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GORRIE The Unite chlWtt
Women met in the. ehOreh hair on
Natoli 2 at 2 -Ain, witho menTho"
present;
The wogram (WeEaste
story with hymns, soliPtgrOlin
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meditations by the commie
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Florence Gibson and Margaret Fer-
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Plans were made for the World
Day of Prayer service on Friday in
the United Church. The UCW
will
meet April 6 at 8 pan. with a guest
speaker in attendance.
Lunch and a time of fellowship fol-
lowed the meeting.
You are cordially invited to
join the fun
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3rd Annual
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St. Patrick's
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Saturday, March 19/88
8:00 P.M.
Variety Concert & nce
THE BRAMHILL FM& V,. Katrina, ',lett; Maven! who is hoklingAmanda, Ory6e.and Bak, recently moved
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tn Gorrie. Mr. firamhill is pastor of -the two-yeap-old-aorrie &Ole F:ellowshil:i. '
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Bramhill, the new pastor at'
the Gorrie Bible FellowshiP,
recently moved,his young family to
Gorrie.
A native of Palmerston, Mr.
Bramhill and his wife Gwen are
cifeif about their new role in the
Coinmunity and eager to provide
leadership and guidance to a
congregation of close to 80 people.
'The Gorrte Bible Fellowship
started just Over two years ago as an
offshoot of the Wingham Bible
Chapel, explains Mr. Bramhill.
Several families in the-Gorrie-
Fordwich area' decided to start a
church locally and have never
_ looked back. Mr. Bramhill and his
family have belonged to the Gorrie
Bible Fellowship ever since it
started.
Originally part of -the Plymouth
Brethren, Bible fellowships nor-
mally do not have pastors, says Mr.
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Am', letting their elders do the
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ministering. HoWever, the people a
the Gorrie Bible Fellowship decided
a pastor would ,Proxiide, le.adershi
and foCus to the group and enlisted
Mr. Bramhill.
v'e-iOng bee
involved with the churCh. Mi
Bramhill attended Emmanuel Bible
College in Kitchener and Was a
youth pastor in the late 19703', They
agree strongly with the fellowship's
Main principle — the scriptures are
the final authority and are infallible.
1 teaching backgrounds, folio*? a
curriculwn set *it* the miniltry of
P -ediciton:Theiiiiileii.edwith_tile
results, an -tough Mrs. Bramnill
achnits-some-days it -can -be-difficult
n for her and the children to get
. motivated.
White he and his wife are busy,
Mr. Bramhill. says he is never too
busy to help _someone in need onsl-
offers counselllng to anyone who
might need it.
Although she is busy with four
young children, Mrs. Bramhill says
she hopes to be of help in leading
Bible study groups and coffee hours.
They both, are heavily involved as
well with the fellowship's Awana
children's club.
Mr. Bramhill also works as a
school bus driver, _but is home
throughout the day to help his wife
"home school" their three eldest
children.
The Bramhills decided several
years ago to teach the youngsters at
home because they said they felt
they were missing out On time spent
with their children as they were
growing up.
The Bramhills, who both have
He also sees - bright things ahead
for the Gorrie Bible Fellowship. The
group currently is meeting in the
Gorrie community hall where it is
"bursting at the seams", says Mrs.
Bramhill. A building fund has been
established and a piece of property
is being considered, he says, in-
dicating the future could be very
exciting.
Peter Whitby of Toronto was home
for the weekend, visiting with his
grandmother, Mrs. Helen Merrick.
He was also welcomed into the home
of Murray Gaunt for a game of
cards.
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