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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-30, Page 30P I r1 GE' IOArrcCtrQDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1977 by .4t rt' 41, of.tension make f,? THE REV. JAMES REDDOCH St. Andrew's United Church Bayfield Scripture Reading: Jeremiah Chapter 42. '-- We are- living in days of tension and unrest when more and more people are becoming subject to nervous disorders .brought about by living under ,the strain of anxiety. Because of that, the message which the prophet Jeremiah had for the people of his own day, is of value to us today. The situation was this. Judea was an occupied country. A protectorate of the great Babylonian Empire. The governor of Judea, who had been appointed by the king of Babylon, had been assassinated, and the people were waiting to see how the Babylonians would react. There were only a small number of Jews left in Judea and they turned to Jeremiah for advice. What was God's Will for them? Should they stay' in Judea or flee for refuge into Egypt? They had an emergency religitth! They turned to God only in a time of crisis, and when it suited their need. Huronview celebrates The special programs for Senior Citizens' Week began on Sunday, June 19 at Huronview with a church service in the auditorium. Rev. J. lire Stewart of Seaforth was the guest speaker and Mrs. Doris McKinley, organist and choir leader of Ontario Street United Church in Clinton accompanied the men's quartette -• Stan Johns, George Turner, Chester Archibald and John Lavis -- and the Junior choir led by Mrs. Turner, Blyth and Bayfield seniors visited. the Home on Monday and entertained in the af- ternoon with a variety program. Administrator Chester Archibald welcomed the guests and officially opened the week's activities. Mr. Harry Baker was emcee for the program which in- cluded vocal solos by Mrs. Whittick and Mrs. McClin- chey, a violin solo by Dalton Smith and a sing'a-long led by Mrs. Mary Nediger, ac- companied by Mrs. Myrtle Parker. T•lte Goderich Township blunteers and musicians assisted with the activities. Brussels and Clinton Huronview news seniors were guests on Tuesday and presented a variety program with Mr. Ed Martin of the Brussels; Club as emcee. Mrs. Edna Baker, Mrs. Van Fleet, George Turner and Frank Hooper -entertained with vocal solos, Elmer Trick, a vocal solo, Ken Flett,violin solos,. readings by Mrs. Ida Livingston and Mrs. Edna Adams and the Trillium Club duet. The Hensall and Exeter Clubs visited the Home on Wednesday and the presidents, Mrs. Rundle and Percy Campbell, shared the emcee duties for the af- ternoon's program. The Hensall quartette included Mrs. Dorothy Mickle, Mrs. Pearl Taylor, Mrs. Myrtle Sherritt and Mrs. Dorothy Brintnell. There were readings by Mrs. Windover and Mrs. Rose Harris, mouth organ solos by Henry Adkins, a piano duet by Mrs. Dorothy Mickle and Mrs. Vera Ross. Entertining for Exeter were Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Fink- beiner, Mrs. Isles, Mrs. Merkley, Mrs. Hoffman and Ken Johns. The Dashwood and Grand Bend seniors sponsored a bingo at the Home on Thursday afternoon and as well as providing the prizes for . the games. a prize was given to the eldest lady playing. Mrs. Scott. 97, and the eldest 'gentleman, Tom Herman, 93. To date (Thursday night) about three hundred seniors have visited the Home and Huronview is looking forward to visitors from Goderich on Friday and Seaforth on Saturday. Everyone appreciates the extra effort made by the kitchen staff to provide the meals, and the lemonade in the afternoons. Also ap- preciated is the help of the Huronview orchestra who assisted with the music on ,several occasions during the week. Sorority on parade On June 25 a delegation of the two Goderich chapters of Beta Sigma Phi attended the Guelph 150th anniversary parade. After the parade they attended a lovely dinner at St. Paul's Church in Guelph sponsored by the Guelph sororities. The Goderich chapters presented the Guelph City Council of Beta Sigma Phi with the Goderich flag. Marlene Jafriet, a talented local artist, was the guest speaker and gave an in- teresting dem.onstration in watac'colors. A wonderful and in- formative day was shared by all sorority sisters. On June 18, the Beta Theta Chapter had a beef barbecue at the home of Bob and Joy McKee with their husbands to end the sorority year: Singing, dancing and lively conversation made for a pleasant evening. Family care workers meet The Family Care Workers held their meeting June 16 in the Board Rooms of Clinton Hospital. Speaker for the evening was Mrs. Dave Longstaff, Supervisor of the,,Kilbarchan Nursing Home, Seaforth. She spoke on the care and feeding of the patients. 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That is not an unusual reaction to difficult cir- cumstances. "We will go into Egypt" - everything will be fine. We will avoid the situation. We will run away from things. This tendency to escape is seen in many areas of life and experience. Yet God : 'is saying, "Face up to the situation with my hell)." Jeremiah said, "And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; thus .-saith..the . ,ard:;fzl.,Htsts►. the God of Israel; if ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt and go to "sojourn there • then it shall come.. to pass,`hat the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine whereof ye were afraid shall follow close after you there in Egypt." In other words s you cannot run away from life! "You will find in Egypt, says Jeremiaff, all the problems you "left behind in Judea!" In the deepest ,sense this is always true. Because we carry our problems with us. It is not the difficult situation that is important in' the long run; but the character of the man or siwoman Whit. This_.fl C s c....lea:.therly tuation. . I shown in the parable Jesus told' about the two houses. One built on rock. The other on sand. The storms came and the wind blew and beat upon both houses alikeolit was the foundation that made the difference whether the house fell or not! Not the outward circumstances. We cannot escape from the trials and testings of life by going down to Egypt, as it were. There are certain circumstances in which God's Will for us is "Stay and face the situation with My help". There are certain inevitable things from `which, however far we run, we cannot run away. Things which no -amount of wor-ry-:or,:.ankiety,.:, can alter. "Which of you, said Jesus, can add a cubit to his height by troubling about it". We must face certain trying, yet unavoidable situations as part of God's Will for us. Accepting them whatever they may be. 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