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The Citizen, 2005-03-10, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005. UCW hosts World Day of Prayer The ladies of Londesborough United Church held their World Day of Prayer service the afternoon of March 4 in the Sunday school room. They were joined by several guests from Auburn and Clinton. This year’s service was prepared by the women of Poland whose Orthodox churches bells are called “singing icons”. These bells are struck for sound. At the Londesborough service a stationary bell was struck 12 limes to call those present to prepare their hearts for worship. Let Our Light Shine was the theme of the service and scriptures from Ephesians, Second Kings and Matthew were read. Betty Archambault, Marjorie Duizer, Cheryl Trewartha, Barb Bosman and Brenda Radford led the service and Gail Lear accompanied the hymns. A dramatic presentation based on the parable of the talents from Matthew 25, titled “The People Who Lived in Darkness”, was offered to further this year’s theme. Four persons who actively let their light shine in January for orphans in Guatemala, Doug and Barb Norman and Dave and Pat Hemingway, showed slides and talked to the group of their experience. These four were part of a group of 21 persons from North Street United in Goderich and Holmesville United who spent two weeks at the Nuetros Pequenos Hermanos orphanage close to the small village of Parramos. While there this group worked at excavation, foundations, and reinforcing masonry. Their work was lightened by the presence of the children of the opphanage and being a part of some of their activities, such as evening concerts and English classes. Each volunteer took with them two hockey bags filled with donated items - clothing, medicines, school supplies, etc. for the more than 300 children and came home full of memories. The association they were part of is called “Friends of Orphans - Canada” and the association also has a sponsorship program. Doug and Barb, Dave and Pat were able to visit the home of one of the sponsored children and got a feel for the very poverty of his country in Central America. As no work was done on the weekends, these folk were able to be tourists and visited street vendors, cathedrals, Mayan ruins and the cities of San Pedro and Antiqua. The ladies at Londesborough were shown a number of momentos the quartet brought home with them. Hoggarts led Lenten Tenebrae at United John and Jane Hoggart led the Lenten Tenebrae on the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 6 at Londesborough United Church. The senior choir sang the anthem “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”. The familiar psalm. Psalm 23,,was read responsively. During her time with the boys and girls at the front Rev. Pat Cook spoke about how they might let their light shine for Christ, Just as a candle needs oxygen to burn brightly, spirits need feeding to grow. By praying, coming to Sunday School and listening to teachers, the children can feed their spirit and learn how to help in their own world. PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 Misfortune, mostly health related, is affecting villagers this winter. As the winter drags on, keep them and others who are house bound in your thoughts. Let your light shine in their lives with just a kind word, a visit, or call or by running an errand. Next week is March break for the schools in our area. For pupils in Grades 7 ad 8 at Hullett next week will mean work being finalized on Science Fair projects for competition on March 31. Pupils in those grades will start their holiday week with a ski trip to Talisman Ski Resort on March 11. Virtues for March are trustworthiness, understanding, peacefulness and integrity at Hullett Central School. Keep in mind the school’s third annual Community Fun Night and Silent Auction is scheduled for April 15. It's a family fun night for the whole community. I'm not sure the editor wants me to use this space for personal rants but these past few weeks I’ve truly been tempted to do just that. There seems to have been a variety of happenings that need airing but so far they have been confined to my own four walls. However watching the evening news last Wednesday prompted the following comment. The top news item that evening was about the monies the government has promised to GM for the refitting of its plants for more new car production. One woman felt this was a promise of a good life for her family free of the fear, for the time being, of a layoff. Continued on page 13 Let There Be Light, was the title of the message brought to the c< ngregants that morning by Rev. Cook. Sne noted that all too often persons are not recognized for what they really are or what they represent because it is difficult for others to look beyond the obvious. In John 9: 1-41 a man blind from birth is healed by Jesus. When those who had known him all his life saw him healed, they refused to recognize that to have healed him Jesus had to be the Man of God, the Messiah. They couldn't see beyond the norm. Samuel was called by God to anoint a son of Jesse to be the King of Israel. All of Jesse’s sons were brought forth to be chosen, all but one. The yourigest, a shepherd, David, was not the obvious choice and God guided Samuel to look inside. Rev. Cook spoke about having a “magic eye” to let the light, the truth, the reality in, to shine. Rev. Pat said we are God’s children of light; that Jesus is the light of the world. The senior choir will have a mid­ week practice on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. The Sunday School invites everyone to their crokinole party at the church on Thursday, March 17 at 7 p.m.