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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-02-06, Page 11Times -Advocate, February, 6, 1991 Page 11 Shave and a haircut - Grade two students at Precious Blood Separate School, received a special treat last week, when parents came in to show the students their various skills. Seen here is Marc Hodgins with his father Brian, making the finishing touches. Thamas.Rod Fourth Sunday after Epiphany marked THAMES ROAD - Reverend Sheila Macgregor conducted the church service on Sunday. the fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Rev. Macgregor read the Old Testament lesson Deuteronomy 18: 15-20, and the Epistle lesson one Corinthians 8: 1-13. The congregation sang the chil- dren's hymn Jesus, Friend of lime children, and the message Be an example to others, was given by the minister. The choir sang 0, Jesus I have promised, accompanied by organ- ist Agnes Bray. Rev. Macgregor read the gospel lesson Mark 1: 21- 28, and her meditation was entitled A Word from the Lord. Special thanks went out to Murray and Beatrice Dawson and Agnes Bray. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Frayne Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart of Exet- er, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rohde, were guest with Mr. and Mrs. Ar- nold Cann, last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Stewart re- turned home on Saturday evening, after having been on a week-long Caribbean cruise. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cann returned home on Saturday evening after a two-week long vacation in Acapul- co. Earl Stephen entertained several people at his home last Saturday evening. Coming events The Sunbeams will meet at the Kick's Aquatic Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on February 6. Lunch will take place at the Donut Shop. There will be a joint session meeting at the manse at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Bible Study group will meet at the Exeter Villa at 2 p.m. on Thurs- day. February 7. Everyone is wel- come. The Elimville Youth group will meet at the Elimville Church at 5:30 p.m. on February 7, bring your locule. Next Sunday, a congational meeting will be - held after the , church service to hear the names of two new members to the Board of stewards, also to discuss using money from the Memorial Fund of the Church to help pay for the new furnace which was installed at the church last week. An Ash Wednesday Bible study is set for 8ppm. at the manse, on Wednesday, February 1 Messengers will oet ' at the Thames Road church at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 18. An official board meeting will be held at 8 p.m. at Elimville church on Wednesday, February 20. Those who should attend include sessions, board of stewards, U.C.W. repre- sentatives, Sunday School superin- tendents, and any other interested persons. News from Crediton CREDITON - At Crediton Unit- ed Church Sunday morning, Rev. Ed Laksmanis read three lessons. From the Old Testament it was "God promises to send a prophet", in the Gospel lesson "Jesus teaches and drives out evil with authority" and the Epistle Lesson dwelt on "Knowledge is to be tempered with love." Sunday afternoon Rev. Laksma- nis and organist Doug Lewis were in charge of the worship service at the Bluewater Rest Home at Zu- rich. The sermon was entitled, "Be- ing like Elijah." This afternoon, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Laksmanis and Dor- is Ohmayer will conduct a service at the Villa in Exeter and the fol- lowing Wednesday a similar ser- vice will be conducted at the Braemor Lodge at 4 p.m. Senior choir practice is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday at 8 p.m. A former resident of Crediton and Dashwood and now at the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich, Everett Haist wilt be celebrating his 98th birthday next week. An open house will be held on Sunday, Feb- ruary 10 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Dashwood United Church. Those from the Crediton area cur- rently in hospital are Bloss Pepper, Leila Hill, Greta Beaver and Leila Finkbeiner, all at South Huron in Exeter. VICTORIAN ORDER ,ih. OF NURSES Perth -Huron UBranch CANADA 262-3320 271-7991 NURSING iN. THE HOME • Heart to heart February kicks off the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Annual Fundraising Campaign. Once again, friendly faces will ask you to c9takcitae..,dollar ,centra to sup con tipued research Into Canada's no. 1 More people die of heart disease than any of the other diseases all put together! And so good, hard-working people put their faith into action and trust that those biblical words of wisdom are true: "Ask and ye shall receive." When we give of our dollars, or our time, or of our talents - we are giving out of our own sense of spirituality. And as important as our clubs, and lodges, and sports events are to us - it is our church that is the greatest club of all! You see, it is our Churches, with all of their warts and flaws, that nur- ture our spirituality and send us into the world to be an example of goodness and compassion; to be the lone voice in a crowd willing to dare to risk new ventures. Many avoid going to worship because they feel much in institutional- ized religion is hypocritical and in need of change. Although this can be true, it need not be an argument for not participating. These people like to indulge in an image of their God as a lone mave- rick who rejected the ways and institutions of his time and of his peo- ple. Who somehow pitted his concepts of faith against all the institu- tional religion of his day. Such images are more the result of wishful thinking than any real un- derstanding. It's true Christ did criticize his Church - but he also took full part in the life and work of his Church! He attended regularly; was faithful to his faith traditions. He also rnade demands of his Church and his faith, asking that it be accountable for its concepts and principles. To criticize, is for the most part, to make a very worth -while contri- bution to the Church of our day. To remain outside of its life while be- ing deeply dismissive of it achieves nothing beyopd a certain satisfac- tion for our own angers and alienations. Time and time again, I meet people who confide in me that they are wally people of tremendous faith. Their's is a deep and personal faith - so personal that few people even know they have ill May I suggest that if your faith is so very private, then maybe its not faith at all! Whatever else our God demands of us, it is that we live our faith in our day-to-day lives. Worship may be reserved for the Sabbath, but faith is active every moment of our lives. Reach into your own sense of spirituality and enter into the business of living. When pcple ask you to contribute all that you are and all that you do - say "Thank You" to God and respond with an enthusiastical YES"! Shy ka. by Annie Morenz SHIPKA - On February 1, this year, the Heart and Stroke Founda- tion of Ontario will kickoff its an- nual fundraising campaign. Pro- ceeds from the drive will go towards research and educational programs for heart disease and stroke, which claim more lives in Canada each year than all other diseases combined. Please be gen- erous -when • you local canvasser calls on you. There will be another euchre party tonight (February 6) at the Shipka Community Centre. Community sympathy is ex- pressed to Willis and Ella Desjar- dine in the death last, week of Wil lis' older brother, Lester Desjardine. Donna (Baker) and Mike Yarrow, of Calgary have been up to visit Donna's father, Ken Baker and oth- er relatives. Last Friday night Hugh and I ac- Meat draw winners companied by Melvin and Gertie Stade went out for supper, as a little anniversary celebration, then back to our home to play solo. Hugh and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last Friday. We celebrated earlier at a family dinner at Christmas when our grandchildren were home from B.C. • Repairs.and sales of all major brands available. Financial assistance available Location: Exeter, Big V Date: Thurs., Feb. 7 Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fair's Hearing Aid Service 240 Ontario St., Stratford Registered vendors for Ontario Ministry of Health assistive devices program is Scratch your own deal for. a Zenith Remote Control Color TV. EXETER - Last week's R.E. Pooley Branch 167 meat dtaw winners are as follows; steak and ground chuck - Emie Au- mais; chops - Rosemary Stew- art; steaks and chuck- John Par- ent; roasts - Roy Snell, and the mystery prize went out to Barb Mills. Maple Syrup EHectiw January 12 to March 2,1991. ADVANCED SYSTEM E 29" SIMIENFTWIY in 29" Taking orders now Kestle's Honey Farm Denfield Rd at Clandeboye 227-4978 Pentecostal Ministries meet Good. Value IZNSPs SIMISISMMY Et 21" EXETER - The Women's Minis- triesafternoon group was held at RutMcLaren's home on January 31. V' e -president Ruth McLaren waStthe leader in the meeting and it was opened with hymns. The hymns were accompanied by pianist Marion Triebner. Jean Jolly gave a missionary read- ing concerning Robert and Sally Kurtz. They were missionaries to Kenya and South Africa. ibe group decided to send a donation to the Thailand Blind School. Triebner gave a couple of gs entitled What are seniors' h? and Being thankfad. Jain Triebner gave the message for the afternoon, her text was from the Bible, Isaiah 59:1. Her theme waaf A new beginning. The ministria then had a season of yer. Lunch was served and ' , . , by hostess Ruth McLaren, :11! Finney, and Shirley Prouty. 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