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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-09-18, Page 19The news from uburn Compiled by Kay Lapp Phone 526-7264 Switch to natural gas by October 5, `96 and save your money with no payments `til April '97 and cut your heating bills by up to 64%*! cliff's alliumbing eating 528-3913 or 1800449-CLIF *64% REPRESENTS ENERGY SAVINGS WHEN COMPARING ELECTRIC BASEBOARD OR FORCED AIR FURNACE WITH A HIGH-EFFICIENCY NATURAL GAS FURNACE, ANY APPLICABLE TAXES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATIONS. *DEFERRED PAYMENTS AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ON APPROVED CREDIT THROUGH UNION GAS AND MEMBER UNION GAS HEATING DEALERS. ALL OTHER OFFERS NOT APPLICABLE OH-ER VALID AUGUST 12, 1996 TO OCTOBER 5, ALL THERE ARE NO SET-UP FEES OR EARLY PAYMENT PENALTIES FOR FINANCING. MEMBER UNION GAS APPLIANCE DEALER ORGANIZATION THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 PAGE 19. Hort. Soc. talks of sunflowers Rev. Paul Ross tells horse, turtle story Organ prelude opened the service on Sunday, Sept. 15 with Bernice Gross as the organist. Rev. Ross welcomed all and invited them to repeat the worship on the joy and peace from God, followed by the opening chorus Come Christians, Join to Sing. The hymn This is My Father's World, was followed by prayer for the sins of this world and God's pardon. The children then went to the front. They were shown two toys, a horse and a turtle. Rev. Ross explained how the horse was annoyed because the turtle was slow. The turtle crossly said that he was unable to move quickly. Finally the horse apologized, but the turtle was hurt and had to think about it before forgiving. Then they were both happy. The children's chorus was sung and the children went to their classes. The hymn From the Slave Pens of the Delta was sung. Scripture was read from Exodus 14 regarding Moses stretching out his hand and dividing the Red Sea which let the Israelites pass to the other side. As the Egyptians followed, the waters closed and all were drowned. The second scripture Matthew 18 was of the story of a man who was forgiven his debts but would not do the same for another person. Forgive that you be forgiven. Dear Lord and Master was then sung. Rev. Ross's sermon was "Forgive Mc!" Things do happen in life that are wrong and to forgive and forget is hard, he said. There are people like Paul Bernardo who have done things that are unforgiveable. But for most things with God's help one can forgive. A weight will be lifted from one's shoulders and with it comes peace. Rev. Ross closed with prayer thanking God for His faithful help in times of trial and sorrow. The Lord's Prayer followed in unison. Offering was then received from church and Sunday School. Doxology and offertory prayer were given. The last hymn was 0 God of Bethel. Benediction was said and the Amen's sung to close the service. The Horticultural Society met at the hall Monday night, Sept. 9. Mr. Gaunt, who was unable to be present, donated colichicum bulbs for all present. This plant blooms without soil, They were to be taken The Walton UCW met Wednesday, Sept. 4 with members Gloria Wilb,ee, Heidi McClure, Melva Fraser and Betty McCall in charge of the evening. They are on the Leadership and Development Committee. They chose to show a video called, 'What Holiness is about'. The women learned that holiness is the same as 'wholeness' and being holy means to be balanced in mind, body and spirit. It is not to be a heavy thing but lignt and quite achievable by all of us. home and placed on a window sill to blossom. His variety is "Naked Lady" and he grows about three acres of them. Mrs. B. Voddcn of Blyth showed pictures and told about her The Devotional part of the meeting was called, 'A Call to Wholeness.' Melva read from 1st Kings. Betty read Psalm 113 and Heidi read from the book of Galatians. Heidi and Gloria chaired the business part of the meeting. It was announced that there will be a community shower for Valerie Laverty, Sept. 25 at the church. Everyone is welcome to attend. sunflower house. She had heard about them and decided to do it, with excellent results. Morning Glory was to be on the roof but they decided not to grow. However, it was super gardening anyway and thoroughly enjoyed. UCW goes back to school The WI will meet on Sept. 18. Grace Bidwell and Bernice Anderson will be in charge for this mystery meeting. On Monday, Sept. 23 the Walkerburn Club will meet at Bernice Norman's home. Friends and relatives of Darryl Ball are pleased to know that he is on the recovery list following serious surgery at University Hospital, London. The surgery was done on Sept. 13. The UCW will meet at the church on Monday, Sept. 23. The theme is "Back to School" so bring a Bible, pen and paper. FALL SPECIALS '94 Olds Cutlass Supreme, dark red '94 Chrysler Intrepid, emerald green '94 Oldsmobile 88 Royale, blue/grey '92 Oldsmobile Cutlass Clera Station Wagon, navy blue '91 Plymouth Acclaim, gold '90 Chev Lumina, silver/blue '88 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, medium blue '93 Chev Astro extended van, loaded, teal '92 Ford F-50 XLT, 2 tone grey Brussels 887-9269 School days The new year at Blyth Public School brought some new faces as well. From left: Richard Maertens takes over as principal, Martie Lobb will teach Grade 3-4; Bernice Gross, Grade 6-7 and Jennifer Reed, French. New staff With several changes to the teaching staff at Hullett Central Public school, five new members joined the ranks. They are, in back, from left: Rosemarie Wiese, Grade 1; George Barker, principal and Grade 8 math and Andrea Brown, kindergarten educational assistant. In front, from left: Lori Jewitt, music and Grade 6 and Jill Sygrove resource assistant. Walton UCW views video Pastor says, 'Learn to forgive' Continued from page 18 service in Walton next Sunday. The minister's sermon was called, "Learning to Forgive, One More Time." Rev. Murray said that the call for justice is heard a lot in our troubled world. It is used in international disputes and is heard in disputes between neighbours. It is often associated with an individual's stand against a larger institution or social problem. Yet how often is the call for justice, merely a disguised call for revenge and punishment? The justice system in Canada is based on Christian values. It is not based on the idea of revenge, as it is in Moslem countries. Canada's system is based on repentance and forgiveness. After doing the punishment, there is to be forgiveness and the person is set free. Compassionate forgiveness is a hard road to take, he said. Today people are finding it harder and harder to accept that even after 20 or 30 years, we cannot forgive or forget the tragedies which have happened. Some people now fight the release of any criminals, because they have lost the ability to forgive. Rev. Murray asked people to imagine a world without forgive- ness? What would it be like if every harsh word we ever said were held against us. What about if everything we had ever done wrong was never forgotten? Forgiveness is the grease which allows the wheel of relationships to turn without sticking or breaking down. The ability to forgive comes from God's grace, Rev. Murray said. "Grace is God's attitude of loving kindness towards us. It is our experience of God's abundant mercy and compassion. With justice we get judgments, and we get what we deserve. We get mercy and compassion." Who could ask for more than this, he asked? "We are always quick to proclaim that He forgave us for our sins. Why then are we so slow to proclaim that Christ's gracious love also extends to the sins of our neighbours?" Rev. Murray concluded his sermon by saying, "Truly I say to you that the cross of Christ has forgiven them as well."