The Citizen, 2000-01-26, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2000. PAGE 7.
Duff’s minister returns
Compiled by Patty Banks
Students enjoy snow
From the Walton Public School
office: The children enjoyed the
snow this week. The school council
purchased new crazy carpets for the
students. Thanks to Pat Dalton for
picking them up.
Hydro was out on Friday from
8:25 until 9:20 a.m.
The kindergartens studied the
letter M and read, If You Give a
Moose a Muffin. They even made
muffins and ate them with
strawberry jam. They sang and
played Do You Know The Muffin
Man? and Three Blind Mice.
They got to colour with 120 new
markers this week. They designed
towers with marbleworks and
watched the marbles roll. When
they set up a store they used play
money to buy and sell.
B elgrave
Compiled by Linda Campbell Phone 357-2188
51 attend WI potluck
The Belgrave Women’s Institute
hosted the first potluck lunch of
2000 with 51 in attendance.
Lawrence Plaetzer donated $50
to the WI on behalf of the New
Year’s party proceeds.
Ruth Olson read a prayer for the
New Year.
Mary Coultes introduced the
guest speaker Bill Glazier, a
physiotherapist from Wingham. He
explained that physio became
known when it was practised after
World War II, treating injured
servicemen.
It is a four-year program taught
in five universities in Ontario.
Therapists work in hospitals,
clinics, schools and sports facilities.
They work on the muscles and
joints of the body and stress lots of
stretching and walking to improve
Women greet at Knox
Greeting at Knox United Church
on Sunday, Jan. 16 were Lorna
Cook and Florence McArter.
Bruce Whitmore, the guest
speaker welcomed everyone.
The flowers in the sanctuary
were placed by the family in loving
memory of Harold Bosman.
The senior choir sang God of the
Ages accompanied by Elizabeth
Procter.
The Old Testament reading was
from I Samuel 3: 1-10 with Psalm
139: 1-6, 13-18.
Alison Wightman and Sherri
Ross were in charge of the nursery.
Mr. Whitmore’s sermon was
entitled Men of the Millennium. He
read of the top people of the
century as well as the best 100
people of 1,000 years.
Ross Higgins and John Nixon
took up the offering.
Phone 887-6156
The Grade l/2s have begun
learning about matter by sorting
and describing a collection of
objects. They are working in mini
science lab activities to determine
the properties of solids and liquids
using magnifiers and balance
scales.
After each experiment, they
recorded their observations in their
Science journals.
The Grade 3s are now reading
and enjoying a book called, Katie
and the Big Snow.
The Grade 4s are reading a book
as well called Anne of Green
Gables. In science they have started
a new unit called, Rocks and
Minerals. In social studies they
have been researching a Canadian
community.
mobility.
President, Wilma Higgins
announced that the 100th District
annual meeting will be hosted by
Belgrave in April.
It was decided to pledge $50 to
Nancy Jardin who is participating
in the walk for Alzheimer’s in
Wingham and $500 to the Belgrave
School Fair.
A card was signed to send to
Sarah Anderson who is now a
resident at Seaforth Manor.
Dorothy Coultes reported on the
Belgrave Millennium Celebration
and asked the WI to donate
sandwiches for the lunch following
the combined church service on
June 25 at the Community Centre.
The next potluck will be on Feb.
1 at noon with the speaker being
Phyllis Ireland.
The UCW general meeting will
be held on Thursday, Jan. 27 in the
Sunday School room at Knox
beginning with a potluck supper at
6:15 p.m. The guest speaker will be
Jim Chapman.140, 165.
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Ian Wilbee greeted worshippers
at Duff’s United Church on Jan. 23.
The congregation welcomed Rev.
Bonnie Cole Arnal as guest
speaker. She will be back next
Sunday as well and there will be
communion.
Sunday, Jan. 30, church begins at
11:30 a.m. to be followed by a
potluck lunch and the annual
meeting. Anyone wanting their
annual report is to stop at Barb
Durrell’s house and pick it up after
Tuesday.
For the special occasion of
baptism, Gloria Wilbee was asked
by the Godkin family to sing. She
sang, What a Wonderful World and
Teach Me God to Wonder.
After calling the children
forward, Rev. Cole Arnal invited
Gary and Geri-Lee Godkin to bring
their three-month-old Kara Nicole
Belgrave
people
Mabel’s Moms met at their
regular time on Wednesday, Jan. 19
with the following attending: Linda
Hess and Judith; Kim Higgins,
Ashley and Shelby; Lila Procter
and Jessica; Donna Raynard, Craig
and Curtis; Elaine Scott and
Preston; Tracey Brohm, Liam and
Dustin Pennington; Karen Rundle,
Holly and Emily; Crystal Agombar,
Zachary and Nicholas. Their topic
was Nutrition.
A Millennium Skating Party will
be held at the Belgrave Arena on
Saturday, Feb. 5, from 7-9 p.m.
There will be prizes for costumes,
as well as the largest family and the
youngest and oldest person.
The cost is $1 or $4 per family.
Matthew Campbell was a
weekend guest at Grand Bend with
John, Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell.
Euchre results
There were 11 tables of euchre in
play on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at the
Women’s Institute Hall.
Prizes went to: high lady, Louise
Bosman; second high, Jane Grasby;
lone hands, Jean Rau; low, Irene
Lamont; high man, Bill Coultes;
second high, Margaret McVitter;
lone hands, Jim Coultes; low,
George Michie.
There will be euchre again on
Wednesday, Jan. 26.
The seniors bowling scores for
Wednesday, Jan. 19 were Jean
Leach, 134, 84; Doris Walden, 142,
93; Louise Bosman, 183, 163;
Doris Remington, 129, 107; Ann
Hawkins, 124, 178; Evelyn
Caslick, 118, 114; Jean Walker,
127, 84; Doris Michie, 100, 212;
George Michie, 141, 117;
Raymond Neil, 105, 160; Eleanor
Neil, 145, 84; Lorne Campbell,
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to the front for baptism. Dressed in
a very beautiful white satin gown
she sat quietly in her mother’s arms
during the presentation. Kara’s
cousins, Heather and Mitchell
Godkin assisted Rev. Cole Arnal in
pouring water into the font.
The sermon was ‘Discernment
and Discipleship’, about the story
of Jonah.
It is not uncommon when people
are faced with a challenge they
resist and react instinctively with a
fight or flight response, said Rev.
Cole Arnal. When one looks at
Jonah’s response one sees that
Jonah had a lack of trust in God.
He didn’t stick around to talk to
God about it.
Jonah’s vision of God is far too
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small she said.
She noted that the consequences
of an unfaithful act are far
reaching. “We sometimes try to
fool ourselves by saying that our
faith is a personal and private
matter, between ourselves and God.
But that is not what a Biblical faith
is all about. A Biblical faith takes
place in the context of the
relationship between God and
God’s people. We affect each other
in how we live and in how we
practice our faith.”
Like Jonah, people get second
chances too, Rev. Cole Arnal said.
God is more concerned with
faithful behaviour than with
punishment. “Let us respond
faithfully when God calls.”