The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-05-31, Page 22k
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What had had been an annual tradition symhnlize-God'apromise'in Genesis
at the Wingharri United eh,ureli for 9 after the 11064.:
more than three defies was
revived Sunday to help marls the
church's 125th anniversarmar.
• • From' 1930 o 1.961, the Firer
, Stinday. Service was a featUM at-
:" traction each spring. But when 1114
• PhyilzsJohns, the driving ,Inrce
behind the services was no longer
able to give that leadership, the
tradition ended..
The theme chosen for this year's
keffort was "God's Promises". The
•theme was displayed prominently on
a floral sign at the front of the
sanctuary. Above this was a large
rainbow, -fashioned out of small
pieces of paper glued to a cardboard
and wooden frame. Clouds at either
end in the gallery area helped
The theme Continued with'
*wee ' rustic crosses, deleting the.
death- of Christ; an empty taMb to
siOnjtY His resurrectign- and a
suspended dove to denote the w
coming of the Holy Spirit.
The arealii front Of the pulpit was sang,
fashioned into a garden containing
geraniums7 yellow -MUMS, impatiens
and -man/trees and shrubs. The
outer-T‘rimeter - of the garden
contained flower -box receptacles for
Sunda, _School children to dePesit
the small bouquetsthey had brought
in during.a floraliirocesson. Most of
the other areas Of the ch,urch, .as well
as the front. entrances, were
decorated with either potted or
arranged flowers.
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Andrea Grant:an
proVided an flsume
number "Trunniet- Vol
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find Grant, Sunday
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pRardine, t
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superbitendeit at the
United Church Sunday School smile.
tune ago and was the speaker at the
last Flower Sunday Service in lin;
Re spoke on the thetne,
illustrating his point by reference to
an eclipse as a kind of object lesson '
to show 'how we can either let God's - ""1".„ "
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.T°411heiselebfulfnio icilheodi6rr, tilu"krideedr. the
direetion of the church organist, Hap the ewer
Swatridge, sang 'Thanks Be To arena.
God" from the gallery. The service tQwa.r.d
was conducted by Rev. J. Rea
Grant, minister of the congregation.
In the afternoon„ according to the
tradition, there was an open house
for others to •co/he and view the
floraldisp.by,andatt arrangement of\
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FIMAN is the winner of MI ,Year's araillP and
award for $quadron 543 of the Royal Canadian Air •.
Ingham. Flight Sergeant ilooftman was presented with
by Clarence Ohm at the 'sqvadrominapection,held at the
e also- was. Presented with the graduation certificate to put
tudies this fall at the Royal 11.4ilitary College, Kingston.
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pictures•&Om past FloWer Siindays, By_Caiolyit GOUld, Supervisor read Or work. •
Mrs. Oarolitte,,MacDonald, Tees-. thesequesterednoOks,
ornize4yissei.1zirjgg. \The love of learning,
water; -hadalSo•rJoailect,the chure.h And' II the sireet serenity o1..
two quilts, dathigfithirisaiianiri 129; book" ,
that. ••had belonedite-iierfliannt;%,, , - • 1.87.5
C4rolinev(Teit„tvoit:*iiii0toita* tie! '
the Church. The quilts -40i pieturei, - For many rt is rninrn time
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of the -.YilinghaWiligte cfrand those research paWeit are due.
branchLibrary
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ccess. The study
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contained names, -of .,manylpeople The rlAriPigha
involved in it atthat, time OMvides study c
The UntUri--•`;`°Church Women allows wheelehalr
provided refreshment * and many corrals are aVailab
lingered to reminisce and visit. needing a self -eon
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Our lounge are offers a perfect
opportunitk to look Over your book
• choices or read one of our fiVe
ineympaperstvailablereplarly„
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Many new books have arrived arid
are on the shelves inviting readers of
all ages. • "
, . For more infortnatiOn about what
your library has tc,! offeryolt read
"Between the Pagel" ' next week:"
KIM MAYBERRYof 'ondesborough is this year' recipient of the
Robert itiiine M&p�)41.$10.!rd for most -improved cadet. hituriefrirvine
of Wingharn made he,piteeritation at the recent annual inspection
of the Squadron of the Royaf Canadian Air Cadets, Wingham.
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eeind Wingliantrack "fly up" to Suides this fall and
nne Carter, Meredith Chadwick, Jill Baynton, Mary.
weltand itieffbaalteetraway. Also Shown
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