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Evangelical Nlissionary Church
Living iVater
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10:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 523-4848
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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 29
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Brussels United Church
For the month of August we will be joining our neighbours
in worship at Melville Presbyterian Church
254 Drummond St. E., Blyth
Saturday Night Mass
at 7:00 pm
Father John Johnson, Pastor
357-2435
- Communion
- Family Bible Hour and Sunday School
- Prayer & Bible Study
- Youth (ages 12 & up)
9:45-10:30
11:00 - 12:00
7:30 pm
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Sunday:
Sunday
Wednesday
9:30 a.m. Family Bible Hour
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7:30 p.m. Evening Worship Service
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Youth
7:15 p.m. Adult Bible Study
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
SIVGASONVX Auburn - 526-1131
Ggian -.) PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-4941
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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
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skilled workers for tomorrow
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Foundation for Enriching Education Perth Huron
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Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
Service of Healing with Laying on of Hands & Annointing - 7 pm
First Thursday of the month at Trinity
Third Thursday of the month at St. John's
All are welcome to participate
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
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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
"The Church is not a
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!
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, August 29
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.
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Sunday, August 29
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
PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004.
From the Minister's Study
Touch Earth lightly and use it gently
By Joan Golden
Brussels United Church
My time of vacation has been a
time of travelling through the
countryside here in Canada and
some in the U.S. to reconnect with
family and friends. The scenery has
been lush with varying shades of
green and the brilliance of
wildflowers and flowering shrubs
that have been planted by humans or
have simply grown up through
natural means.
After some dry summers, this
lushness that has been well watered
this year seems even more
spectacular. The corn appears extra
tall, the beans fully rounded, some
fields of grains are still standing,
varied grains are in the form of
sheaves, some are in grain wagons
ready to be taken to storage bins, and
many bales of hay and straw dot the
fields.
We look at the world around us
and indeed the thoughts of an
abundant God come very easily in
these surroundings. God who
provides not only the earth but the
rain and sun needed for growth. The
grasses and other vegetation op the
roadsides are still lush and green
contributing to this perfect picture--
for that's really what we long to see.
When we contemplate these
scenes, we also need to remember
the farmers who worked the soil,
planted and remain waiting in hope
for good crops and market prices
that will provide a future for their
families. There is so much to reflect
on as we pass by and remark on the
wonders of the scenery.
This past weekend I attended a
local fair in a small community. I
always enjoy the "junior fair" and
the varied entries.
One of the categories in the
"junior fair" was a `Shoebox Filled
with Things Found On a Walk'.
There were three entries into this
category. One of the entries was a
shoebox wrapped in pretty green
tissue paper, and containing some
pinecones, feathers of different
sizes, some rocks of varying sizes
and shapes, a small shell, and some
pine needles. It was a very pretty
little box of treasures picked up from
a walk.
The second box contained a small
bird's. nest, some mosses, different
types of tree bark, a small twig that
resembled a pickle fork, and some
wilted and drying wildflowers, a few
burrs from burdock and some
milkweed pods - that brought back
some of my childhood memories of
building doll furniture from these
materials. It too was a box filled
from a walk in nature.
The third box was also a box filled
with items found on a nature walk. I
suspect this young person walked a
roadside - perhaps one we have seen
all too often. In this box was a
collection of an old glove, a partially
decomposed paper coffee cup, a
crunched pop can, a styrofoam cup
that will never decompose, some
broken brown-coloured glass, an
empty cigarette pack with the picture
showing of gum disease facing
upward, a fast food bag crunched
into the box with a straw protruding,
a drink box.
It was a statement of stark reality
that did not bring to mind the
goodness of God's abundance. It
was a statement of how humans have
not been good caretakers of God's
creation.
It is more comfortable to marvel at
the beauty we see around us and
ignore the' reality that was pOrtrayed
in that box of garbage. For me this
box was a lesson on the environment
and worthy of a first prize placement
- but that was not how this box was
-.laced in the competition. It was not
a pretty box - in fact the box itself
looked like it also was found in the
area of the other items were
discovered.
As I reflected on these exhibits a
favourite hymn of mine came to
mind. It's entitled, Touch the Earth
Lightly. The words remind us that
the world is in our care and is a gift
of great wonder for all to share. God
has entrusted each of us to nourish
the life of the world. The earth is to
be a trust for the children of
tomorrow, the words also tells us of
hope in God's children, hope for a
regeneration that peace would
complete.
I see hope in all children of God
who continue to teach the world
about caring for all of creation. May
our eyes, ears, minds and hearts be
open to hear the messages of the
prophets past and present that call us
to be co-creators of the world we
sti are.
Let's "Hear It" for
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