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GEMS entertained
As part of a day-long program of activites and entertainment, Darlene Vanderveen and Deb
Siertsema (not pictured) performed at the GEMS rally at Blyth Chirstian Reformed Church.
The morning session was followed by a picnic and afternoon events.
Scotts greet at Belgrave church
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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
MAY 3 - EASTER 4
HOLY EUCHARIST
Trinity, Blyth St. John's,
9:30 a.m. Brussels
Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m.
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515
ASSOCIATE PASTOR - YOUTH - JEREMY SHUART 523-9788
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
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
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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
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Nursery care available
We welcome you to come and worship with us.
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister
Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540
Sunday, May 3. 1998
9:30 a.m. Morning Worship
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11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Brussels
Sunday, May 3 - 4-7 p.m. - May Supper in Ethel
Monday, May 4 - 5:30 p.m. - Confirmation Classes, 7p.m_ - Session
Wednesday, May 6 - 6:.30 p.m. - UCW Potluck
Thursday, May 7 - 7 p.m - Stewards, 8 p.m. - Choir Practice
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Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builder labours
in vain. 'Unless the Lord- watches over the city, the
watchmen stand guard in vain.
Psalm 127:1
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
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Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest H wy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
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THE CITIZEN, Wti.,NmuAY, APRIL 29, 1998. PAGE 19.
From the Minister's Study
`Turn to Christ to fight helplessness, says pastor
By James H Carne, Sr. Pastor
The Missionary Church, Auburn
Helplessness. It's depressing.
I have not been inclined to worry
in the past, but as I grow older I
recognize a tendency to fret over
the increasing possibility of
helplessness caused by a
debilitating stroke, the onset of
Alzheimer's, cancer, or blindness.
Some years ago, when my father
was dying of a combination of
cancer, stroke, and a coronary, my
natural instinct was to try and
minister to him. In addition to all
Elizabeth Procter played prelude
music on the organ on the third
Sunday of Easter at church, as
Murray and Wilma Scott handed
out the service of worship and
greeted worshippers.
Rev. Mary Jane Hobden greeted
the congregation. Songtime hymns
were Faith of Our Fathers and
What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
The mixed senior choir sang 0
Saviour Take Your Hand in Mine,
accompanied by Elizabeth Procter
Blyth UCW held its monthly
meeting on April 21 with 18
present.
Donna Moore and Emily Phillips
conducted the devotions with
Easter as their theme. Hymns Jesus
Christ is Risen Today and For the
Beauty of the Earth were sung with
Elva Brown at the piano. Scripture
Luke 14: 1-6 and several poems
were read. Devotions closed with
repeating "Go Now In Peace".
Shirley Rutledge, co-president,
welcomed all. Roll call was what
kind of cookies each one brought
for the shut-ins.
Belgrave UCW
Continued from page 9
Jean Pattison conducted the
worship opening with a poem
entitled "If". The theme of the
worship was "Agents of Hope".
Mary Hunter was in charge of the
Bible study, continuing with the
book of Matthew. The study this
month entitled "All in a Day's
Work" and a good discussion
concluded the study.
Ada Taylor told of a young
couple and their two small children
and their work in Tanzania; a very
small country in Africa.
his health problems he had an even
greater spiritual one: he had no
saving faith in Christ.
As I contemplated his
helplessness and prayed about my
own sense of helplessness in trying
to minister to him, my attention
was directed to the incident in the
Gospel of John, chapter three,
where there is re-iterated the Old
Testament account of Moses lifting
up on a pole the serpent of brass
(brass is associated with judgement
in the Bible).
All that was required of those
at the piano.
The New Testament reading was
taken from Acts 9: 1-20 and the
Gospel lesson from John 21: 1-19.
The children's story was based on
Saul and the sermon was based on
the disciples going fishing.
Sandra Dorsch and Amy Barnes
were in charge of nursery.
The new banner was dedicated to
the church on behalf of the UCW
President Ruth Gordon. The
beautiful United Church banner is
There is to be a Tupperware
party in the church April 28 at 8
p.m.
Shirley introduced police officer
Don Shropshall of Clinton who
spoke on "Scams" and different
ways'the crooks have of getting
names, bank card numbers and Bell
calling cards, etc.
helpless, stricken Israelites was that
they look toward that symbol of the
judgement of their sins and be
healed. And, in their dying state,
"look" was all that they could do.
That's the message that I took to
my dad: when one is helpless
enough that he can do nothing else,
all that he has to do is look to the
Saviour.
I am praying with great concern
these days for two colleagues of
mine. One is a pastor in his late 30s
who has a malignant tumour in his
pelvic and hip bones. The other is a
certainly a display of art. Many
thanks goes to Mary Hunter for her
artistic talent and hard work in
putting the banner together with
crest and symbols to the quitters for
their-fine needlework and of course
to the men for their ties and the
work to hang the banner. This was
a united effort. Stand Up, Stand Up
and Jesus, I Have Promised were
hymns the congregation sang.
Joyce Vincent and Joanne
Robinson took up the offering.
Never let any stranger in the
house, he cautioned, and never give
out any money.
He then showed a film on
"Scam" which was also very
interesting.
The meeting closed with a
delicious lunch served by Brenda
and Lori Brooks and Nicole Kerr.
retired missionary lady who has
acute leukemia and is living from
week to week on the strength of
regular blood transfusions.
I know the seriousness of their
conditions and I feel the
helplessness that they must feel. As
I pray for them, however, I see,
standing between them and their
diseases, the dying form of One on
a cross. He is the embodiment of
our judgement and the hope of our
healing: " ... He was wounded for
our transgressions, He was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon Him; and
with His stripes we are healed."
(Isaiah 53:5).
If you are living today with the
hopelessness of your sins and the
helplessness of your circumstances,
take a saving look the Christ of
the cross. It's all that one can do.
It's all that one must do.
Scams, topic at Blyth UCW meeting