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BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
11:00 a.m. Worship & Sunday School
Feb. 11 - Pro-Life Sunday:
"Love Builds Up the Weak"
Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4224
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BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
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"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness."
— I John 1:9
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
it\ Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
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HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 526-7555
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Sunday 9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
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Friday 7:30 p.m.
- Family Bible Hour
- Morning Worship Service
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Communion - 9:45 - 10:30
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Prayer & Bible Study - Tuesday 8 p.m.
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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."
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UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
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Ethel United Church
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Brussels United Church
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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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By Rev. Cathrine Campbell
Melville, Brussels
Knox, Be[grave Presbyterian
Churches
Weddings can be a lot of fun or a
lot of concern. Just ask the master of
ceremonies in Cana. Horror of hor-
rors they had run out of wine!
Weddings themselves have a histo-
ry that dates back to the earliest of
times and references to brides, bride-
grooms and weddings are to be
found in both the Old and New
Testament. Things that we may think
of as quite new and modern are
found to be rooted in the deepest
past. For example Psalm 45 is intro-
duced by "For the director of music.
To the tune of "Lilies" Of the Sons of
Korah. A Maskil. A wedding song."
Marriage is defined by the Oxford
English Dictionary as a "....condition
of man and woman legally united for
purpose of living together ; act
4 - Jubilee - A New Beginning was
the theme for the annual meeting of
the Maitland Presbyterial held in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church in
Wingham on Jan. 22.
President Shirley McCall wel-
comed everyone and opened with a
reading and prayer.
The morning session began with a
worship service prepared by Shirley
mcCall and led by the Ashfield
WMS.
The reports of the past year from
the treasurer and all the various sec-
retaries were presented and adopted
as read. Announcements were made
about the Synodical meeting in
Hamilton on April 17 and 18 and
Mission Awareness on Sunday, Apr.
29. Eileen Chambers invited the
membership to Ripley for the Spring
Rally.
It was agreed to twin societies
from the east and west for another
year.
Greeters at Blyth United Church
on Feb. 4 were Bill and Susan
Howson. Ushering were Bill -and
Marion Young, Chris and Judy
Gleave, Chelsea and Amelia Carter-
Brown. Barb Bosman was organist.
Karen Glousher was in charge of the
nursery.
The hymn of praise was Lord God,
the Holy Ghost. Rick Howson read
the scripture lesson, 1 Corinthians 6:
9-20.
The sermon was entitled Sold Out
in Body and Spirit. Rev. Ernest Dow
spoke of how a prominent temptation
is to do whatever one wants, to be
their own boss, mastered by no one.
He then spoke of three ways to
guard against a self-pleasing
approach to life. The slippery slope
of self-pleasing slogans, the mar-
velous makeover is the Saviour's
salon (on the house), and sold out,
people discover life's true purpose.
Rev. Dow concluded by telling
how the Marine Corps were facing a
shortage of recruits. Instead of
changing their standards to fit poten-
tial recruits, they raised recruiting
standard. With this action, they
achieved their recruiting goals,
Rev. Dow told the congregation
"God makes new standards possible
for us."
Chris and Judy Gleave and Bill and
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or ceremony or procedure establish-
ing this condition
The Book of Common Worship
tells us: "Marriage is a gift of God. In
creating us male and ferr0e, God
gives marriage for the full expression
of love between a man and a woman
and for the life-long companionship,
help and comfort, that husband and
wife share together."
The age of the bridal couple is
irrelevant but they will know that
this is truly the beginning; establish-
ing what is to be a life-long commit-
ment. They should also know that the
time to say "I think there may be
some things we need to discuss", is
before not after.
Marriage is not going to be a life
long bed of roses, beautiful music,
and sunshine. There will be ups and
down. Perhaps the marriage will not
be as spectacular as the marriage of
Abraham and Sarah but, inevitably,
Lauralee Cayley of Lucknow and
Eileen Chambers of Ripley spoke
briefly on the work of GGIT. They
told of the events that took place at
Jamboree 2000 and Camp Council in
Ryde Lake and encouraged continu-
ing support from the WMS.
Rev. John Vaudry welcomed mem-
bers and led in grace before lunch
which was provided by Wingham
WMS.
Rev. Allan Paisley of Kincardine
opened the afternoon session with
greetings from Grey-Bruce and
Maitland Presbytery.
Mrs. McCall introduced the guest
speaker Carol Mackowski, president
of the Synodical Society of
Southwestern Ontario. She has been
a teacher and is presently working
with her husband in a retail business
in Southampton.
She shared her reflections on the
study Jubilee - A New Beginning.
There were six references of the
Marion Young collected the offering.
The closing hymn was Blest are the
Pure in Heart.
there will be times of sorrow, con-
cern and debate.
The reality of marriage is that the
wedding ceremony is not a magical
incantation, accompanied by spe-
cial clothing, which will make your
beloved what you really, really want-
ed : taller, shorter, fatter, thinner,
wiser, kinder, richer, more empathet-
ic or a truly excellent cook. A wed-
ding is the beginning, not the culmi-
nation, of hopes and dreams, and of a
time that will have many challenges
and many delights.
One couple had as their recession-
al When I am 64. They were a very
young couple, but there was a lot of
truth in that question.
So, as you are picking out the
colour scheme for the reception and
deciding which of the relatives are
going to be staying at your new
house also plan to give yourselves a
time, together, to seriously look at
Biblical vision - change, forgive-
ness, justice, liberation, restoration
and proclamation. These are the
major points of the study for focus in
2001.
The theme, A New Beginning, a
practical application of the concept,
is the result of the recent announce-
ment by Paul Martin regarding the
Canadian government's intentions to
forgive the debt for Ethiopia.
Officers for 2001 were installed by
Rev. Olwyn Coughlin: honorary
president, Erlma Haldenby; past
president, Shirley McCall; president,
Marilyn Maclntyre; first vice-presi-
dent, Marjorie Deyell; treasurer,
Eileen Chambers; historian, Norma
Hartwick. WMS secretaries are:
recording, Mary Wray; correspon-
ding, Ethel Baker; adult west,
Margaret deBoer; adult east, Joyce-
MacDonald; youth and children,
Jean Leitch; glad tidings, Isabel
Arbuckle; publicity, Joanne Lennips;
literature, Norma Raynard; member
without portfolio, Agnes Bregman,
financial examiners, Edith Simpson
and Judy MacKenzie.
The afternoon closed with com-
munion conducted by Rev. Coughlin
and the Molesworth WMS.
those vows you are going to be say-
ing . Remember, the for better or
worse is the distillation of centuries
of experience by those who have
gone before you.
I have always wondered if there
perhaps should also be " and will
you take me to doctor's appoint-
ments and stay with me when the
doctor gives really, really, bad news,
will you recognize that they are
always our children, and will you
promise to respect my opinions and
Each couple is unique and that is
the joy of weddings and the hope of
marriages. To all who are contem-
plating that step of commitment I
wish you joy and much happiness.
"The Lord Bless you and keep
you, the Lord make his face to shine
upon you and be gracious to you, the
Lord turn his face toward you and
give you peace." (Numbers 6124-26)
PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2001.
From the Minister's Study
About weddings and marriage
Howsons greet at Blyth UC
Presbyterial meets in Wingham