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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2001-01-24, Page 12HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH Auburn - 526-7555 PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017 Sunday 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Friday 7:30 p.m. - Family Bible Hour - Morning Worship Service • Evening Worship Service - Family Night • Youth THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You wiz welcome thi/3, StUldati TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S, 9:30 A.M. BRUSSELS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE 11:15 A.M. 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 BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street Come Worship The Lord With Us Sundays - 11:00 a.m. Worship Service & Sunday School January 28: "Disciplined or Diseased?" January 21 - February 4 Voting on Response to General Council Minister - Rev. Ernest Dow ALL ARE WELCOME 523-4224 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 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. Adventure Club for children ages 4-12 Third Friday of each month - 7:15 - 9:00 p.m. Ladies' Time Out - Last Thursday of each month - 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Guest speakers, special music & interesting features. All ladies invited. 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 PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2001. From the Minister's Study January time to take personal inventory By Rev. Ethel Miner Clare Belgrave United Church For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Snow is gently falling. The scene outside my office window is being changed to one of pristine beauty as the dirty snow is covered with a fresh white blanket. January is a month of renewal. Not only do we experience renewed beauty with each snowfall, but with the arrival of January we also begin a new calendar year, a new business year, a new personal year. Newspapers carry ads for inventory clearance sales. Greeters at Blyth United Church on Jan. 21 were Faye Bolger and Irma Mason. Ushering were Brenda Brooks, Lloyd and Donna Sippel. Barb Bosman was organist. Kathy MacDonald was in charge of the nursery. Anne Elliott read the scrip- ture lesson, 1 Corinthians 3: 1-17, 21-23. The theme of the service was Built to Last: the CBFG Church. Rev. Ernest Dow talked about Melville Presbyterian Church Women's Guild met in the church parlour on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. A potluck dinner was enjoyed by the 14 members present. Jeanne Ireland and Jean Bewley were in charge of the devotions. Mrs. Ireland read a story God Can Help Us Cope. The scripture Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18 was read in unison. The topic Believe in God was read by Jean Bewley followed with prayer read by Mrs. Ireland. There was a humorous reading, How Can It Be, by Mrs. Ireland. Policing subsidies may not last, councillors warn Continued from page 1 option has been removed." While the urban centres can still expect to see the OPP more fre- quently, the charges to ratepayers would be based on a per-call basis. Rural areas should still •be eligible for the $90 per household limit with government Community Reinvestment Funding subsidies, but many councillors warned that this could be withdrawn at any time. McLachlan also told council that North Perth was having a difficult time with the province regarding the break down of costs on a per-call basis for rural areas to determine CRF grants. There were also questions with respect to what services would be considered an extra charge if under contract or not. Therefore, it was agreed that a representative from the OPP should be -asked to attend a future meeting to clarify several issues. WE LINO - because of you... please give generously. .00 eadi Tham‘ridi Lollipops. punuts.lety beans. gumdrops. variety mix na 1:10111Y POLIOADON mIdantv.arn Many people make New Year's resolutions promising themselves they will lose weight, follow an exer- cise program, spend more time with family and friends, and . . . the lists go on. Even church offices are busy compiling annual reports. January indeed is a time when tra- ditionally we take stock and make assessments. But in the midst of all this busyness, do we take time for a personal inventory - time when we consider who we are and what we have to offer our family, our work- place, our community, our church? This involves more than making New Year's resolutions which are often broken and forgotten within a few days or weeks. A personal inven- tory looks at our physical, mental, whether the church is built to last, or bound for collapse. He offered what he thought were key ingredients of an effective church, C-B-F-G: Christ-centered, Bible-believing, Fellowship-friendly, Growth-geared. Christ-centered, Rev. Dow explained "is at the heart of what church is all about worshipping, praying, and praising a particular person: the risen Lord Jesus Christ." Bible-believing was explained as The new president Leona Armstrong presided over the busi- ness. She thanked everyone for help- ing with the dinner then read a poem, New Year's Resolutions. The minutes of the December meeting were read by the- secretary, Dona Knight. The World Day of Prayer was dis- cussed. It is to be held on March 2 in the Presbyterian church. Alice Marks thanked everyone for their help during her two-years as and spiritual health. We are usually aware and take care of our physical health, more or less. What about our mental and spiritu- al well being? Mental health requires a positive outlook on life as well as time for renewal. In our fast-paced world, time for ourselves is often neglected. Modern psychologists have recog- nized the value of the Jewish Sabbath which is more than just avoiding. shopping one day each week. The Sabbath is a pause in life, a time of peace, serenity, ease, rest, and even play. Our Jewish friends recognize Sabbath as a gift God has given which renews not only the self but also recreates community and society. about "sharing Jesus' own attitude toward the Bible." Fellowship-friendly, Rev. Dow explained means welcoming new visitors and having opportunities for involvement. Growth-geared, Rev. Dow explained, means that church is meant to be an experience that makes you grow spiritually. Rev. Dow con- cluded by encouraging everyone to be "God's fellow workers." president. The roll call was answered by each member paying their mem- bership. The collection was taken. Mrs. Ireland and Mrs. Bewley will look after the coffee and putting out the food for the annual meeting on Jan. 28. The Majestic Supper was dis- cussed. The February meeting will be held at the home of Mary Huether with the hostess and Mrs. Armstrong in charge. As Rabbi Abraham Heschel explains, "Sabbath is not a day or date, but an atmosphere. In Sabbath, we try to become attuned to holiness in time." When we are exhausted, disappointed, or discouraged by the busyness of living, we need to heed JeSus' words to his weary disciples in Mark 6:34: "Come away to a desert- ed place all by yourselves and rest a while" and make space for Sabbath moments which will renew us. Spiritual health requires discipline. We can only achieve spiritual health when we are attuned to our God. Have you put God on your daily agenda? Do you take time for prayer and for reading scripture, intentional time, not just the quick plea when you desperately want to get out of a Joanne MacDonald, Brenda Brooks, Lloyd and Donna Sippel collected the offering. mess? If not, why not? Scripture tells us there is a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to seek, a time to love. Perhaps January is the time for you to do your personal inventory, then to make any neces- sary adjustments for becoming healthier physically, mentally, and most importantly spiritually. 112 You are invited to Worship at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Christian Education Everyone Welcome Interim Pastor Art Byer 887-6388 rim Melville Women's Guild names L. Armstrong as its president 2teaae gain ita O4 wasktilip tilitt Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." — Romans 4:7 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest it\ Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister Church Office 887-6259 • E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca Ethel United Church 9:30 am Worship Service & Sunday School Brussels United Church 11:00 am Worship Service & Sunday School All are welcome to come and worship with us. Built to last, theme at Blyth United it titiill4dt i t i Lill 1