HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-03-20, Page 15I BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on ca
Sunday, March 24
Palm Sunday
Ethel United Church
9:30 a.m.
Worship Service and Sunday School
Sacrament of Communion
Brussels United Church
11:00 a.m.
Worship Service and Sunday School
Sacrament of Communion
Please come join us in worship as we celebrate Palm Sunday
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
Palm Sunday
9:30 am - Worship Service
10:45 am - Coffee Break
11:00 am - $.pnday School
(for all ages)
E.uviyone Weicome!
Pastor Brent Kipfer 887-6388
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
Kids' Club - Tuesday - 3:45 - 5 p.m. Ages 6-11 welcome.
Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m.
Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth
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
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, March 24
Palm Sunday & Communion
Worship Service &
Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
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Minister: Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman
Office: 523-4224
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.
Ladies' Time Out: the last Thursday of each month
7:30 to 9:00 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
Call Pastor Andrew Thursdays or Fridays at 887-6123
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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Sunday, March 24
Palm/Passion Sunday Holy Eucharist
with liturgy of the Palms (free Palm cross for all who attend)
Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Monday, March 25, Tuesday, March 26,
& Wednesday, March 27, 12:05 pm
Luncheon & Ecumenical Prayer Services at Brussels United Church
Maundy Thursday, March 28
8:00 p.m. Ecumenical Communion Service at St. John's, Brussels
Good Friday. March 29
9:30 a.m. St. John's, Brussels - Prayer Service with Dramatic Readings on
the Passion of Christ
1 1:30 am Trinity, Blyth - Prayer Service with Dramatic Readings on
the Passion of Christ
Easter Saturday
6:45 pm Trinity, Blyth - Easter Vigil & First Communion of Easter Day
Easter Day
Holy Eucharist with Special Music and an Easter Egg Hunt for
children 12 and under after the Service in each community
9:30 am Trinity Anglican Church, Blyth & 11:15 am - St. John
the Evangelist Anglican Church, Brussels
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Sunday, March 24
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises
of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
— I Peter 2:9
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
it Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
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 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Crusaders & Youth
7:30 p.m. - Adult Prayer Meeting
Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth
Hosanna" Blessed is He
who comes in the name of
the Lord! — John 12: 12-14
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002. PAGE 15.
By Pastor Ernest Dow
Living Water Christian
Fellowship, Blyth
Have you ever "rolled out the red
carpet" to welcome someone
special?
In our culture, visiting celebrities
are welcomed with bands playing,
crowds cheering, presentations of
flowers, speeches, maybe even a
special parade. Unless, of course,
there's opposition for some reason to
what the person represents; in that
case, they may be greeted by a
chorus of protests, pickets, and
police dressed in riot gear.
This coming Sunday marks "Palm
Sunday", one week before Easter in
the calendar of the Christian church,
the beginning of "Holy Week" - the
last days of Jesus' physical life on
earth. On Palm Sunday Jesus made a
deliberate choice to enter Jerusalem
riding on a donkey. Without uttering
a word, his decision communicated
that he was fulfilling prophecies
about the coming Messiah, the God-
appointed leader whom Jews had
been anticipating for centuries.
"See, your king comes to you,
gentle ana riding on a donkey, on a
colt, the foal of a donkey."
(Matt.21:5 I Zech.9:9)
Jesus realized such a daring
statement would provoke the
religious authorities to bring charges
against him — charges which would
culminate in his crucifixion just five
days later.
This significant though silent
action on Jesus' part triggers three
sets of cries - the crowds, critics and
the coming King himself. The
crowds, already excited by the news
of Jesus' dramatic raising of Lazarus
from the dead, are quick to pick up
on the Messianic significance of
Jesus' entry. "Blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the
Lord!" they shout. "Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father
David!"
They roll out the red carpet by
spreading their coats on the road,
and leafy branches from the fields.
Soon the whole city is abuzz with
anticipation.
Subjugated by the Romans,
burdened by heavy taxation, there
were many who longed for a
political Messiah to make the Jewish
nation once again sovereign and
independent. Also, those who'd
travelled from far away to celebrate
the Passover festival would be
keenly interested to see if this
"Christ" would restore religious
purity and usher in God's reign of
heaven on earth.
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However, the rejoicing was not
unanimous. Critics were present as
well; Pharisees and other religious
leaders cried out with protests that
Jesus must stop the acclamation at
once. They did not believe Jesus
could be the Messiah; he didn't
match their expectations, so they
concluded the whole thing was a
dreadful mistake, if not outright
blasphemy — a man claiming to be
God. "Teacher, rebuke your
followers for saying things like
that!"
Jesus only replied that if the
crowds were quiet, the stones along
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Brussels Community
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i Week Services
Monday, March 25
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Wednesday, March 27
12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
at Brussels United Church
Lunch following each service
Maundy Thursday, March 28
8:00 p.m.
at St. John's Anglican Church
Donations to
Brussels Ministerial Benevolent Fund
gratefully accepted
(Services sponsored try Brussels Ministerial
with all denominations assisting;
From the Minister's Study
Cries of crowds and critics
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