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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2001-09-05, Page 24Cornerstone 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. 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 HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH Auburn - 526-7555 PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017 Sunday Wednesday Friday 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Family Bible Hour Morning Worship Service Evening Worship Family Night (Children's program starts Sept. 12) Youth BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street Sunday Services at 11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: David Williams Office: 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 Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Weicom.e.A you to come and wovohip, with ws, TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S, BRUSSELS 9:30 A.M. 11:15 A.M. Deacon in charge, The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca September 9th, 2001 - Ethel United Church 9:30 a.m.- Worship Service & Sunday School Brussels United Church 1 1:00.a..m. - Worship and Sunday School September 16th at 7:30 p.m. Covenanting Service between Brussels-Ethel Pastoral Charge. Joan Golden and Huron-Perth Presbytery Come and worship with us! 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 7:45 p.m. - Evening Worship Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m. Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m. Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth Ylemse lain (46 (4L tuataliip. MI6 Sunday, Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m. "I lift up my eyes to the hills -- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. — Psalm 121:1 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest 41, Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible Mark it on your calendar! Friday, September 14 The Blyth Community Church of God Youth are hosting a fundraising supper, continuous seating from 5-7 p.m. at The Blyth Community Church of God. Choose either chili or beef stew from our menu. Euetvane Welcome! For tickets call Kevin Alblas 482-8017 Adults $5.00, Teens $4.50 Children 5-12 $3.50 Under 5 FREE or bring the whole family for $15.00 Proceeds to Missions PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2001. From the Minister's Study A time for new beginnings, possibilities By Rev, Ethel Miner Clare, Knox United Church, Belgrave For those who head back to school this week, this is a time for new beginnings ripe with possibilities - new friendships, new adventures, new knowledge. This is also a time of rediscoveryc as old friends catch up with one another's news after a summer apart. Some student have eagerly awaited the return to classes: others were less keen as their summer vacation quickly disappeared. The beginning of September is an opportune time to reflect on summer events: to give thanks for summer blessings, then to look ahead to fall. Sunday, Sept. 9 marks the official kick-off of the 10th annual Huron United Way campaign, now in its 10th year. Over $1,000,000 has been invested in the county, thanks to the generosity of so many people and through the hard work and dedica- tion of the United Way. ing local health care organizations and nurses according to the results of the Grey Bruce Huron Perth District Health Council's (DHC) new study. The study was launched last year in response to feedback from local health care organizations that were experiencing increasing difficulties recruiting nurses_ DHC staff received input from over 500 nurses in the district. The issues and concerns as reported by nurses have been summarized by the DHC into four key themes These key local themes confirm what has been reported in provincial and national nursing reports. Working Environment • The work environment must be improved to address recruitment and retention problems. • We have an unhealthy workforce because nurses are physically/men- tally stressed. • The need to do more for less has created unrealistic expectations. • Nurses are frustrated because they cannot provide the kind of care that they know should be provided. • There are significant wage differ- ences among nursing sectors. • The frustration and tension has led to a lack of mutual respect among health care professionals. . Shortages • • Most sectors are currently experi- encing a shortage of nurses, partic- ularly experienced nurses. • There are difficulties tilling full- time positions in certain sectors and specialty. • Given shortages, employers are competing for the same nurses. Education and Professional Development Improving nursing educational/professional environ- ment is critical. • There is a perceived lack of inter- est among our local youth to enter nursing. • There is little support for new graduates. • There is little credit or financial assistance for professional develop- ment for experienced nurses. Rural Challenges • Most nurses want to live and work in their own communities. Urban centres are often more appealing as they are offering signing bonuses, more opportunity to specialize/adv- ance and better pay. Many can look back over a sum- mer when families got together and caught up with one another's news. Others enjoyed camping together - cooking over an open fire, and sleep- ing under a stir-studded sky. Some spent time at summer cot- tages, some travelled: some enjoyed entertaining friends at home. When life is good, we find it easy to give thanks to our Creator and can echo the opening words of Psalm 106: 0 give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love. endures forever. For others this has been a difficult summer - -not enough rainfall, ill- ness, the death of a close friend or Campaign chair Dave Sykes is hosting a luscious Chicken Dinner on Sunday, Sept. 9 in Goderich at the Lions Harbour Park on West Street (located behind the Park House) to celebrated this milestone event! "We look forward -to super entertainment by our great Huron United Way family member. Thanksgiving does .not come so readily when_ we strug- gle through difficult days. At these times we cry out like the writer of Psalm 22: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me,. from the words of nn' groaning." But we know that God walks with us through the difficult times and so find comfort and hope in favourite psalms such as Psalms 23 and Psalm 121 (which are often requested for funerals). As the school bus goes by on the highway past my daughter's home, my granddaughter anxiously. .awaits the beginning of another school year, Volunteers and Supporters," he said. "We want everyone to come out, have fun, eat some great food and support the Huron United Way." • The tickets for the Decade of Caring event are $10 each. For tick- ets and information, call the United Way office at 482-7643. in 2002, when the bus will stop at the' end of her lane. Her mother com- mented that she will find it difficult to let her firstborn head off to school. But we are reminded by the writer of Ecclesiastes that time is in God's hand: For everything there is a sea- son and a time for every matter under heaven. Discover the Keys to the Kingdom with 13731%!1' MUM Celebrated author of Shattering Your Strongholds Blyth Memorial Hall Friday, September 21, 7 p.m. through to Sunday, September 23 Admission $30 for the whole weekend plus Free Will Offering to Savard Ministries Sponsored by Blyth Community Church of God and The Gift Chest in Wingham Limited Seating Available For Tickets Call: Blyth Festival Box Office 519-523-9300 This assurance enables us to look to the future and whatever it will bring, with hope, not fear. AMMEIMMICORISMOMI\ 8 3 8 8 1 8 3 1 3 8 living 'Water 2 . Cfiriediaa 3 8 Tellaw&hip 3 , 'lira r-cen 1 red. Bible-believing. 3 Growth-geared • • 3 8 Fellowship friendly, . OFFICIAL LAUNCH - 1 I SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 \ 1 I at Blyth Public School, 3 corner of King & Mill g lk 3 100WWWWW,IIIMOI United Way kicks off 10th campaign Report lists nurses' challenges There are serious challenges fac- • The Provincial perspective is an our health care system is .working urban perspective. The rural per- with nurses to change our system so spective is not represented well at that it continues to be held in high provincial policy and strategy , regard by the public." tables. The recommended actions out- • The reality of practice for rural lined in the DHC report, "Nursing in nurses is that they must be general- Grey Bruce Huron Perth: Issues and ists and specialists. Actions" include: Elaine Palmer, co-ordinator of the • Supporting Local Task Teams Ontario Nurses Association in. Grey • Improving Working Conditions and Bruce, said "We thank the DHC • Improve Access to Educational for having the courage to take on the Programs task of identifying the needs of all • Helping Nurses to Work to their nurses in Grey, Bruce, Huron and Full Scope of Practice Perth Counties." • Assess the Number and Type of " We believe the key to improving Nurses Needed. I 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages, € 10:30 a.m. - Worship Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4848