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CHURCH PAGE Issues dominate conference
Can vve turn the tide?
BY THE REVEREND
A.F. LOEBACH
ST. PETER'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Can we turn the tide? This.
is a question that many of our
Christian church leaders are
asking themselves these days
when they are faced with the
breakdown of Christian
morality in our western
culture. With violence in-
creasing, with families being
split asunder by divorce, with
disregard for human life
increasing as abortion
becomes commonplace, with
sexual moral principles being
openly disregarded and even
ridiculed, it is no wonder that
there might be pessimism on
the part of those who are
concerned.
But the situation is no
worse than that which faced
that little band of Apostles as
they undertook to carry out
the command of Jesus: "Go
and make disciples of all
nations." Their world was
completely pagan, a jungle in
which the strong devoured
those who were weaker.
Yet somehow the command
of Jesus was. fulfilled. The
little band of unarmed men
Minister's
study
first took on the Jewish
nation, then the might of
pagan Rome. And they won!
They did this in spite of
having no resources, no ar-
ms, no allies, no prestige.
They did it in spite of 200 or
more years in which they
were savagely persecuted by
being imprisoned, tortured,
enslaved, exiled, put to death
by the thousands. But, in the
early part of the fourth
century, Rome had a
Christian emperor, and the
Christian religion was the
official religion of the Roman
Empire.
Whence their success? It
was not by human resources
but by the power of God.
These men were inspired and
strengthed by the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit, sent by Jesus ac-
cording to His promise, gave
them the power to maintain
their loyalty to Christ and His
Way in spite of everything the
enemy -world could do to
them. And they won! "In hoc
signo vinces".
On Pentecost Sunday,
Bishop Carter, no longer
Bishop of London, but
carrying out a program
initiated before his transfer to
Toronto, addressed all the
Catholics" of the Diocese. of
London, calling upon them to
join in a renewal of Marriage
and Family Life. The
program is designed to lead
Catholics to a deeper un-
derstanding and appreciation
of the teachings of the
Catholic Church on marriage
and sexual morality. These;
probably more than anything
else, are under constant
attack by the enemies of
Christ. And yet, unless there
are stable homes where the
vows of marriage are
respected along with the
power of sex, our civilization
will crumble. This must not
be allowed to happen.
It is the hope of the Catholic
community that this effort on
their part will not only be
welcomed by actively sup-
ported and even co-operated
in by the great number of
people who believe in the
sacredness ° of Christian
marriage. And the magnitude
of the task must not
discourage us. The same Holy
Spitit that inspired the
Apostles will certainly be.
with us.
MR. AND MRS. LARRY
MITCHELL
Photo by Frank Phillips
Live in Clinton
Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich was the setting
for the May 13 wedding of Carolyn Jane Chowen and
Larry Thomas,Mitchell.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J.
Chowen. R.R. 3, Clinton and the groom is the son of the
late Charles Mitchell and Mrs. Ford Little, Goderich.
Rev. Lockhart Royal officiated at the afternoon
ceremony and organ music was supplied .by Lorne H.
Dotterer.
Escorted up the aisle by her father, the bride was
dressed in a. floor length gown with a flowing train and
ma-tchi lg veil.
Maid I'of honor was Juel Howse of Clinton and the
bridesmaids were Brenda Forbes, Toronto and Mrs.
Christine Irwin, Vancouver. The bride's attendants were
gowned in floor length dresses, accented with lace
matching the bride's dress.
Groomsman was Wayne Scott, Wawa and ushers were
Jim Woodland, Edmonton and Harold Heipel, Toronto.
Following the service the bridal party and their guests
went to a reception held at the White Carnation,
Holmesville.
" Guests attending the -wedding who travelled from a
distance arrived from Vancouver, Wawa, Edmonton and
Toronto.
For a wedding trip to Quebec City the bride changed
into a pale yellow dress with a matching turban styled
hat. A eorsage of sweetheart roses completed her outfit.
Following the. wedding trip the newlyweds will make
their home in Clinton.' -
Open House held for group home.
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director will be chosen. this
week and that the rest of the
staff, numbering five in all,
will he hired for the Home
within the next few weeks.
After the staff is allhired, the
official opening of the Home
will take place.
The Home will operate on a
rental basis with the
residents paying a portion of
their Family Benefits
allowapces for rent which will
help pay for heat, electricity
and telephone costs. The
province will pay 90 per cent
of the Home's operating
losses while tine Goderich and
District Association for the
Mentally Handicapped will
pay the remainder. The
Home has already received
approval for a capital grant
from the Ministry of Com-
munity and Social Services.
It actually works out that to
maintain a mentally han-
dicapped resident in "a Home
is cheaper than maintaining
him or her in am institution
(depending on the level of
care)„
Betty Reid is a member of
the furnishing committee for
the Home along with Gail
Doak and Judy Williams. She
is also a past member of the
Goderich and District
Association for the Mentally
handicapped. Those involved
with the Home, were quite
pleased with the response to
the Open House, according to
'Mrs. Reid.
"We're receiving real
community support with Tots
of gifts and donations from
service clubs and churches.
Even the refreshments icor
the Open House were donated
by local merchants," she
said.
Mrs. Reid said she felt that
a,word of appreciation should
'be extended to Deb and Barb
Shewfelt who are leasing the
house to the Goderich and
District Association for the
Mentally handicapped. Mrs.
Shewfelt, she said, has put
hours of work into the house,
wall papering it, etc.
Mrs. Reid also extended a
word of congratulations to
past members of all com-
mittees who had worked on
the Group Home project for
the past seven years.
Kingsbridge
Congratulations to Tommy
and Rosemary Gilmore,
Grade 5 and 6 students at St.
Joseph's school, Kingsbridge
and members of the
Canadette Juvertiile Show
Corps who placed first in
their division at the Miss City
of Hamilton Baton Twirling
Competitions and third place
in the Eastern Baton Twirling
Canadian Championships
held in Ottawa recently.
Canadette drum major,
Tom Gilmore placed first for
his solo (boys age 7 to 10) in
Ottawa and in Hamilton.
They will be competing in the
Official Provincial cham-
pionships being held in
Markham on Saturday and
Sunday, May 20 and 21. Good
luck.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and son
Danny flew from Calgary,
Alberta and were met at the
Toronto Airport, on Monday,
May 15 by Jim Sinnett and
daughter Sheila.
Even the neighbours, some
of whom had been opposed to
the Home in the beginning,
are starting to take on in-
terest in the Home, said Mrs.
Reid.,
So, after years of hard
work, mountains of red tape
and government cutbacks, it
appears that the Group Home
is now a reality in Goderich.
It is an important first for the
town -- the second such Home
in Huron County. The other is
located in Exeter and has
worked out very well. Let's
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hope Goderich's Home is just
as successful if not more so.
This success can be ac-
complished with full and
continued community sup-
port.
If your organization or
group has any questions or
would like one of the
executive to speak on the
Home at one of your
meetings, call the workshop
(7307), Betty Reid (9525), or
Bevan Lindsay, President of
the Goderich and District
Association for the Mentally
Handicapped (6561).
MEMORIALS
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Phone Goderich 524-2373 or 524-6621
Member of the Monument Builders
Association of North America
Delegates from nwre than
300 United Church
congregations will gather at
Waterloo, Ontario's Wilfrid
Laurier University for the
54th Annual Meeting of
Hamilton Confe-rence on June
"2, 3 and 4. Representing
churches from the Niagara
Valley to the Bruce Penin-
sula, clergy and lay delegates
will debate current issu - of
immediate con o their
communities.
National Officers of The
United Church of Canada will
be present to ,•a,eak and lead
discussion th ` will focus on
French -English relations,
current trends in evangelism,
unemployment, disar-
mament, native rights and
the future of the small
congregation. Following a
controversial report on the
role of the laity, presented
last year at the Church's
General Council in Calgary,
attention will also be given to
the report by the United
Church's Task Force on
Ministry.
Those to be present for
discussions include: Dr.
Norman H. MacKenzie,
Associate Secretary' for
Evangelism: The Reverend
Guy A. Deschamps, Officer
for French -English relations
and Dr. Robert K. N.
McLean, Secretary, Project
Ministry.
Dr. George D. Young of
Paris, President of Hamilton
Conference will preside over
the annual meeting which
concludes Sunday afternoon,
June 4, with an Ordination
Service at Waterloo's First
United Church. Eleven men
and women will be ordained
to the ministry or com-
missioned as full-time
workers in the church. Dr.
Young says, "I call upon
delegates to search them-
selves in debate, discussion
and decision in order to
challenge the world, to build
community and to renew
commitment to living love."
The Reverend Russell J.
Anne McNichol
presides at Aux.
Hilda M. Payne
At the meeting of the
Huronview Auxiliary on
Monday, May 15, held in the
board room, the newly
elected president, Mrs. Anne
McNichol opened the meeting
by reading a poem, Time.
Seventeen members an-
swered the roll call, name
someone you would like to
The Blossom Tea is being
held on May 31 from 2-4 p.m.
and final plans were made for
it. The Blyth W.I. to be in
charge of the tea and tea
tables and Clinton W.I. to
take care of the hake table.
Any donations to the bake
table will be appreciated. It is
hoped there will be a good
attendance of interested
friends at this event.
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Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., M. DIV.Minister
THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant
LORNE H. DOTTERER, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1978
10:00 a.m. Communicant's Class
11:,00 a.m. Divine Worship
Sermon: "THE SECRETS OF GOD"
(Nursery Facilities)
(Sunday School Retires From The Service)
Enter to Worship
Crossley, B.A., B.D., S.T.M.,
of Dublin Street United
Church in Guelph will be
installed as President for the
Conference year 1978-79.
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about fitness,
you can tell
the players
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program.
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SUPERIOR
MEMORIALS
ESTABLISHED
OVER 50 YEARS
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Goderich Area
Representative
ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambria Road
Goderich
524-7345
Clinton- Seaforth
Area Representative
MICHAEL FALCONER
15u3 High Street
Clinton
482-9441
North Street United Church
iThe Rev. Ralph King, B.A., B.D., Minister /
7 Miss Clare McGowan, Visiting Assistant i-
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( Mr. Robert Blackwell, A. MuS., M. Mus.
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1{ Sunday School for ages 4 to 11, inclusive, from Worship at
11:00 a.m.
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SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1978
Worship 11:00 a.m.
SERMON:
"WHAT .STEWARDSHIP REALLY MEANS"'
Anthems: Sing Alleluia Forth - Thiman
Lead Me Lord - Wesley
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Nursery facilities Come and Worship With Us
Depart to Serve j
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Corner of Elgin and Waterloo Streets I
Pastor: C. Fred Day
CHRISTIAN•EDUCATION.HOUR 10 A.M.
"Come and Bring The Whole Family"
11 A.M. and 7 P.M.
Special Guest Speaker
"REV. STEVE HOLOMIS"
of
ALL -WORLD CRUSADE
Choir and Congregational,Singing
Happy Nursery Facilities
"More than welcome - You are wanted"
Victoria Street United Church
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1878-1978
Minister: Rev. John D.M. Wood, B.A., B.D.
Organist and Choir Director: Mrs. J. Snider
10:00 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
1- DEDICATION OF NEW MEMORIAL HYMN
]• l BOOKS
11:15 a.m. Benmiller Worship and Sunday School
W -E -L -C -O -M -E
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HOLINESS BIBLE MISSIONARY CHURCH
i , Sunday school 9:50 a.m.
1. 1 Classes for all ages
1 Worship Service 1.1:00 a.m. I
Prayer 6:30-7:00 p.m. ]
Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m. j
—] Wednesday Night Prayer and Praise !
j % Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God 1.
Matthew 5:8 f!
1. 1 ' Huron St. & Walnut St.
G. Clair Sams , Pastor 524-2785
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BRUBACHER Pastor
10:00 A.M. FAMILY BIBLE SCHOOL
11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
SPEAKER: REV. E. BRUBACHER
MARKHAM, ONT.
6 P.M. WORD OF LIFE CLUB
7:30 P.M. - EVENING SERVICE
MR. BOB ROBINETT
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY 7:30 P.M. MID WEEK SERVICE
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Ouebec)
Montreal Street (near the Square)
Organist Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - MORNING WORSHIP
Guest Speaker: MR. JACK CHRISTIAANS
Everyone Welcome
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Services held each Sunday at j
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i % 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. ] '
Sunday School 11:00 a.m. 1
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at 10:30 a.m. for the
"Bock to God Hour
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BEREA-BY-THE-WATER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Gibbons St. at Suncoast Drive
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1978
9:15 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL
10:30 A.M. WORSHIP
SERMON: "THE FLOOD OF
GOD'S JUDGMENT"
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ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
Rector: The Reverend Robert J.. Crocker
Organist -Choirmaster: Joseph B. Herdman
May 28th, 1978 1
First Sunday after Trinity
8:30 a.m. Jloly Communion
11:00 a.m. Church School and Nursery
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
Synod' Report - Mr. Fordyce Clark
7:30 p.m. Board of Management
— You are always welcome at St. George's —
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THE SALVATION ARMY
18 WATERLOO ST. S. 524-9341
9:45 a.m. Christian Education for all ages
11:00 a.m. Family Worship
(Holiness Mtg.)
7:00 p.m. Testimony & Praise
(Salvation Mtg.)
WHY' NOT WORSHIP WITH US AS A FAMILY ?
- PLEASE SUPPORT THE RED SHIELD APPEAL
(THE HANDOF GOD IN THE HEARTOF GODERICH)
OFFICERS LIEUTENANT & MRS. NEIL WATT
All Are Cordially Invited To Join Our Fellowship