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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-07-21, Page 7Parable of the seeds theme of service The gospel reading at Londesborough United Church on Sunday. July 17 was Matthew 13: 24-30 and 36-43. These verses are the parable of the seeds and weeds told by Jesus. This was the theme for the morning service. The writer of Psalm 139, the responsive psalm, tells God that “You have searched me and known me”, and realizes that God is also there to guide him. Rev. Pat Cook told the children about a woman who was not particularly nice adn who said many unkind things about the people in her world. She did realize her fault and sought help from a pastor. This woman could be considered a weed who. through repentence, may be a good seed after all. The pastor knew of her fault and gave her a bag of feathers to spread around in the yards of her neighbours. When she came back with the empty bag the pastor told her to now go back and gather the feathers. Sadly, she came to realize that, just as the wind had blown her feathers far and wide, her unkind deeds and words could not be gathered back. Rev. Pat offered this quote for the adults. "Words unexpressed may come back dead, but God can't kill them when they're said." In that parable the farmer told his hands to not pull the weeds for fear of disturbing the good seeds. Moreover sometimes it is hard to tell the good plants from the weeds Depending on one’s outlook, a dandelion or buttercup, for example may be good seed or a weed. At harvest the weeds will be destroyed by fire. Those people who have a faith might be considered good seeds, whereas the weeds may be likened to those with no faith. Christians are seeds but when they make wrong choices they may be thought of as weeds. Repentance for a sin means taking on a new understanding of what is good and wrong in life. Winnowing, like repentance or conversion, keeps the good and gets rid of the undesirable chaff. The church and its people need to focus on the grain. They are called to be reproductive seeds to enrich the church and community. God is with the faithful as they journey and struggle to make the right choices. There were be no Sunday services at Londesborough United on July 24 and 31 and Aug. 7 as Rev. Cook will be on holidays. In the event of needing pastoral care, call Rev. Ethel Miner Clare in Belgrave or Rev. Steven Hildebrand of Seaforth. Shillinglaws host rail enthusiasts By Jim Brown Citizen siaff Approximately 65 people took part in the Ontario’s West Coast Garden Rail Society and the London Garden Railroad Society tour of |area backyard railroads on the weekend. Despite the rain on Saturday, which prevented some models from being operated, the tour went off without a hitch. Bruce Shillinglaw of the West Coast Garden Rail Society said last year the West Coast and London groups received an invitation to view the layouts in the Newmarket area. “Il was conditional that we reciprocate this year,” he said. He indicated that everyone had a great time this year, despite the rain. According to Shillinglaw, if it was raining when they arrived at a designated layout, there would be no demonstration. "There were times when the rain would let up and the trains could run, he said He said the group from Newmarket visited backyard railroads in the Blyth- Londesborough-CI inton area on Saturday, with the group going to London on Sunday, Shillinglaw said he had a last spike ceremony to open his backyard railroad on Saturday. The weather did co-operate for it. For the club members who weren't on the tour, there were videos of their layouts. There was also a great train robbery during the tour. Even though each person received a gift, there was an opportunity to take a gift from someone else. Bruce and Harriet Shillinglaw's design is the Butter and Eggs division of CN. The layout has about 650 feet of track covering a 10()-by-100 foot area in an L shape with two main lines. The era modeled is roughly 1910 to the end of the steam era in the 1950s. The L-shaped layout of Skuttiebutt Central Railroad at the home of the Larry and Mary Butt, on Front Road near Kinburn, features a large fieldstone mountain complete with stream and waterfall running into a pond at one end of a 350-foot loop. There is an open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday of the backyard railroads of Shillinglaw and Butt. ON $4.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $4.00 + GST (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2005. PAGE 7 Stop over The interclub meeting of the Backyard Railroaders/Ontario West Coast Garden Rail Society/London Garden Railroad Society, stopped at the Londesborough-area home of Bruce and Harriet Shillinglaw on Saturday. There was the Great Train Robbery mixer, a slide show of other layouts and dinner. (Vicky Brerrmer photo) ( N Three million Canadians have a hearing loss. Driving it home Bruce Shillinglaw of the Londesborough area (in hat) and Brian Swanton drove in the ‘final gold spike’ as members of the Backyard Railroaders/Ontario’s West Coast Garden Rail Society/ London Garden Rail Society enjoyed their interclub meet this past weekend. The group stopped at Shillinglaw’s on Saturday afternoon. The fun continued on Sunday. (Vicky Bremner photo) To learn more about out medical research and public educ'”lz'" programs and how you call 1-866 HEAR YOU toll free. Foriduinxi (jarxxfienne de I’ouie Don’t lose this number! 524-9381 estimates if work recommended. 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