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"Marching Orders
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Our 5th Anniversary!
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10:30 a.m. - Worship & Sunday School
at Blyth Public School,
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Tuesdays 7:30 pm - Wingham Small Group
Fridays 7:00 pm - Youth Group
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 519-523-4848
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PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER .28, 2006.
From the Minister's Study
Youth park an exercise in community
By Pastor Ernest Dow,
Living Water Christian
Fellowship (EMC), Blyth
It was a classic case of "ball hog"
- and, by extension, a picture of our
resistance to giving our support to
community betterment. Let me
explain.
Some 16 young people were
enjoying a game of basketball at our
usual Grade 6-and-up Friday night
youth group at Blyth Public School,
until a most unsportsmanlike spell
came over one fellow of high-school
age. It wasn't just that Bronson (not
his real name) dribbled the ball from
one end of the court to the other and
then shot at the basket (though he
did that too). He actually drew atten-
tion to his ball-hogging mastery by
deliberately dribbling in circles
around some of the younger mem-
bers.
As one of the leaders observing, I
called out, "Pass the ball, Bronson!
Use your TEAM!" My exhortations
had little effect.
His solo dribbling continued until
some of the older youth, tired of his
showmanship, stuck out a leg -
sending Bronson sprawling.
Nobody seemed too upset.
I called the laughing teen aside
and told him such selfishness was
unacceptable; that anyone can be a
ball hog, but it takes a real sportsman
to contribute to the team.
Thankfully, he seemed to under-
stand what I was getting at, and did-
n't repeat the performance.
So what's the analogy? A ball-hog
derivei enjoyment by keeping all the
fun to oneself. You're in control, you
call the shots, you don't have to
share. with anyone. You're focusing
purely on your own selfish motives.
By contrast, the youth park cur-
rently under construction, has been a
healthy exercise over the past three
years in pure 'community' - thinking
as 'team' rather than 'just me'.
Service clubs, businesses, churches,
and individuals have overcome the
natural inclination to consider just
Bazaar
drew people
from far
and wide
Continued from page 1
dances, wedding receptions, garden
parties, card games, Christmas con-
certs, bingos and the annual pre-
Christmas bazaar, drew many from
far and wide.
Fellowship followed with 270
adults and children enjoying a roast
beef dinner.
"What's in it for me?"
Together over $19,000' has been
raised to date, enough to cover the
first phase - excavation, and con-
struction of the gravel base and con;
crete pad, and. purchase of basketball
nets. Besides the money donated-, a
variety of individuals have generous-
ly donated goods-in-kind: labour.
equipment, materials, etc.
Behind the scenes, other unsung
heroes have spent countless hours
organizing and carrying out fund-
raisers such as the walk-a-thon, and
sale's of hot dogs, cheese, and chick-
en. Their efforts are far from running
circles in the spotlight.
This is a stretch for organizations
because it's not any one group's
'own' project, but a community
effort. It requires co-operation, com-
munication, commitment, considera-
tion of the needs of others - which
also happen to be character qualities
we try to develop in our young peo-
ple so that they become 'mature'
rather than stuck in juvenile short-
sightedness.
Selfishness derives short-lived
kicks from vandalism such as
smashing mailbdxes, stealing flags,
or breaking display cases; by our
example in working together for
things such as the Youth Park, we
In case the headline "Knox
United Church marks anniversary"
on page 13 of the Sept. 21 issue
of The Citizen caused any
confusion we offer a clarifica-
tion.
Knox United -Church did mark its
model for our youth the benefits and
long-term satisfaction of construc-
tive giving for the enjoyment of oth-
ers than ourselves.
- Some of Jesus' key teachings have
to do with this area of transcending
selfishness. The 'Golden Rule'
teaches us to `do to others what you
would have them do to you'
(Matthew 7:21); this requires us to
go beyond looking at things from my
own perspective, instead putting
myself in the other person's shoes
(or sneakers, as the case may be).
He offered the image of a kernel of
wheat, falling to the ground and
dying in order to produce many
seeds; "the man who loves his life
will lose it..." (John 12:25)
Overcoming selfishness is essential
in the' Christian walk; Jesus
impressed upon His disciples,
"If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me. For whoever
wants to save his life will lose it..."
(Mark 8:34f)
This project has required us to
think "team", and co-operate inter-
dependently. Some may argue that
skateboarding is not really a team
sport; that it's very solitary. But talk
to some • 'skaters' - including our
homegrown professional-grade ones
anniversary with 'the craft and gar-
den produce sale. However, the actu-
al service is not going to be held
until Oct.22.
Knox Presbyterian Church on the
other hand did hold an anniversary
service on Sept. 17. .
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- and they'll point out that using a
skateboard park requires youth to
develop co-operation in waiting your
turn: self-control and perseverance
in trying again and again to master
certain 'tricks'; and that a certain
degree of mutual respect, apprecia-
tion, even admiration develops
amongst skateboarders as they rec-
ognize the hard work and dedication
it has taken for others to develop a
certain level of skill.
And for those who want to work
on their solo basketball dribbling
and shooting - there's room for that,
too!
Just to clarify