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PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006.
Sincere sympathy is extended
from the communities to Lorna
Cook and families on the loss of her
brother, Keith Dunbar.
The community extends
congratulations to Doreen and Bill
Taylor on the celebration of their
45th wedding anniversary.
There were 12 tables of shoot in
play on Friday, Oct. 27 at the
Belgrave Community Centre.
Winner were: high pink card, Lois
Chamney; second high pink .card,
Louise Schiestel; most shoots,
Louise Bosman; high white card,
Richard Moore; second high white
card,Wilfred Caslick; most shoots,
Norma Strong.
The next shoot is Friday, Nov. 10
at 1:30 p.m.
Don't fear the reaper
This brave little guy on the right tries to extend a high five peace offering with a miniature grim
reaper, but it looks as though the reaper isn't having any of it. Possibly with this exception, all
the kids had a great time with one another at their Halloween dance in Belgrave last Saturday.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
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Raising HIV/AIDS awareness
in Belgrave at Knox Church
Les Shaw handed out the service
of worship at Knox United Church
in Belgrave on Sunday, Oct. 29. Rev.
Ethel Miner Clare welcomed
worshippers on a cold windy fall
day.
The hymn-sing selections were
Come, Ye Thankful People Come
and This Is the Day. These were
accompanied by Elizabeth Procter.
The call to worship was read
responsively and the Opening
Prayer, The Lord's Prayer and the
Prayer of Confession were read in
unison.
After the Words of Assurance the
senior choir sang Jesus Is the Friend
Who's Always There.
The responsive reading was taken
from Psalm 34.
Bill and Karen Butt were
welcomed as special guests.
The children's hymn was We Are
Marching accompanied by Elizabeth
Procter at the piano and Lila Procter
playing guitar.
The children sat in the front pew
and Karen told them that in
Mozambique every church service
included drums, shakers and other
homemade items used in their
musical selections. Everyone
usually dances and clap throughout
the service.
She showed the children how the
people had to carry the water in a
pail on their head, which they got
from a stream or river.
After prayer the children filed out
for Sunday school.
Bill read scripture King 6: 1-7 and
Mark 8: 22-26. This was followed
by the singing of When I Needed a
Neighbour.Bill and Karen's sermon
was entitled Small Miracles and
Walking Trees.
They both worked with the
Christian Council of Mozambique in
Zambezi, Proverb, Mozambique.
Karen works in the CCM program
called PEDRA, the Portuguese
abbreviation for Program for Girls'
Education.
One of its two main aims is to
encourage girls to stay in school by
helping them learn to enjoy learning,
and have the self-confidence that
they are capable of learning. The
other is to teach them how to avoid
HIV/AIDS by having both the
knowledge and the personal
strengths to make the necessary
lifestyle decisions.
Bill works in communications,
sharing skills in journalism and
developing drama and video
resources in the campaign against
HIV/AIDS. .
The village school only goes to
Grade 4, but the girls are able to
board in nearby towns to continue
their schooling. Twelve of them last
year who finished Grade 8, enrolled
in teachers' college. After one more
year there, they will return to their
villages as teachers and as
influential role models for other
village girls.
Victims of polio are making their
way through the neighbourhood by
the use of a wheelchair. For the first
time they have been able to go to
school, or to get a paying job to help
support their families and live a
normal life.
Each durable handmade chair is
crafted from sturdy bicycle parts.
Most babies are born at home with
no healthcare worker attending.
Many communities have a midwife,
but she travels on foot, and in rural
areas. If the midwife has a bicycle
she is able to better care for the
mother and is able to reach more
homes and if necessary able to take
the woman to a hospital clinic.
Bill helped train and advise church
communicators and journalists in
Mozambican communities.
Almost 80 per cent of the people
are rural. Almost none have
electricity or manufactured
possessions. What they do have,
they make themselves from local
materials.
The hardships are poverty, lack of
schools and clinics, HIV/AIDS and
loss of parents.
The Christian Council hopes to
record their music and put it on CD
and radio to give a wider voice to
rural Mozambique.
Many small rural communities
have trained workers who lack only
the tools of their trade to start up in
businesses, support their families
and make a huge difference in their
communities.
Andrea and Tyler Stevenson
collected the offering.
After the closing hymn, Blessed
Assurance, everyone was invited to
stay for lunch. After lunch, Bilk and
Karen showed slides and talked of
their experiences in Mozambique.
On Saturday, Nov. 4 there is a
bake sale from 10 a.m. to noon in
Knox United Church basement. All
donations of baking are most
welcome.