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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-13, Page 214 Host Ecumenical service The ladies of the Catholic Wom- en's League of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grand Bend, hosted an Easter Ecumenical service last Thursday on April 7, at • 8 . p.m. CWL president Rose Vanbruacnc welcomed the ladies with a reading "At Eastcrtime". Carole Luther read ."Each spring God Renews His Promise" by Helen Steiner Rice. After a general hymn, the other churches were invited to make a contribution to the program. Ruth Macintosh, of the Si. John's Angli- can Church, read "A Matter of Ex- perience", a tale of Thomas the Doubter. We all have to encounter the Risen Christ in our own way. From the Greenway United Church, Iva Lagerwerf read "The . Oldest- Easter Message". Eleanor Duric, of the Grand Bend United Church, read "A Country Chroni- cle" which recounted the'changes of spring, to welcome new life, From the Church of God, Millie Desjardine performed a :solo "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked," accompanied by organist Paul Dietrich. Then Rose Van Bru- acne introduced the CWL members of the church choir, under the direc- tion of Delores Tighe. They sang "I Am the Resurrection" and "Sing a New Song". • The guest speaker for the evening was Father Paul.. Beck, the pastor. Ile began by explaining thc signifi- cance of some of the symbols in a Catholic Church - Pascal Candle is the light of Christ; the statues, ta- bernacle and -sanctuary light.. His message was "Ecumenism -- That That Thcy May All Be One": Fa- ther Beck referred to Christ's prayer "Father, may they all be one, I as am One with You." The sad scandal of a divided Christianity has lasted long enough - we should all be one, as Jesus wished us to be: We owe it • o Christ to ourselves and to our children. One day he hoped that ministers of any faith could cele- brate the Eucharist in any church. Ecumenical meetings serve to break down the myths about each other, and get us working together in the community - locally like Meals on Wheels' globally like Amnesty international or for Nucle- ar Disarmament. Only the one Ecu- menical Church can have the impact to really change the world. Following the. speaker, Roberta Walker performed a solo, "Lord of the Dance" and did a reading "Twelve Rules To Live By". Father Beck -gave a final blessing, and after a final hymn, all of the la- dies drove to the Alhambra Hall, where refreshments were served by the CWL, in a time of social fel- lowship. the sum of S77.75 was collected to be sent to the St. Jo- seph's Hospitality Centre, the Soup Kitchen in London. Church of God Chairman for the Sunday morning service at the Grand Bend Church of God was Millie Desjardine. She led in the singing of several hymns, in- cluding "Stand Up, Stand Up for Je- sus" and the chorus "We arc Stand- ing on Holy Ground": Pastor Desjardine's scripture text was Matthew 16:24-27. In it, Jesus called His disciples to come to Him for salvation and to follow Him in discipleship. Jesus calls us also to be His disciples, and the first step in this is denial, then we arc to take up His Cross, sharing in His suffer- ing. We must maintain Christian standards in a world which rejects them, following Jesus. The leader for the evening service was Ilene Desjardine; Lcota Snyder read a poem. The pastor spoke from Mark 2: The Kingdom in Conflict. A time of fellowship was enjoyed afterwards in the church basement. The Beaconnaircs met last Mon - BEST FIGURE SKATERS Some of the Parkhill Silver Blades figure skaters won prizes during their last competitions. Left to right are Ainslie -Murdock, second; Becky Jennison with plaque, second; Amanda Jenni- son, Prst, and Mandy Smith, second. Missing was Jamie Mason, first be- ginner, and Ryan Murdock, second beginner. • Put yourse in the 44 picture if it tr) II Alt) This year, changes will be made to the way your local government is elected so that it can better serve the special interests of your community. Find out during Local Government Week During Local Govcmment Week: Apnl 11 - 16. there will be special cvents. displays, posters. and pamphlets to help you find out how these changes can benefit you. Don't be missing on May 12th! • The Government of Ontaho is preparing a list of eligible vot- ers for municipal elections. Instead of sending someone to your door to ask the questions. youll be getting an enumeration - notice by mail shortly. ontano Please complete this notice as soon as possible and mail it hack in the postage paid envelope by May 12th. Your answers will confirm your nght to vote in municipal: elec- tions and also. in certain pans of Ontario. your new electoral choice of voting for either English or. French -language school tnrstccs. Vote your choice in November Local Government elections will he held on November 14th this year. Vote for the can- didates who share your vision. LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK APRIL 11-16 day, April 4, as a large group en- joyed a delicious supper in the church basement. Eugene Fox of Zurich was guest speaker for the group. The Wo- men of the -Church of God will meet on Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. sharp. Renovations op the church are proceeding and the results are very impressive, to date. The roof is on, everything is closed in, and the elec- trical work is now being inspected. The beautiful windows were moved down from thc church tower to the front, where the stained glass can be seen and appreciated. Even the car- pet has been chosen. Soon all the wall board will be insalled and the. project completed. Everyone is looking forward to the day when it's all finished, and becomes one of the prettiest churches in the area. Catholic news The pastor, Father Paul Beck, was celebrant at all Masses this weekend . at the Grand Bend Church of the Im- maculate Heart of Mary. Annie Baltessen was reader, and Paul Die- trich, the organist, acted as cantor. Philip Walker and' Annie Baltessen were Eucharistic Ministers. At com- munion, the choir sang "Lord of the Dance". . In his sermon, Father Beck dis- cussed how attending Mass helps to deepen our faith. We attend church to get in touch with Jesus through receiving the Eucharist - we meet the Risen Lord. Jesus was present among theapostles long ago He is present today, and yet how many of us have doubts, like Thomas did? We have faithin airline pilots to fly the plane safely - we have faith in doctors to heal us, yet we've seldom met or even seen these people who so affect our lives. Therefore we must let God take care of us, in the faith of Thomas, able to say "My Lord and My God!" -Three young ladies, all dressed in white, made their First Holy Com- munion, together with their fami- lies, at the 11 a.m. Mass. Marcia Denomme of Zurich, Julia Genttner of Dashwood and Michelle Smits of Grand Bend•were then calledtothe altar to receive a rosary from Father. Beck (a gift from the CWL), and a warm applause of welcome from the congregation. Madelaine Dalton.was selling daf- fodils after the Masscs, to support cancer research on the special Daffo- dil Sunday. A special Day of Reflection is be- ing held for the Stratford Deanery,, in Stratford, at the Immaculate Con- ception Church on April 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ladies are welcome to attend. A special Mass of Welcome is being celebrated at St. Peter's Basilica in London on 'Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Sherlock will welcome all who were confirmed or received into the church during the recent Easter. Vigils. All parishioners are invited, and a reception follows the Mass. Bible Study Group The Community Bible Study was attended by 23 ladies last Tuesday morning at Sauble Court. Millie Desjardine led the hymn sing and was the discussion leader from thc book "David and His Psalms". They completed Chapter 12 "Where Is God When My World Caves In?" by studying Psalm 41 and 63: 3,4. Da- vid tells us that we can put our trust in God, and he will guide and direct us. Vcra Brown gave the opening and closing prayers remembering the sick and shut-ins. The ladies wel- comed back Anne Richards to their group, aftcr her three-week vacation in Vancouver where she attended her daughter's wedding. Daffodils in United Church Dianne Rice and Margaret Desjar- dine welcomed the congregation at the Grand Bcnd United Church last Sunday morning. Rev. R. Peebles named his ser- mon, "Resurrection --Now What?" After Easter, are we in the same old paths and ruts?, he asked, or do we have new power, energy, and vi- sion? The choice is yours! His text was taken from Malachi 3:13-18 and Romans 8:1-17. Special music was provided by Idella Gabel at the piano, while the choir sang "Take My Life" in a new version. The young people will meet this Saturday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. for volleyball with a meeting after. The official UC board meeting will be on April 27 at 9:00 p.m: at Grand Bend United Church. Rev. Je- witt Parr from head office will be present then. The UCW will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Flowers irk the church were placed by the Sturgess and Swcitzer fami- lies. The Gfand Bend Couplers Club gave out daffodils to everyone as they left. Artistic Design Decorating "The Look with a Difference" Interior - Exterior 271-5684 - Stratford Or try our Handyman Service No Job too Small We also install chimney s and sidewalks 12 Years Experience Free Estimates Tirnes-Advocate \pril 13, 1988 Page 5A SOCCER REGISTRATION - All teams for the Grand Bend and area Soccer Association are ready for action. Left to right around the table are Eddie" Mommersteeg,.referee, Bernie Kelders, registrar; Tom Strong, 9, with his mother Sharon Strong; Jared Brown, 7, and his mother Jane Brown. . Dashwood WI elects officers By BERNICE BOYLE Dashwood The annual meeting of the Dash- wood Womcns Institute was held Tuesday, April 1 with 20 members answering the roll call by paying their dues. In May the Dashwood Institute will entertain at the Blue Water Rest Home. Our representatives for the housing project in Dashwood arc Martha Weigand, Elaine Datars and Eldene Wolfe. A donation was made to the Community Hall for renovations. The District Annual is to be held May 19 at the Hensall Public School. Mrs. Edith Baker presided for the election of officers for 1988-89. Re- sults were: Past President Martha Weigand; President Katherine Beck- . er; Secretary Kathryn Keller; As- sistant Secretary Alice Tiernan; Treasurer Sherrie Stade; District Di- rector Martha Weigand; Altemate Director Florence Marten; Nomi- nating Committee Florence Mar- ten, Hilda Rader and Gloria Beier - ling; Public Relations Reporter Edith Baker; Pianist Alice Tiernan; Tweedsmuir Curator Mary Rader. Auditors Maud Hoffman, Mildred Kellerman; Agr. and Canadian In- dustries Verna Becker; Education Activities Ruth S tire; International Affairs Martha Weigand; Cultural Activities Alden( Wolfe; Family and Consumer Affairs Alice Tie - man; Citizenship and Legislation Mary Weber and Tweedsmuir Histo- ry Mary Rader. Reports were heard from conven- ers of committees. Secret pals were made known with an exchange of gifts during lunch and new secret pat names were picked for the corn= ing year. The President, Mrs. Katheripe Becker, thanked all the members for Two delegations attend regular council sessions Two delegations attended the reg- ular April 5 session of Grand Bend council. Tom Prout, general manager of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, came as requested to ex- plain the large increase in the 1988. ABCA levy on municipalities. Prout conceded the levy had gone up 10 percent last year, and. an av- erage of 20 percent this year. In previous years increases did not compensate for inflation, and for the past four years the ABCA has dipped into its reserves to balance the budget. - The Authority is also being giv- en more responsibilities such as administering the shoreline protec- tion program, and being asked by the provincial government to use -more local dollars; each, year's transfer payments are up three or four percent, while the ABCA's budget grows by about 10 percent. This ycar is a catch-up one, Prout assured councillors, predict- ing next year's increase will be much lower. The second delegation consisted of Roy Tricbncr and Susan An- drews from th.e London office of the Canadian Mortgage and Devel- opment office. They -detailed some of the federal programs available to 1. assist low income people in com- munities with. home ownership, rental accommodation and. housing for the disabled. Andrews' specialty is thc rural and native housing pro- gram. Clerk Dianne Mollard notcd tha: Grand Bend had.used up an initia allocation of S40,000 in ORP funds (which assists low income home- owners with house repairs) and no applications had been made for any of the second $40,000 allocated to the municipality. Deputy Reeve Dennis Snider pointed out that Grand Bend's prob- icm was a lack of building lots. Most new structures were erected on the site where the previous building had been torn down. Reeve Harold Green said his big- gest concern was people who abused low income stipulations by earning extra unreported money "on the side". I lowevcr, he promised coun- cil would examine the programs, and suggested any information could be included with the next mail -out of tax notices. 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Contact Jim I loffman or any member of the fire dcparunent for pick up. Craig- Sylvester and Donna Nli- rowski, Shawa, visited Sunday with Mrs. Jean Walper. .If you register at the Dashwood - Library for membership frorn April 13=30 you will receive a coupon for Canada's Wonderland: Regular pa- trons who bring in a new member will also receive a coupon. Ask the librarian, Bernice Boyle. oflool I0 McCains Superfries (6-5 lbs.) - (Bake or Deep Fry) $1995 McCains Pizzas Pepperoni (60-5"-3 oz.) $2562 Haddock (6 lbs.) Fish _Light To -night $3357 Omstead (6-5 Ib.) Peas $2283 Omstead (6 - 5 Ib.) Mixed Vegetables $2958 Cliffside (36-5 oz.) Meat Pies (Individual servings) Chicken or Beef 1 $2896 Lipton Drink Crystals aspberry, Tropical Punch, Orange, Grape, Apple, etc. (1 pouch makes 160 ozs.) (12 pouches ) $2252 Bleach, Delsey Tis• ue, Kleenex Paper Towels and Lots, Lots more. (Prices subject to change) Mon. -Sat. 9 - 5:30 Closed Sunday ) 1