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From the Minister’s Study
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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.
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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
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