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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-01-07, Page 12Go figure! If just I% more Canadians sere physially actist annual savings in health-Gur costs OW could be as muds as S12,00,000. Sharing a Healthier Future 4 -,^Partnapai-nan 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 HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515 ASSOCIATE PASTOR - YOUTH - JEREMY SHUART 523-9788 Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday 8:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m. - Family Bible Hour 11 a.m. - Morning Worship Service 8 p.m. - Evening Service 7:30 p.m. - New Hope Support Group 7:30 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Youth BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540 January 11, 1998 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Ethel 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Brussels Sunday, January 18 - Roast Beef Dinner - BMG Arena - 5:30 p.m - one sitting only - entertainment to follow This major fundraiser, convened by the Brussels UCW, is In support of our Project Uplift, a major renovation of our church designed to make it fully accessible. ALL ARE WELCOME! You are WeCcome 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 Please join us for worship this Sunday Sunday, Jan.11 Morning Service - 10 a.m. Evening Service - 7:30 p.m. Oe imitators of God, therefore as dearly loved children, and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God Ephesians 5:1 c 2 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1998. From the Minister's Study Being true to God a good resolution By Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Blyth Christian Reformed Church By now, if we have made any New Year's resolutions, we have probably fallen down on some of them already. Resolutions are easy to make. They are not so easy to keep. So I haven't bothered to make any New Year's resolutions. But I do not altogether want to dismiss the practice of making resolutions as useless. In fact, I want to make a case for doing so. Life is full of occasions or situations that are perfect times for making resolutions, even necessary times. I once resolved to quit smoking. Actually, I resolved to quit smoking a number of times. But I broke those resolutions again and again. Then came the situation in which I had a prolonged battle with bituaries WILLIAM JAMES YUILL William James Yuill of Brussels, died Jan. 3, 1998, at Wingham ano District Hospital, at the age of 53. He is survived by his sons, Glenn and Garry Yuill, both of Toronto, his mother, Florence Yuill, and his sister-in-law, Juanita, and her hus- band Doug Dale, all of Brussels. He was predeceased by his wife, Marlene (Smith), and his father, Robert Yuill. A private funeral service was held at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham, Jan. 7. Rev. Nancy Beale officiated. Interment was at Brussels Ceme- tery. Memorial donations to Wingham and District Hospital or St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. FERNE BENNETT Ferne Bennett of Listowel, for- merly of Toronto and Wroxeter, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, at Livingstone Manor, Lis- towel. She was 87. Miss Bennett was the beloved daughter of the late Edwin and Bertha Bennett, loving sister of Laura and Jack Jenkins of Wing- ham and the late Kenneth, Robert and Dick Bennett. She will be missed by a niece and three nephews. A memorial service was held Jan. 4, from St. Stephens Anglican Church, Gorrie. Cremation has taken place. Donations to the St. Stephens Anglican Church, Gorrie or a chari- ty of your choice would be appreci- ated. JANET (JENNIE) LYDDIATT Janet (Jennie) Lyddiatt, formerly of Hullett Twp. and Blyth, passed away at Huronview on Dec. 24, 1997 in her 93rd year. Born in Grey Twp. on April 14, 1905, Jennie was the oldest of the five children of John S. Ritchie and Dorothy McAllister. Her husband, Cecil, predeceased her in August, 1985. She was the loved mom of Dorothy and Murray Johnston, Clinton; Bert and Lorna Lyddiatt, St. Agatha; Frank and Joan Lyddiatt, Rexdale; Marie Whet- stone, Goderich; Isabel Frezell, London; Keith and Marg Lyddiatt, Brucefield. She was the dear sister of Ken and Mary Ritchie, Egmondville, and sister-in-law of Roma Ritchie, London. Jennie is a sore throat. That's bad news for one who has to speak in public on a weekly basis. And smoking did not help me very much to get over it. That gave me the right kind of occasion to resolve more seriously to quite smoking. And I haven't touched tobacco products since that day, now almost 30 years ago. Other occasions for making serious resolutions may be the sudden passing away of a loved one, whom we did not visit nearly enough when we still could. That is a time to make up our minds not to fail in the same way with others whom we love and who are still living. Having survived a serious accident, caused by driving under the influence of alcohol, may be the right time to resolve that we will never be the cause of that ourselves also survived by 13 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one grand- daughter, a sister, Isabel Shortreed and brothers, Cliff and Jim Ritchie.. Funeral service was held at the Beattie-Falconer Funeral Home, Blyth, on Dec. 27 with Rev. Stephen Huntley officiating. Spring interment at Blyth Union Cemetery. K. ROSS RADFORD K. Ross Radford passed away at the Welland County General Hospital on Monday, Jan. 5, 1998 in his 72nd year. Son of the late Norman and Maude Radford, he was born and raised near Blyth. He was predeceased by his wife Jerry Radford and a sister Shirley Snell. He is survived by his daughter Shelley Lough and her husband Malcolm and four granddaughters Amber Ann, Vera Lynn, Melissa Sue and Elizabeth Margaret. Ross became a seaman in 1941 and has lived in Port Colborne since 1949. He worked in the engine room and received a Marine Engineer's Certificate in 1951. In 1957, he was employed as a stationary engineer. He was employed at the Ford of Canada Gas Plant for 18 years where he was chief engineer and also at Fraser Paper Mill. After retiring, he sailed as a relief engineer. For many years he taught stationary engineers at Niagara College at night school. He is a past president of the Institute of Power Engineers, a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he served on the Board of Managers and was an elder, a member of Blyth Masonic Lodge No. 303 AF & AM, a Past Master of the MacNab Lodge No. 169 AF & AM Port Colborne, a Past Principal of King Hiram chapter No. 57, a Past Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No. 7, a Past Grand Superintendent of Niagara District No. 7, a Perceptor of St. Bernard De Clairveaux Perceptory No. 19, a (again). Starting a new job, entering into a marriage relationship, starting a family, reaching a significant birthday — these may all be good times to make life-changing resolutions. New situations in life often require us to make such resolutions. The prophet Daniel found himself in such a position when still a teenager. When he and many of his countrymen were taken into captivity to Babylon, he was selected to receive special training to prepare him for entry into the king's service. There was one problem however. The food and drink at the king's table were not kosher. To ignore that would be to compromise his sacred beliefs. He had to make a decision. And he did. He resolved not to sacrifice his convictions for the sake of a Past Soverin of Harrington Conclave No. 16, a Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Pyramid Council No. 7, Grand Inspector General of Royal and Select Masters District C; a member of Emmaus Tabernacle, a member of Ramese Shrine Temple, Kt. of the York Cross of Honour, a 32 degree Scottish Rite Masons. Mr. Radford's family received visitors at the Port Colborne Chapel of the Davidson Funeral Homes, 135 Clarence St. Tuesday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Wednesday, Jan. 7 (today) at 11 a.m. with Rev. Donna Riseborough officiating. Interment to follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Donations to the Shrine Children's Fund would be deeply appreciated. MacNab Lodge #169 AF & AM held a service at the Funeral Home Tuesday at 7 p.m. BERTHA HARRINGTON Bertha Harrington of Brussels, formerly of Fordwich and Listowel, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, at Huronlea Nursing Home, Brussels. She was the dear sister of Hazel Arent of Buffalo, aunt of Grant and Leone Byer of Bloomfield, New Mexico, great-aunt of Stephen and Susan Byer of Aylmer, Ont. and Paul and Anita Pawelski. The funeral service was held at Betts Visitation Centre, Gorrie, Dec. 28. Interment was at Maple Grove Cemetery. Donations to Gideon Bible Soci- ety, Brethern in Christ Mission Fund or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. good career in the civil service of Babylon. His loyalty to his God came before any other consideration in his life. And Daniel maintained that position throughout his days in foreign service. ,Yes, there are times when we ought to make resolutions, times when we cannot postpone doing so. There are occasions that cry for us to take a stand and to stick to it. Not to do so could be nothing less than moral failure or cowardly avoidance. That kind of avoidance compromised many people during World War II. They saw the advance of an evil regime but failed to resolve to stand up to it. That kind of avoidance can break the moral backbone of a nation. And the cost of that is usually very great. I believe that all of us come to times in our lives when we have to resolve which way we will go, in our relationship with other human beings and in our relationship with God. The resolutions we make at such times are of great importance. They may set the tone for the rest of our lives. They may determine the success or failure of our lives. Yes, making resolutions at appropriate times is essential for successful living. And no resolutions will be more important than the one to remain true to our God, whatever the circumstances of life may be. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You are welcome this Sunday Rev. Nancy Beale JANUARY 11 BAPTISM OF THE LORD HOLY EUCHARIST Trinity, Blyth St. John's, 9:30 a.m. Brussels Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m.