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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2001.
WI meets at Hall
FROM, BELGRAVE
Service at Knox
The Knox United Worship
Service will be at 10:15 a.m.
on Sunday, Nov. 11. The
Presbyterian congregation
will be joining for a
Remembrance Day Service.
Lunch will be provided in the
basement of the church after
the service. To help cover the
cost there will be a donation
box. Everyone is welcome.
On Wednesday, Nov. 7
there is an important school
meeting at 7 p.m. at East
Wawanosh Public School.
Bill Berth will speak on the
current situation of the
school Please attend.
The October meeting of the
Belgrave WI was held -at the
hall on Oct. 23. President
Isabel Campbell welcomed
the 25 members and guests
and read a poem Smiles.
The program convenor,
Norma Moore, introduced
Joan Jacobs and Marie
Bernard, representing the
SR's Thrift Shop in Brussels.
They told of the formation of
the store 10 years ago, with
the support of the five church-
es in Brussels. They showed
examples of items made by
the volunteers from donations
brought in. They included
quilts, tea cozies, mats,
stuffed toys and plastic bag
holders. Used clothing that is
not suitable for sale is cut up
for rags.
Board members are elected
for two-year terms and there
are four paid staff as well.
Norma presented them with
a gift of appreciation then
taught everyone how to make
a Christmas decoration —
either a sr owman or reindeer.
The door prizes were won
by Dianna Robinson, Jean
Pattison, Gladys Van Camp
and Isabel Campbell. Lunch
was served by Kay Roberts
and Mary Hunter.
During a short business
meeting a report of the Huron
County Rally was given by
Audrey Fenton. and plans
were made for a catering in
December.
On Oct. 29, six members
attended the London Area
Convention held in the
Mitchell Community Centre,
with the theme being
Volunteering in the New
Millennium. It was an inter-
esting day of reports, dis-
plays, singing and speakers.
The election of officers for
2001=2002 was conducted by
the Ontario WI President,
Christine Reaburn. The after-
noon guest speakers were
OPP Sr. Const. glen
Childerley of Sebringville,
speaking on fraud and safety
issues, and Jackie Rowe from
the Garlic Box store talking
on the production and use of
garlic.
Following the banquet the
Maryn Pardy scholarship was
presented to Kim McKenzie.
The Stratford male choir,
under the direction of Earl
Clark, presented a program of
sacred and familiar songs,
bringing the 87th conference
to a close.
Among the smiling faces
Students at East Wawanosh Public School got into the Halloween season
with pumpkin carving contests. Student council vice-president Leanne Elston,
back row, left and president Lindsay Malhiot, right, prepared to judge. Among
the entries were those of, front, from left: Ryan Shiell, Caroline McDowell and
Ronnie Vercruyssen. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Letter from Jerusalem
Ratisbonne offers dining in the 'stables'
is a Brussels-resident studying
in Jerusalem.
Calling it home
For the past week Brussels resident Sandra
Clark has been living at the Ratisbonne
Pontifical Institute, a former monastery where
university courses are now done. (Photo submitted)
By Sandra Clark It is a huge Jerusalem lime-
I have been here one week stone building with 20 foot
now. We are living in a large ceilings. Dinner is interesting
building called The because of the echo. We eat in
Ratisbonne Pontifical what was, in days gone by, the
Institute. It was built a long stables. Very nice.
time ago and has been a I guess the style would be
monastery. Now they do uni- called monastery basic. We
versity courses but there are each have our• own very spa-
still some Brothers of Sion cious room. The furnishings
iving here. are spartan but certainly ade-
quate. I am one of the fortu-
nate ones who has my own
shower etc.
We do our'own dishes after
every meal. At breakfast
singly but the other two meals
we do them as a team with
each doing a share, then
someone else takes over.
Whoever thought I'd come all
this way to do my own dish-
es!!!
We had a bus'tour that took
us all around the perimeter of
Jerusalem with stops at the
higher elevations so we could
get ourselves oriented. We
saw the walls of the old city,
the location of David's City
and then went up on the
Mount of Olives to the beauti-
ful Dominus Flevit Church for
mass.
Music is part of everything
we do and I can't believe how
beautiful it sounded as we are
given sheets, then sing it as
best we can.
Yesterday some of us
walked to the old city to visit
the Western Wall. We entered
through the Damascus Gate. I
found it very sad compared to
how I remembered it. There
were about 100'women at the
women's side and maybe 20 ,
men on their side.
The last time I was here I'll report again.
those areas were crowded as Editor's Note: Sandra Clark
was the general square.
When we were up on the
Mount of Olives there were
people there selling things,
One was selling the tradition-
al Arab head dress cloths. I'm
sure I paid almost NIS100 for
mine the last time and he was
saying two shekel and as we
walked on by he offered it for
one shekel. Not the same
quality but still • -
There are hardly' any
tourists and ,the Palestinian
people are really suffering
because of it.
We then walked up through
one of the little streets to the
New Gate looking in the
shops as we came.
The New Gate is so named
as it was altered prior to a visit
by Kaiser Wilhelm. He was to
ride in to the city on his large
horse wearing his rather tall
helmet. The existing gate
would not permit him to do
this without bending his per-
son to get through intact.
Since he would bow to NO
ONE he tore out a lot of the
wall and made the entrance
taller!
We are doing some interest-
ing things in the next week so
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