HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-01-10, Page 13BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Come Worship The Lord With Us
SundGys - 11:00 a.m.
Worship Service & Sunday School
January 14: "Divisions, Boasting,
and the Cross"
Minister - Rev. Ernest Dow
ALL ARE WELCOME
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Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and by
his grace gaveiis eternal encouragement and hope, encourage your hearts
and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
— 2 Thessalonians 2:16 & 17
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Alt, Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
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
one comes to the Father, but through Me."
Everyone Welcome
For more information call 887-6665
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Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca
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9:30 am
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WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE 11:15 A.M.
Magic and astrology
theme of United service
Magic and Astrology Bow to the
Great Secret was the theme of the
service at Blyth United Church on
Jan. 7.
Rev. Ernest Dow began by talking
about the resurgence in interest in
recent years in "magic, astrology,
and the dark side of the supernatu-
ral." He used as an example the
immensely popular Harry Potter
series for children.
Rev. Dow discussed how they are
getting mixed reviews from
Christian commentators. He paral-
leled the story of the Magi visiting
the newborn baby Jesus, to how peo-
ple can approach the issue of magic
within present society.
Rev. Dow used four aspects of
guidance that are revealed in the
magi story; the star, the scripture,
their personal encounter with Jesus
and their direct communication with
God's will by a dream.
The star was the tool that God used
to grab the magi's attention. The
magi were astologers and
astronomers, so God used their back-
ground to make them notice.
"Besides the 'general' revelation
from God's creation in nature (the
star), there is added the 'special' rev-
elation of God's prophetic word in
scripture, inspired by the Holy spir-
it," he said. The magi's personal
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encounter with Jesus had a signifi-
cant affect on them. "They bowed
down and worshipped him."
Finally, it is recorded that the magi
returned to their own country by
another route "having been warned
in a dream." The magi now received direct
communication of God's will by a
dream.
Rev. Dow concluded, "Jesus is the
Greatest Secret of all. It's not magic,
but a miracle; Christ's power and
love can be ours when we approach
God through faith in him."
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
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 526-7555
PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017
Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Family Bible Hour
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7:30 p.m. - Evening Worship Service
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Family Night
Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2001. PAGE 13.
Obituaries
RUTH ELAINE EARL
Ruth Elaine (McDonald) Earl,
beloved wife of the late Chester Earl
of Atwood, passed away at Stratford
General Hospital on Sunday, Dec.
31, 2000. She was in her 74th
year.
Ruth is survived by three sons,
Dennis and Joan of Sault Ste. Marie,
Gary and Beth of RR2, Listowel and
Rick of Guelph and daughter Judy of
London; seven grandchildren; one
great-granddaughter; one brother,
Rev. Stan McDonald of London; sis-
ters and brothers-in-law, Arnold Earl
and Helen of Ottawa, Bertha Searson
of Ayr, Reta Dunbar of Listowel and
Laura and Walter Douglas of
Sebringville.
Besides her husband she was pre-
deceased by her parents, the late Carl
McDonald and the former Hilda
Hewitt; daughter-in-law Mary Earl; a
sister, Grace Coghlin and husband,
Norman and three brothers-
in-law.
Visitation was held at Peebles
Funeral Home, Atwood.
The funeral service was held on
Wednesday, Jan. 3 from the Atwood
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Olwyn
Coughlin was the officiating
clergy.
Pallbearers were Gary Earl, Jeff
Earl, Chris Beuerman, Craig Kane,
Murray Coghlin and Fred Scholl.
Flowerbearers were Sandy Earl and
Janice Kane.
Spring interment will be in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel.
As expressions of sympathy, dona-
tions may be made to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario or Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, Ethel.
From the Minister's Study
By Joan 'Fuchlinksy
Walton-Bluevale United Church
Pastoral Charge
You are a love song, beauty set to.
music. You are a love song, I have
chosen you.
— Theresa Hucal
In Joyce Rupp's book, The Cup of
Our Life — A Guide for Spiritual
Growth, she shares the memory of.
people gathering to mourn the death
of a friend's loving Italian mother.
As the words of the song You Are
A Love Song, wash over them, the
sadness in the room lessens and they
feel enveloped in love. Each person
in the room is remembering how this
woman had been a "love song" of
God for the many people whose
lives she touched. In ordinary, sim-
ple ways, this woman had brought
extraordinary songs of love to oth-
ers.
A wish for reassurance in the new year • •
Can you accept who you are and
what you mean to God and to this
world? What does this mean for your
relationships? For your life?
My wish for this new year is that
each of you can find hope and reas-
surance in the message that you are
God's beloved and precious in God's
sight.
The lectionary passage from
Isaiah speaks to this phenomenon of
being a "love song" of God.
Basically it says: Don't be afraid. I
have called you by name. I created
you and you are mine. • You
are precious in my eyes, and hon-
oured and trusted. I love you. I am
with you.
What could this affirmation' of
unconditional love mean for each of
us if we were able to accept and
embrace it? How could it affect our
relationship with others if we under-
stood ourselves and others as love
songs of God?
What would this mean to a woman
who is in an abusive situation? To
someone who feels responsible for
the death of someone else? To a per-
son in prison who regrets their
crime? What does it mean for each
of us, who as humans make mistakes
and hurt others by words or
actions?
Imagine how our relationships and
our lives could be transformed if we
could truly see ourselves as God's
beloved who is called by name.
In her book, Rupp invites the read-
er to think of a cup as a symbol of
their unique self. Like a coffee or tea
cup, each person has their own
unique shape, size and personality.
Like a. cup, their physical, psycho-
logical and spiritual shape is distinc-
tive.
It is impossible to take someone
else's personality, body or gifts and
make it their own any more than a
cup can change its colour or shape or
size to match each person who
drinks from it.
The cup is an acceptable holder,
no matter who drinks from it. It has
value in itself.
Each of us is a creation of God's
love. We are beauty set to music. As
Rupp says, we are one-of-a-kind and
unique; meant to be a light of love in
transforming the world.
As we being this new year, I invite
each of you to reflect on how God
loves you unconditionally as you
are. How does this make you feel?
You are Welcome at the
BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School - for ages 3 to adult
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m.
Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth