The Citizen, 1997-05-21, Page 14Ethel girl embarks on mission to China
CHRISTINE KNORR
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
The simplest act of one person
caring for another and taking an
interest in them has put a young
lady from Ethel on the road to
China.
Christine Knorr, the 20-year-old
daughter of Alice and Clayton
Knorr, will be spending eight
weeks in Mongolia taking the
gospel to the "unreached" and
teaching English to secondary
school teachers.
Knorr first met representatives
from Pioneers, an interdenomina
tional Christian mission based in
Florida, during a career day last fall
at Emmanuel Bible College in
Kitchener-Waterloo, where she
attends.
Of the many mission groups
which were in attendance, Knorr
says it was the Pioneer people in
whom she was interested.
"They took an interest in me.
They were very nice. They prayed
for me, saying God will take me
where he wants me to go. They
cared enough to pray for me and
take interest," says Knorr.
Knorr will be leaving June 16 to
spend two or three days in Florida
to meet the other five teammates
who will be travelling to the Orient
with her.
Though she will have little for
mal training from Pioneer, she has
been given books to read covering
the history and religion of the area
to make the adaptation easier.
Knorr has also been working on
learning the Mandarin language,
the native tongue of the northwest
China and Mongolia.
For her part, Knorr has had to
raise $4,175 to fund her travels.
"The Brussels Mennonite Fel
lowship has held fundraisers
(bringing in $1,200) and when I
was at school, envelopes with
money would just show up in my
mailbox," says Knorr. "The
envelops would always come at a
time when I was thinking I would
not raise enough. God would make
sure more was there."
Though she is nearing her
fundraising goal, Knorr still has
$1,800 to go. Anyone wising to
assist may mail a cheque to Box
220 Dorchester Ontario, N0L 1G0,
made payable to Pioneers.
On a separate piece of paper,
state the money is for Christine
Knorr, account number 71659, as
well as the donor's name and
address so a tax receipt may be
issued.
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
are welcome this Sunday
MAY 25 - TRINITY
HOLY EUCHARIST
Rev. Nancy Beale
Trinity, Blyth St. John's,
9:30 a.m. ~ Sunday Brussels
Wheelchair Accessible 11:15 a.m. ~ Sunday
Blyth United Church
Snells greet at United
Rev. Stephen Huntley
Change of Hours:
Morning Worship Service
Starting June 1,1997 10:00 a.m.
Reverting back to 11:00 a.m. - September 7,1997
Phone 523-4224
PETER WALTER
MacFARLANE
Peter (Walter) MacFarlane of
Listowel, passed away at Listowel
Memorial Hospital, on Thursday,
May 15, 1997 in his 82nd year.
He is survived by his wife, Doris
(Raynard); daughter, Janet Bailie of
Kitchener; sons, Ron and wife
Loretta MacFarlane of Kitchener
and Jim and wife Eileen
MacFarlane of Mt. Brydges. He is
also survived by grandchildren,
Connie and Gerrald Rassman of
RR 1, Listowel, Mike and Jane
Campbell of Kitchener, Pat and
Rodricka Campbell of Baden,
Blake Bailie, Ronda and Paul
Martin and Kevin MacFarlane, all
of Kitchener and Sabrina
MacFarlane of Mt. Brydges, as
well as gTeat-grandchildren, Sarina,
Charity, Chance Rassman,
Amanda, Marissa, Casandra
Campbell and Holly Anne Martin
and one great-great-grandchild
Celeste Campbell. He was the dear
brother of Janet McPherson of
Lucknow and Tom MacFarlane of
Brussels. Mr. MacFarlane also
leaves several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his
parents, Margaret Lane and James
MacFarlane; one son, Robert and
one grandson, Steve Campbell as
well as a sister, Christine Raynard
and brothers, Hamish and Mungo.
The family of the late Walter
MacFarlane received friends at the
Kevin E. Brown Funeral Home
(McLaughlin "Since 1920 & Reed
Chapel) 285 Elizabeth St. W.,
Listowel, Friday, May 16, 1997
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The
funeral and committal service was
held from the funeral home on
Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m.
Interment in Ethel Cemetery.
Major Andrew McKeevor Royal
Canadian Legion Branch 259 held
a memorial service at the funeral
home on Friday at 6:50 p.m.
Memorial donations to the
Childhood Cancer Research
Association would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
Greeters at Blyth United Church,
Sunday, May 18 were Harvey and
Deanna Snell. Ushers were John,
Mary Lou and Margaret Ann
Stewart and Faye Bolger.
John Uyl welcomed everyone
and opened the service. The hymn
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
was sung.
Mr. Uyl introduced the Blyth
Christian Puppeteers featuring Les
Cook. Exciting Bible stories were
told by the Puppets and Les to the
children and adults. Katie Cook
sang a solo with Jackie Cook acting
out the verses.
Rev. Paul Ross is on call while
Rev. Stephen Huntley is on study
leave.
Beginning June 1, church
services will begin at 10 a.m. for
the summer. Also June 1 is
Communion Sunday.
Mr. Uyl led in prayer. Prayers
were sent for Lila Radford, Gene
Gore and Ruth Webster. The final
hymn was Tell Me The Stories of
Jesus. Mr. Uyl closed the service
and thanked Les Cook and family
for the wonderful stories of Jesus.
WI members prepare
to carry on the dream
By Margaret E. McMahon, PRO
Clara Gibson, Fordwich WI
president, bade everyone a
welcome for the 95th Huron East
District Annual events. There were
99 registered for the day.
Convenors of Public Relations,
Tweedsmuir, Program-Coordinator
and Resolutions had 100 per cent
reporting. There weren't any
resolutions drafted this year.
Marion Johnston, Gorrie,
conducted the In Memoriam and
had each branch stand that had lost
a member in the past year, as she
placed a white carnation in a vase
of red roses.
Kathy Bridge gave the 4-H report
from the Leaders' Association.
Members will now be paying a $10
fee. 4-H needs funding and no
longer has all the Institute support
it once received.
Winnifred Mann, board director
subdivision 11 presented a lot of
information from the spring board
meeting. A suggested project after
Safe and Healthy Communities is
the Community Abuse Program of
Rural Ontario in conjunction with
the Farm Women's Network. A
move towards eradication of abuse
can perhaps be made through
awareness, teen esteem and elderly
support.
There have been 55,703 knitted
squares sent to Zambia.
A president-elect for FWIO is
needed for November board.
Nine points of restructuring were
noted and each branch is to discuss
these recommendations and have
their secretary send a reply to the
board director.
The material for the WI tartan is
available at $60 per metre. Orders
are to be made through Nelda
Morrisonn., 1-905-562-0567.
"The Pros and Cons of the
Internet on Society" is the new
essay topic for scholarship
applicants.
The WI booth at the Royal
Winter Fair in November will
continue.
Guelph Area is to supply crafts
for the Erland Lee Home in 1998.
Conference '98 may be held in the
Trent Valley near Belleville.
At the workshop, STRIVE, with
facilitator Jim Brown, much
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HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY
CHURCH
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515
YOUTH PASTOR - JEREMY SHUART 523-9788
Sunday 10 a.m.
Monday
11 a.m.
8 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Friday 7:30 p.m.
Family Bible Hour
Morning Service
Evening Service
Addictions Support Group
Prayer & Bible Study
Youth
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11:00 a.m. - Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. * Belgrave Service
Wheelchair Accessible
We welcome you to come and worship with us.
Rev. Cathrine Campbell 887-9831
Please join us for worship this Sunday
Sunday Morning Service -10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
t^or you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full welL
$salm 139:13 & 14
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
A Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister
Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540
Sunday, May 25
11:00 a.m.
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you are Welcome at the
BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for Children and Adults
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Bible Studies - Wednesday 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523*4590 McConnell St., Blyth
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship
Led by the United Church Women
Nursery
Ethel Morning Worship
Led by the children and youth of
the Sunday School
Rev. Chris is away attending the annual meeting of London
Conference from May 22-25.
Sunday, June 1 - 120th Anniversary of Ethel United Church -11 a.m.
- combined service of entire pastoral charge (no service in Brussels)
ALL ARE WELCOME