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Times Advocate, 1989-11-15, Page 12Page 10 Times -Advocate, November 15, 1989 Remembrance Day - Remembrance Day services in Grand Bend were held inside the Royal Canadian Legion because of the cold weather Saturday. Here, Legion president George Gallant lays in wreath on behalf of the legion in front of the color guard, while the Legion pa(ade looks on, right. Former postal employee speaks to Womens Institute By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The ladies of the Grand Bend Women's Institute met on Thursday, November 9. President Millie Desjardine opened the meeting. For roll call the mem- bers and visitors expressed their opinions about the postal service. Ladies taking the Basket Weav- ing Course were reminded to bring a pair of side cutters and a strong, heavy knitting needle. Brenda Love gave a report on the • highlights of the district board meeting held • recently in Hensall. She touched briefly on changing at- titudes toward recycling programs, child abuse centres in . Huron County, finger puppets for the Chil- dren's Hospital, coins for friend- ship, W.I. mugs, the District Annu- al meeting and the Sportmen's ner. The ladies decided to order mugs emblems and hasti-notes, and aisc Art club alive in The Bend By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Did you know that there. is an Ari Club in Grand Bend, alive, well and active? Well, there is but the members have been rather qu'et about it until now. - Thc Grand Bend Art Club held a meeting on Tuesday, November 7, at the home of Phyllis Cornish, as a farewell tea party in honor of Joanne Murphy.. Mrs. Murphy has been the group's art instructor for many years, but she and her husband are now moving to Toronto. The presi- dent, Larry Cole, presented her a gift from the Club members, with many thanks and good wishes for the future. The Art Club meets every Tues- day afternoon at 1 p.m. in the Town Hall. There are presently about a dozen members, who work at paint- ing in two mediums, oil and water- colors. A new instructor will be joining the group after Christmas, and any- one interested is welcome to join them. Call 238-2779. agreed to cater a luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Flear's 60th Wedding Anniversary, at St. John's By the Lake, on Sunday, November 26. The next meeting is to be a Christmas Dinner at the Colonial at 12:30 p.m. on December 7. A com- mittee was organized to cater the Christmas Dinner for the- seniors Golden Age Club on December 6, Wednesday. Verna Lovie introduced the guest speaker for the afternoon, Mrs. Hil- da Cornell from Denfield: She was employed in the Denfield post of- fice until it was closed in Novem- ber 1988. She stated that ordinary postal workers are being laid off to save money, but at the same time more top executive people arc being hired. Centralia by Mrs. Tom Kooy CENTRALIA - At the United Church Rev. Carter chose as her topic "The Forth Temptation". On Tuesday and Thursday it is exercise time 8:45 to 9:30. On Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Bible study continues' at the manse. - Next Saturday the congregational turkey supper will be held at the church at 6 p.m. A musical pro- gram will follow. On Sunday December 3 new members will be received by bap- tism and transfer. If interested please contact Rev. Carter. The official board meets Thurs- day November 23 at 8 p.m. at Centralia. All members of the board are asked to attend. With a full house at Heywood's Restaurant on Monday November 6 euchre prizes went to: high scores - lelene Pulman, Harry Noels, lone hands - Grace Wurm and Jack Dickins. Low score in a darw were Jessie Lewis and Adrian dcBrouwcr. Next party November 20 at 2:30 p.m. Personals Tom and I were Sunday dinner gucst at Heywood's Restaurant of Jerry and Carol Mills. Rural mail carriers in her area are unhappy with the new service. She also spoke of Rural Dignity, which is a movement to preserve and enhance the dignity and integri- ty of life in rural Canada. Privatization of the Post Office is one way that rural life is being eroded. Donna Lovie thanked the speaker and presented her with a small gift of appreciation. Tea and cookies were served by the hostesses, Catharine Junkcr and Brenda Love. About people you know GRAND BEND - Ceremonie. were held across the country to mark a very special Remembrance Day. Fifty years ago WWII began and now the Berlin Wall is down and democracy is on the rise id former- ly communist countries. It means a great deal to me per- sonally, since all of my relatives were Slavic or Bohemian. I would like to think that some of them are still alive in those countries, to share in the joy of their new free- dom from tyranny. Perhaps some- day we can trace them and actually communicate with each other as family, after two generations of si- lence. Yes, "Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let It Begin with Me." South Huron and District Associ- ation for the Mentally Handicapped will be celebrating their annual Christmas dinner party as usual, but ti will be for adults only. A different party has been orga- nized for the children. All handi- . capped children of Huron County (18 and under) and their families will be invited to a Christmas Party on December 9, at the Clinton Town Hall, from 2-4 p.m. There will be refreshments, entertain- ment, and Santa Claus may even at- tend! CO.OP News from GB churches By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The Catholic Women's League of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish met recently for tbeir October meeting in the Al- hambra Hall. They began at 8 p.m., rolling pennies for the Esk-Omi Missions of northern Canada; $85.50 was collected in pennies. Twenty-three members signed the roll call, and Roberta Walker . presided for the meeting. several invitations were received; from St. Peter's CWL, St. Joseph, to attend their annual Penny Sale on Sunday, October 22, at 7 p.m. Exeter Precious Blood CWL invit- ed them to their annual Christmas Penny Sale at the Exeter Legion on November 15, Immaculate Concep- tion CWL is hosting a Harvest Ba- zaar on Saturday, November 4, from 10 to 2 p.m. in Stratford. The London Diocesan 1989 Ev- angelization Conference was held on Saturday, October 21, at St. Clair College in Windsor, wiih Fa- ther Joe Hardy. President Walker outlined plans for a Huron -Perth Deanery "Fun Night" to be held on February 7, 1990, at the Dashwood Community Center. It will be a potluck supper beginning at 6:30 p.m. and hosted by five area councils. Six councils have already volunteered to provide entertainment for the evening, and, other councils will bring door priz- es. The invitation will be formally presented at the Deanery Meeting on October 25, and a planning ses- sion will be held in November. After some discussion, it was de- cided to participate in Meals on Wheels again in- 1990, for the month of March and the first two weeks of April. Finnegan's Restau- rant will be preparing the meals each Thursday, at the cost of $3.00 each. Anyone interested in receiv- ing this service is to call Lioness Karen Humer, 238-8603 (business). Over 100 signatures were sent out to the national CWL on the Right to Life petitions; and Walker has a list of all -female MPs in Otta- wa, for a letter -writing campaign. Five members, including Father Beck Will be attending the Deanery meeting on October 25 at St. Mary's, Hesson, near Listowel. Walker thanked all the members who attended the Thanksgiving Ec- umenical at Greenway United Church. Immaculate Heart of Mary will be hosting the Christmas Ecu- menical on December 5, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. Father Beck will be the guest speaker, he has some special pamphlets for an Advent Service. Plans were made to cater the an- nual Alhambra . Cash Draw and Dance to be held on November 17, at the Thedford Arena. The case containing religious articles at the back of the church, will be open on the last Sunday of each month, for anyone who wishes to "purchase confirmation or Christmas gifts. The CWL Christmas Party will be December 11, a Monday, and husbands are invited. Walker gave a report on the Re- gional Council meeting held in Sea - forth, October 14. The next meet- ing will be November 20, 8 p.m. in the Alhambra Hall (;neer cneakerc will be from Amnesty Internation- al. Catholic news On Remembrance Day weekend, -Father Paul Beck's sermon was about death and Resurrection. Dr. Jim and Beth Jean were Eu- charistic Ministers, and Dr. Jean was reader for the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Roberta Walker was can- ter, and sang a solo, Panis Angeli- cas, • at Communion. The choir hymn for Communion was the "Ave Maria". The Order of the Alhambra, Al- garva #168 have a busy season ahead of them. November 17 is the Cash Draw and Dance at Thedford Arena, beginning at 9 p.m. The CWL will be catering the lunch for that dance. The annual Alhambra Christmas Party, for members and their fami- lies, will be held on December 3, in the Alcazar, or Alhambra Hall. The men (sir -nobles) will be trav- elling farther on December 9, for two occasions. That Saturday after- noon will be a Christmas Party for all handicapped children and their families, throughout Huron County, held at the Clinton Town Hall, from 2 to 4 p.m., and the Alham-. brans have been asked to help. They are already sponsoring People First of South Huron in a fund- raising dance, at the Thedford are- na, on December 9 from 9 to 1 a.m. The ladies of the CWL will also be busy, with the Christmas Ecu- menical they will be hosting on Tuesday, December 5. Their annual Christmas party will be on Decem- ber 11. Members of both groups, la- dies and gentlemen, are also in- volved in Choir practice for the , Christmas 'season, so it looks like a very busy calendar for all! Seven students of St. Peter's Sem- inary, London, will be ordained as deacons during this week - the last step before ordination to the priest- hood for the Diocese of London. Bible Study The Grand Bend Bible Study group met at Sauble Court Lounge last Tuesday with 16 ladios present. Eleanor Dune opened with a Rem- brance Day poem and Millie Des- jardine led them in a singsong of hymns. They continued with a Bible Study about "women Who Be- lieved God", -discussing the section Mout "Women Who Prayed". - In the past two weeks they have discussed the stories of three wom- en who sought the Lord's help, and were persistent in their prayer re - qt. (Matthew 15:21-28, Luke) 18:1-8ues, and Matthew 28:20-28. They finished the section with Je- sus' pattern for prayer, found in Matthew 6:5-15. Each of these women had great faith in God. We must remember to spend more time in prayer, seeking God's Will in all things. Doris Pee- bles led the discussion, and Ethel Lennox closed with prayer, remem- bering the sick and bereaved. • United Church At Grand Bend United Church on Sunday moming, Rev. Colin Sto- ver's sermon was entitled "Mu- seums, Muskets and Memories". Our remembrance of war should not be relegated to museums and memories, but motivate us to pro- motu life and peace. In keeping with the Remem- brance theme, the Children's Choir sang "Let There be Peace on Earth". Rev. Stover thanked the ladies of the UCW for all their work in orga- nizing another successful .annual Turkey Supper for the church. The Grand Bend UCW - After- noon Unit will meet on November 16 at 1:30 p.m. Roll call is a scrip- ture verse with "Love". Bring any articles for Family Services, and all ladies are welcome. The Grand Bend Young People's Group will meet on Saturday, No- vember 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the church s ROSS TOCRO AUCTIONEERS 1 FILSON & ROBSON The Experienced Auctioneers that Guarantee You More SS Considering A Sale or - Need an Appraisal 666-0833 666-1967 Cap Collect Supplying You with 30 Yrs. 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