HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-08-25, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1999. PAGE 13.
From the Minister's Study
Minister asks, ‘What’s in a name?’
By Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Blyth Christian Reformed
Church
What's in a name? Sometimes
very little, if anything at all. A
name may be selected at random,
chosen because of the nice ring it
has. So. a child may be given a
certain name for no other reason
than that the parents always liked
that name.
But then again, names often do
have meaning. They are chosen
precisely for what they convey.
That may be the case with a
commercial enterprise. They want
the name to call attention to their
product or their service.
This is also true of many
charitable organizations. The Heart
Foundation or the Canadian Cancer
Society, for example, are names
Program
educates
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the government recognizes the
essential services this organization,
with over 100 years of history, is
able to provide.
FWIO is an organization for
personal growth and community
action with nearly 800 branches in
Ontario, consisting of 12,000
members.
The health program will educate
its members about important health
information, utilizing resources
from existing partners including
Osteoporosis Society of Canada,
Ontario Breast Screening Program,
Community Abuse Programs of
Rural Ontario (CAPRO), and
Canada’s Research-Based
Pharmaceutical Companies.
FWIO is enthusiastic about
establishing additional partnerships
with various health-related
organizations to ensure rural
communities have access to similar
services, technology and resources
as larger urban communities.
Existing partners and
representatives from various
health-related organizations will be
in attendance and available for
interviews. FWIO will also provide
interviews with key individuals
including the Honourable Elizabeth
Witmer, Minister of Health,
Arthena Hecker, President of
FWIO, and Kelly Marshall. FWIO
Health Partnership Co-ordinator.
For additional information, or a
map to the venue, please contact
Kelly Marshall, FWIO Health
Partnership Co-ordinator at (519)
836-3056.
which very clearly identify the
purpose for which they exist.
A name may also have*historical
significance and may be valued for
that reason. That could be true for a
family name or for a name of
national importance. Think of
names like Sir John A. Macdonald
or Laura Secord.
Among names that have meaning
are those of Christian churches and
denominations. The name tells you
something of either their history or
their theology. That’s evident from
such names as Baptist Church,
United Church. Anglican Church.
Roman Catholic Church, and
Pentecostal Church. Churches
value these names because they
stand for something. That’s also
true of the name Christian
Reformed Church.
In the latter case, the frequent
misspelling “Reform" could lead to
a wrong understanding of what that
church stands for. The two missing
letters “ed” are significant. They
spell the difference between this
church being identified as some
kind of a reform movement or
being a church that has its roots in
the Calvinist tradition (just as the
Presbyterian Church.) We value
our identification with the Calvinist
wing of the Protestant reformation,
and therefore value the correct
spelling of that name.
What's in a name? Sometimes
very little, but also sometimes very
much. That is especially true when
we talk about the name “Jesus.”
That wasn’t just a name that his
earthly parents liked. It was the
name that both Joseph and Mary
were told to give to their firstborn
child. And the reason for that name
was its meaning. It means “He who
saves,” or simply “Saviour.” That
name tell us what Jesus can be for
us: Our Saviour.
We don’t want anyone to be
confused about a name so
important. Neither about its
spelling nor its meaning. For the
Bible says: “Salvation is found in
no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to men
by which we must be saved.” (Acts
4:12).
It’s one thing to be unclear about
the name of a church. That’s not
the greatest tragedy. But to be
unclear about the name of Jesus is
something else. For God “gave him
the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow ... and every
tongue confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11).
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for
Worship
at
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Mennonite
Fellowship
each Sunday
in August
at 9:30 a.m.
(no Sunday School in August)
Everyone Welcome!
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Tying the laces
Kenny McAllister takes instruction from Leslie Bowman
during Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church’s
summer Bible School, Aug. 19. By late in the week, more
than 100 children were gathering in Auburn each day for
the “Ultimate Adventure with Jesus”.
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 526-7555
PASTOR DAVE WOOD-523-9017
ASSOCIATE PASTOR - YOUTH - JEREMY SHUART 523
Sunday 8:45 a.m.- Morning Worship Service
10:00 a.m.- Family Bible Hour
11 a.m.- Morning Worship Service
8 p.m.- Evening Service
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.- Prayer & Bible Study
Friday 7:30 p.m.- Youth
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Morning Worship Service ~ 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind."
Mark 12:30
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
A Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
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
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Rev. Christine Johnson ■ Minister
Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540
Services for the month of August are being
held at Melville Presbyterian Church
ALL ARE WELCOME FOR OUR
SUMMERTIME WORSHIP SERVICES!
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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AUGUST 29 - PENTECOST 14
MORNING PRAYER
Trinity, Blyth St. John's,
9:30 a.m. Brussels
Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m.
Rev. Nancy Beale - Rector - 887-9273
Sunday School begins
Sunday, September 19
Minister ~ Rev. Ernest Dow
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523-4224
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11.00 a.m. - Morning Service
. - Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service
Blyth United Church
Come Worship The Lord With Us
Sundays - 11:00 a.m.
Worship Service
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
We welcome you to come and worship with us.
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
Cornerstone
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Communion - 9:45 - 10:30
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