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Home Country Soap
owners Delores and Bill
Souch presented and
demonstrated their
soaps, creams and
shampoos on Sept. l9 at
the Grand Bend
Women's Institute meet-
ing.
The members heard
about the ingredients
and uses of the products
including
Oatmeal/Honey soap,
Tea Tree soap and dog
shampoo.
A demonstration of
reflexogology on the
foot was also given.
During the business
meeting it was decided
to take part in the
Farmer's Market on
Thanksgiving Saturday,
Oct. l2. Pies, cookies,
preserves and crafts
will be offered for sale.
Members heard
reports from the District
Annual picnic, Flower
Pounding course and
the birthday party at
Zurich Blue Water
Nursing Home in
August.
Flower pounded arti-
cles are on display in
the Grand Bend Library.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel School gave a big thank you to the community,busi-
nesses and individuals who helped revamp the school’s playground.Over the past
two years,$40,000 has been raised to install a new baseball diamond,soccer field,
basketball nets,picnic tables,a beach volleyball area and playground equipment.
Playground co-ordinator Pauline Insley said the new playground equipment is for
the older students as the school already had suitable equipment for the younger
students.From left enjoying the new equipment are Jillian Elliott,Adam Hall,Chad
Insley,Nicole Insley and John Hall.(photo/Scott Nixon)
A revamped
playground
Basket set up for food donations
By Joan Beierling
VARNA CORRESPONDENT
VARNA - The church service on
Sunday was in Goshen. Pastor Elly
Van Bergen announced that the
Varna anniversary service would be
held Sept. 29 in Varna with guest
minister Rev. Ted Nelson. Sharon
and Laura Johnston will play the
harp and flute. Everyone is welcome.
Also on Sept. 29 there will be an
Evening Musical Experience featur-
ing the Bayfield Winds Concert Band
at 7 p.m. in Holmesville United
Church to celebrate their 123rd
anniversary.
On Oct. 3, Varna and Goshen
U.C.W. will meet at Varna at 8 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Dianne Waun
talking about the “Children of
Chernobyl”.
The Sunday School members were
absent from church as they took a
hike through Bannockburn.
Three of the university and college
students, Dan, Graham and
Gerhardus were home for the week-
end and joined everyone at church.
Congratulations to Leslie Linfield,
daughter of Bill and Linda, and
Robinson Green. They were married
Sept. 21 in Goshen Church. Some
decorations were left for the Sunday
church services.
During Thanksgiving and the
Christmas giving seasons, there will
be a basket at the back of both sanc-
tuaries for donations for local food
banks. You may drop your donations
in on Sundays.
On Oct. 6 the Stephensons will be
doing the ‘Stephenson Steps for
Breast Cancer Research’ and pledges
are welcome.
Oct. 20 is Camp Menesetung
Volunteer Appreciation Day. The pro-
gram will begin at 4:30 p.m. with
dinner to follow. This will be held at
Northside United Church in Goderich.
Happy birthday wishes go to
Wilfred Chuter who was 96 on Sept.
21.
Tracy Crick, former minister in
Varna-Goshen, will marry Kevin
Butler on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. at
Robinson United Church on
Richmond St., Highway 4. Snack food
will be served after the wedding and
everyone is welcome!
Scavenger hunt organized for youth groups
By Rhoda Rohde
THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT
THAMES ROAD - Rev.
Marilyn Carter was in
charge of the church ser-
vice on Sunday morning.
Richard Johns lit the
Christ Candle. Rev. Carter
told the children a story
about “A Spelling Bee”
and “Do Your Best”.
The choir sang “For He
Is So Precious To Me”
accompanied by organist
Jean Hodgert.
Bruce Delbridge read
the scriptures.
John and Marilyn Pym
received the offering and
were the greeters.
Announcements
If anyone has any infor-
mation they would like
put into the October
newsletter, contact
Melonie Miller at 235-
1282 or give it to her by
Oct. 5.
Neil Lakey, Huron-Perth
Presbytery Pastoral
Minister, will be the guest
speaker at the church
service on Sept. 29.
World Wide Communion
will be celebrated Oct. 6.
A Concert of Praise will
be held Oct. 10 at 7:30
p.m. at the First Christian
Reformed Church
(Exmouth at Murphy),
Sarnia. The choirs, brass
and Kooij Sisters Trio of
the Ontario Christian
Music Assembly will be
hosting this concert. Cost
is: adults $10, students $6
and a family rate is avail-
able. For tickets or more
information call 519-899-
2522 or the OCMA at 416-
636-9779 or at the door if
available.
A Thanksgiving service
will be held Oct. 13.
A scavenger hunt on
Oct. 14 will kick off the
season for the
Messengers (grades SK to
three) and the Youth
Group (grade four and
up) and their families.
They will meet at the
church at 3 p.m., hike to
Miller’s bush, and then
return to the church for
fun activities and supper.
In case of wet weather
please meet at the church
at 4 p.m.
A clown ministry work-
shop ‘Fools for Christ’ will
be held Oct. 19 with
Sarah Fanning and
Colleen Cavanaugh at
Thamesford U.C. from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration is $12 which
includes lunch and clown-
ing supplies. For registra-
tion forms see the back
bulletin board.
Registration information
is also on the bulletin
board for a session at
Five Oaks Christian
Centre ‘Representing
Fullness of Life’ on Oct.
21 to 23.
On Oct. 27 Exeter U.C.
presents Rev. Mark
Curtis, Canada’s Singing
Priest, at Exeter United
Church at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost: advance $10,
at the door $12, teens $5
and are available at
Exeter U.C., Country
Flowers, Country
Trenditions, MacLean’s
Home Hardware and
Hensall U.C.
The next meeting of the
Sunbeams will be held
Oct. 3 from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. in the church base-
ment.
Personals
Sincere sympathy is
extended to Bob Jeffery,
Doug and Barb Jeffery
and their sons Scott and
Lori and Rob and Heather
in the sudden passing of
Bob’s wife Bernice.
Hank and Mirjan
Veldman, Henk, Wilfred
and Miriam are entertain-
ing Mirjan’s sister Henny
from Holland.
Soaps,shampoos shown at WI meeting