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tR1fPEFUCH ; IONA;L.S'•'AR, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972
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Chor�lruhion is' topic'
for Scarborough event
take
union is, expected to
take another step forward this.
rntlnth when the General
Commission Church. Union
between the Anglican, • Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ), ,and
the United Church meets in St.
Augus,tine.'s Semifi'ary,
Scarborough, April 27.
About 50 lay and ministerial
are expected to attend with the
leaders of the Three
denominations: Most Reverend
E.W. Scott, Primite of the
AnglicanChurch•of Canada; Rev.
Robert K. Leland, President, .All- .•
Canada Committee. the�hristiain'
Church iyDiscip1 s of Christ), `and
Right Rev. A.B.B'A - l'foore.
Moderator of The United Church
of Canada. •
Preceding ,the meeting -the
1Oth -since" the General
Commission was formed in.
1967 -delegates will take part fn
a two-day "consultafioh on joint
work on common issues" an
emphasis approved at the 9th
meeting of the General
.Commission at Windsor in
•December.
The plan for this consultation is
-.to have six to eight groups of
people try to come to grips with
cooperative undertakings ,on
-
local, regional and national
levels. A variety ;of • • models" of -.
joint action projects %will be
examined during the- workshop
• sessions. - •
' Recommendations which result
will be presented to the `lOthi
° meeting on Thursday, the 27th.
Some examples of joint
projects now -being carried on
are: the Urban Church Board.
Toronto, which., coordinates the
work of 80 church -related social
s-erv.i+ice organizations in
Metrdpolitan Toronto. The office
is in United Church House on
Clair Av.enue,: East, but the
executive secretary of the Board
is an Anglican priest. Rev. Gerald
P. Loweth. •
Joint Anglican -United pastoral
ministries are so common these
days that theyhave ceased to be a
:cause .of ... wonderment. Ther:-.'
practice started when Archbishop
E.W, Scott was Bishop of the
•Kootenays to the sixties: Today,
there are not •Onto; single
congregations served by.Anglican
and -or United Church ministers
in most provinces, but there are
"ecumenical; clusters'of
to -'serve the community. Some
clusters include service clubs.
political organizatibns.
educational. and social groups as
well as 'churches of many
denominations.
The Anglican Church of Canada
does not ordain wpmen�•'to the
priesthood; the United Church
does. Yet Rev, PtfyllisN.Smyth,
mi.n.ister, , of the United
Congregation at Arvida," Quebec,
was licensed 1,111968 by the Bishop
of, the', Diocese of Quebec to
administer cornfhunion° td the
Anglican members of a newly -
formed joint congregation. She
also had membership acid voting
privileges at Synod meetings of
the Diocese.,
On April 1st this year, an
Anglican priest, 'Rev. " Mervyn
Awcock, rector of the Angllican
congregations inGrand'mere and
Shawinigan, Quebec, was
appointed minister of the United
Church congregations in the'
two communities. He ser�"os
communion to the congregations
according to the custom of each,
and follows each church's orders',
for baptism, confirmation and,
marriage. This is not always the
practice in joint Anglican -United •
-ministries
The main item of business' to
come .here before the
Commission at its meeTing ,on.the
27th apart from anyth
recommendations coming fro
the two-day workshop -will be
revisions to the Plan of Unioit-
First Draft -which members of
the three denominations have •
been studying since January 1971.
Deadline fir receiving •
comments, suggestions and
corrections, isAprit 30 this year,
and final revising will. begin
around mid-May and carry
through the summer months.
The mammoth task of' collating
and cataloguing comments on the
first draft has been und`erthken: by
Canon Ralph' R. •LaTim•er•;
Executive Commissioner of the,
General Commission with Rev.
Dr'. Robert B. Craig. Carlon
Latimer beams when he talks
about the cooperative ways in
which many churches are working
and the enthusiasm of lay land
clergy for joint projects.
:'We've studied all the
comments and listened to people
at meetings, said: Canon
Latimer, ,' `and we think we've
gathered up every point of view."
Will this meeting of the,General'
Commission recommend a name
for the new church?
"_ Dr. Robert Craig thinks' there's
'a good chance that it: will. -
`The Committee .appointed to
bring in a. recommendai;ion has
been instructed to submit •one
name." he said.
' There are five names included
in the Plan of Union -First
Draft-butnone of them met:with .-;
pr-o-va.1-at...t he -s
meeting o'f 'the. Gteneral
Commission -in December. 1971. •
Dr. -Craig said that over • 1,00
suggested names have been
submitted Since then.'
Presiding officers at the
General Commission meeting
will be the co -Chairmen: Most
Rev. Howard R. Clark; former
'Primate of the Anglican Church.
"and •Rt. Rev. A.B.B. • Moore.
,rt1ode; iter, The United Church of.
Canada.
-The Goderich Lions Club welcomed new member. Eric Carman
(second from left) into their club last Thursday evenirtgiduring their
regular meeting at the Harbourl ite Inn. Seen with Mr. Carman are
.Lsion Don1hortreed (left) Orvi I le Oke (second from right) who in his
Huron -Perth Presbytery.
capacity as Deputy Governor for Region, Three of the Lions Club,
initiated Eric and Goderi-ch Lions President Herb Murphy 'at
right. -staff photo. •
Standing. ovation' for Seaforth minister
• Rev. J. t_'re Stewart of Seaforth
received a standing ovation frtim
the 90 'members of Huron -Perth
Presbytt'ry at their meeting last
Tuesday in .Blyth. The occasion
w`'as the announcement by . Rev.
Clifford Britton. formerly ' 'of
Seaforth. that '.1f w
Mr. Stewart ould
be celebrating .his 6th
anniversary as an ordained
clergyman; on April 30.
Heil). also be 90•years old in
June. Yet. Rev. Stuart . is still
preaching ,almost every Sunday
and continues to he active in
Cti irch�"andN ini�cnimtiy . .
last lnrepfv--to-�the= ati-otr- he
The MapIeLeafChapter IODE
ON BEHALF OF THE
---RED-CROSS
WISH TO
THANK
ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED AND WORKED THE
'WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN
replied that he Will continue to do
what he could'as the Lord allowed •
him to do so.
Re.v!.'. Frederick Faint.., _of
Stratford and G. W. Tiffin of
Wingham . were -norninated by
Huron -Perth Presbytervi':-of the
United Church as Commissioners
te.the 25th General Council that
willmeet in-Saskatoon,'Sask.. this
Au: st.'
al„ Council is the highest
WILLIAMS
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
And 'Inscriptions
Stratford Ontario
RONALD McCALLUM
Representative
21 Cambria Rd., North, Gcderich'
- Phone 524-6272 or 524-7345
•Court of the United 'Church and
meets every other near with about
400 commissioners from across
Canada•attendinti,. Also nominated
at the same ,m.ee,ting as
Commissioners were: Clergy
Alternate. Rev •Doug Warren of
Crediton;_ Laity'.. alternate. :firs.
Dorothy Graff, Stratford: Clergy
Balot-at-Large • for London
Conference, Rev. Cecil Wittich„
•Blyth. . Rev. . Derwvno 'Docken..
Walton. and •Rev'. Glen .Wright.
Exeter: Laity Ballet -at -Large for
Conference. Wesley Noack.'"
Set rineville, Norman Alexander.
Londeshuro v r
Stratford,,
the afternoon session the
nierfihers received a special
..presentation ar•ra•ng.ed . by..Rev
'Cecil Wittich. chairman f
Pr'esbyterv'S Divisien.ef
Mission. Dr Harriet Christie.
Deputy Secretary of the Divisi n
Of :Mission in Toronto and Rev.
Morley .Clarke.. Co-Ordinatin;
Secretary of the London
Cohference Division of .Mission
were guests of Presbytery and .bv
means of slides and tape.'
recordings, explained how their
respective Division had been
organized to fulfill its purpose -
"To support the Church's
mission •of 'encouraging and
enabling persons...to discover..
accept and••exprefss the gospel of
Jesus.Chrisf..."
This is a newly formed Division
in the Church, having only been
brought into being this January.
It seemed to be a day to honor
people as Presbytery also
.expressed appreciation to - Al
Baron of Stewardship Services
and Rev. Mel- Boyd, the Home
Mission Superintendent, for the
work they had done over the past
years. Both now will be moving, to
work in other areas of the
Province.
CRUSADE AT HURON M EN'S-, CHA!'ELI AUBURN
. Hear Rev. Jack Boggles,
Assotiete. Evangelist To
Wes Aaron of the
Living Waters
Crusade's from H.J.
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, - POG. Parr and
THE SON6AASTERS.
FROACDECATOR ILL
WHO SING IN CRUSADES
ALL NIGHT SINGS THROOGHOUT' I.S.A.
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20 to MAY 7
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" I PREVAILS WHEN GOOD MEN DO.. 4O.THING"
• (JOHN WOODHOUSE CRUSADE MAY 1 8 JUNE 4
• •The Role of Clergymen _ in
Family Counselling" will be •the
theme of a day -long seminar for
Ministers ofHuron-Perth
Presbytery to be in St. John's
United Church;•-' Stratford on
Tuesday; April 25.
ft is mast .interesting to note"
that professics;►ai.laymen'will- be';
used for the leadership�The main
speaker is Frank Reilly, of the
Family Counselling Services in
.Stratford. He will'be assisted by
,Charles Loons, Director of Social
Services in LcTndon, and Mr.
• H1ennesey, Executive Director of
the Catholic Family Centre,
London: `
SUNDAY
SERVICES
SPECIAL
Y 7th
SERVICES
SUNDAY MASSES
PARISH OF ASHFIELD
St. Joseph; Kin ridge
St. Augustine
St. Mary's, Lucknow
:-Saturday 7:30 p.m.
-Sunday 10:30 a.m.
-Sunday 10:30 a.m.
-.Sunday-9:00 a.m.
WESLEY -MEMORIAI- CHURCH
THE FR -EE METHODIST CHURCH-
K�
Park St. at Victoria . '
H. ROSS NICHOLLS, Pastor
10;00 a.m. L- Sunday School
11:00 a.m. — Worship
7:00 p.m. - Evening Service.
WELCOME
CALVARY BAPTIST -CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
E'VANGEL1STIC FUNDAMENTAL
REV. 'R. BRUBACHER, Pastor
' Church 524-6445 Residence 524-9497
10:00 adn.-Bible School for. all Ages
11:00 a.m.-Worship Service
6:30 p.m: -Young People's "Word of Life Club"
7:30 p.m.-1-Sermon:"WHERE SHOULD YOU BUILD YOUR
HOUSE?" '
•
Wed. 8 p.m. ---Midweek Service
WELCOME TO1"i'HE FR)ENDLY CHURCkl
0 MINUTES
NMI ME ,Blatt'
IT CORNELIUS INI.'STAM PRIS•
MEAN SIILI SO.CII Y
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 601135
THE SON OF A VIRGIN -
_ '"Behold, a virgin Shall be w.i.th
child. ". (Matt . 1:23).
Mary was highly honored that she
should' be chosen to be the virgin
mother of the Messiah. This was a
djstinction for which every Jewish
woman hoped and prayed.'
But—now that she had heard the
glad news from the Angel Gabriel,
she was to find herself in the most
embarrassing position of en unmarried
maiden with child, tittle wonder that
Mary hastened to the hill country to
visit Elisabeth, the mother -to -be "of
miraculously -born John, tater called
John the Baptist. Who, in such a case,
would better understand, or be better
fitted to give sympathetic advice to
Mary?
Mary remained with Elisabeth for
abput three months, or until the birth
of John thea Baptist (Luke' 1:36,56),
but now' the real test lay ahead, for
she must . return to a ome n
Nazareth to face., her relatives and
acquaintances -and Joseph, her be-
trothed, What would ttley say? And
above all, what would he say? How.
coulZt they be expected to believe her
story? An angel had appeared. to her, y
indeedh.�
In the record of Joseph's reactions
we are given light as to the extreme
etnba'rrassment in ~which Mary now
found • herself , Consider Joseph's .
position. Mary was his "espoused
wife." Why had she gone away -and ,•
stayed so long? And now, what is -
this? 4he is found with child --not by
inm, Her explanation, if indeed she
offered it to him, must have seemed
most vnsatisfactory. He could have
charged her with adU'Itery and hadher
stoned, but "being a just (Lit., -fair-
minded") man" he "was minded to AP �D
Out her away privily" (Matt. 1:19).
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MEMORIALS—MARKERS & CEMETERY LETTERING
Goderiah District Representative
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PRYDEFrkMcllwak, *
N. 524-9465
`20xO Gibbons St.
Reg. J. Bell
45 Cambria Rd. S.
524-7464
AND
S.ON
Clifton-Exeter-Seaforth
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SUMMER COMFORT
El«trohome `AIR CONDITIONERS
110‘tin stock. Pick yourssup today and be -ready for
the first day .of hot humid weather that is
sure to come,
HUTCHINSGJ :APPLIANCES
SAES & SERVICE
30.8 .HURON. _RD.. ..
524.7831.
Knox Presbyterian Churcb
THE REV. G.-LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister
WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
10:00 A.M. -- SUNDAY SCHOOL ,
11:00 A.M.—DIVINE WORSHIP.
....e;� "?!iC11E'T, "RIS' AND ICING"
(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
• 7:30 p.m.—Young People'Society
Enter to'Wotship
° Depart to Servo :
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ARE YOU ATTENDING CHURCH THIS SUNDAY? IF NOT,
YOU`AR'E•INVITED TO WORSHIP WI -T -H US.
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle-
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada ,
- CORNER OFELGIN AND WA''tERLOO.STS.
TER -•--G -'-STT--D N.r•-P-:asta
SUNDAY, APRIL 23.
10:00 a.m. -- SUNDAY SCHOOL. '
1.1:00 a.m. - WORSHIP SERVICE.
7:00 p.rp. '= EVANGELISTIC SERVICE.
Tuesday, 8:00p.m. -- Bible Study and Prayer. •
Friday, 8:00 p.m..- YOUTH NITE.
For further information about church services call 524-8506.
"THINK ABOUT WHAT OTHERSOUGHT TO BE LIKE, THEN
START BE ING-. ,
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ST., GEORGE'S -CHURCH
ST. GEORGE' DAY -APRIL. 23, 1972
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m. .
Rector's Class 10 a.m.•-
Morning Prayer at 11 a.m.
Sermon by the Rev. Canon R. C. Brown
St. Mary's Church, Windsor
Church School at 11 a.in.
. COFFEE HOUR
Organist:Choirmaster: -Mr.. Paul C. Baker,.
F.R.C.O.. L.R.A:M..
Rector: THE REV. G. G. RUSSEL▪ L, B.A., B.D.
FIRST BAPTIST CHUR
(Baptist Co`nvention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET near The Square
REV. 'W. H. McWHINNIE -
Organist: Mr. Frank Bisset
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School. .
11:15 a.m. -' Morning Worship.
Special Music by the Choir.
A Church With An Evangelistic Outreach
- COME AND WORSHIP WITH US
Victoria Street United. Church
HOUSE OF- FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD WARR
10:00 a.m. -- Bible School for aII Grades.
• 11:00 a_m.. —Worship Service
Sermon: `,`FAITH WITH (yBEDIENCE"
"The Messengers Quartet". will sing.
BENMILL.ER UNITED CHURCH
. 1:30 p.m. -Worship ervicd & Bible School -
—W -E -L,.0 -O -M -E
'Mrs. J. Snider• Mrs. Leonard Warr
Victoria St. Organist - Benmijler Pianist
& Choir Director & Choir Director
N�rfh Street ;United- Church
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RUEVNDAY, .'Rl78ERT LAPRI. RI,A`Y23.
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, 9:45 a.m.--9•year-olds and over.
a . 10:5O a.m. Babies to 8 -year-olds.
10:504.m. --Morning Worship .
(Service'will begin with a hymn sing)
Sermon: "A, NEW WORLD FOR YOU"
Mrs. Eleanor' Hetherington, A,T• .C.M.
Organist and Choir Dir"actor
Miss Clem McG9wert—Assistant Visitor
Phone: Church"Office and Study« -x•55 4- Thai - .
Churdlr gu ldin se -424-6051 '
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