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United celebrates season of Lent
FROM LONDESBORO
Hullett Central Public
School held its sixth
winit/virtue assembly of the
year on Monday, March 8.
Recognition for perseverance
was given to a pupil who, in
spite of the many changes in
routine for weather
conditions, completed all
their homework on time while
the commitment to finishing
her EQAO practice booklet
with her family brought
praise to another girl.
Caring for his classmates
and helping a new student to
the class demonstrated love
by a boy. Friendliness was
shown by a pupil who was
The Friends of Hullett will
be holding a Family Fun Day
featuring maple syrup
demonstrations and a spring
walk on Sunday, March 21,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the
Hullett Provincial Wildlife
Area.
Participants will be able to
search for the signs that
indicate the beginning of
spring at Hullett 'Marsh.
Hopefully the tundra swans
will have arrived in their
thousands along with the
other migrating waterfowl
that use the marsh as a way
station on their spring
journey to Canada's north.
The sap in the sugar maples
has started to run and visitors
to Hullett's sugar bush will be
able to taste the first maple
syrup this bush has produced
in several years. Friends of
Hullett staff will be on hand
The season of Lent, the
weeks leading up to the
events of Good Friday and
Easter in the Christian church
is a time of confession, of
sorrow and of preparation. It
is a time to renew our
commitment to discipleship.
Tenebrous, from tenebrae,
is defined as mysterious, dark
and gloomy. The observance
of tenebrae with the suffering
of candles is intended to make
Christians question their life,
the world and God. At
welcoming and helpful to a
new student.
Trustworthiness was
acknowledged in a pupil who
can be counted on to remind
his teacher and others of their
routines. Understanding how
it might feel to be in another's
shoes and showing empathy
towards others was
recognized as the virtue of
understanding in a student.
There will be an open
information meeting at the
school on Wednesday, March
24 at 8 p.m, with trustee
Shelley Kaastra, following
the school council meeting at
7 p.m.
to demonstrate maple syrup
making.
During the search for
spring, participants will be
able to follow the sugar bush
trail on a leisurely 25-minute
walk. The trip through the
bush will give everyone a
chance to see how some of
Hullett's year-round
inhabitants are reacting to the
warmer weather and longer
days.
The activities will take
place at the Hullett Sugar
Bush located on Wildlife
Line just north of the Hydro
Line Road in the former
Hullett Twp. The sugar bush
is northeast of Clinton and
can be reached by going east
from Hwy. 4 or north from
Hwy. 8.
For further information
contact Sandra Johnstone at
519-482-7011.
Londesborough United
Church, on the third Sunday
of Lent, Ken Hunking and
Bernice Norman snuffed the
third candle and spoke about
the fig tree.
The senior choir offered a
medley of Lenten hymns as
their anthem for the March 14
Sunday service.
During their time at the
front with Rev. Pat Cook, the
boys and girls offered various
answers to the question,
"what do we need to live?"
Food, water, air, sunshine,
shelter and care were some of
the replies.
In the line from The Lord's
Prayer, "Give us this day our
daily bread", God is asked to
provide these things as well
as food for the soul. The
children learned a hand sign
for this request from God,
In the responsive psalm,
Psalm 63, David speaks of
how God has provided him
with all he needs, both
physical and spiritual. In
verses 1-9 of the Gospel
according to Luke, Jesus tells
His listeners to repent or
perish and offers the parable
of the fig tree.
After three years of no fruit
from his fig tree, its owner
gives orders to have it cut
down. The gardener asks that
the tree be given l one more
year under his care to bear
fruit.
God wants Christians to
bear fruit also and He is
prepared to give them the care
and attention they need if they
repent. The world abounds
with sayings and homilies
relating to time, such as
"strike while the iron is hot"
and "now is the time".
Rev. Cook's message that
morning was titled, Time to
Change.
Life is vulnerable and
people have no time to waste.
It's time to do and say those
things one has put off, like
building relationship bridges
and strengthening faith. God
as the gardener does not care
about one's past. He is ready
to give everyone as many
chances as needed to repent
and flower as He has planted.
There were 13 tables of
euchre Friday, March 12 for
the Happy Gang's monthly
party.
At the completion of
games, there was a tie of 74
points for first place between
couples Doris Laidlaw and
Thelma Deveau and Dorothy
Carter and Delores Howatt.
The third-place couple with
God's grace makes now the
time to change.
The youth discussion group
will meet _Sunday, March 21
during Sunday School time.
Leading the session will be
Crystal and David Whyte.
The Sunday School
teachers will meet Monday,
March 29 for a planning
session. The senior choir will
practise at 10 a.m. on Sunday,
March 21.
70 points was Lloyd and
Lillian Appleby. Wayne and
Joan Robinson successfully
played the most lone hands,
scoring with nine.
George Bacon, Harold
McClinchey and Carman
Pollock were the share-the-
wealth winners. Because of
Good Friday, the next euchre
will be held Friday, April 16.
Literacy Day
During Literacy Day at Hullett Central Public
School, Rob Bundy told students and teachers
an enthusiastic life story of the infamous writer,
Robert Louis Stevenson. Bundy showed the
audience where Stevenson came from on the
over sized map before he continued on with his
story. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
School recognizes virtues
Family fun at Hullett Marsh
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