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Making music
Helping the community celebrate Melville Church's 150th anniversary was the musically
talented group Co!. Tom and His Country String Band, who gave a wonderful evening
performance. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Melville marks 150th year
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Sunday Belgrave Service
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
Celebrating 150 years of Christian Witness and Service!
St. Michael's
Et Roman Catholic Church
254 Drummond St. E., Blyth
Saturday Night Mass
at 7:00 pm
Father John Johnson, Pastor
357-2435
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, August 22
11:00 a.m.
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Minister: Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman
Office: 523-4224
Blyth United Church is a welcoming community of faith.
We celebrate God's presence through worship and study, and through
responding to the needs and gifts of each other.
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca
Sunday, August 22
Ethel United Church
0. Brussels United Church
For the month of August we will be joining our neighbours
in worship at Melville Presbyterian Church
Living 1Vater \
Madan Pilawlip
10:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 523-4848
www.getlivingwatetorg
August 22 - I Cor.6:12tT
"The Sin
to RUN
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Evangelical Missionary Church
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
Sunday
Wednesday
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
- Family Bible Hour
Morning Worship Service
Evening Worship Service
- Youth
- Adult Bible Study
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
SING ASON OF Auburn - 526-1131 Pa" PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-4941
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Sunday, August 22
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Pastor John Kuperus
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
Cornerstone
Bible
Fellowship
Ethel
Sunday: 9:45-10:30
11:00 - 12:00
Tuesday: 7:30 pm
Wednesday: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- Communion
- Family Bible Hour and Sunday School
- Prayer & Bible Study
- Youth (ages 12 & up)
John 14:6 - Jesus said, "I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. no
one comes to the Father, but through Me."
Call Pastor Andrew at 887-6123
Sunday 10:30 a.m. - Coffee Time
11:00 a.m. - Worship Service
(No Sunday School in July and August)
Phone 523-4875 308 Blyth Rd. E. - Pastor Les Cook 523-4590
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Sunday, August 22
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Celebration of Baptism to follow at Martins' Landing
Noon finger food potluck lunch
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Pastor Brent Kipfer 887-6388
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Last weekend was a very special
time at Melville Presbyterian
Church as the congregation
celebrated its 150th anniversary of
Presbyterianism in Brussels.
Sunday morning greeters at the
door were Gerald and Isobel .
Gibson.
A large attendance of Melville
homecomers, members, adherents
and well-wishers gathered together
for the service with Rev. Cathrine
Campbell leading, joined by
former ministers Rev. Carolyn
McAvoy and Rev. Ken Innes.
Before the service, enacting the
Presentation of the Word
ceremony, James W. Smith carried
the Bible to the pulpit. Jim is
Melville's oldest member. His
baptism, in 1909, took place in the
earlier Melville church that was
replaced by this structure in 1914.
The flowers on the communion
table were placed there in loving
memory of the Bill and Adeline
Smith family by their family.
The Doxology was sung by the
congregation. Following the
opening hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy.
the choir sang the anthem, I Will
Sing of the Mercies of the Lord.
The responsive reading of Psalm
24 was led by Bill King, then
Gerald Gibson moved to the front
of the church to give an historical
talk on the early beginnings of the
congregation and the building of
this church.
Following the special scripture
reading of Matthew 16: 13 - 19 by
Matthew Cardiff, Rev. Ken Innes
talked to the children using a loaf
of bread as a visual symbol. In his
lesson to them, he said that just as
this loaf could be thought of as
containing flour, leavening or
other ingredients, the result was
bread. Similarly when we think of
Jesus they can realize that He is
not just a leader and teacher, but
the Messiah, and that His promises
are true.
Following prayers, the anthem,
I'd Rather have Jesus, was
rierformed by Margaret Mclnroy,
Peggy Aitchison and Mary
Douma.
The scripture lesson of Joshua
24: 1 - 15 was read by Graham
Work, and the scripture lesson of
Philippians 1: 1-11 was read by
Margaret Mclnroy.
Rev. Carolyn McAvoy greeted
the congregation and spoke of her
memories here and how the
experience had enriched her. She
also told of a person who requested
that when she died and was ready
to be buried, there should be a
dinner fork placed in her hand.
When her minister questioned this
woman, Rev. McAvoy explained
"It's because we've always been
told to save our fork because the
dessert is coming, and I just want
to be ready for the better part that
comes later".
Rev. Campbell completed the
service with final thoughts, and led
in the prayer of Grace to precede
the finger food and anniversary
cake luncheon that was awaiting
all in the church parlour.