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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-02-26, Page 11FROM LONDESBORO THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004. PAGE 11. UCW samples Thailand cuisine On Monday evening, Feb. 16, a large group of women of the Londesborough United Church met at the home of Laura Scott for their monthly meeting. Guest speaker for the evening. Shannon Scott, greeted everyone in traditional Thai dress. Shannon and Laura had prepared lunch featuring Thai foods. The ladies enjoyed chicken and shrimp rolls, chicken satay served with a peanut dipping sauce and a cucumber/vinegar mix, and fresh fruit and cashews. The buffet table was decorated with orchids from the bouquet Shannon brought home with her on Christmas Eve. Shannon spent two years in Thailand teaching music, voice and piano. Before her return to Canada, The two spoke of the variety 01 she and her friend Hauk Markus road conditions in the three took a cycling trip through countries and of a diet full of rices Cambodia. Laos and Vietnam. and fruit spiced up with the delicacy Cycling is the most popular mode of of snake and spiders fried in garlic. transportation for natives in these Monks are the most respected countries. As there are still land occupation in Cambodia and most mines in Cambodia, the cyclists boys will live as monks for a period stayed on marked roads and paths. of time. Monks depends on the Shannon and Hauk talked about kindness of people for their well- what they saw and showed slides being and the most devout eat only and videos. Their presentation gave once a day. the guests a close-up idea of life in During the business part of the an unfamiliar area of the world. meeting, Kittie MacGregor gave a Pictures of Cambodians showed report on Huron-Perth Presbyterial them well protected from the sun annual meeting held in Kirkton. The and Shannon noted that she wore dates of upcoming gatherings were long gloves while cycling to protect noted as well: Westminster Weekend her arms. at the end of May, "the summer event on July 17 at Siloam United, the London Conference annual meeting on April 25 and 26. She encouraged members to consider attending these events outside of their own UCW meetings. Committees were formed to cater to three meals in April. Volunteers will be needed to organize the new kitchen when the construction is completed in .March. All ladies of the community are invited to the World Day of Prayer service conducted by the Londesborough UCW on Friday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m. The service will be held this year at the Auburn United Church as Londesborough's church is still under renovation. Lunch will be served following the service. School plans fun night, auction The parent council at Hullett treats. Central Public School hopes Browse along the used-book everyone in the community has tables, the gently-used toy table and marked their calendar for their be tempted by a selection of baked second annual Community Fun goods. Night and Auction. Last year's But, let me tell you not to be late evening was such a good time, they as the items go quickly. trust even more folk will come out The items donated to the silent on Thursday, April 8. As this is the auction last year included a bicycle. start of the Easter weekend, Easter is a boat cruise, sports tickets, gift the theme for the event. baskets, pictures, quilts, dinners and There will again be games for the student services like raking and children and face painting. Bugsy, cleaning. the clown will be making sure If you would/could make a everyone wears a happy face. donation to help raise funds that Refreshments include hot dogs, evening, be it toys, books or an popcorn, candy floss and ice-cream auction item, please contact the In the absence of Rev. Pat Cook, who is on a study leave, Londesborough United Church had a guest minister in their pulpit on Sunday, Feb. 22. Known to many in the area and a former minister in the Blyth charge, Rev. Cecil Wittich conducted the morning service. The senior choir offered the anthem, Spirit of Fire. Katherine Allen brought a little touch of love and a promise of spring to the sanctuary by sharing her Valentine's bouquet with the congregation. Don Goodall shared a Minute for Missions about the United Church's support of personnel to teach, heal and listen to concerns in Guatemala. Support of the Mission and Service fund allows this type of ministry to happen. During their time together at the front Rev. Wittich and the boys and girls talked about their pets. The discussion focused on whether the pets understood when the children talked to them. When God realized He had a problem with the people on earth understanding what He who was invisible expected of His children, He sent Jesus to earth to teach everyone about His love. In the responsive psalm, Psalm 63, David speaks of God being his rock in times of trouble. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, His reply that "everyone who asks, shall receive", is found in Luke 11: 1-13. Rev. Wittich chose to speak to the congregation about how God works in their lives when believers pray. He stated he believes prayer is essential to a life in God and prayer is essential if one is to live a Christian life. God answers all prayers in His own way. One may not receive the answer to a prayer that they wish; but God will answer according to that He feels is right. He shared two personal stories that morning to demonstrate how in time, and through prayer, situations in his family came to a satisfactory conclusion. He recognized that a great challenge of today's church is to keep the young folk and young couples involved in church life. He stated that Christ can come into one's life only through a personal invitation into a heart. That will bring joy and peace in all difficult times. We can help by praying that others will welcome God. The donation can for loonies for Country Fare Hoping you will enjoy and use some of the recipes I will be giving each month. They have all been tested by me in my home, and will come from 'many sources. They are easy family food that teenagers and parents will enjoy. BUTTER TART BARS Base: 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup margarine Combine until crumbly. Press into 8" square pan. Bake at 350° F. for 10 minutes. Topping: 1 cup raisins 2 eggs 1/2 cup each brown sugar, corn syrup 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup flour Rinse and drain raisins. Beat eggs and sugars. Add remaining school at 523-4201 or Jennifer Fleming at 482-7785. Notice of your donation would be appreciated by the end of March. The basketball tournament for the central region of schools was held at Central Huron Secondary School on Thursday, Feb. 19. Each of the Hullett teams had three wins and one loss going into the finals. The girls team, coached by Mrs. Turcotte, played off against Seaforth and- won first place for the day. Coached by Mr. Caldwell, the boys team lost their game with Blyth. They ended up in second place for the five area schools in the tournament. the Beads of Hope campaign will remain in the narthex for another Sunday. Be generous. The sacrament of Communion will be celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 29. Sunday school will meet at 11 a.m. that morning so the children can be present upstairs during com- munion. ingredients. Pour over base. Bake for 20 :30 minutes at 350° F. PEACH CAKE Cake: 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tbsp. baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg lightly beaten 1/4 cup melted margarine 1/4 tsp. salt Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt. Wisk in egg, milk, melted margarine and vanilla, only until dry ingredients are moistened. Spread in greased 8" square pan. Spoon on topping. Bake 350° F. 35 - 45 minutes. Topping: 5 or 6 peaches, peeled and sliced or a large can well drained peaches 1/3 cup brown sugar sprinkle nutmeg 1 tbsp. melted margarine 1/4 cup sliced almonds Toss together peaches, sugar, nutmeg and melted margarine. Spoon onto batter, sprinkle with almonds. United hears guest minister By Patricia Ham, Auburn School House Test day Although Friday the 13th is the bad luck myth, bringing misfortune to unsuspecting people, it had no effect on these figure skaters as they kept their cool during the Blyth Skating Club's test day. The girls performed and showed their talent through dances, skills and freeskating. Back left: Alex Raynard, Natasha Hubbard and Brittany Bos. Middle left: Laura Youngblut, Nicole Middegaal, Kelly Cooke and Morgan Bos. Front: Courtney Middegaal. Absent were Jasmine deBoer and Katie McClinchey. (Elyse DeBruyn photo) 143 Josephine St.,Wingham (519) 357-2191 Just what you will be looking for this winter "Meal of the Month" Order your ice cream cake today Chicken Finger Dinner Sgoo viv + Tax Open all year round!