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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-04-21, Page 14Page 14 • Times -Advocate, April 21,1993 New clerk of session at Thames Road UC By Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD - Rev. Jim All- sop was in charge of the regular church service on Sunday morning. The Responsive Reading "Fullness of Joy", Psalm 16 was read in uni- son. The choir sang "Give to Us Laughter" accompanied by the or- ganist Erin Kraftcheck. At Elimville Church Kathleen (Kay) Morley was inducted as a new member. Her membership was transferred from Exeter United Church. At Thames Road church Ray Cann was inducted as the Clerk of Session. He -was introduced by ses- sion member Ann Kenrick. The congregation sang the children's hymn "Tell Me The Stories of Je- sus". Rev Allsop told the children about "The Holy Spirit". The title of his sermon was "To Be An Easter People". Church news The family of the late Alvin and Rose Passmore have donated a clock to the church in their memory which was given to them by the Thames Road neighbours before Blue Water Rest Home enjoy lively music time ti ZURICH - Last Tuesday eve- ning the Christian Reformed Chunch,Jiixeter visited Blue Wa- ter Rest Home and entertained the residents. Peter Visscher read three poems. Annie Zand- bergen read a poem entitled "Help Us to See and Under- stood." Irene Swartz and Joyce Pepper played a piano duet "In :the Garden." The choir sang many Easter songs and two in Dutch called "Mid -Night" and "The Grey Old City Tower". Cookies and refreshments were served and the residents bid the choir a happy summer and fare- well until the fall season when they will return once more to enliven the folk at the home. Tuesday afternoon members of the Grand Cove Estate Choir visited the Home and enter- tained the residents to a number of medlies. A thank you to Gla- dys Kerslake, one of the choir members, who donated a lap throw she had made for one of the residents. Eileen Consiu, a former neighbour of Gladys' was given the throw and it is be- ing well used and enjoyed. Gladys Gingerich served Wednesday afternoon tea to the residents and everyone enjoyed the lovely Easter Lilies as cen- trepieces. Friday afternoono Glen Thiel took Matilda (Tillie) Bassow, Margaret Snell, Catherine Riehl, Rose Meaner, Kurt Gebel, Nel- son Howe and Theodore (Ted) Steinbach on a bus trip to Grand Bend beacfi, Klondike Park and also looked at the beautiful homes in Huron Woods. They completed their trip by viewing Corbett and Greenway and their return trip. In addition, the residents en- joyed sing -a -long, fun and fit- ness, newspaper reading by Ger- ry Schrieber, games night, Bible reading, reminisce group and bingo for their weeks' activity. Thank you to Brenda Grenier, a Nurses' Aid at the Home, and her husband Robert for trans- porting Harold and Vera Thiel with the Home van and wheel- chair lift to St. Peter Lutheran Church and the Zurich Arena for the wedding and dinner of their son Wayne Carl Thiel and Tanya Marie Forrester on Satur- day, Aprif'17. The residents look forward to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grand Bend and their April Birthday Party on the 19th and Afternoon Tea on the 21st with Mozart Gelinas, Lenora McBride and Gladys Van Eg- mond as the afternoon's enter- tainment. On Saturday, May 8 the Home Auxiliary will be having their spring afternoon tea craft and bake sale. A silent auction will be held for the Mother's Day quilt now on display at the home and many bargains will be avail- able. The sale will help provide the Home with those little things that "budgets" never seem to al- low; so please mark your calen- dar and come on out. they moved to London. On Wednesday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m. the Philippians Bible Study will be at the Manse. Bring your own Bible. Also Wednesday the Session will meet at 7 p.m., and the Official Board meets at 8 p.m. at Thames Road Church. A combined choir of singers from the area will present an Easter Can- tata on Sunday, April 25 at 8 p.m. at Centralia United Church. Next Sunday, April 25 Presbytery Pulpit Exchange. Rev. Jim Allsop will be preaching in St. John's Unit- ed Church in Stratford. Rev. Paul Ross from Londesborough will be in charge of the service at Elimville and Thames Road. The May meeting of the U.C.W. will be held on Monday, May 3 at 8 p.m. Personals Oren Grace of Largo, Florida called on Bill and Rhoda Rohde on Tuesday. Earl and Laura Mae Bennewies of Brodhagen visited on Sunday with Bill and Rhoda Rohde. Grand Bend CWL enjoy slides of Holy Land By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The Catholic Women's League of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Grand Bend hosted an Easter Ecumenical service on April 13, attended by nearly 80 people from local church- es. The guest speaker was Rev. Ed Laksmanis, pastor of the Crediton United Church, who presented an Easter message illustrated by slides from his recent trip so the Holy Land. One of the revelations he shared came from following the Master's steps in Galilee. Most of Christ's ministry, preaching mira- cles, all took place in an area no larger than the size of today's aver- age parish, yet what Jesus did and said transformed the world. Per- haps, Laksmanis reflected, each pastor should concentrate on mak- ing his own parish the best possi- ble, and that in its own way, will contribute to the salvation of the world. The slides of Jerusalem, Gethsemane and the Via Dolorosa were very moving, particularly in this Easter season. The women were welcomed by CWL president Cathy Vrolyk and Gera Peters read the inspirational "At Eastertime". Roberta Walker led the general hymns and Idella Gable provided accompaniment on the church organ, including the mu- sic for two solos by Walker, "It is Finished" and "I Know My Re- deemer Liveth" from Handel's Mes- siah. There were also contributions to the program from the visiting churches. Lynn Douglas, from the Grand Bend United Church, per- formed the solo "He Grew the Tree." Dorothy White, of St. John's by the Lake Anglican, read a mod- ern paraphrase of the "Good Samar- itan Tale" with a battered wife wan- dering the streets, as church officials pass by shaking their heads, and a stranger shares Salva- tion Arany castoffs and Kraft dinner in her small apartment. A representative from Greenway United 'read "In the Garden of Gethsemane" and Gertic McCrae and Cynthia Lazaro of Dashwood United sang a beautiful duet "He Suffered For Me". Father Paul Beck gave the Benediction. The sum of 5178 was collected, to be sent to the Palliative Care pro- gram in our area. Rev. Ed Laks- maMs was the guest speaker at an Ec- umenical service in Grand Bend. 01414 k 1111 Saintsbury by H. Davis SAINTSBURY - The April meet- ing of St. Patrick's A.C.W. was held at the home of Marguerite Greenlee on Easter Monday with 10 members present. Program lead- ers Mary Davis and Heather Mac- Gillivray were in charge. The meet- ing was opened with a Leading by MacGillivray "The All Day Hymn". Script.re reading John 20:24-25 was read. Prayers for family, rela- tives and friends and for our own sins were led by MacGillivray. Mary Davis led in a most interest- ing meditation taken from "The Stories from St. Margarets Angli- can Chutrh:, Cape Chin on the Bruce Peninsula with Ron Baker as the speaker. MacGillivray closed with the reading "My Walk". The Lord's Prayer was said in unison followed by the Grace. - Business followed with ideas for church fundraisers. A dessert eu- chre and bake sale was decided for June 15, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Patrick's Parish Hall. Anglican Church Women's Annu- al Conference is to be held at St. Paul's Cathedral, May 1. Perth Spring Deanery at St. Paul's Kirk - ton, April 21, 6:15 p.m. St. Patrick's Holy communion Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. April 25. Scripture readings will be Acts 2:14a, 36-41, I Peter 1:17-23, Responsive reading Psalm 116:12- 19. Get well wishes go out to Viola Atkinson who is a patient in St. Jo- seph's Hospital, London from friends at St. Patrick's. A group from St. Patrick's attend- ed St. Paul's, Kirkton Spring Fling on Sunday evening. • -- Last week Bob and 'rather Mac- Gillivray and family visited with Jack MacGillivray. By Mary Kooy CENTRALIA - Rev. Geddes chose as his topic "Earth Might Be Fair" at the United Church on Sunday. On Sunday, Michelene Montreul of Goderic;h will conduct the service :,.at 11:30 a.urr'}n the evening at 8 p.m. a combined choir of area singers swill present an Easter Cantata. Everyone is welcome. Rev.s Clare and Peggy Geddes will be working with the confirmation class at Bluewater Beach. Huron -Perth U.C.W. Presbyterial will meet On Monday. April 26 at 6:30 at Brussels Community centre. Applica- '; tions for campers are now being accepted for Camp Bimini. Children 'age seven to 14 years may attend camp in July. Contact S.S. teachers if interested. About 150 tickets were sold for the breakfast served at the church last Saturday morning. Congratulations to Ron and Kelli Kennedy on the arrival of their new baby son, a brother for Luke. Prize winners atthe _euchre at the community centre on Monday eve- ning were Doris Htdfr" Itbn, Bob Bltui O11IG.V.ssery, Tom Emery. Doro- thy Bullock and EvanHadgins. Next euchrisvilt be April 26 at 8 p.m. Von Overholt spent Sunday with her slater Teresa Bedour of Code - rich. Got a news tip? 235-1331 Annuat XL�L OL& .‘, 1:1EX IoW P�IL,23� 2� & 25 Fiiday:.7-1OEML. Saturday: Noon - 9 P.M. Sunday: Noon - 5 P.M. SOUTH HURON REC. CENTRE' EXETER, ONTARIO ADMISSION: sr Chlldren 12 wow and under FREE when accompanied by an adult PRESENTED BYTlIE EXAM piM/SI cum