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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1998-06-10, Page 13HELPING THE WORLD WRITE NOW CODE Self-sufficiency through literacy in the developtng world For information, call 1- A00-661-2633 Congratulations Receiving the Canada Cord from Division Commissioner Myrna Inglis of Walkerton is Blyth Pathfinder Laura Warwick. The presentation was made at the annual advancement ceremonies held on Wednesday night, June 3 in Blyth United Church basement. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You are welcome this Sunday Rev. Nancy Beale JUNE 14 - PENTECOST 2 TRINITY - MORNING PRAYER ST. JOHN'S - HOLY BAPTISM Trinity, Blyth St. John's, 9:30 a.m. Brussels Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m. please join us for worship this Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m. 'kejoim in the kord always. I will say it again;kioicc! ICI your genderless be evident to all. The gird is near bo not he anxious about anything, but in everything, by praycr and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to (;od. Philipplatts 4:4-7 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest 1$1 Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540 Sunday, June 14, 1998 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Ethel United Church 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Brussels United Church Children's Service Hot dogs & ice cream for lunch Sunday, June 14 - 5:30 p.m. - UCW GARDEN PARTY - BMG Community Centre Adults $10; 6-12 $5; Preschoolers free - For tickets call 887-9988 or 887-6457 COME AND BE A PART OF THE FUN! You are invited to worship with us at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Christian Education (for all ages) Pastor Ben Wiebe 887-6388 MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS 11:00 a.m. - Morning Service - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service 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 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 7:30 p.m. - New Hope Support Group 7:30 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Youth 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 CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1998. PAGE 13. From the Minister's Study Cleansing world's messes begins with us By Lynn Nichol Knox Cranbrook These particular thoughts come less from the minister's study than from the minister's scrubbing brush. This morning I spent about an hour and a half doing some inevitable "spring cleaning" (even though spring came early, the spring cleaning didn't). I was once told that ministry wasn't real work, because it didn't rough up your hands much. So now I can say I must have done some On June 28, Melville Presby- terian Church in Brussels is sponsoring a House Tour and Strawberry Social Tea, from 1 - 5 p.m. The four houses in the tour range from Victorian to modern and the visitors will have an opportunity to see not only interesting homes, but gardens as well. The four houses include: The Work homestead which has mortgage papers indicating it was built in 1896 by William and Jane Work. The red brick was hauled in by wagon from Henfryn and the wood trim is from Ament's mill in Brussels. The Armstrong Family Farm has been host to three houses since 1885. The present structure built in 1990, features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, large country kitchen, family room and laundry room. The spacious home has gingerbread porches sheltering the entrances. The Cardiff farmhouse was built in the late 1800s and has been extensively renovated inside and out. In 1994 a large addition was added which reflects the needs of the owners and their family. Dunedin - "Garden on the Hill", Church burns mortgage It was a proud day for the con- gregation of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brussels when they cele- brated the burning of the mortgage. Mass was held at 11 a.m., fol- lowed by the burning ceremony at noon. Parishioner John Robson says St. Ambrose is only one of two churches in the diocese which has been able to pay off the mortgage in four or five years. Special guests at the ceremony included Larry Brennan, business administrator of the Diocese of London, Brussels Reeve Ralph Watson, Reverends Nancy and Brad Beale of St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels and Ken Matthews, builder of the church. real work, because my hands are as rough as sandpaper. There's something about cleaning that's very satisfying. Real, deep down scrubbing, that gets rid of dirt you normally wouldn't even notice, from all the corners you didn't even realize were there. I love the fresh smell when I'm finished, and I love being able to see the progress I'm making. Not all work gives such visible results. For me, cleaning is not just satisfying, it's downright is an historic 16-room, three-storey mansion built in 1887, overlooking the Maitland river and modelled after a castle in Scotland. The interior of the house is designed in the "Eastlake Movement" style with 13-foot ceilings, fireplaces, hand-carved oak and cherry wood, with numerous hand-painted stained glass windows showing birds and flora indigenous to the area. For many years the mansion was a maternity hospital and many people from Brussels and area were therapeutic. I came downstairs from my scrubbing, watched the news on television for a few minutes, and heard about a United Nations initiative to address the world's massive drug problems. In the United States alone, about $60 billion is spent each year by drug users to buy illegal drugs. Wiping away dust in my bathroom suddenly seemed like a very tiny cleaning job, compared to cleaning up many of the messes of born in "Dunedin". The present owner is restoring the house and grounds to their former grandeur. As well, there will be a Strawberry Social Tea, included in the ticket price, at Melville Presbyterian Church on William Street which is also a building of historical and architectural interest. The cost per ticket is $10 with proceeds going for the work of the church. Tickets may be obtained at Brussels Variety Store or by calling 519-887-9831. our world. But there's no better place to start than with ourselves. Jesus asked the question, long ago, "Why do you see the speck in your neighbour's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?" (Luke 6: 41). We need to do the spring cleaning in the house and yard, but it never hurts to do some spring cleaning of our lives as well. Every so often it helps to ask ourselves, "What is it in the way we live that needs scrubbing?" This type of spring cleaning can be really satisfying, too, looking into all the corners of our lives that we don't usually notice and washing away the unwanted dirt that has built up. We don't always get visible results, but over time others may see the difference. And just like when you scrub the house, even if no one else notices, you'll know things are cleaner. If you ever want to hear the story of how one man, Jesus, did the real work of cleaning for the whole world, and how your life can be clean too, I invite you to attend the church of your choice. In the meantime, for those of you like me who are still spring cleaning, happy scrubbing! Melville hosts house tour