HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-04-16, Page 11Making music
The Romijn Family were among the featured entertainers at the 23rd annual Gospel Songfest
held at Londesborough United Church on Sunday evening. Also performing were the church’s
junior and men’s choir, the gosple group Oracle and Bob Heywood. (Vicky Bremner)
Nothing like a good book
Teacher Joan Vandendool reads with Hullett students, from left: Damien Riley-Cronk, Rodney
Rozendal, Willeke Barten. (Photo submitted)
Choir sings ‘Jerusalem’
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2003. PAGE 11.
The title for Rev. Ted Nelson’s
message at Londesboro United
Church on Palm Sunday was
appropriately The Days of Palms.
From Psalm 31, come the words
by David echoed on Good Friday by
Jesus, “into thine hands I commit
my spirit”. Matthew 21: 1-11 is the
apostle’s record of Christ’s
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Verse nine provided the text for the
message.
The senior choir sang the anthem
Jerusalem.
During their time the young
people learned that the people of
Palestine were accustomed to
spreading palm branches during
parades to show honour. So when
the people threw down palms for the
donkey carrying Jesus to walk on,
they were showing Him their
respect.
Rev. Nelson encouraged the
children to honour Jesus in their
own way in their lives.
As the Lenten season closes, the
Christian church enters the most
earth-shaking week in its history.
Holy Week is a time of mystery that
brings the comfort of conquered
death to believers.
Christ’s entry into Jerusalem was
full of emotions - a contrast
between external extremes and
Christ’s true nature, in the midst of
the adulation of a boisterous and
excited crowd, Jesus rode quietly,
within Himself and weeping.
A King of no means and with a
need for the adherence of His
children entered Jerusalem. This
King still comes to each of us asking
to be received. Palm Sunday is ever
with us.
Assisting Rev. Nelson with the
sacrament of communion were
Brian Whyte, Bernice Norman,
Garnet Wright, Elgin Penfound,
Laurel Mitchell and Traci Radford.
The outreach committee has
placed a box in the narthex as they
have learned Hullett school has a
current need for pencil crayons,
erasers and kleenex. The box will
remain for your donations until
April 27.
A Good Friday service will be
held at Knox United in Auburn at 11
a.m.
Londesboro’s senior choir will
practise at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
On April 21 the Londesboro UCW
will hold its regular meeting.
Dessert will be served at 7:30 p.m.
with the meeting to begin at 8 p.m.
A guest speaker from Art’s
Landscaping in Goderich will be on
hand to get you in the gardening
mood.
The congregation is welcome to
bring Easter lilies or other spring
flowers to the Easter service to
decorate the sanctuary.
Bible Quest program for high
school-aged youth is currently being
offered on alternate Sundays.
Crystal Whyte and Carl Stevenson
leaders of this discussion group, can
give additional information.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to the Shillinglaw family
on the sudden death of Harriett’s
father of Stratford. Your prayers and
concern will comfort this family in
this difficult time.
Bowling
league
holds
banquet
The Londesboro men’s bowling
league held its annual year-end
banquet at the Londesboro
Community Hall on Thursday, April
10. Ladies of the Londesboro United
Church prepared the meal.
Finishing regular season play in
top spot were the Chevs - Alex
Westerhout, Henry Wilts, Frank
Szusz, Henk Oudshoom and Ton
Vandevusse.
The trophy for high average was
won by Ralph Koopmans while Carl
Stevenson was the high triple
winner. There was a tie at season’s
end for the highest single game
score between Ralph Koopmans and
Gerald Neeb.
Ton Vandevusse was declared to
be the most improved bowler of the
year. The team rolling the balls the
best during the playoffs was the
Toyotas - Frank Rozendal, Paul
Gibbings, Bob Saundercock and
John Reinink.
Following the banquet and the
awards presentation, the men
enjoyed another evening at the
Clinton Crown Lanes.
Good
turnout
to Seniors
card party
The Londesboro Happy Gang
Seniors held their card party at the
Londesboro Community Hall on
April 11. There were 17 1/2 tables
of players.
Carman and Ila Pollock were the
evening’s high couple with 77
points. The couple with the second
highest score was Charlie and
Millie Johnston with 74 points.
Tallying up for third place with 71
points were Yvonne Dougherty and
Donna Hayden.
Harry Lear and Gordon Bosman
recorded seven successfully played
lone hands. Share-the-wealth
winners were Marie Park, Thelma
Deveau and Lois Cunningham.
May 9 is the next scheduled
euchre card party.
The seniors are reminded that the
Zone 8 spring rally will be held on
Thursday, April 17 at the Exeter
Legion. Registration begins at 9:30
a.m.
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FROM LONDESBORO
Modesty,
HCPS virtue
Modesty, humility of spirit, not
boastful or arrogant is the virtue this
week at Hullett Central Public
School. Rabindrath Tagore is
credited with the supporting
quote.”We come nearest to great
when we are great in humility.”
Literacy is fundamental for
citizens of a democratic society.
Early Literacy is a determining
factor for school success. This year
at Hullett the school parent council
is supporting the goal of funded
levelled classroom libraries for
primary and early junior
classrooms.
To raise funds for this the council
is holding a Community Fun Night
and Silent Auction at the school
Thursday, April 24 from 5 to 8 p.m.
They are planning games for the
young, a food booth, a used book
sale, a bake sale and silent auction.
They are ppen to donations of a
variety of items for the auction and
gently used books.
Alanna Roy, daughter of Bill and
Pat Roy and pupil at Hullett, was
the second place winner for Grades
3 and 4 in the recent contest
sponsored by ti e Huron County
Farm and Home Safety Association.
She learned about the contest, open
to all school-agcd chiloren in the
county, in February through the
Focus magazine.
Her poster, done in pencil crayon,
shows a young child in need of help
having fallen into a manure pit. Her
poster carries the advice, “Stay
away from manure pits”.
For her efforts, Alanna won a t-
shirt bearing the logo of the Safety
Association.
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