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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-02-21, Page 16n • • Does God Seem Far Away? Guess Who Moved? Find out what it means to follow Jesus every day. Join us for Worship at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Christian Education interim Pastor Art Byer 887-6388 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA ?jou axe welcome tlib, Sunday, TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S, 9:30 A.M. BRUSSELS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE 11:15 A.M. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street 11:00 a.m. Worship & Sunday School Feb. 25 - "Joyful Noise" Praise Team Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4224 We invite you to come worship the Lord with 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 HURON 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 gteaat gain ad. fait 1104614p thick. Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. — 1 John 3:16a BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest it\ 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. 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 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2001. Samoa, focus of this year's World Day of Prayer Christians around the world will be focusing on the country of Samoa during the annual World Day of Prayer Service. Local residents are Virginia MacDonald of Stratford gave a view of what it is like to live as a street person in Toronto at the annual meeting of Huron-Perth WMS Presbyterial held in Knox Church, Stratford. Pat White of Goderich presided. Mrs. MacDonald and a friend were part of a group that spent a weekend on Toronto streets with only $1.50 and one subway pass. They discov- ered the many problems street peo- ple face such as lack of toilet facili- ties, scrounging for good thrown- away food outside restaurants, pros: titution - both male and female. She said many are on the street because of downloading, or mental breakdowns, and many of them read thrown-out newspapers. The Presbyterial members were welcomed to Knox by Mary Scott and Rev. Karen Timbers. The morn- ing devotions were given by Doris Webb, Janet Gibson, Barbara Tubb, invited to join in this worldwide event by attending a 7:30 p.m. serv- ice on Friday, March 2 at Melville Presbyterian Church or at St. and Muriel Sheldon of St. Marys. Bev. Nichol of Atwood gave the book report recommending several new books from the Presbyterian Bookroom. Bible Study was taken from the book of James, answering the question, "What would Jesus expect us to do today?" Nancy Schneider, Listowel, gave the nominating committee's report and the officers were installed by Rev. Timbers. Nancy Schneider and Joyce Anderson, Listowel, conduct- ed the In Memoriam. Margaret Dowd and Margaret Allen, North Mornington, gave the afternoon devotions. Shirley Aitcheson, Stratford, was in charge of the reports of the various secre- taries. Sixty-eight registered for the meet- ing Courtesy remarks were given by Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Blyth. This year's World Day of Prayer service, written by the women of Barbara Rivers, Seaforth. Officers for the year 2001 are: past president, Pat White, Goderich; pres- ident, Shirley Aitcheson, Stratford; first vice-president, Ina McMillan, Atwood; second vice-president, Bernice Richards, Stratford; record- ing secretary, Eunice Bisset, Goderich; corresponding secretary, Lois Kipfer, Stratford; treasurer, Margaret Peebles, Atwood; press, Ruth Laing; adult group secretary, Jean Sangster, Bayfield; children and youth, Yvonne Knight, Cranbrook; Glad Tidings, Edna Simmons, Exeter; literature: Lois Horne, North Easthope; historian, Jean Easton, Exeter; without portfolio, Helen Dunseith, Harrington, Mary Scott, Stratford; financial examiners, Anna Stephens and Bessie Thompson, Motherwell - Avonbank. Samoa, reflects on the theme "Informed Prayer, Prayerful Action". The Samoan women greet all those participating in this service by say- ing, "Talofa", which means, "Welcome and greetings". They emphasize the spirit of unity and community by inviting all to join them in a Kava Ceremony, an expression of friendship and love ;,that is central to Samoan culture and an essential part of legendary Samoan hospitality. Samoa - part of a group of South Pacific islands located in an area that forms a triangle with points at Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand - is a country in a time of transition. Although it is listed as one of the United Nation's least devel- oped countries, some parts of its society are modernizing rapidly. Many Samoans leave to find jobs in other countries, resulting in a strain on traditional family structures and social support systems. About 150,000 people have emigrated to New Zealand, American Samoa and North America, and more than 40 per cent of the remaining popplation (estimated at between 162,000 and 225,000 in 1998) are under 14 years of age. By attending the World Day of Prayer, not only will people learn more about this beautiful country and its unique culture and heritage, but will also be joining Christians in 200 countries around the world and 2,000 communities across Canada who will gather together to pray and take action in solidarity with the peo- ple of Samoa. The World Day of Prayer has its roots in an ecumenical day of prayer organized by women in Canada and the United States in 1920. This event became the international World Day of Prayer in 1922, and Christians around the world began celebrating this event on the first Friday of March. In Canada, the World Day of Prayer is co-ordinated by the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada. In the local communities, the co-ordinating group has repre- sentation from the following church- es: Anglican,_ Mennonite, St. Ambrose Catholic, Brussels and Walton United and Melville Presbyterian in Brussels and United, Anglican, Roman Catholic and Church of God in Blyth. For a sweetheart Blyth United Church congregants enjoyed a Sweetheart Luncheon following the Sunday serv- ice to raise funds for their Ugandan foster child, Swabui. Admission was a donation. (Vicky Bremner photo) Presbyterial meets in Stratford (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 BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Joan Golden - Diagonal Student Minister Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc'wcl.on.ca Ethel United Church 9:00 am Worship Service & Sunday School Brussels United Church 11:00 am Worship Service & Sunday School February 28, 2001 Ash Wednesday Service 7:30 p.m. All an? welcome to come and worship with us.