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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-04-03, Page 30Page 30 Times -Advocate, April 3, 1991 cOMMULJ!TY FLOORING PRICE www MI ■ i Kit ME /A MK ENV • IL iimirit 111 arpet Winners - The Grand Bend Lions sponsored a public speaking contest last Tuesday. Winners wenn Ryan Tost (Grand Bend), 1st; Katrina Michielsen, (Mt. Carmel) 2nd; and Jonathan Lovie (Grand Bend) 3rd• Knights of Columbus Monte Carlo Night Friday ZURICH - The St. Boniface Knights of Columbus council will be holding their third annual Monte Carlo Night at the the Zu- rich arena this Friday, April 5, be- ginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door at five dollars per person and lunch will be pro- vided. New Church Members Four new members were re- ceived into the St. Boniface Parish Saturday evening at the Easter Vigil Mass and Celebration. Be- ing baptized were Cherri Lons- bary, fiancee of Dave Vanneste, Jeff Dawe, Brian Rader and Craig Clausius. Skating Over Tuesday was the last day of skating lessons for the members of the Zurich and Area Skating Club. Thank you to President Sheila Miller and her co-workers, the ex- ecutive, coaches and parents who helped to make it another success- ful year. Plans are now underway for the annual potluck supper and awards night that will be held in April. Mothers' Time Mothers' Time was held at the Mennonite Church Tuesday with the speaker being Angela Richard- son, with a topic on communicating with your child. Senior Diners Wednesday evening 60 Seniors enjoyed Easter dinner prepared by Pawne Erb. Tammy Antaya wel- come everyone and introduced the visitors. Guest speaker was Ephraim Gingerich who gave the Easter message. A humorous musical Easter parade followed with 15 la- dies participating. Marie Gelinas, dressed as an Easter bunny, acted as commentator. Phyllis Deichert was the soloist accompanied by Audrey Haberer on the organ. Golden Agers The Zurich Golden Agers will be meeting for a potluck supper on Monday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. All seniors are welcome to attend. Spring ahead A reminder to everyone not to forget that the clocks move ahead one hour on Saturday, April 6. Correction In regards to my news last week where Marilyn Durand was away on a trip to Europe, I forget to men- tion that her husband Dave was also along on that trip, as they were chaperones for a group of hig school students. Sony for any u convenience. Personals Belated birthday greeting to Bon nie Schenk on Thursday. Best wishes for a speedy recov- ery to Leo Creces, a patient at Uni- versity Hospital. May we offer our sincere sympa thy to the families of Verna Becker .of Dashwood, who passed away Wednesday and to those of Evelyn Denomme, a resident of the Rest Home and grandmother of Shelley Hoffman. The family of Earl and Anne Flaxbard held their annual outdoor egg hunt Sunday. The family of Jerome and Carmel Sweeney, and those of Mozart and Marie Gelinas and Sharon and Keva Silverstein enjoyed Sunday dinner followed by a get-together at the Gelinas home in the evening. Margaret Kalbfleisch spent the Easter holiday visiting with her children in Toronto and Burlin John and Bernadette Denom e returned home from a winter trip to Florida Philadelphia Invader Cut and Loop Sculpture 12 colours, 100% nylon Stain release 5 year warranty Reg. $10.95 49 Sale sq. yd. Lydian Olympia Trackless 95 Twist 100% nylon, Stain release Ultimate Reg. 24.95 Sale yd Assurance Guarantee 26 Coronet Brilliance 95 Pin dot Saxony Luxura Stainmaster 20 colours Reg. 29.95 Sale sq. yd. inyl Domco Esplanade Performa Bend United celebrates Easter weekend By Annie Morenz GRAND BEND - An excellent attendance was out Sunday morn- ing to celebrate Easter at Grand Bend United. Presiding the regular service a Sunrise service was held at 8 a.m. followed by Easter break- fast at 8:30 in the Sunday School rooms. Pastor Colin Stover's sermon top- ic was The never -ending story, with scriptures from Mark 16:1-8 and I Corinthians 15:1-11 read by Marg Desjardine. Colin's story to the children about Easter was demonstrated by an empty egg shell compared to the empty tomb. The choral selection by the choir was an Easter Carol, If Chria had not cone forth, A French tune ar- ranged by John Fearing. The opening organ prelude by Idella Gabel was Come, ye faithful. Bible Study Eleven ladies attended the Bible Study coffee hour at Sauble Court Tuesday morning. From our study book of James, Faith in Action we studied James 1:12-18, with Annabelle Walz as discussion leader. In verse 18 it tells us that the rust -century Christians were the first generation to believe in Jesus Christ the Messiah. In celebrating Easter, we celebrated Jesus death on Calvary Cross, burial and resur- rection to give us a complete salve - don. Betty Freebairn gave a closing prayer remembering sick and shut ins United Church news The evening unit . of United Church Women, sponsored a Lent- en benefit supper, Tuesday eve- ning, in the S.S.rooms at church. There were about 40 who attended and iheh�of $250 will go to CYmp for badly need- ed repairs, The lenten menu includ- ed several kinds of soup, crackers Drench bread, tea and coffee s idw candy mints. During the summer hour, ernloya: ble piano music was played by Mr- ma oorr m a Miller. Get your wings Seeing Britain's Prime Minister dedicating his own wax image at Madame Touseau's Wax Museum brought me back to the year I, too, toured London's most popular attraction. Each wax figure is life -like in every detail and made to the exact measurements of their real-life character. All of the really 'famous' people are represented - the full royal party, Britain's political lead- ers, many actors, musicians and other miscellaneous celebrities. As I walked from one exhibit area to another, I was amazed at the sense of realness about these figures..They're good! Ready fora rest, I sat down on a bench and began sharing my won- der with an old woman across from me. She looked tired and happy to be able to set herparcels down and take a load off her feet. After a few minutes of non-stop conversation on my part, I realized this woman wasn't saying anything. As a matter of fact, she wasn't even moving! A ginger poke at her and I realized I was talking to a wax dummy! Sometimes we get so caught. up. in the glitter and glamour of our world that find ourselves overtoa�ng the ordinary and thocommon• It's like that with this thing called Easter". If you're not one of the 'regulars' worshipping in a set place throughout the year...Well, its not hard to start thinking that maybe what's happening doesn't con- cern But� through a simple carpenter that God has reached out. to all of the world. It is for everyone that God shares a message of love and hope. Don't be fooled by the common surroundings. God's Easter Promise is that God Himself has been in the darkness, despair, loneliness and the death of our life - and all is well! As spiritual beings, we function in our day-to-day lives with a faith that may be clearly defined or may be some hidden agenda that per- meates our relationships. But nevertheles*, there is within each of us the openness to find truth. What can God► in our lives today, do for us? hist three thoughts that might help give clarity and conviction to your own faith stance. How about? If it is one thing we must never do, it is under- estimate the strength God's presence can bring to our lives. I had a neighbour who, when working in his rose garden, always whistled very loudly. When asked why, he replied, "My invalid wife is in the house. I just want her to know that I am near by and she is not alone." Anis istur Easter shout, "He is risen!" God is near. We are remind- ed that there is something stable and permanent in creation that does not yield to our evil designs. God stands behind us ready to back us up in the goodness of our lives. Secondly, we have the life-giving strength of hope. Students at John Hopkins University placed some mice into a maze with no out- let. With no hope of escape, the mice quickly gave up and suc- cumbed Other mice, not given such hopeless limitations, did not surrender, but kept working until they were free. The lesson is clear: Life loses its meaning when all hope is eliminated. This is precisely the circumstance to which Baster speaks. Life is not limited to the narrow confines of one little world. 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