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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1998-02-25, Page 19A little exercise can go a long way! Bicycling 81cm in 30 minutes can do raiders for your health. that simple. Sharing a Healthier 41041111r Future` , PaRTICIPaL71017 e 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 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You are welcome this Sunday Rev. Nancy Beale MARCH 1 - LENT 1 HOLY EUCHARIST Trinity, Blyth St. John's, 9:30 a.m. Brussels Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m. MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS 11:00 a.m. - Morning Service - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service 7:30 p.m. - Tuesday Bible Study 2:00 p.m. • Wednesday Bible Study Wheelchair accessible Nursery care available 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 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 Monday 7:30 p.m. - New Hope Support Group Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth ±1Gio(l's Love Is FreY5. We Welcome You at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship 9`30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Christian Education Pastor Ben Wiebe 887-6388 "Love your neighbour as yourser Matthew 22:39 BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540 March 1, 1998 , FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 9:30 a.ni. Morning Worship Ethel - Communion 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Brussels - Communion Monday, March 2 - 7 p.m. - Session Tuesday, March 3 - 2 p.m. - UCW Afternoon Unit Tuesday, March 3 - 7 p.m. - Stewardship Committee Wednesday, March 4 - 8 p.m. - UCW Evening Unit Thursday, March 5 - 7 p.m - Stewards COME AND WALK ALONG THE LENTEN WAY! Please join us for worship this Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m. flis divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us byflis own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. —2 Peter I :3 *4 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998. From the Minister's Study Christianity best source of 'soul food' By Rev. Cathrine Campbell Melville, Brussels, Knox, Belgrave Presbyterian Churches The . Women's Missionary Society, at both Belgrave and Brussels, are currently following a course of study entitled "Loaves and Fishes". It is an excellent study of the role food plays in all lives and how we can be of assistance to those who do not share the abundance of growing abilities and the climate, both political and physical that promotes such growth. It is truly amazing to learn how large a role food plays in our lives and of all the ritual and ceremony that is attached to growing, reaping, and preparing of food and then the consumption of same. I urge you to ask any member of the WMS what is the significance of putting out the pots. We all need food, and I am one that quite enjoys it, in fact, if there is a food related event in this "Seek first the kingdom of God ... and all these things will be added unto you" — seems like a commentary on the events in the life of Huron Chapel during 1997. I believe that, as we have endeavoured to be an 'evangelical,' and 'missionary' church, God has provided everything necessary, and more, to carry out the task." With these opening words Auburn Missionary Pastor James Carrie began his annual report to the congregation in which he indicated that 66 people professed saving faith in Christ, 30 of them in Papua New Guinea, through Huron Chapel missionaries, David and Debra Rodges; missions and other outreach giving increased by 15 per cent to $85,730, almost 43 per cent of total givings; total giving increased by 24 per cent to $203,193. He reported, also, that increasing numbers attending the Sunday morning service required the installation of a second service at 8:30 a.m., to which 50-60 come. Average Sunday morning attendance increased by 28 per cent to 164 and Sunday School attendance increased by 14 per cent to 100. Sunday night attendance was down two per cent to 58. A Sunday night service has been started in Clinton, to which 25 - 30 come. Pastor Carrie reported further that Huron Chapel's missionary force was expanding. In addition to the Rodges family in Papua, New Guinea and Dianne Baechler in the Philippines, Tim and Cathy Whatley have just left for Irian Jaya, which shares an island with Papua, New Guinea. Cathy received her call to missions while she attended Huron Chapel, and the Whatleys served as youth workers at the church a year ago. Two young men are training for missions; Bruce Jardine in Texas and Steve Campbell at Emmanuel Bible College. Campbell will go back with the Rodgeses this July to serve with them. Two work teams went to Mexico and another team of 12 will serve during the coming Spring break. The building committee reported that negotiations were underway to purchase five acres of property on which to build a larger church. community you will probably find me there. I go because I know that I will never be disappointed in the quality or quantity of the food. But I also go because I know there will also be enjoyable companionship and good conversation. Others share my enjoyment and I hope that the suppers, lunches, teas and other special events that are part of Brussels life continue for a long time. Hunger, for many, is not always visible but it is nonetheless real. As a Christian community we owe it to ourselves that no one faces such a reality and I commend all those who contribute to food banks and other efforts of our churches to alleviate suffering. This is an area that we must deal with proactively and recognize it is also an area that demands that the energies of a soul that has been fed with the Good News. That nourishment can give us the confidence and energy to say "Here I am Lord, send me". Election results were as follows: official board chairman, James Campbell; vice-chairman, James Hess; secretary, Lance Bearss; acting treasurer, Rick Packer; deacons, David Baan, Lance Bearss, Bob Bowman, Paul Buttar, Clarke Teal; trustees, Will Jardine, Clarke Teal; property committee, Jeff Burroughs, Jim Hess, Don Hoytema, John Stoll; greeters, Frank and Debbie Baechler, Paul and Leslie Bowman, Jeff and Susan Burroughs, Marlin and Becky Good; Christian Education director, Dianne Baan; special days decor, Lorraine Came, Lynn Packer, Anne Teal, Bev Walden; district conference delegate and alternate, Liz Bowman, Dianne Baan; auditors, Roger Newcomb, Hugh Wilson; missions committee, Lance Bearss, Paul and Leslie Bowman, Armand Forgett, Donna Hoytema, Larry Nethery, Bev Walden, Shirley Watkins, Heather Wilson; music committee, Eric Campbell, Cheryl Goff, Becky Good, Roberta Linskill; building committee, Lance Bearss, Linda Hess, Harald Peper, John Stoll, Clare Smith, Anne and Clarke Teal (consultant, Grant Anger); sound committee, Jim Campbell, Marlin Good, Bruce Russell, Brian Walden; vision and goals, (Dept. Representatives); budget committee, Dianne Baan, Hugh Wilson (plus the treasurer); organists, Dorothy Bolton, Liz Bowman, Roberta Linskill, For it is not just our bodies that need nourishment, or ourselves that need companionship. Our soul needs to be fed as well, and well fed. This can take many forms — there is no set menu but many choices instead. I am sure that many are familiar with the books that are entitled Chicken Soup for the ... and I am currently reading one entitled Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul made doubly nice as it was lent by a friend. In books like these there are many articles, poems and vignettes that make a good place for a beginning of a meditation or, in some instances, a good laugh. And laughter is needed. We would be a sad lot if we found no pleasure in life and in fact we would be flying in the face of our Creator who made all things good, if we viewed everything with a sad face and a scowling frown. So learning and laughter and love are all intermingled and we find the pianists, Eric Campbell, Linda Hess; discipleship director, Rev. Enrique Aldaz; small groups director, Laurel Aldaz; programme committee, (department representa- tives); adult director, Mary Stoll; youth ministries director, Jim Campbell; Sunday School superintendent, Marilyn Campbell; Adventure club director, Doris Rodges; junior church director, Dianne Baan. Senior pastor, James Carne and associate pastor (Youth), Jeremy Shuart are ex officio members of all committees. best source of "soul food" in our lives as Christians, as readers of the Bible, as partakers in study of the Bible, in worshipping together, in caring for one another and finding the good way to show we care — not the easy one. It is no coincidence that the prayer of thanks we say before our meals is called Grace for it is by the Grace of God that we are given so many riches that we can use and share in the feeding of both body and soul. 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