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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-05-02, Page 28Page 26 May 2, 1984 Weekend masses Congratulations to Robert Michael Faubert, who receiv- ed Jesus for the first time in Holy Communion this past week. At the 11:00 a.m. Sunday mass, several CWL ladies celebrating the feast for Our Lady of Good Council, were presented with 25 -year pins. Receiving pins were Jean Mommersteeg, 'Marie Goovaerts, Grada Vlemmix, Annie Vandenbygaaert, and Liz ReloUw. These pins are an external sign of God's bless- ing for their years of service to the church. Thanks to Lydia Duchou and all the ladies who helped make the Easter eggs and to all those who bought them. CWL net profit from this project was over $1000. Father Morrissey would like to thank all parishioners who helped in the Easter services. It is educatioq week across the province, so please try to participate in the special pro- grams prepared for this occa- sion in your local schools. On Saturday April 28 Bishop Sherlock, of London Diocese, ordained five men to the priesthood. Huron -Perth R.C.S.S. Board are inviting all sup- porters to a public meeting on May 15 at 7:30 p.m., in St. Boniface School, Zurich. The school board will be explain- ing the various French pro- gram services which could be considered to offer in the future. There will be a special mass celebration on Wednes- day May 2 at 7:15 p.m. at the storage barn of Gerry Backx, for the blessing of the new seeds and to ask God's bless- ing on the new crops for a good harvest. Everyone is welcome. The farmers are asked to bring along a small bag of their seeds whichwill be blessed to take home and mix with their other seeds. Mrs. Backx has offered to have coffee available after the mass for everyone. Freckles attends The Sunday School members of the Church of God, launched a five-week cruise to greater attendance. "Freckles" was on hand to encourage us. In the morning sermon, Pastor Campbell began a series on the man Peter, a fisherman, whom Jesus knew by name; the same as He knows us by name. He also knew Peter's potential, even though he was an ordinary person like we are. This week we heard of Peter's call. Twenty-eight people joined with the London Church of God members, for their even- ing service on Sunday. The choir sang 'some moving songs and Betty Campbell spoke on the theme of • Missions. WITH THE BIKERS — Canadian Cancer campaign chairlady Lynne Desjardine, Grand Bend, is seen on her bike in the left foreground at Pinery Provincial Park, Sunday, ready for the 20 km. ride through the park. Over $4,000 was pledged by area residents to the 200 riders. The event was organized by Girl Guiding groups in North Lambton. They were assisted by Scouters in the area. Ladies attend Presbyterial Eight ladies from Grand Bend United church travelled by bus last Monday evening to the Huron -Perth Presbyterial, held at Wingham United Church. Those attending were Hazel Broad, Norma Carey, Mabel Gill, Clara Hamilton, Janet Kobe, Annie Morenz, Doris Peebles and Marjorie Sturgess. "Our church in society" was the theme of the meeting. Guest speaker Ms. Joanne Fairhart, spoke on the topic of pornography. She told the group that pornography is a five hundred million dollar business in Canada. and brings degradation, abuse and violence to women and children. A panel discussion on por- nography was held by Murray Elston M.P.P., Constable Greg • Minnick, OPP Mt. Forest, and Rev. Wilena Brown, Varna. They answered questions from the large gathering of several hundred ladies. Darts high 180 Tuesday at the legion darts. - two teams of four players leach, played five games. !MikeTataren, Eve Rubery, Marg Hedley and Haling Crawford captured the most wins. The annual dart banquet was held Saturday evening at the Pinedale. After dinner. the 30 members went back to the Legion for presentations. Most take-outs for the season was Halina Crawford and Keith Crawford. The in- dividual high score for the ladies was Val LaBelle and Bob Hamilton for the men. High average was Marg Hedley and Mike Tataren for the men. The most take-outs for a single night was Vilda Clark for the ladies and Vern Gallant for the men. Olga Tataren and Frank Allen were the most improved players. Keith Crawford received a crest from Art and Eve Rubery, for shooting a score of 180 with three darts. There were numerous other nrizes of Wintario tickets, decks of cards, nioney and others. Members wish to thank Branch 498, the Cheryl Ann, Lou and Harry Hamilton. and George Gallant for their donations, to complete another year of successful darts. Youth program About 45 youngsters, members of the Scouting movement assembled at. the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church Friday evening. Brownies, guides, cubs and scouts from Forest, Thedford, Arkona, Port Franks, and Grand Bend participated in the ceremony to receive their Religion in Life badges. District commissioner, Lydia Duchou and Father Morrissey handed out cer- tificates and badges after each child demonstrated what they had learned during their assignments. The Stage I Brownies and Cubs each read a short prayer they had composed. Stage II involved the making of a col- lage illustration, examples of God working in their lives. Stage III Guides and Scouts each read a 500 word essay they had composed on the topic of what God and the Scouting movement meant to them. The Stage IV• level Pathfinders and Scouts had composed a program and hosted the evening with readings and songs. Parents and friends who at- tended were all impressed at the beautiful work resulting from their efforts. Anglican Church The subject of Rev. Sutton's sermon was taken from John 20:19-31, wherein Jesus bids His disciples "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven: if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." ,Rev. Sutton spoke of the seriousness of such a bidding -to the disciples. Such a bid- ding is not only passed on to all the clergy of the church, but also to all Christians, if they are to be disciples for Christ. The congregation was reminded of the bake sale and^ tea being held in the church hall on Saturday, May 5 from 2-4 p.m. n:t 11. • LADIES' GREAT RIDE Two hundred bikers lined up at the starting line Sunday afternoon at Pinery Park for a 20 km. ride through the park in aid of the Canadian Cancer Society. The ride was organized by Guides and Scouts in the North Lambton area. Front runners were men and boys dressed for the occasion. Among them are Larry Whiting and Larry Taylor, of Grand Bend. PIun hdonsive 11 weeks of water testing An intensive 11 weeks of testing water, in and around the Village of Grand Bend, will be undertaken by the pro- vincial' Ministry of the Eq- vironment from June until August this summer. Village Reeve, Bob Sharen, has labelled the program 'Opera- tion Clean Water'. Ministry official, Dennis Veal, outlined the plan at a press conference in the village Monday afternoon. Veal, chief of water resources assessment at the ministry's London-based of- fice and Garry Palmateer, a microbiologist at the London office, stressed the complex- ity of the problem of last year's high level of bacteria along the, beaches from Goderich to Sarnia. Beginning June 11, the ministry will locate a mobile laboratory beside the Lake Huron Water Supply plant, north of the village. A work force of eight students, and senior stlpervisory staff, will test water in the beach area, water from storm drains and water upstream of the Ausable River. They will also keep an eyeon boats and marinas in the areas. 1pperwash Provincial Park beaches and Goderich beaches will receive the same attention, as will the Maitland and; Bayfield river systems. Palmateer said that a new method of incubating bacteria, with a virus, will allow six -hour results of tests as opposed to the 24 hour in- cubation period needed last year. While the three health units involved will test water also, this year, testing procedures will be the same by all in- vestigative bodies. Veal emphasized the dif- ficulty in tracing all sources of bacterial contamination. WI elects new officers On Thursday the Grand Bend Women's Institute met in the United Church Sunday School room. The meeting was opened with the Institute Ode, follow- ed by the Mary Stewart Col- lect. Everyone answered the roll call by showing a com- pleted ompleted craft from the winter months. "Did you know?" was led by Marlene Desjar- dine on painting tips and some house-cleaning tips. Brenda Love reported on the district directors meeting held in Hensall during April. Four delegates were nominated to attend the next annual district meeting in Dashwood on May 17. They are Nola Taylor, Clara Hamilton, Millie Desjardine and Brenda Love. The election of officers were as -follows. past presi- dent, Sharon Miller; presi- dent, Nola Taylor; vice- president, Millie Desjardine; secretary, Ann Russell; treasurer, Donna Lovie; district director, Brenda Love; alternate director, Clara Hamilton; public rela- tions, Catherine Junker; Tweedsmuir history curator, Clara. Hamilton; pianist, Millie Desjardine. Auditors, Norma Walper, Doris Bestard; nominating committee, Olive Webb and Jean Kading; standing com- mittees, resolutions, Brenda Love; agriculture and Cana- dian industry, Laura Desjar- dine and Doris 13estard; education and cultural, Mabel Gill and Jean Kading; citizen- ship and world affairs, Verna Lovie; horticulture, Loreen Gill; and family and con- sumer affairs, Millie Desjardine. The next meeting will be held on Friday May 18 at 7:30 p.m. when the topic Will be citizenship and world affairs. BOWLATHON -- The Grand Bend CWL held a Bowlathon for Cancer recently. Shown checking the scoring are CWL president Antoinette Pachiarz (left) and co -organizers Nancy Stokkermans and Rose Van Bruaene. The ladies hope to exceed last year's proceeds of $1,000. 4 4 He said the intensive study would allow the ministry to take into account such factors as, weekend beach occupa- tion by people, and, the at- traction of the gull population to litter, weather conditions • as they effect run off from farm land upstream of rivers, and septic tank systems near watershed areas. After warnings were posted on the beach at Grand Bend last year, ministry officials were swift to react to the Grand Bend panic. Some sources of probable pollution were investigated, but there was not enough time to find corrective and conclusive evidence for preventative measures. 1 Grand Bend Reeve Bob Sharen, has commented that response from the ministry has been "just super". "It's a matter of saving our lake for future generations" he said in his comments Monday. He also said he felt confident that both visitors to the area, and residents, would be suppor- tive of efforts to eliminate sources of bacteria. Eugene Grenier, president of the Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce, stated the gratitude of the-- group he.—group for the action of -the ministry. He ,said the 100 member group would give full World of orchids On Sunday May 6, visitors to the Lambton Heritage Museum will be transported into the wonderful world of or- chids. Exotic scents and vivid colors will lure visitors from table to table of attractively arranged orchids, some sur- rounded, by waterfalls and lava rocks. In spite of the aura of mystery surrounding orchids, • they are the ideal pho seplants. Some of these pular flowers will be for s le for those who would like to try this exciting hobby. Contrary to the popular belief that orchids are very rare, one out of every six plants on earth is an orchid, with 25,000-30,000 species be- ing found in the world. 30 of these different species can be found in Lambton County and will be shown on screen that day at the museum. The slides were taken by well- known photographer Dennis Rupert of Sarnia. Having won provincial 'competitions, they are sure to be an exciting addition to the show. - - Other attractions will in- clude guest speaker, Martin Van Heusen from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton. -The Orchid Festival will run from 1-4 p.m. A slide show and films are being held con- tinuously during the day for all to enjoy. Personals Mrs. Elizabeth Norris, of Grand Cove, is home again after spending the month of April in Sarnia with her grandchildren, Kathie and Scott Norris. Their parents Jack and Gloria were on holidays in the British Isles. Lions and Lioness are spon- soring a FREE hearing test clinic at Robarts School, in London, Wednesday May 2 from 9:00-9:00 p.m. For fur- ther information contact Mac McLaren of Grand Bend. About 800 white spruce and scotch pine trees were planted Saturday in the Pinery Cemetery and Grand Bend soccer field. Doing the work were Grand Bend Cubs, Scouts and Guides totalling 30, with ten adults to supervise. Wednesday evening the CWT, held a successful wine and cheese gathering for a membership drive. Madeleine Dalton won the ladies low in progressive euchre, Bertha Baltessen won the high and Ruth Ann Eagleson played the most lone hands. Bible coffee hour Doris Peebles gave the opening prayer, when 14 ladies were out to her home Tuesday for the community study. Everyone enjoyed a hymn sing, followed by Betty Camp- bell finishing the lesson on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:7. "Are you showing mercy when you pay taxes, knowing that some of the money will be used for welfare programs?" Village Flea Marke Saturdays, May 26 to September 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Buyers and • Vendors welcome. Phone 238-2396 or 238-2407. Wondergrove Roller Rink 23 Main St. Grand Ben support to efforts toward a clean water system in the area. "We shall welcome the aid of our visitors and local citizens in keeping the (beach) area clean. We also request that the media pre- sent our story when condi- tions are positive, just as they present a negative picture when we have problems." Grand Bend Harbour Com- mittee Chairman, Tom Lawson, reacted to the plan by saying it was important forward planning. "Anything we can do for our visitors to Colonial soccer The Grand Bend Colonials gained an even split in two games in a soccer- tourna- ment in Woostock on the weekend. The Colonials dropped a 2-0 decision to Palhellenic of Lon- don and edged the host Woodstock team 2-1. Scoring for Grand Bend were Pete Backx and Tony Mennen. The Colonials will open the regular London first division schedule Sunday when they play host to the Delhi Royals at the West Williams field at 4 p.m. In other action, the Grand Bend Ausable league team downed Taxandria 4-2 in an exhibition game. Counting for Grand Bend were Bill VandenBygaart, -Bill Mennen, Joe Mom- mersteeg and Rob Mennen. ensure our water Is safe for anyone to enjoy is great," he said. Sharen was quick to'orreci a statement from a television reporter that Grand Bend was "closed" last summer. He said, that while warn- ings were posted about water quality at the beaches for a little over a weds, the are wes never closed to tourists. "Besides, " he said, "we've determined that only about 10 percent of our tourists come to swim in the lake". Palmateer said that one of the unknown factors about fecal bacteria was the period of survival and the factors leading to survival. her said that the ministry team would be studying bacterial survival rates in both Lake Huron and Lake Erie, this summer, to try to solve that particular en- vironmental puzzle. TREES FOR CANADA — Forty Grand Bend Scouts, Guides and,leaders spent Satur- day morning at the Pinery Cemetery, south of Grand Bend, planting 900 scotch pine and white spruce trees as part of several projects for scouting badges. Seen with a group of the boys is Scouter, Dr. Robert Clay. Below from the left are Guides and leaders: Jacqueline Vandenberk, Shelly Uniac, Paula Taylor, Brenda Hoist, Sarah Patterson, Stacey Rader and Christine Schade. United Church The sacrament of commu- nion was observed Sunday morning. Rev. Peebles' topic was "Reformation- Renewal—Revival", based on II Corinthians 15:1-12. On reformation, Rev. Peebles said we have spiritual famine because secular humanism has been creeping in our lives. Renewal begins with you and I and brings new desire. We have a revival when renewal begins with the mighty mov- ing of the Holy Spirit. The church will rise or fall with every commitment. "Here 0 My Lord We See Thee Face to Face " was the anthem sung by the choir. In the children's story, they were asked what communion means. James and Mary were playing the daisy -petal game, He loves me, Ile loves me not. When Mary pulled out her last petal she ran to tell her mother that God didn't love her anymore. A hearty thanks was given to the Couples Club for their service and breakfast last Sunday at 7:30 a.m., and for the beautiful Easter lilies. 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