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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAYINWEMBER 28, 2001. PAGE 2i.
Gulutzens greet at Duff's United Church
FROM WALTON
Evelyn and Steven Gulutzen greet-
ed worshippers at Duff's United
Church on Nov. 25, Mission and
Service Fund Sunday.
Joan Tuchlinsky welcomed every-
one and invited people to sing the
Introit. With her hymn book open
she took a breath and was all ready
to sing but quickly realized that the
song Glenda was playing and the
song the congregation was singing
was, Happy Birthday to Joan.
The choir introduced a new choral
arrangement of The Lord's Prayer
which will be used during the season
of Advent.
Ms Tuchlinsky gave the announce-
ments. Next Sunday is the first
Sunday in Advent which will be
white gift Sunday. New toys, cloth-
ing and food items or monetary
donations will be welcomed.
Cheques can be made out to the
Huron County Christmas Bureau.
That Sunday night will be the fami-
ly Advent night beginning with a
potluck dinner at 5 p.m. This is for
everyone who wants to come out and
enjoy an evening of Christmas deco-
rating, crafts and singing.
The WUCC Christmas potluck
dinner will be Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Keep Dec. 9 open for the
Community Choral Concert at
Duff's United Church beginning at
7:30 p.m. The program is called, Let
the Angels Sing, and will feature the
choirs of the Brussels Ministerial. •
Starting in January. Church at.
Duff's United service will begin at
9:30 a.m.
If it's Christmas shopping you're
in the mood for why not shop at the
Walton Community Hall on
Saturday, Dec. 15Z_There will be all
kinds of handmade and commercial
items to buy and refreshments will '
be available. The day starts at 10
a.m. and the doors close at 4 p.m.
Marie McGavin was the scripture
reader. The sermon was Giving Out
of Our Abundance.
Ms Tuchlinsky referred to the poor
widow who put two small coins into
the treasury and Jesus said that she
had given out of her poverty. Ms
Tuchlinsky wondered if perhaps she
might have given out of abundance.
Her financial situation was one of
poverty but perhaps she felt so
blessed with what she did have and
felt called to share what she had,
trusting that God would meet her
needs.
Maybe she was just thankful to, be
alive and had experienced God's
presence even in the difficult times,
she wondered. Maybe this woman,
also was giving out of her abun-
dance, her abundance of thanksgiv-
ing and joy.
The second letter of Paul to the
Corinthian people suggests that his
experience of the churches in
Macedonia is that of people sharing,
not out of their abundance of riches,
for he stressed their extreme poverty,
but out of their abundant joy.
In fact, he says that they begged
for the privilege of sharing in this
ministry, going beyond what was
expected. .
Paul urges the people of Corinth to
also consider giving, not out of feel-
ing pressured or guilt, but out of joy.
For those who are in a position of
relative wealth compared to the
majority of the people in the world,
there is also the opportunity to share
out of abundance of thanksgiving
and joy for blessings, said Ms
Tuchlinsky.
"The Mission and Service Fund of
the United Church is our way of
reaching out to people across Canada
and around the world. It is not an
obligation, it is an opportunity for
each of us to make a difference in the
lives of-men, women and children in
a very real and concrete
way."
The Mission and Service Fund in
Huron-Perth Presbytery alone, sup-
ports Group Delta, which provides
counselling to help stop violence in
families, youth ministries in the
Listowel area, Huron Safe Homes
and Stratford and area Access to
Independent living.
The United Church has 31 over-
seas personnel working in 13 coun-
tries and supports relief projects in
37 countries.
"When each of us gives out of our
abundance of thanksgiving and jdy,
we are making a difference," she
said.
She completed her message by
saying that people have an opportu-
nity to give, not out of obligation or
guilt, but because they recognize
their blessings and desire to joyfully
share with others.
"Let us give thanks for GOd's
grace present in our lives and live
out our joy and gratitude in this com-
munity and beyond."