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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-11-17, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005. PAGE 11. PEOPLE AROUND ' LONDESBORO The Happy Gang Seniors had 19 tables of euchre players at heir monthly card party at he Londesborough Community Jail on Friday evening, Nov. II. At evening’s end, Edith Roney ind Doreen Skinner had tallied up VI points to be the first-place :ouple. With 80 points, Gloria VlcEwing and Geraldine Dale )laced second, while Keith and ’hyllis Tyndall claimed third place vith 77 points. The most lone hands prize went o Ken Engels and Ivan Bennewies, vith nine successfully played. The next card party will be Dec. 9 it the hall. There should be no more mixups vith your mail for Tom Codyre has lad the first of two cataract >perations and is finding the world ess foggy. It’s amazing that this procedure is .low done on a day-surgery >asis. Full house at United Church for sacrament of baptism It was a full house at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, Nov. 13 as a large number of proud and loving relatives and friends joined regular churchgoers to witness the baptism of five children. Through baptism these children mark an important event in their faith journey. Rev. Pat Cook chose a passage from Matthew in which Christ instructs His disciples to baptize all persons and teach them the ways of the Lord. John Jewitt and Barb Bosman assisted Rev. Cook wit the sacrament. Sydney Anderson, Sara Jean and Shayna Christine, the daughters of Robert and Kimberly Hunking, were all dressed up in matching outfits for their christening. Cousins Ian Edward John, son of Ben Driscoll and Crystal Whyte, and Garret Wheeler, son of Brian and Kerri Whyte also joined the family of God that is Londesborough United. A candle for each child was given to the mothers to signify a new light of Christ in the world. Talk About a Child was the anthem offered by the senior choir. Lynda Horbanuik read a minute for missions titled Reaching Out and Giving Back. Julien had spent a good deal of time at the arcade, St. Stephens Community House in Toronto for years. The support he received there helped him make life­ changing decisions. Now he works there and hopes he can help other young people make life-changing decisions. Mission and Service funds help support St. Stephens. Using Our Gifts was the title of the message presented by Rev. Cook and she chose the parable of the talents as found in Matthew 25: 14- 30 as her supporting scripture. This passage teaches that when one receives a gift one should show appreciation by using it. When people use the talents or gifts God gave them, they show Him their appreciation. Rev. Pat noted that it is not how talented people are, but how they use those talents that matters. God gives gifts of many kinds that can be shared with the community. Persons may not be equal in talent but can be equal in effort. Our gift of faith must be shared. The official board will meet Thursday evening, Nov. 17 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Pat and Bob Cook invite the community to an open house at the manse, Sunday, Nov. 20 from 2 - 4 and 7-9 p.m. Just in time for Christmas giving and entertaining, the UCW is selling bags of almond bark, made from both dark and white chocolate. An order sheet is on the table in the narthex. For more information call Marjorie at 523-4846 or Brenda at 523-4296. Barbara (Lee) Mustard will speak at the UCW meeting on Monday, Nov. 21. She works with the crisis response team serving Huron and Perth Couniies. She lives in Stratford and as part of the in-patient team and out-patient department, provides counselling and group therapy. She may also touch on her recent trip to Korea. The Citizen’s Classified advertisements are now available on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca FROM LONDESBORO 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 Students get recognition for integrity at awards assembly Hullett Central Public School held ts recognition assembly on Monday, Nov. 7. The virtue for October had ?een integrity and displayed by anyone whose words and actions are/were in agreement or who stood up for what/is right. One girl was recognized for befriending someone who truly needed a friend. This person was continually being left out of groups unfairly. Another pupil knows what is right and is noted consistently doing that. He makes an effort to play with everyone so no one will feel left out. This Thursday, the senior volleyball teams will compete in the regional tournament to be held in the CHSS gym. Friday’s bright sunny skies made for a pleasant walk for the pupils from the school to the Londesborough United Church for heir annual Remembrance Day service. One can be assured that the /oung folk in our area understand the sacrifices made by our countrymen, oast and present, if the respect and naturity with which the student council conducted the service is any ndication. Moreover all grades were ippropriate quiet and well behaved hroughout the service. All the classes offered a presentation of one kind or another hat spoke of what armed forces did Dr are doing for our country that they leed to recognize. The two poems •ecited by the kindergarten class .poke of what children can do to .how their thanks. The question, Poppy, Poppy, What Do You Say, Know, Tell? was posed py Grade l/2. Grade 3/4 presented a ;ong and poem, both of which .uggested that without those sacrifices they might not be free. In the Grade 3/4 poem we heard he words of the nurses, doctors, .oldiers, pilots and sailors who .erved. Pupils from Grade 5/6 shared he poems, stories and posters they pad made during classroom discussion about Remembrance Day. Nine young folk from Grade 7 shared the reading of the poem, Please Wear a Poppy. Similarly, three girls representing Grade 8, offered stanzas of the Remembrance Day poem the class had chosen to share. Chosen children from each classroom laid the wreath their classmates had made. Gwen Papple, representing the Blyth Legion, told the boys and girls her memories of the day the train brought the troops from the area home to Blyth. That day, the four- year-old met her father for the first time. She noted that countries all around the world stop to observe the two- minute silence on Nov. 11 at the 11 th hour, the difficulties our allied forces suffered, the making of the poppies by veterans, and that ordinary citizens at home also contributed in their own way to the winning of those two world wars. Mrs. Papple asked the children to realize that Canadians are still working for our freedom around the world today in peacekeeping roles. In her closing words, the principal, Mrs. Tebbutt, referred to the words of the final hymn, Let There Be Peace on Earth and commented that children can do just that in their own relationships with family, friends and on the playground. BUY? SELL? 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