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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-09-30, Page 20Oct: 3 - Rom. 12:11f. "Healthy Spiritual Passion" WORLD-WIDE COMMUNION Evangelical Missionary Church ($)Cie* Vater Cfirithan Tellemihip 10:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship & Sunday School at Blyth Public School. corner of King & Mill Pastor: Ernest Dow - 523-4848 www.getlivingwater.org ) t t t t t Looking for Adventure For the Whole Family? Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 at the Blyth Community Church of God We'll have the coffee on! For more information, call Rev. Les Cook 523-4590 lailr0 COM NITY CHURCH 0 Presents PG% * Fast Paced * Music * Puppets * Drama * Stories * Games yu (MC VlIek ortuf 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! BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Jean Golden - Diaconal Student Minister Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca Sunday, October 3 Ethel United Church 9:30 a.m. Worship Service & Sunday School Brussels United Church 11:00 a.m. Worship Service & Sunday School Celebration of World Communion Sunday St. Michael's it Roman Catholic Church cir 254 Drummond St. E., Blyth Saturday Night Mass at 7:00 pm Father John Johnson, Pastor 357-2435 HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL 41 MISSIONARY CHURCH Auburn - 526-1131 g a. ,, r_ a1Se 3--••••.- PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-4941 Sunday Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Family Bible Hour 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship Service 6:30 p.m. - Crusaders for grades JK-6 7:15 - 8:30 p.m. - Youth 7:15 p.m. - Adult Bible Study SING A SON OF Peeam 7O cat ien cocvaiti# Sunday, October 3 Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m. John 3:1-21 "Being Born Again" Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m. BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Pastor John Kuperus Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233 Wheelchair accessible BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street Sunday, October 3 Worship Service & Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Anniversary Speaker: Rev. Cecil Wittich (1970-1982) ,let Zekeeci4oce 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. iou Community Church of 001 .,,,,,,, ANIM , "The Church is not a .1404 Building, I 1' = It is People Touching Cr People" Sunday 9:15 a.m. - Prayer Meeting 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Phone 523-4875 308 Blyth Rd. E. - Pastor Les Cook 523-4590 Trinity, Blyth 9:30 a.m. St. John's, Brussels 11:15 a.m. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA A 20elzoote4 yxice a copite cutd cocnate# wet% ce4 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 Harvest Thanksgiving with the Blessing of Animals Please feel free to bring your pet or stuffed animal to church this Sunday. The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273 PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. From the Minister's Study Appealing to Christians By Rev. Cathrine Campbell Melville, Brussels Knox, Belgrave Presbyterian Churches Melville has celebrated, this past August. a 150th Anniversary Homecoming and it is not yet over. We will also he having our usual anniversary Sunday, Oct. 17, where we will gather at table and be fed the same spiritual food that generations before us have also received. There will be a guest minister, a banner will he dedicated and we will enjoy that other Presbyterian hallmark — a delicious potluck lunch in a very nice building. But what has struck me and I don't believe Brussels is unique in this is that the building. while admired, is not the church. People came to be with other people, to reminisce, share new joys and sorrows and to be together. They felt that they were part of the church family whether they had attended 40, 50 or 60 years ago or more and it was to the family they returned. And it was great to see them all and to hear stories of times past and to enjoy the music and talents and sharing of the present. We are truly blessed. And this acknowledgment of blessed has been reinforced these past months when we hear of the death- and destruction in the Caribbean. One island has lost 90 per cent of its habitation, others.have suffered loss of people and property in numbers that are quite stag- gering. The following appeal has been circulated to Presbyterian Churches: "The Presbyterian World Service has given the following appeal responding to destruction in the Caribbean. In less than a month the Caribbean has been hit hard by hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan, and now tropical storm Jeanne (downgraded from a hurricane.) PWS&D has already sent $5,000 to ACT to help Cuba respond to the devastation left by Hurricane Charley, and has opened an account to receive donations to support the work in other areas. Haiti and Dominican Republic Following in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne. heavy rains and raging flood waters have caused extensive flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The country most affected by this storm in the Caribbean was Haiti, where two days of lashing rains caused massive flooding in the northern part of the country. It is estimated than 4,000 houses have been totally destroyed and some 26,000 people are homeless. More than 1.000 have been killed, and the number is expected to rise. All the agricultural lands, upon which the population depends for sustenance. are totally inundated. ACT members in Haiti report that the water is receding and access to flood-affected areas is improving. Emergency staff have been deployed to Haiti from some ACT members to assist local ACT members in the first assessment mission. The most urgent needs reported are food, potable water. temporary shelter and medicines. Grenada In Grenada. the Caribbean Poky Development Center (CPDC), a Christian Aid (CAID) partner has already made an assessment of the situation. They are proposing to work under the framework established by the national and regional disaster response authorities, assisting the most impoverished parishes with basic food and tempcirary shelter materials. They intend also to provide tools and equipment to the communities to remove debris, clear roads and enable access to food and other services. Jamaica In Jamaica, according to the United Nations Disaster Assessment Co-ordination (UNDAC) the most affected districts are Claredon, Westmoreland. St. Catherine. St. Elizabeth, St. Thomas. St. Ann, Trelawny and Kingston. The most urgent needs are water and sanitation, food, medical supplies and building supplies. Christian Aid partners are collecting food, water, blankets, household items and building supplies. Cuba The Cuban Council of Churches was already responding to the effects of hurricane Charley when hurricane Ivan hit. PWS&D has released $5,000 to help the response in Cuba. ACT has not been able to communicate with the Cuban Council of Churches (CCC) due to problems with the communicatioh systems. Therefore, it is not yet possible to provide an update on their activities responding to the damage caused by hurricane Ivan. You can help. Donations to help people affected by the hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and tropical storm Jeanne can be sent to PWS&D. Donate through your congregation or send a donation directly to PWS&D. Gifts by credit card can be made by calling PWS&D at 416-441-1111 or 1-800-619-7301. Mark your gift "Caribbean Hurricane Relief". Income tax receipts will be issued. Presbyterian World Service and Development, 50 Wynford Drive, Toronto. ON M3C 1J7, e-mail: pwsd@presbyterian.ca or website: www.presbyterian.ca/pwsdr That is only one denominational response and each one has an agency which is also working to provide relief. All would welcome your support to aid people who are suffering in ways we would find hard to even imagine. Even in the midst of a famous Huron County snowstorm we have a reasonable assumption that our house will be standing (even if opening the door may be a challenge). We take no comfort from our wellbeing but rather want to share it with others. Please give generously.