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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-05-09, Page 12• • Blyth Community Church of God's Youth are having a Youth Extravaganza Saturday, May 12 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the church Silent Auction, Car Wash, ft Barbecue (' & Bake Sale aft inoceeda, to- eanununibi euheadi r Hope to see you there! . 0 11 • I. • • Jamming Janna Dodds and the Melville Crew entertained at the Open Coffee House Jam held in Brussels on Saturday night. (Vicky Bremner photo) Stewarts greet at Blyth United HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH Auburn - 526-7555 PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017 Sunday 9:30 am. 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 • Family Night • Youth BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of (Insley & Mill Street 11:00 a.m. Worship & Sunday School Sunday, May 13: Abigail - A Mother's Discernment Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4224 Check us out, Live or Online www.tcc.on.ca/-dowf am/church .htm THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Weicarnea tau ta carne and wa,ohip, with to, TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S, BRUSSELS 9:30 A.M. 11:15 A.M. Lay Pastor Mr. Tom Wilson 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 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 Neatte iota as Put tuattaltift this Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m. He saved us, not because of righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy. Thus 3:5 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest ts, Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible 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 PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2001. From the Minister's Study Finding away to keep the hope of Easter inside us By Joan Golden Brussels United Church I look forward to the Easter season - to the Alleluias, Halleluias, the symbols of new life, Easter lilies, but- terflies. the flowers. When we celebrate with excited children, music that says Easter inside of us. and gather with family and friends - we truly feel a bond in that spirit of celebration, being pres- ent among those who love and care for us. Judith Rupp in one of her devotion- al books Fresh Bread asks what hap- pens if we wake up Easter morning and feel restless, frazzled, lonely, sad, or discouraged instead of feeling the hope, joy, peace, and new life that our Christian heritage invites us to expe- rience? She responds to that question by telling us that's the time to remember Easter is more than a feeling moment. It's a faith moment. It is a time when we can celebrate our faith by simply , being bonded with Christians in the promise of resurrection and new life. She reminds us that we need to rec- ognize and remember all the "little Easters" in our life throughout the year. These little happenings may seems to be insignificant at the time, but when we slow down and see them for what they are, we are surprised that they till our lives with feelings of joy, hope and newness. However these too may become clouded when we are too busy to stop and enjoy them. We and our spirits can get bogged doWn in anxieties and problems because we do not celebrate the sim- ple, little surprises. We can "know" little Easters all year long if we devel- op a recognition and remember to celebrate them - that faith and feeling remains also in those moments. My "little Easters" are those moments when I feel hope and a song running through my head. It's simple happenings: • like thinking about someone and meeting them on the way to the post office and having a chance to chat. • an e-mail message or card of encouragement from a friend • get well cards made by Sunday School chirdren to take to shut-ins • seeing so many decorated and filled Christmas baskets in December • having towels dropped at my door that are needed at the Women's Shelter • the surprise and wonder of snow- drops blooming in the snow • Easter eggs on the porch early Easter morning - making a visit and having poetry shared with me • ecumenical events such as the holy week meditations, Maundy Thursday and Christmas choral con- certs - where we enjoy worship and fellowship with our neighbours in our community. ,It's so easy to let the little and per- haps repeated events in our lives go by and not appreciate the importance of them. They are quiet reassurances that the Risen Christ works in others and in us. Christ is here, in our very midst daily. He visits us, surprises us and challenges us. There are times I feel surprise at how much hope simple events have given me. Surprised at how this hopeful God always re- enters my existence through the peo- ple around me, The days of the Easter season are busy for everyone as we begin raking our lawns, diScovering spring flowers bursting through the ground, or plan- ning our gardens. So let's savour them, and may we begin each day asking for Jesus to be with us during our day and request awareness of the "little things" that day will bring. May our "little Easters" inspire us to deeper faith that will carry us through those times we may not feel Easter inside of us. May we always feel the hope and promise of Easter at all times - for we are an "Easter" people in every sea- son. 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 Come and worship with us! Greeters at Blyth United Church on May 8 were John and MaryLou Stewart. Ushering were Donna Moore and Wayne and Julie Wheeler. Barb Bosman was organist. Fay Bolger read the gospel lesson, John 211-19. For the children's time Rev. Ernest Dow told of God's Goodness Through Camping. - He shared his own experiences at a Christian camp, then invited the chil- dren and congregation to share their memories. The theme of the sermon was Jesus Meets Our Need and Stretches Us- even Camping. Rev. Dow paral- leled the gospel lesson John 21 to what can be experienced by attend- ing a Christian camp. He told of two main messages from the passage. The first is that "Jesus meets our needs in a way that no other human devices can even come close to matching." Rev. Dow told of how Peter and the disciples had spent all night fishing, but didn't catch any- thing. Then when they cast their nets in a certain spot told to them by Jesus, they caught so many fish that they could not get the net in. The second point is that Jesus "stretches us for service." "God's purpose in this is not to cater to us, but to prepare us for service that will stretch us far beyond our natural desire and ability." Rev. Dow concluded the sermon by saluting the dedicated counsel- lors, who work at the camps. Barb Knox, chair for the board of Camp Menesetung, gave the congre- gation an update on the camp for this year. Wayne and Julie Wheeler, and Warren and Donna Moore collected the offering. The closing hymn was 0 Master; Let Me Walk with Thee.