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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-09-02, Page 23BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH. OF CANADA Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540 Sunday, September 6, 1998 Due to renovations to Brussels United Church, both congregations will be worshiping jointly at Ethel United Church 9:30 a.m. - Worship Ethel United Church WELCOME BACK! COME AND JOIN US 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 1MM HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515 ASSOCIATE PASTOR - YOUTH - JEREMY SHUART 523-9788 Sunday 8:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Monday 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Friday 7:30 p.m. - Morning Worship Service - Family Bible Hour - Morning Worship Service - Evening Service - New Hope Support Group - Prayer & Bible Study - Youth Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Ethel Communion - 9:45 -10:30 Family Bible Hour and Sunday School 11:00 - 12:00 Prayer & Bible Study Tuesday 8 p.m. John 14:6 - Jesus said, "I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, no one comes to the Father, but through Me." Everyone Welcome For more information call 887-6665 RPP.r S P3RIVt3T91? .Y 11023(403W HT.("_$ 30 VI THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1998. PAGE 23. Pastor plans retirement in Thornbury Retiring After 43 years in the ministry, Pastor Jim Carne of Hope Chapel Missionary Church in Auburn is retiring. With his wife, Lorraine, he plans to relocate to Thornbury and enjoy many hobbies while staying active in the church. By Janice Becker Citizen staff Through 43 years and seven churches, Pastor Jim Carne of Huron Chapel Missionary Church in Auburn, has brought his brand of the gospel to rural and inner-city communities. Pastor Came, who began preach- ing for the Free Methodist Church, came to the Auburn Missionary congregation 13 years ago and has increased attendance from 40 to a high of 175. However, he is now set to retire, and was bid farewell by his many friends in the community this past weekend. He and his wife, Lorraine, who laughs that she is also retiring, plan to stay in the village for a few months, but expect to move to their mobile home in Thornbury before winter, to be closer to one of their daughters. Pastor Carne's time with the church has been varied and inter- spersed with experiences in mis- sionary work and even truck driving. In the early days, sometimes money was very short so other work was picked up to help make ends meet, the Carries say. There were years when all they got paid was the collection from the offering, says Mrs. Came, and they had to pay all their expenses in those days. "We were getting $32 a week (in the late 1950s) and we had three children. We had to judge the food PLEASE BUY OUR TREATS IN SUPPORT OF OUR FALL CAMPAIGN ¶9 THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OP CANADA oirk Soon the tiny congregation had grown and developed a choir which was asked to perform at various locations. Unfortunately, the church was closed after Pastor Came left. It was that reaching out into the community which eventually brought Pastor Came to Auburn and allowed him to bring people to the church. While attending a camp meeting, Pastor Came became reacquainted with a woman he had know previ- ously from the Goderich area. Her husband, who was on the board for the Auburn Missionary Church, eventually asked Pastor Carne to fill in as they sought a new minister. Pastor Carne and his wife say they felt immediately at home when they entered Auburn Church. "We had never felt like this before and we were afraid they wouldn't ask us to come back," says Mrs. Came. The Carnes arrived in Auburn in late August of 1985 and by October were asked to remain. The people have been wonderful to us," she says. "These have been wonderful years and it is a great way to go out. After 13 years they still love us and we still love them." Baptism at BMF Several youth from BMF were baptized on Sunday, Aug. 30. Ben Dettweiler, Andra Dettweiler, Cindy Koch, Destiny Lichty, Tim Procter, and Joanna Steinman, received baptism. Faith sponsors included Don Procter, Lena Siegers, Anneke Pardys, Tillie Lichty, Elwin Garland, Darlene Hemingway. Following the baptisms a fellowship meal was held at the church. Lloyd Koch was worship leader. Patti Wiebe and Kathy Procter were in charge of the music. Pastor Ben Wiebe gave the message entitled "Baptized to Belong to Christ". The scripture readings were from Matthew 28: 18-20 and Romans 6: 3-8. Pastor Carrie concurs with her assessment of the village saying it has been a delightful time and he will always cherish the friendships. "The hardest part will be leaving people," she adds. The Carries plan to travel, bird watch, paint, garden, do missionary work and enjoy their leisure time. Jeremy Shuart, the current youth pastor, will take over Sunday ser- vices until a new pastor is appoint- ed in mid-September, to assume duties in January. we bought by the offering," she says. "It was a great preparation for preaching," laughs Pastor Came. "We had to live by faith." One of his most exciting church- es was in the inner-city of Hamilton -where he served prior to coming to Auburn. It was a small congregation which was being threatened with closure. Pastor Carrie soon learned that a large portion of his community lived in housing projects or-were households headed by single women. Following his life-long philoso- phy, he ministered to them, he did not preach. A course in mechanics and plumbing gave him a way to help the people he needed to reach and they found a man to whom they could relate. "It was the key to my ministry," he says. " I would go out to do calls in a suit and find myself doing tow brake jobs." Brussels Mennonite Fellowship invites you to join us in WORSHIP Sunday, September 6 9:30 a.m. Guest Speaker: Robert Witmer Pastor Ben Wiebe 887-6388 "Come, let us worship the Lord" 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 SEPTEMBER 6 - PENTECOST 14 HOLY EUCHARIST Trinity, Blyth St. John's, 9:30 a.m. Brussels Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m. Blyth - Joint service in Brussels on Sept. 13 Yteatse join ao, fat. Oils Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m. 9iuiny lliank /0 //e gallier, w/io J as ?-ualifiedyou /0 sliare io /he in/ler/lance 01/4e sands in die knycloin of Ii9k. jot- _7-ie has rescued us from die dominion of darAness and 4-rouglil us into /he knydon2 01 /he Son he loves in whom we have redemplion, /he joryioeness of sins. Gloss/this 1:/2- BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible