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Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Community
Congregations celebrate
25 years of sharing the
church building
EXETER - The Roman
Catholic community of
Precious Blood Mission
and the Anglican commu-
nity of Trivitt Memorial
Church celebrated the
25th anniversary of shar-
ing the church building
on November 21. The
Most Rev. John Sherlock,
Bishop of the Catholic
Diocese of London, spoke
about the importance of
such a visible sign of the
co-operative coming
together of different
Christian communities.
He spoke about the con-
tinuing dialogue between
Anglicans and Roman
Catholics. He Spoke about
the need in a fractured
and fragmented world for
Christian communities to
celebrate those things
which are commonly held
and to seek ways of
understanding and ame-
liorating the differences.
Ism The Right Rev. Robert
Townshend, Bishop of the
Anglican Diocese of
Huron, also commented
on the importance of ecu-
menical spirit .made
apparent by the sharing
of a church building by
the two congregations.
The service was
arranged and planned by
the two parish priests,
The Rev. Paul Baillargeon
of the Roman Catholic
parish of Mt. Carmel and
the Precious Blood
Mission, and The Rev.
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Fay Willsie of the
Anglican Parish of Exeter
and Grand Bend.
The Rev. George
Anderson, the Anglican
priest at Trivitt 25 years
ago and the proponent of
making Trivitt church
available to the Roman
Catholic community, was
in attendance. Bill
Warburton, a church
warden at Trivitt 25
years ago, was also at the
service.
Music was provided by
the choirs of the two con-
gregations and the ser-
vice was shared by the
two parish priests and
Bishop Sherlock and
Bishop Townshend.
Bishop Sherlock's sermon
offered a thoughtful and
optimistic note on the
continuing movement
toward greater expres-
sions .of Christian unity
but he also warned of the
emergence of a secular
culture which was indif-
ferent and even hostile to
religious values.
The service celebrated
the beliefs which
Christians have in com-
mon and which declared
the commitment to con-
tinued cooperation
among Christian commu-
nities of different tradi-
tions and to the recogni-
tion of a growing sense of
unity among various
Christian communities.
Women's Institute discusses
literacy, the hidden problem
KIPPEN EAST - Bookman's Beatitudes and a wel-
come from Grace Drummond opened the W.I. meeting
of Kippen East at the home of Mona Alderdice on Nov.
16.
Nine members and two visitors named the subject
they most enjoyed in school. Recess was mentioned
but spelling, math, geography, history and reading
won out.
Grace Drummond gave a report on the area conven-
tion. Beware of phone scams. If you have won some-
thing -you don't have to pay anything for it. The
Country Store Money is divided equally between the
Erland Lee Home and the F.W.I.O. Next year the con-
vention will be held in Middlesex East.
Huron South will hold a picnic next July 4. Hilda
Payne reported on the County Rally. Grace Drummond
showed a film on Literacy. Huron County has 100
children and adults being tutored with a waiting list of
another 100.
Rena Caldwell read a story "Landmines at Home."
Lil McLellan gave a reading "Autumn" and Ruby
Treibner a poem on "Thanksgiving".
The meeting closed with the singing of the W.I.
Anthem. Grace Eyre and Hilda Payne served lunch.
Rebekahs hold memorial service
EXETER - The Pride of
Huron Rebekah Lodge
met on November 17 with
eight Sisters from Exeter.
Chaplain Joyce Morgan
was installed by DDP
Mavis Atthill.
The travelling gavel
was presented to the
Lodge by the Clinton
Sisters.
A memorial service was
held to remember the
departed Sisters and
Brothers.
December 1 will be the
Christmas party. A turkey
dinner will be held at
6:30 p.m. at a• cost of $5
with $2 of this going to
the Christmas Bureau.
The Oddfellows are
putting a float in the
Santa Claus parade on
November 27.
Shipka correspondent
ByAnnie Morena
SIIIPKA CORRESPONDENT
SHIPKA - By the time this gets to
print, Hugh and I expect to be liv-
ing at our apartment in Zurich.
Our farm is sold. We have lived
here since we married in 1941 - a
long time in one place. I have
always loved writing and will miss
doing the Shipka news. I hope
someone else picks it up and
writes about Shipka euchre parties
and other things.
Recent out -of -area visitors with
the Morenz's have been Marie
Chowen of Stratford, nephew
Ernie Morenz, London, our grand-
daughter Persephone, her mother
and stepfather, Lynda and John
moves
Little from B.C. and son Bill,
London. The latter four helped
them with moving on the weekend.
Melvin and Gertie Stade spent
two weeks with Gertie's sister and
brother-in-law, Eleanore and
Clarence Miller. They flew out by
plane from London to Calgary
where the Millers met them.
They celebrated Eleanore's and
Clarence's 40th wedding anniver-
sary on October 30. There were
ten of the family there to celebrate,
coming from New Westminster,
B.C., Revelstoke, B.C., Oyen,
Alberta and Melville and Regina,
Sask. They reported having a very
good time that day and had nice
weather while there. Their flights
going to Calgary and coming back
411.
to Zurich
to Toronto were good flights and
they enjoyed their visit.
In November
The hills and leafless forest slow-
ly yield
To the thick driving snow. A little
while
And night shall darken down. In
shouting file
The woodsmen's carts go by me
homeward -wheeled,
Past the thin fading stubbles, half
concealed,
Now golden -gray, sowed softly
through with snow,
Where the last ploughman fol-
lows st"' his row,
Tlack furrows through
th( .g field.
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