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BY
REVEREND
30HND, M. WOOD
VICTORIA STREET%
AND ' . h
BENMILLER
UNITED CHURCHES
be question 'is, often
asked, "What is the
Church?
I think thea part of the
answer can be supp)sied
from a scene at Toronto
International Airport last
Friday. On that day, two
of us ' representing tete
Goderich Inter -Church
Refugee Committee had
driven there to meet a
.refugee family from
Laos.` As we waited at the
gate for Flight 413 from
Mgntreal, we met other
sponsoring groups who
were also awaiting the
arrival of refugees.
There was a sense of
excitement in the air, and
a warm feeling, and as
the immigration- worker
Goderich's first refugee family arrived Thursday,
February 21. They are beingsponsored by Knox
Presbyterian Church. Back row, left to right, are
Sourlsack Phannavong holding Somsack, 4; his
wife Gillum holding Sengseck, 2; and Gilhun's
brother, Ke Troeung. In front are Bounmy, 8 and
Sing To, 9. The two oldest Phannavong children are
already enrolled in school here. (Photo by Joanne
Buchanan)
Sing To Phannavong, 9, busied himself drawing
pictures after eating his supper at Knox
Presbyterian Church hall on Friday evening. A
special pot luck supper was held so that members of
the Knox congregation could meet Sing To and the.
other members of his family, refugees from.
Thailand. Beside Sing To, Sonya McCallum and
Laurie Edward draw pictures, to give to his sister,
Bounmy, 8. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
who care
called out the names of
the churches to come for
their 'family, I thought of
this -like •a scene from
heaven.
We were all there for
the same purpose, moved
'by the same love and
compassion - Roman
Catholics, . Anglicans,
Christian Reformed,
United . Church and
others, I thought of St.
Paul's message to the
Ephesians, "There There is one
body and one Spirit;
there is one Lord; there is
one God and Patlier OMIT–
mankind". a1T–
mankind".
When they called our
name., we went in to meet
our family; andas they
•carne --hesitantly _.toward
us, Ihad a difficult time
keeping my emotions in
check. Our family, Mr.
and Mrs. Linh
Racksasouk, and their
three sons and two
daughters, aged from 7 to
15 soon accepted the fact
that we would be taking
then for a long car ride to
Goderich. Fortunately we
had two interpreters with
us as the newcomers
knew not a word of
English. Yet their faces
showed warmth and
trust.
I felt in that airport a
sense that this was the
church in action. This
was the kind of thing we.
C.F. Barney....
• from page 8
at this verse "John
14:14", in their New
World Translation', they
do not translate the first
me into. English because
of theological bias.
It is therefore a moral
and spiritual im-
possibility to have one
1 -,'attitude to God and quite
a different attitude to
Christ.
You cannot
acknowledge the deity of
the Father and deny the
deity of the Son, for a
denialof the Son con-
stitutes a denialof the.
Sourisack Phannavong coaches his two-year-old
son, Sengseck as he shakes hands with members of
the Knox Presbyterian Church congregation at a
special pot luck supper held on Friday evening. The
supper was arranged so that the congregation could
become acquainted with the Phannavongs, a
'refugee family being sponsored by the church.
(Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
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Father. (John 5:23).
Whether or not you un-
derstand it, • whether or
not you, believe it, your
attitude to Christ is your
attitude to God.
"What think ye • of
Christ" is now the acid
test of your relationship
to God, and' your answer
will determine w your
eternal destiny..
Christ himself stated in
John 8:24 "Except ye
believe that I AM ye shall
die in your sins."
Yours,
Ronald Gardiner,
Staffa, Ontario.
SUPERIOR
MEMORIALS
ESTABLISHED
OVER 50 YEARS
• Goderich Area
Representative
ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambria Road
Goderich
524-7345
Clinton-Seaforth
Area Representative
MICHAEL FALCONER
153 High Street
Clinton
482-9441
•
A FAMILY SERVICE
World Day
Of Prayer
THEME
"RESPONSIBLE
FREEDOM"
at the
i st Baptist Church -
Friday, March 7th
7:30 p.m.
Fellowship & Refreshments
following service
Goderich & District
Big Brothers' Association
, 1 would like to volunteer to be n
BIG BROTHER
'1 understand that I will be contacted by a member of
the Big Brothers' staff.
lam a mother of a fatherless
.boy(s) and would like to know
more about BIG BROTHERS
NAME
AGE OCCUPATION
HOME
ADDRESS
PHONE (RES.)
(BUS.) .....................
Signature
(Please sgnd to)
BOX 382 GODERICH, ONT.
Jim Muthern
Vice President
524.8631
Dorothy Cornish
Secretary
524.9421
should be doing, as we
saw one family after
another coxae out with
their sponsors.
When we left for home,
we had put all the worldly
possessions of this family
of ..seven (three plastic
bags, two sinall cartons,
and two battered . suit-
cases) into the trunks of
two autos...and we
Canadians often corn-
plain about our lot:
Our refugee family has
seen a lot of privation.
Most of them were in a
camp in Thailand for two
years. They also are boat
people; but not like the
survivors of a long sea
voyage from Viet Nam.
They had -to- :erase- the-
GO,DRIGU SI6NNT.„STAR, TIU,RSDDAI:►`'fi
Mekong River in the
middle of the night using
a small boat holding only
nine people, in constant
danger of being shot. In
this way, they escaped.
from Laos to Thailand.”
Let no one ask "What is
the Church?"
The : elllurch is people
who care, people .who
Garry out, Jesus' words,
"I was a stranger and you
took me in; hungry, and
you fed me; naked and
you clothed me". This is
the church in actions a.
body which is alive and
,doing things. "There is
one body and one Spirit;
there is one Lord; there is
one God and Father of all
rna-nkind' -.
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ST. GEGE'S..CHUC i i
North and Nelson Streets, Goderich % , t'"
Rector: The Reverend Robert J. Crocker
1 Organist -Choirmaster: Joseph B. Herdman •
Third Sunday in Lent March 9th
R.30 a.m. Holy Communion
{. 11:00 a.m. Church School and Nursery
11r00 a.m. Morning Prayer
Sermon.: "Ye are come unto MoUnt Zion"
Hebrews 12:22
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Benmiller
Inn . •
Nestled in Benmiller; . Ont., just 7
kilometres east of Goderich on "Huron
County Road 1, just off ,Highway
' 8. phone 524.2191.
BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Classes for all ages
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night 7:45 p.m.
Blessed are the pure in h'ear't for theyshaII see God
Huron Road 8. Walnut St. Phone 524-4345
G. Clair Sams, Pastor- Phone 524-2785.
i North Street United Church
liirfstei . The-Rev--Rabe+Yr-'0. Ball, B.A., B.O.
Miss Clare McGowan, Visiting Assistant
Mr. Robert Blackwell, A. Mus., M. Mus.
Director of Music
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1980
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7:30 p,m. Festival of Music at North Street United' ; %
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{ Wednesdays in Lent: 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion f %
{ Thursdays in Lent: 7:00 p.m. Holy Communion {
I You are always welcome at St. George's - ' 1• {
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BETHEL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY
321 BAYFIELD ROAD (HWY. 21 SOUTH)
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assembliesof Canada 1
Pastor C Fred Day i
SUNDAY AT TEN,. ELEVEN, AND SEVEN
+Christian Education
+Worship Hour and Junior Church
+Evening Fellowship
/ M
1 ,MONDAY 781:30
Crusaders
TUESDAY
7:30
r LAY
LEADERSHIP
FRIDAY I
7:30
YOUTH
MEETING %
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% Wed. 7:30 P,M. - Prayer and Bible Study {
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EVANGELISTIC—FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BRUBACHER Pastor
10:00 A.M. - SEE "YOU" IN BIBLE SCHOOL
11:00 A.M. - Morning Worship Hour
SERMON: "REVIVAL OR RUIN, WHICH?".
7:30 P.M. EVENING SERVICE AND
SUPPER
THE LORD'S
�l llristiti1t Erfnrittrl L.liittcll
Services held each Sunday et
{ Robertson Memorial School
10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Listen to CKNX Radio Sunday
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Convention 61 Ontario and Quebec' ' y{y
Montreal Street (near the Square) I
Edward J Anderson, Pastor {
Choir Director and Organist: Mrs. Leonard Warr I
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9 45 A M MORNING WORSHIP
11 00 ,A.M SUNDAY SCHOOL
EVERYONE WELCOME
10 a.m. Sunday School for Grades 7 and over
Church School for ages 4 through Grades 6 from 1
worship at 11 a.m.
WORSHIP • 11 A.M.
The Rev. Robert O. Ball •
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EIEREA-BY- THE -WATER -
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Gibbons St. at Suncoast Drive
9:15 Sunday School and Bible Classes
10 30 Worship
MARCH 9, 1980
Sermon: "SERVANTS OF THE
Wednesdays 7:.30 p.m. Lenten
• Marvin L Barz, Pastor
"Prectchtng peace by Jesus Christ He
Acts 10 36
KINGDOM"
Worship
524 2735 •
s Lord of all" {_
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV G. LOCKHART ROYAL, 8 A ,M DIV Minister,
THE REV -RONALD C McCALL-UM7 Assistant 7
% LORNE H DOTTERER, Director of Praise 1
? . SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1980 {
10:00 a.m. Communicants' class
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
4
i 11:00 a.m. Divine Worship %
?Sermon: "THE CRUX OF REP'ENTENCE" I
(Nursery Facilities) i
%2:00 p.m. Young People's Society
. Monday, March 10 }
{ 6:30 p.m. Pot Luck Supper
/ Mr. McCallum's Retirement t
/ Enter to Worship Depart to serve . %
THE SALVATION ARMY
18 WATERLOOST. S
9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 A.M. FAMILY WORSHIP
6:30 P.M. PRAISE AND TESTIMONY MEETING
SPECIAL GUESTS IN BOTH SERVICES
524-9341
MAJOR AND MRS. B. CRADDOCK
DIVISIONAL LEADERS IN -WESTERN ONTARIO
( The hand of God in the Heart of Goderich)
Officers Lieutenant & Mrs. Neil Watt
All Are Cordially Invited To Joon Our Fellowship
Victoria Street United Church
Minister Rev. John D.M. Wood, B A.B.D.
Organist and Choir Director Mrs. J. Snider
MORNI.NG WORSHIP
SUNI3AY SCHOOL
10 a:m. Victoria Street
11:15 a.m. Benmiller
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