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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-20, Page 6. a 744016 June ✓F 'N'7 /off/+. • / g`. ! . /,ter✓! hYf/l. o.e/'i "uA.(l 04 ..r• r. A� • 'r,. 1.. + l•l 4 1 1' /%rt Rev J. Roberts retires after twenty-two years y l l �rf:i r? BELGRAVE—Twenty-two years have elapsed since Rev. John G. Roberts; with his wife Kay, son Howard and daughter Alison, emi- grated from Wales to Canada. The family settled in Belgrave which has been his first and only pastoral charge in the new land. Since July, 1967, he has been minister of Knox United Church, Belgrave and its sister church, Calvin -Brick. On Sunday, June 18, a special and carefully -chosen scripture passage was read from I "Thessalonians, chapter five. This is St. Paul's senti- mental letter to the first church of Thessalonica. Mr. Roberts, ever con- scious of his people, counselled the congregation to keep what is good 1 Snap up the opportunities in the CLASSIFIED ADS 357-232p and throw out w at is bad. He cony eluded his mesge by challenging the members to be always joyful and convey God's message to the world. The choir sang .'Closer to Thee" as its anthem, with Mrs. George Procter organist. The sanctuary was beautified with floral arrangements of lupin. David McKee, Ben Barnes, Kenneth Procter and Ross Higgins passed the offertory plates. On Sunday afternoon, June 11, the members of Belgrave and Calvin -Brick held a retirement tea for Mr. Roberts and his family in the Women's Institute Hall, Bel - grave. Baskets of flowers and tea tables containing pansy bouquets beautified the hall for this occasion. Many friends from both churches and the surrounding community gathered to wish John much happi- ness in his retirement after 22 years as minister of this charge. During the afternoon, Jim Taylor called Mr. and .Mrs. Roberts to the platform and he was presented with white wicker furniture by Gor- don Bosman and Jim Taylor Mrs, George Johnston, presented Mrs. Roberts with a floral arrangement from the two congregations. George Procter had written an address which he read to the Roberts. Their family, Howard and Alison (Mrs. Mark Miculan) of Hamilton were present for this special occasion and joined their parents on the platform while everyone sang "He's a Jolly Good Fellow", with Mrs. George Johnston at the piano. A scrapbook of snapshots and clippings had been prepared, .recalling events from the 22 years Mr. Roberts has spent in this community. Refreshments were served dur- ing the afternoon by the ladies and a pleasant time was spent visiting with the many former friends who returned for the occasion. You can't catch an Oopee, but you can pick one up. For free. Oopee comes with an instruction book Oopee is a new kind of toy that curves and swerves differently every time you throw it. That's why Oopee is so hard to catch. But we're making it easy for you to pick one up. All you have to do is comedown to your Kentucky Fried Chicken store. When you buy a tasty Picnic Pack, we'll give you a free Oopee. Then you'll be able to see for yourself that Oopee is a ball. ECONO 12 PIECES OF CHICKEN 2 - 500 ml SALADS BREAD PICNIC PACKS BUCKET 15 PIECES OF CHICKEN 2-500 ml SALADS BREAD BARREL 20 PIECES'OF CHICKEN 2 - 500 mi SALADS BREAD 1%ntuckydChicken The real taste of li Zehrs Plaza, Jose ;here treet,`` f111 m 357-2221 ° While supplies last Evelyn Morin is wed in Kingston ceremony Marriage vows were exchanged by Evelyn L. Morin of Kingston and James L. Kenny of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, in a pretty ceremony solemnized in St. James' Chapel, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kingston, at three o'clock on Saturday, May 20. Evelyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Morin of Wingham and parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kenny Sr. of Bridge- water. Father Hibbardheard the cou- ple's vows and pronounced them husband and wife. Norman Brown was organist, playing the Wedding Music from Purcell's March. The groom's sister, Lynn Kenny, sang 'Ave Maria". Baskets of pink snap- dragons, white carnations and daisies formed the setting for the double -ring ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white satin cock- tail -length dress and carried a bou- quet of pink Rubrum lilies and white carnations. The bride's matron of honor, Lois McLaughlin of Hamilton, wore a dress of multicolored pastel prints and carried a bouquet of pink Rubrum lilies. Bridesmaid Pat Guil- let of Toronto wore a pastel blue dress and carried a similar bouquet. Jake Baker of Halifax was best man and ushering guests were Paul Kenny of Ottawa and Bernard Morin of Lahr, Germany. Pink carnations and, daisies deco- rated the Ramada Inn, Kingston, where the reception was held. Guests attended from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Texas and Germany. Honored guest was. Mrs. Gladys Forrester, grandmother of the bride. The wedding cake was made by the groom's grandmother, Mrs, Mary McQuaid of Richhiond, The bride's mother received guests, assisted by the groom's mother. Mrs. Morin chose a calf - length fuchsia dress and Mrs. Kenny a calf -length blue dress with pleated skirt. Both wore white orchid corsages. Following a motor trip to the Maritimes, the newlyweds will reside in Kingston. The bride earned her B.Sc. degree from Uni- versity of Toronto and her M.Sc. and PhD. degrees from University of New Brunswick. She is an assis- tant professor at Queen's Universi- ty, Kingston. The groom is a B.A. graduate of St. Francis Xavier Uni- versity, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and earned his M.A. degree from University of New Brunswick. He is presently a PhD. student in histo- ry at Carleton University, Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. William Coultes attended the United Church Muskoka Conference at Honey Harbor over the weekend. The theme speaker was Rev. Tom Harper, speaking on the theme "Communicating the Good News Today". A special guest speaker at the conference was the Moderator RevSang-Chul Ree. A packed conference of 300 Unit- ed Church men and women enjoyed a very interesting and inspirational weekend at the Delawana Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stopforth of London visited with Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor in Belgrave June 4. Also vis- iting at the same home were Philip's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stopforth of Liverpool, Eng. . Mrs.- Jean Wilis of Milton, visited with Mb and: lis. Gi3orOa Midge Mrs. Ross Higgins, Mrs. Gordon Bosman, and Mrs. Ross Anderson attended the Campsite Experience for the United Church Women of Huron -Perth Presbytery held at Camp Menesetung, Goderich, on Monday, June 12. Mrs. George Lewis of Milton vis- ited with Rev. and Mrs. John G. Roberts on Sunday and attended the Retirement Tea held in honor of Rev. Roberts during the afternoon. Howard Roberts and Mrs. Mark Miculan of Hamilton spent the weekend with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. John G. Roberts, and attended the retirement tea for their mother Friday evening in the Blyth Public School. They also attended the tea held for their father in Bel - grave Women's Institute Hall. Mrs. Anna Armstrong visited,. with relatives over the weekend. and attended ( ReV nti Miis:1thi'iii` G.116 t