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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-09-26, Page 11THE REV. G.L. ROYAIi M.A. M. DIV., MINISTER SHEILA B. FINK, B.A.. PASTORAL ASSISTANT' LORNE H. DOTTEREI(, DIRECTOR OF PRAISE Sunday, September 30th 11 00 o.m. Divine Worship 11 00 a.m. Sunday School Sermon: "THE PLEASURE OF GOD" (Nursery Facilities) Enter to Worship Depart to Serve 150th ANNIVERSARY YEAR I? ST® GEORGE'S CHURCH tg° c9 RELIGION Knox WMS celebrates 100th anniversary Members of the. Knox Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society (W.D.) after- noon auxiliary, in a special celebration, marked their 100th anniversary Tuesday, September 18, and With the assistance of Knox Arthur Circle, entertained WMS members from Hensall, Auburn, Belgrave, Atwood and various church groups in Goderich. The meeting opened with the president, Mrs. R. McAllister giving the call to worship and all joined in singing, "Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow". The opening hymn, "Guide Me Oh Thou Great Jehovah" with Lorne Dotterer at the piano, and prayer by the Reverend G.L. Royal, started an interesting meeting. Mr. Royal, assisted by Mrs. G.G. MacEwan, dedicated a small plaque to be placed on a wall book shelf recently in- stalled in the church parlor in memory of a former member, Miss Ann McDonald. Life membership secretary, Mrs. J. Hor- ton, presented Mrs. Gordon Henderson, past president, with an Honorary Life Member- ship Certificate. An excellent summary of the history of Knox WMS Auxiliary's 100 years of service was given by Mrs. E. Bogie. Mrs. C. Edward and Mrs. D. Croft gave an impressive "In Memoriam" for all who have served, lit a tall candle and read an ap- propriate poem. Members then joined in singing the hymn, "Faith of our Fathers" and Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock read the scrip- ture from Psalm 61. Mrs. G.L. Royal introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. K. Rayner Of Paris, President of Hamilton -London Synodical, who gave a timely message, pausing to reflect on the work of those women who laid the founda- tion of the WMS. She said they had the vision and the challenge to press on, to build the society, to go forward, and now members, after 100 years, pause to thank them for what they started and built. Special music was provided by a ladies' trio consisting of Betty Wilkin, Shirley McMillan and Laurine Madge, accom- panied by Ila Worsell. Courtesy remarks were given by Mrs. Mabel Young while Mrs. G. Henderson presented a few "thank yous". The local chapter of the Knox Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society afternoon group recently celebrated their 100th anniver- sary. A luncheon was held at the church and executive members of the group gathered for a ceremonial cake cutting. Current Presi- dent Mrs. Robert McAllister (front right) cut the cake. In the The president thanked all who had helped in the special event. Mrs. Ora McCallum of- fered grace, Mr. Royal pronounced the benediction and all joined in the social half hour which was a time for visiting and background are, from left: Mrs. Gordon Henderson, past presi- dent; Mrs. K. Rayner, of Paris, Ont., guest speaker; Mrs. (Rev.) G. L. Royal; Mrs. G. Kaitting, past president; Mrs. C. H. Edward, past president; Mrs. C. Straughan, past president and Mrs. Stuart Peebles, president of Atwood WMS. (photo by Patrick Raftis) meeting old friends. Many were delighted to meet Mrs. Ann Leitch of Toronto, a former member, and other friends while they en- joyed lunch and the anniversary cake made and donated by Mrs. E. Bogie and Mrs. M. Bogie. The cake was iced in blue and gold, the Presbyterian colors, depicted the "Bur- ning Bush" and was attractively displayed with two beautiful bouquets, gifts of Mrs. G.L. Royal. Free Methodists celebrate Bicentennial of Methodism John and Charles Wesley would have been pleased with the proceedings of the annual retreat of close to 50 Western Ontario Free methodist pastors and wives held in Thamesford September 17-19. The group, as part of the Free Methodist Church's celebration this year of 200 years of Methodism in North America, sang songs written by Charles Wesley, the hymn writer of the Methodist movement (he wrote more than 6,000). They also participated in a liturgy written and originally used by John Wesley call the John Wesley Covenant service. Back home 'Tit h the retreat is the Reverend Herbert A. McLeod, pastor of the Free Methodist Church in Goderich. At the retreat, the Reverend Gary R. Walsh of Brantford, superintendent of Western and Northwestern Ontario Free Methodist churches, tackled the practical concerns of boosting attendance in Sunday evening church services and of finding creative ways to meet the spiritual and social needs of the churches' communities, whether through church services, home Bi- ble studies, or visitation. Said Mr. Walsh, "The Bicentennial celebrations of Methodism have quickened the members of our movement to an ap- preciation of our Methodist roots. In fact, there is a renewed desire in our denomina- tion to be the Methodist movement in Canada today. "As we've looked at a whole range of ec- clesiastical experiences from liturgies to SUPERIOR MEMORIALS 'Goderich Area ROBERT McCALLUM 11 CAMBRIA ROAD, GODERICH 524-7345 Clinton Area MICHAEL FALCONER 153 HIGH STREET, CLINTON 482-9441 SEE What You Buy . Nothing y oil burs siII e•%rr he a, permanent a, a fancily monument. It, pitreha,r s arrant, thought and guidance. See %%hat" you hny. kit the nment dealer who ha, a complete di,plar. and ..he, can de•.ign a perw,nalizr•d nm.•nI to harmonize'. ith its ,,u, rounding.. Vi e• have the experience. i. e• ha%e the rompfetr 411,11111).. `$ a ,perialize in fully guaranteed ett,torn de,igrned (,ranite PR Y Monument,. MONt' MENTS LTD. suNco.4ST M,01.1, doll() . ROOM (,()17ER ICH. ONTARIO social concerns, we've all be pleasantly sur- prised to see that our movement is still rele- vant for meeting spiritual and social needs." The superintendent added that he is happy with the church's openness to the whole Christian community. "We haven't had to resort to narrow bigotry or denominational chauvinism to motivate our people." Also speaking at the retreat, on motiva- tion and time management for church leaders, was the Reverend W.D. Kinney of Moose . Jaw, superintendent of the denorgivation's Canada West Conference. The Free Methodist Church is one of few Protestant churches in Canada to post a gain in membership over the past several years. It is an evangelical church that retains historical Methodist distinctives in Biblical theology, doctrine, and church government, and which reflects John Wesley's emphasis on the need to spread God's overflowing love from the life of the believer to his neighbor. Throughout North America this year Methodist denominations and denomina- tions with Methodist roots have reviewed the major themes of Methodism, which flowed out of an 18th -century evangelical revival that some historians say saved Great Britain from a violent, bloody revolu- tion such as the French Revolution. Two of those themes are God's freely given grace available to all men and women, whether a member of the establish- ment or a coal miner in Wales, and the capacity of everyone .to receive this salva- tion. Traditionally accompanying these themes have been emphases on personal "heart warming" experience of God through Jesus Christ and on the necessity of moral discipline. The Free Methodist Church in Canada has congregations in the prairie provinces and Ontario and Quebec. It did not join various Methodist unions in the 19th century that led to the Methodist Church's merging in 1925 with Presbyterians and Congregationalist to form the United Church of Canada. The Methodist Church was once the largest Protestant denomination in Canada. Special speakers featured during Missions Week at Pentecostal Assembly Wednesday marks the start of Missions Week at Bethel Pentecostal Assembly, Bayfield Road, Goderich, which continues on Sunday, September 30 at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and7p.m. Miss Iris Scheel of Kenya will be the featured speaker on Wednesday night. She has spent almost all of the last 30 years in Africa, organizing and directing Sunday Schools, Christian Schools and youth groups for the Pentecostal Assemblies of God of Kenya. She has found God ever faithful in her past function as Advisor of the Christian Education Department in Kenya. Wednes- day's service -starts at 7 p.m. New and Beautiful! Gemstone Rings set with your birthstone All our birthstone rings are set in 10 kt. gold, and are available with either genuine or synthetic gem stones. Top photo left Ruby, right - Aquamaririe. Bottom photo - left Emerald surrounded by four diamonds. right - Sapphire surrounded by four diamonds Birthstone Rings $4995 ETT now priced from only AN JEWELLERS N 8 Albert SI CLINTON 284 Main St EXETER 26 Main St. South SEAFORTH 135 Queen St East ST. MARYS 203 Durham St. E. WAIJ(ERTON The Reverend John Churchill of Thailand will be the morning speaker at both the 10 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. The Reverend and Mrs. Paul -Kohls of Kenya will be the Sunday evening speakers. They are presently serving God in the Pan African Christian College in Nairobi, Kenya where Paul is president and his wife Lynn is secretary and a teaching assistant. Pastor Jerry MacMillan and the con- gregation of Bethel Pentecostal Assembly invite you to come and hear what God is do- ing on what was "The Dark Continent" but now boasts the fastest growing Christian churches in the world. GODERICH SIGNAL•STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTMBER26i1984---PAGE 11 WINGHAM MI MQRIAI,.S *Monuments •Marker# *Cemetery Lettering Large Modern Showroom BUY DIRECT AND SAVE REPRESENTATIVES COMMISSION bus." 5.771910 Res. 357.1011 IS or 357-1535 BEST RATE Invilotmon ¢; grpntimito'60.000. 1 4 years No fags - Rates $ubleet to Change ANNUITIES 53 WEST ST., GOD[RICH. 524..2773• Collect HURON -MIDDLESEX (PROVO) LIBERAL ASSOCIATION NOMINATION MEETING The Huron -Middlesex Provincial Liberal Association nomination meeting to select a candidate to contest the riding of Huron -Middlesex in the next Provincial General Election will be held: ``AWED., OCT. 3RD SOUTH HURON DIST. HIGH SCHOOL EXETER AT 8 P.M: Guest Speaker: Mr. Sean Conway M.P.P. DEPUTY LEADER. ONT. LIBERAL PARTY All paid up members in good standing of the, Huron -Middlesex (Prov.) Liberal Association are eligible to vote. New membership must be purchased 72 hours prior to the meeting, however those holding '83 memberships may renew them up to the time of voting on Oct. 3rd. MEMBERSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING: GODERICH SEAFORTH ZURICH LUCAN HURON PARK 524-7901 527.0285 236-4280 227-4840 228-6356 CLINTON EXETER PARK HILL HENSALL 482-9864 235-2853 294-6771 262-5355 JOE HOGAN PRESIDENT HURON -BRUCE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION NOMINATION MEETING Lucknow & District Community Centre October 1st, ' 1984 at 8:00 PM No membership shall be issued during any meeting or during the 72 hours immediately prior to such meeting, except for the renewal of memberships which were valid for the last meeting of the Association. Memberships may be purchased from - Mike Snobelen Barry Schmidt - Barbara Fisher John Clark Don Alton 395-5167 396-9656 396-2936 353-7177 529-7356 Margaret Bennett Harry Clarke Joe Reichenbach Watson Armstrong Ken Campbell 357-2742 389-9820 881-2441 392-6536 527-0249 Church D' c First Baptist Church 1 MONTREAL STREET. GOOERICH Sunday 9:45 0 m. - MORNING WORSHIP Thursday 700 p.m. - PRAYER 8 BIBLE STUDY ORGANIST: MRS. ALYCE GARDNER PASTOR. REV. GILBERT KIDD (S..e.. ...e . v.._.. 524-9130 �.�..� f Calvary Baptist Church BAYWIELD ROAD AT BLARE STREET 10:00 aim. • Bible School 11 a.m. 8 7 p.m ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Guest Speaker. REV. REUBEN BRUBACHER SPECIAL MUSIC BY DAVE & NANCY Wed. Eve 6.30 p.m. "Olympians" for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 7 p m. • Mid•week Service Nursery Facilities...avoilable WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH North Street United Church 1 56 NORTH STREET 524-7631 SEPT. 30, 1984 1 1 :00 A.M. '11I41 l` OFFICIAL OPENING AND tIc 14 DEDICATION SERVICE OF ELEVATOR AND SUNDAY SCHOOL. -including- Sacrament of the Lord's Supper -Nursery and Tot Care Every Sunday - REV. ROBERT O. BALL - minister MR. ROBERT BLACKWELL - director of music r ' ^ BEREA-BY-THE-WATER LUTHERAN CHURCH Suncoast Drive, 1 Block West of Hwy. 21 iChris Wicher Pastor Office 524-2235; Home 524-4134 16th Sunday After Pentecost 9:15 Family Education Hour 10:30 Divine Service (nursery service available) Bible Studies: Tuesday 7:30, Wednesday 2. Come, Let us'worship the Lord I Knox Presbyterian Church i c i.t 1 1 6 1 c Anglican-cpiscopat North and Nelson Streets, Goderich Rector: The Reverend Robert J. Crocker Sunday, September 30th 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion. 11:00 a.m. Church School, age 10 and under. Nursery. 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer. Sermon: "Working for Salvation" - Phil. 2:12. Guest Organist: Williom Cameron. 2:00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Christ Church, Port Albert. 7:00 p.m. Youth Bible Study Group. -You are always welcome - 4