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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-05-06, Page 24PAGE M —GODERUChi SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1 inister witnesses works of God Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson Mark 60th anniversary It's been over 60 years but Elva Thompson still recalls meeting her husband Joe at an ice-cream social held by -DonnybrookChurch. - "In those. days ice-cream was a special treat and ice- cream socials were very popular," she explains. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thompson of 126 St. David Street in Goderich, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Victoria Street United Church hall. SiztX;three members of, the fannily were present in- cluding Mrs. Thompson's six brothers and two sisters. Mr. Thompson's sister, Mrs. Mark Armstrong of Belgrave, was unable to be present; __....._ . A brass cross, donated by the family and relatives , of the Thompsons, was dedicated during Victoria Street United Church service prior to the dinner, in, honor of their 69th anniversary. Mr., and Mrs. Thompson were -wed on December 8, 1920 by the Reverend Peters at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson, the bride's parents, in East Wawanosh Township. The flower girl was the bride's sister, Mrs. Margaret Taylor of Belgrave. She attended the family dinner . last Sunday. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson took up farming In West Wawanosh Township 'for 'a few years and then moved to Tilson- burg where Mr. Thompson worked in the tobacco in- dustry as well as selling cars. They moved back to Goderich about 25 years ago and Mr. Thompson sold cars for Mills Motors and McGee's before retiring over l0years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one daughter, Alice Phrllion of Wingham and three sons, Harold, Ross and Cjare, all of Tilsonburg. They also have. 16 grand- children and 18 great- grandeiiildren. Relatives attending the dinner on Sunday came from Regina, Oakville, Burlington, Tilsonburg, London, Windsor, Strat- fordville, Lucknow, Wingham and Belgrave as well as the Goderich area The Thompsons had planned their anniversary dinner for December but Mrs. Thompson was ad- mitted to hospital at that time so it was postponed to SUPERIOR c, MEMORIALS ESTABLISHED OVER SO YEARS this month. On the occasion of their anniversary, the Thompsons received flowers and 'hundreds of cards'. They also received letters of congratulations from Queen Elisabeth ii and Prime Minister Trudeau;.a plaque from Premier William Demist- and flowers from the town. BY THE R EVEREND ROBERTJ. CROCKER, RECTOR, ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH It was a frosty evening a few weeks ago. I was walking from my house to the church, just a few steps, glanced at the sky which was slightly overcast, and I saw not one but FIVE moons! These celestial apparitions are called moon -dogs, and when seen as duplicate suns are called sun -dogs. The cause is the same: the light is reflected by particles of ice in the atmosphere in such a way that quite commonly a Minister's stu halo is formed, and on rarer occasions there appear to be duplicate suns or moons. I was fortunate in seeing the moon and four reflections of it at once. Naturally, I wanted to tell people about it. The reaction, as you might expect, was a suggestion that, I wasn't completely sober. I felt I was in good company. The disciples at Pentecost were accused of drunkenness when they told of "The wonderful works of God." Millian wins second Steven Millian, a Grade 5 student from Colborne Central School, has brought honors to Legion Branch 109 by placing second 'at the pro`v'incial level in the Legion -sponsored public speaking contest. Steven's humorous speech on "Girls" won him a first place in the junior category at the school, branch, zone, district and area levels. He competed at the provincial level. in Hespeler on May 2 as one of four "finalists end received a silver medal for his second place win. STEVEN MILLIAN Presbytery delegates meet in Listowel Parity salaries for discussion on' the General clergymen got lithe anpport Connell report. ' from delegates to the Huron - Perth Presbytery ' ofa the United Church meeting held in- Calvary United Church, Listowel last week. While ,letters from Oxford and Elgin expressing the desire to explore theological implications more fully were read to the court, the deci- sion was reached to oppose the plan in its present form. The Reverend James For- sythe of Exeter and the Reverend William Moore of St. Marys presented oppos- ing viewpoints to lead the Cancellation of Singtime ended%whatt was thought to be the longest running religious program on Cana- dian networks. It began in January 1958 over CKNX- TV. The station indicated that heavy .. subsidization were the reasons for its deci- sion. . During the past few seasons the program has been altered from a regular *eekly broadcast to a less frequent schedule with -the result that audience appeal IODE sponsors clinic Thunder Bay will be the locale of a series of genetic counselling clinics un- dertaken as a co-operative venture .by the Provincial Chapter of Ontario, IODE and the Association of Genetic Counsellors of Ontario. Dr. Samuel Graham, Medical Officer of Health, has offered the facilities of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit for the clinics and Mrs. Linda Spooner of Thunder Bay has been hired as nurse -co-ordinator to make local arrangements and give continuity to the project. The first clinic will be held on May 6 and 7 and will be staffed by Dr. Helen Hughes and Dr. Margaret Thompson of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. There will be no fee for patients or their families for this service as all costs will be 'underwritten by the IODE. The IODE and the AGCO launched a travelling genetic counselling . program, the first of its kind in Ontario, in Sudbury in 1976. It proved so successful that a similar program was established in Sault Ste. Marie in 1977. The Ontario Ministry of Health has now assumed respon- eiwiity for these 4clinics which have continued to flourish and will serve as a model for the Thunder Bay Project. In addition to the genetic counselling program, the IODE Concern for Children project has funded seminars, conferences and lectures, and last year awarded a two year Fellowship in Clinical Genetics. In Ontario during rhe past six years over $100,000 has been expended by the IODE in the field of genetic medicine. has dropped. It was begun by Huron -Pert} Presby terp under the sparkplug of the Reverend Karl Krug, formerly of the Belgrave charge. During a session at which lay delegates were urged to express their concerns, com- municating the activities of presbytery to the local chur- ches was felt to be neglected. Better orientation for new delegates and understanding that being a delegate carried responsibility rather than honour were also indicated. The Reverend Yorkevich of Tavistock reported for the Stewardship committee that most congregations had ac- cepted financial goals. The total amounted to $462,800. Theirty-eight charges are in- volved in Live Love pro- jects. The court approved a recommendation that all charges should be notified that there were no excep- tions to the $500 furniture allowance in the presbytery. It was felt that exceptions outlined in the manual did not appy in Huron -Perth. At the request of Stratford - Perth Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church a com- mittee of the Reverend James Vanslyke of Seaforth and the Reverend Bert Daynard of Staffa and the Reverend Bob Southcott of Grand Rend was. named to explore cooperation in two areas. The resignation of the Reverend Eric LeDrew as secretary was accepted with regret. The Brussels pastor has served as secretary of •the presbytery for nine years.1Ie has accepted a call to the Sparta -Union charge in Elgin Presbytery. The Reverend Brian Elder .of Crediton was named to suc- ceed him. It was reported by the communications committee that the conference VTR equipment and program tapes were on loan to the presbytery during most of May. It was announced that the Reverend J. Ure Stewart, of Seaforth celebrated 74 years in the ministry on April 30. 'The approval for the Reverend Fred Foist to be retained as retired supply and the support to request the reinstatement of the Reverend Richard Bonsteel to the roll of presbytery were granted. The Reverend Harold Lester is retiring an assistant at Central in Strat- ford. The Reverend John Roberts of Belgrave was in- stalled as the new chairman of Huron -Perth by the outgo - Goderick Arad Representative ROBERT MCCALLUM 11 Cambria Road Goderich 524-7345 Clinton-Saof©rth Area Representative MICHAEL FALCONER 153 High Street Clinton 4b2-9441 • Nursery Stock • Rolling • Fertilizing • Aerifying • Vertieutting • Seeding & Sodding • Instant Shade Trees Mothers Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance 524-2401. • 4, / moi%/r%/%,, is another day If you'd like to give to the Red Shield Appeal, but veru weren't canvassed, just . send your donation along with the coupon. 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Have you ever watched the northern sky completely curtained in moving, pulsating northern lights? It was something like that. It was almost too marvellous to see; like seeing, even veiled, the face of God Himself. "How wonderful creation is, The work that thou didst bless; And O what then must thou be like, Eternal Loveliness!" -F.W.Faber. /l you're NEW IN TOWN and don't know which way to turn, cal/ the dame, ato c-0 hostess at 524-7165 You'll be glad you did MONUMENTS MARKERS - CEMETERY LETTERING MONUMENT CLEANING A REPAIR DON DENOMME AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT ANYTIME Phone 524-6621 PRYDE MONUMENTS BUSINESS EST. 1920 EXPE1tIEIiiCE S01VIETHING MEANINGFUi, IN YOUR FAMILY Learning what it means to share and care for a child who is always hungry, or sick. or , has no chance of going to school, can be a very meaningful experience' for your entire family. You discover how vitally important .your help really is to the child's future. 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Barz, Pastor 524-2235 "Illiaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord of all" Acts 10:36 j Llrcisii.cll 1erftlr1uc (.litircll Services held each Sunday at Robertson Memorial School 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 pm. Listen to CKNX Radio Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for the "Back to God Hour" {3� •s<•s.•vrw.ewa.a..+ere•+�evev.a.sae-ae.w..waes! rmiiMiiiiiiyl 18 WATERLOO ST. S 524.9341 I 7 All Are Cordially Invited to Join Our Fellowship /S 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00 A.M. FAMILY WORSHIP t 6 :30 P.M. EVENING SERVICE The Anglican Church of Canada 1 1 r CAW = APTIST CHURCH BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET EVANGELISTIC -FUNDAMENTAL REV. R. BRUBACHER Pastor 10:00 a.m. Family Bible School 11:00 a.m. What is a Mother and Communion 6:00 p.m. Word of Life Club 7:30 p.m. Evening Service Service Tuesday 6:30 p.m. The Olympians Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH e•`eiV•'osava•'�a•a.•s.•aa��._e.�.._.•m,ra.a.vaapnapery NORTH STREET UNITED CHURCH WELCOMES YOU TO WORSHIP EVERY SUNDAY AT 11 "THISUNDAY, MAY 10, 1981 1 SACRED FAMILY AFFAIR" ?. q Rev. R O. Ball ( Senior S.S at 10 a.m. Junior S.S. at 11 a.m. Nursery and tot care at 11 i Robert Blackwell, Dir. of Music Clare McGowan, Visiting assistant Knox Presbyterian Church "°""'tTHE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, j L 7� M.A., M. DIV. MINISTER LORNE H. DOT TERER,Director of PraiseY SUNDAY, MA10 10:00 a.m. Communicant's Class 11 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a.m. Divine Worship 7 00 P Y S• T GEORGE'S CHURCH North and Nelson Streets, Goderich 1 i Rector: The Reverend Robert J. Crocker t Organist -Choirmaster: Joseph B. Herdman Q Easter 3 Mother's Day May 10th p.m P.S. SERMON: "THE GOOD SHEPHERD" 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Church School and Nursery } (Nursery Facilities) 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer, Sacrament of Baptism + Li Sermon: "Our Mother Gad" �, 1 C'sristl' n' F6riiiiy' Sunday ) . You are always welcome at St. George's Enter to ' ' to serve Depart ... �.•m.�..�..- .,�►..,�..... ...•-4 ..._.._.. Worship