMillan
Brussels-Ethel United Churches
We are now in the midst of
winter. For many people, this is a
depressing, gloomy season. Before
we can step outdoors, we must
search for our mitts, boots, hat and
warm overcoat. Once outside, the
icy cold wind blows around our
face, chilling us to the bone. We
carefully search our steps, hoping
that there is no ice underfoot that
will give us a hard fall.
There are too many cold, cloudy
snow days. The snow came six
The service at Blyth United, Jan.
7 was the first Sunday after
Epiphany with Rev. Stephen
Huntley taking the service. This
was his first since returning home
from his exchange in Australia.
Greeters were Vera Hesse!wood
and Feme McDowell. Ushers were
Earl and Shirley Fyfe and Laurie
Sparling. Phyllis Boak, director of
music, was organist.
Rev. Huntley opened with Call to
Worship, announcements, then
expressing his delight in being back
home in Blyth despite the weather.
For the children's time, Rev.
Huntley told the story of how the
earth and sky touched together with
the world being dark. He also told
them how the Aborigines in
Australia, many years ago, invented
the boomerang.
Tell Me the Story of Jesus was
sung by the choir under the
Separate
school board
elects
officers
hperessb...
With the beginning of the new
year, so comes the election of new
officers to the Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board.
Mike Miller, past vice-chair, rep-
resentative of Stanley and Hay
Twps. and Zurich, Hensall and
Bayfield, was elected to the post of
chair while Michael Dack, repre-
sentative for Stratford, was
acclaimed vice-chair, at the inaugu-
ral meeting, Dec. 4.
Heads of the committees are as
follows: Bernard Murray, Downie
and Blanchard Twps. and St.
Marys, Education Committee;
Louise Martin, Ashfield, East and
West Wawanosh, Colborne and
Hullett Twps. and Clinton, Execu-
tive Committee and Ron Marcy,
Stratford, Management Committee.
The board appointed Donnelly
and Murphy as solicitors.
The Executive Committee stated,
at the Dec. 12 meeting of the board,
that it would contact the London-
Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin
Roman Catholic Separate School
Boards to discuss the viability of a
Catholic Educational Services co-
operative for London Diocese East.
The board approved the purchase
of video monitoring equipment, at
a cost of $2,309.40, for the eight
board-owned buses.
weeks before the first official day
of winter this year. It seems like it
has been with us for a very long
time and that spring still lies a long
time away.
We all long to live in a perfect
world, where the sun always shine
and the temperature is always 25
degrees cclsius. However, we do
not find that kind of world here in
Canada, nor, indeed, anywhere
else.
We must learn to cope with this
bitterly cold country that we live in.
Many people try to make winter
direction of Mrs. Boak.
Rev. Huntley, as part of his
sermon, spoke about the life of the
church in Australia. He noted that
the Uniting Church of Australia
was a relatively young church and
still seeking its way after only 17
years of existence.
He served three churches while
there, Bowral Parish in Bowral,
Mittagong and Kanaloon, including
chaplaincy work at a local
correctional facility. These
churches are located in the southern
highlands of New South Wales,
approximately 1 1/2 miles south of
Sydney, Australia.
He said weather watchers would
be interested to note that this part
of Australia experienced unusual
weather as well. It was much cooler
than normal with only a few hot
days throughout the spring and
summer. This unusual weather also
bituaries
L
CLARENCE PETER
HOLLINGER
Peter Hollinger of Wingham
passed away at St. Joseph's
Hospital, London on Wednesday,
Jan. 3, 1996, in his 62 year. He was
the beloved husband of the former
Deanna L. Rohn and dear father of
Trevor Hollinger of Saskatoon,
Sask. and Linda Hollinger of
Wingham. Mr. Hollinger was the
brother of Anne Hollinger of Blyth
and Helen Broadhead of Wingham.
He was predeceased by his parents,
Clarence and Mildred (Maunders)
Hollinger.
Visitation was at the McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham on
Friday, Jan. 5 from 2 - 4 and 7 -
9 p.m. Funeral service was at the
funeral home on Jan. 6 at 1:30 p.m.
Reverend J. Rea Grant officiated.
Wingham Lodge #286 A.F. &
A.M. held a memorial service in
the funeral home on Friday at 7:30
their ally instead of their enemy.
When the snow and cold weather
comes, they get out of their houses
and head for the ski slopes, the
skating rinks or the snowmobile
trails. They make the best of this
special season, that we find only in
this country and only at this time of
year.
For the frail and elderly,
activities outdoors may not be
possible. However, they and all of
us, can enjoy those special beauties
that we see only at this season. The
stars shine in the black night sky.
brought much welcomed relief in
the form of rain which relieved
many acres of Australia's 'drought
stricken' for five years.
Rev. Huntley concluded his talk
by speaking of the fascination we
have for babies. "When a little baby
is in a crowd" he said "peoples'
demeanours change. Frowns turn
to smiles, heavy hearts are
softened. This fascination includes
the Christ child and sometimes we
do not equate the baby of the
incarnation with the adult of the
crucifixion, "Who is Jesus for us
today?"
Susan Howson read Minute for
Missions followed by
commissioning and benediction.
The sympathy is extended Anne
Hollinger with the passing of her
brother, Peter Hollinger.
In the Clinton hospital are Luella
McGowan and Ron Baird.
p.m.
Spring interment is in Brussels
Cemetery.
Memorial Donations to the
Diabetes Society or the charity of
one's choice would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
HANNAH HORST
Hannah Horst of Wroxeter,
passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30,
1995, at her residence. She was 91.
She was the beloved wife of
Samuel Horst, dear daughter of the
late David Martin and Mary Cress,
and the loving mother of Jesse and
Peter Horst.
Mrs. Horst was the dear sister to
David and Ammon Martin of RR3
Wallenstein.
She was predeceased by four
brothers, Amos, William, Nathaniel
and Ephraim and three sisters, Seli-
na, Mary and Lydia.
Mrs. Horst rested at her residence
at RR1, Wroxeter, Lot 1, Conc. 13;
Howick Twp.
The funeral service was held at
North Howick Mennonite Ceme-
tery, Jan. 3.
The moon escapes from behind a
cloud and sends a sparkling glitter
across our snow covered fields.
Then there are the thaws which we
all enjoy. A sunny, cloudless day
comes along, the wind dies down,
the temperature rises and we feel a
difference in the air.
Although the winter is long,
eventually it ends and spring
appears. The icy, cold weather
ends, the snowpile starts to shrink,
the first flower appears at the edge
of our house. Shortly after that, the
grass has all turned a beautiful
shade of green, and the spring
flowers are showing forth their
beautiful colours.
God in his wisdom has planned
all these beautiful seasons. Each
one has different features which we
can enjoy. We need to learn to
make the best of whatever situation
we are in, to enjoy it and appreciate
it.
Have a happy, healthy winter.
Rev. Huntley comes home
Help protect the environment
Reduce, reuse and recycle
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
you are welcome this Sunday
January 14 - Epiphany 2
Morning Prayer - BCP
Rev. Nancy Beale
Trinity, Blyth St. John's, Brussels
9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
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