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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2000-10-25, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2000. From the Minister’s Study Jesus, a By Rev. Dave Wood Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church Why does it seem that every time it is my turn to write an article anoth er season has begun? Spring has sprung! Summer has passed! Autumn is falling and winter (oh joy) is right around the comer. Even now, the town is enfolded with the beauty of autumn colours, and leaves of every variety are blanket ing the ground. The rakes are out in full force but I think I’ll wait until constant you can count on, says minister the neighbours’ trees are done unloading on my lawn. And besides, I already raked up on gigantic pile just so one of the neighbours could run through it with her dog. Oh well, at least she was having fun and felt young again. Seasons change like clock-work. You can count on this fact. You can plan around it and I think we need this constant in our lives to help keep us on track. Imagine the confusion if all we ever had was summer! (We could adapt!) Or worse, winter! The seasons are set, the consisten cy is predictable and I have to admit, though I wouldn’t mind a longer summer, there is a “rightness” to this whole change of “season’s thing”. This is what I like about God. He does things right and from what I have learned, He is always consis tent and reliable. Just as the seasons turn, as surely as the sun rises each morning, God is faithful. Sure, there are times when I wondered if He knew what He was doing, and I did J, King retires as organist n’t hesitate to share with Him m'y viewpoint, but on the whole, I would have to say He’s pretty cool. He is the constant in life. He is the anchor that can hold us in place. He is faithful and true and His love extends beyond all measure. Even when the questions rise and the doubts assail, even when we can’t grasp the whole picture, He is steadfast and more than able to keep us. I guess that many of us have to learn all of this the hard way. That seemed to be the case with the disci ples of Jesus. For three years they faithfully followed the Master. They had their ideas, their theories, their But you know what? When you try to box up God in a nice tittle package He has the tendency to break out. Jesus came with a plan; His was a mission that would not be thwarted and it went beyond any of the expec tations of His followers. Thank God that it did, for by it sal vation has come. As surely as the seasons change, as consistent as the sun rises each morning, such is the eternal plan of God through Jesus Christ proved true. The disciples would learn this. They would be the very ones who would give their lives for this message that there is an Anchor, there is a Hope, there is Life in Jesus Christ. By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff After close to 30 years, Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels will be without the musical leadership of Joanne King. Qualified as a piano, theory and harmony teacher, King has her ARCT (Associated Royal Conservatory Teachers) and vocal supervisors certifications. She took over as organist at Melville on July 1, 1973. In the years since, the biggest thing she has noticed about ministering through music is that it, like everything else, has been affected by busier lifestyles. Though the church had an active choir, in time King also began a junior choir and male chorus com prised of eight to 10 men. “Now we can hardly get one or two to come out. Things are just so different.” She tells of a time when she tried to contact some of the men so they could perform an anthem at a Sunday morning service. “They were everywhere. One had a meet ing in Windsor, another was in Toronto, another was in Montreal.” King also worked with a group of teenage girls that competed at many area festivals. Almost all of them went on to be choir members — at least until they married or profes sional lives led them elsewhere. Two years she put together an instrumental group, comprised of guitar, drums, keyboard and vocalist called the Meiville Crew. Despite the challenges, Melville has maintained a “good performing choir,” King says. “It’s hard to get people out, but the faithful are always faithful. I also have every bit of empathy for those with so many other commitments.” Though music is clearly a devo tion for her, King decided that for personal reasons the time had come to retire And to thank her for her years of dedication, the congrega tion will honour her the best way possible — through music. There is going to be a mass choir perform on Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. “Anyone who has ever had any thing to do with the choir at Melville, even if they only sang once, is invited to come out and join us,” says King. Rehearsals are Thursday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 29 prior to the retire ment celebration. While no one has stepped forward to take her place at the organ, yet, King, who ended her tenure with the Thanksgiving service, says she will gladly supply if called on. “I hope I can help them. I don’t want to see them stuck. But I just didn't want the responsibility anymore. It was time.” She is grateful to the people who were part of her work at Melville. “I want to thank all of those who so generously offered their talents to enrich the service with music. Praise be to God.” Time for herself After almost three decades as musical leader of Melville Presbyterian Church, Joanne King has retired. A special service will be held in her honour this weekend. BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Joan Golden - Supply Minister Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca October 29 Ethel United Church 9:30 a.m. Brussels United Church 11:00 a.m. All are welcome to come and worship with us /oin ua [u, tfiU Sunday, Morning Worship Service ~ 10 a.m. Evening Worship Service ~ 7:30 p.m. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgression - it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 2:4,5 BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH _A_ Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible October 29 - Sermon "The Time of Your Life" ■ November 5 - Remembrance Sunday - Welcome Legion Minister ~ Rev. Ernest Dow ALL ARE WELCOME k 523-4224 Blyth United Church Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street Come Worship The Lord With Us Sundays -11:00 a.m. Worship Service & Sunday School own expectations of the way Jesus would and should set up His king dom but they were wrong! They tried to put Him in a box. As it was then, so it is today, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Heb. 13:8) A constant you can count on. fou are ‘Wefc.ome at the BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School - for ages 3 to adult 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m. Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m. Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth 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 Service Wednesday 7:15 p.m.- Family Night Friday 7:30 p.m.• Youth THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Q/oa ufelcame tfiib Sunday OCTOBER 29 - PENTECOST 20 HOLY EUCHARIST Trinity, Blyth St. John's, 9:30 a.m. _ Brussels Wheelchair accessible 11:15 a.m. Rev. Nancy Beale - Rector - 887-9273 Communion - 9:45 - 10:30 Family Bible Hour and Sunday School 11:00 - 12:00 Prayer & Bible Study _ Tuesday 8 p.m. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Ethel 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 For more information call 887-6665 MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS 9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service Special Service October 29, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. to celebrate Joanne King's 27 years of ministry of music at Melville All those who have worked with Joanne in choral music over these years are called to be part of a mass choir. The choir will rehearse Thursday, October 26th at 8:00 p.m. at the church. (There will be no service at 11:00 a.m.) Wheelchair accessible Nursery care available We welcome you to come and worship with us. Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831