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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2001-07-11, Page 12Achievement Area Pathfinders recently received their Canada Cord. From left: Leader Darlene Nichol, Angela Nichol, Mandy Mitchell, Katrina Josling and Leader Debbie Trollope. (Photo submitted) Easter Seal Society seeks support for Send a Kid to camp campaign MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS 11:00 a.m. - Morning Service - Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service Wheelchair accessible Nursery care available We will be worshipping with our friends at Brussels and Belgrave United Churches for the month of July. Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Welcome/3, you, to come aced wo4/3,1iip, with 11/3, TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S, BRUSSELS 9:30 A.M. 11:15 A.M. Deacon in charge, The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street 11:00 a.m. Worship Service This Sunday: "Vine Secrets #3: ABUNDANCE IN ABIDING Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4224 Check us out, Live or Online www.tcc.on.ca/-dowfarnichurch.htm HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL 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 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Family Night Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth The congregations of the Blyth Community Church of God and the Blyth United Church will meet together for the month of July at the Blyth United Church Morning Worship Service Sunday at 11 a.m. Please join us for worship 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 BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcLon.ca Ethel United Church 9:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School Brussels United Church 11:00 am Worship Service and Sunday School We welcome our neighbours from Melville Presbyterian Church .tease lain tie, fa* watediip, this Sundav Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sills are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." — Romans 4:7 & 8 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2001. Summer is finally here, the kids are out of school, but this year they have to wait for a phone call. The Easter Seal Society has been work- ing hard at their annual Send a Kid to Camp Campaign, which helps send children with physical disabilities to camp. Summer is already here and camp started on July 1! Many kids are still waiting to hear if they will be able to attend camp this summer. They may not be able to without your help. There is a great need for donations or many children with physical disabil- ities will miss the experience to attend a special Easter Seals camp, such as Woodeden in London. A donation will go directly to help send Mr. and Mrs. Tibor Oravec and Kristen of Akron, Ohio visited Mabel Wheeler. Visitors at the home of Betty Irwin were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Irwin of Humboldt, Sask. who spent a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Irwin and daughters of Toronto visited on the weekend. Colleen Irwin of Port Carling, Lorna Ryder and Thomas and Sean Glober of Barrie were overnight guests. Nicholas Irwin of Kitchener spent part of his summer holidays. Chesley Irwin of Edmonton visited for two weeks with her grandmother, Betty Irwin as well as other Irwin relatives. Congratulations is extended from the community to Jeff and Michelle Nesbitt on the birth of their daughter, Kaila Ann born June 22 at Clinton • Public Hospital. Sincere sympathy is extended from the community to Helen Stonehouse in the loss of her brother, Harvey Edgar. May your thoughts and prayers be with Helen in her time of sorrow. The community extends sincere sympathy to Ethel Miner Clare and Sanford Clare in the loss of Ethel's father. May you remember Ethel and Sanford in your prayers. Little Kendall Jardin, daughter of Mike and Debbie, celebrated her sec- ond birthday on Saturday, July 7. In her honour a party was held at their home. Many friends, neighbours and relatives attended the- happy occa- sion including grandparents Steve a child to camp from your local area. "The cost of having a child with a physical disability can be anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000 a year," said Charlotte Gibson, president and CEO of the Easter Seal Society. Most parents cannot afford to send their child to camp on top of these other costs. Because of the special care need- ed, it costs $1,300 for a child with physical disabilities to attend camp for just one week. Without the help of local business- es and community support, many will miss the crackling fire, swim- ming, canoeing and the chance to make new friends. The Easter Seal Society is asking that donors to help and Marilyn Fogal, Wingham; Harold and Nancy Jardin, Beigrave and great-grandparents Clare and Gladys Van Camp, Brussels and Tom and Ruth Jardin of Blyth. A delicious barbecued meal was served and a Barney birthday cake make new friends. The Easter Seal Society is asking that donors help make camp a reality for children with physical disabilities in your area. Easter Seals is dedicated to help- ing children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and future independence. With your help, the Easter Seal Society funds disability solutions through financial assistance summer camp, research, advocacy, public and consumer edu- cation. For more information or a Send a Kid to Camp package, contact: Leela Sharma, district co-ordinator, 1-888- 278-7797; 1-519-432-9669. and ice cream were shared by all. After the meal the children took turns to break a butterfly-shaped pinata filled with treats. Best wishes Kendall on your special. day. Birthday greetings are also extended from the community. By Rev. Ethel Miner Clare Belgrave United Church Recently, while on vacation, I worshipped in ,a church in St. John's Newfoundland. On that particular Sunday, the minister told the chil- dren a story that comes from Harold Kushner's When - Bad Things Happen to Good People. It went something like this: One morning, just as eight-year- old John was finishing his breakfast, his mother asked if he would go to the store to get a dozen eggs and some milk for her. John liked going to the store for his mother so he quickly agreed do this errand. He ate his last piece of toast and was soon on his way. Mother tidied the kitchen and did the breakfast dishes. As she dried the last plate she wondered what was keeping John. "He should be back by now," she thought. She went to the window several times and was becoming quite wor- ried before she finally saw John coming down the street. As he came in the door, he handed her the eggs and milk. His mother asked, "Is everything all right? You were gone longer than I expected." "Well," replied John, "I saw a boy whose bike was broken, so I stopped to help him." "But you don't know how to fix a bike," his mother said. "No," said John, "I sat down beside him and helped him cry." Sharing the sorrow and joy of another is ministry, a ministry in which God invites each of us to par- ticipate. This ministry of compan- ionship has no age requirements, needs no academic degrees, does not rely on worldly wealth or status. It requires one to reach out to another person in love, God's love. Richard Gillard in his contempo- rary hymn The Servant Song,puts it this way: We are pilgrims on a journey; fellow travellers on the road; we are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load. I will weep when you are weeping, when you laugh I'll laugh with you, I will share your joy and sorrow, till we've seen this journey through. From the Minister's Study Ministry is sharing another's sorrows