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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-10-12, Page 13Wednesday,October 12, 2005 Exeter Times—Advocate 13 Thank you to everyone for your presence and support Dear Editor: I am the Rector of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church in Exeter. I would like to start by thanking the whole community of South Huron for your participation at the Community Thanksgiving Celebration which took place on October first and second of this year. Whether you had a dis- play in the showcase of community organizations or an act on stage you helped to truly make this event a real com- munity celebration. Whether you came for the face painting, the gigantic dragon slide or simply to check things out, you helped to celebrate and give thanks to God for all the gifts our commu- nity has been blessed with. And that is exactly what we did. The second day of the festivities took a bit of a turn with a special worship ser- vice including a com- munity choir support- ed by an orchestra singing Mozart's Sparrow Mass. What a joyful sight it was to see our big old church filled to capacity! What a joyful sound it was to hear the voices of our community unite in song and prayer. What a joyful opportunity it was for the people of God to gather and give thanks to God for all that we have been blessed with. The dinner following the worship service was Trivitt Memorial's opportunity to make visible our thankful- ness for the gift we have received from God through the gen- erosity of the late Mildred Grimes. Trivitt Letters made her to the thankful - Editor ness visi- ble by presenting gifts to Huron Hunger Fund, Huron Church Camp, Huron University College, South Huron District High School Music Program, South Huron Hospital, Exeter Villa and Habitat Huron County. All of these gifts that were presented at the dinner are Trivitt's response to the gift of God's love in our lives together. We have been blessed with an amazing gift in the Mildred Grimes Bequest and we con- tinue to pray for strength and guidance to use that gift for the building up of God's kingdom here in this community and beyond. The Community Thanksgiving Celebration was a complete success and on behalf of Trivitt Memorial I thank you for your presence and support. But who was Mildred Grimes? That is the question a num- ber of people wanted to know following the dinner. The truth is we did a great job rec- ognizing the source of the gift which is God. We did a good job at making visible the thankfulness that we at Trivitt have in our hearts for receiving this gift. But we didn't do a good job in let- ting you know who Mildred Grimes was and how she came to be associated with our church. This was an over- sight by me the Rector of Trivitt Memorial. I was responsible for putting together the order of speeches for the dinner and simply didn't include any opportunity to present to you the community who Mildred Grimes was. For that I offer my sincere apologies and give thanks that I am part of a commu- nity that is full of for- giveness and grace. Mildred was born in Toronto. She was the youngest child in her family. She was a beautiful woman with jet black hair and striking blue eyes. She had a great sense of humour, was always polite but at the same time was a shrewd businesswoman. Mildred had been married to Matthew who was her best friend. They enjoyed traveling and explor- ing the world togeth- er. Following her hus- band's death and fol- lowing a few years of encouragement from family members Mildred moved to the Exeter area. Those family members who were instrumental in convincing Mildred not only to move to Exeter but to become a member at Trivitt Memorial include: the Exeter UCW enjoys speaker EXETER - The evening unit of Exeter United UCW met in the ladies Parlour Oct. 3. A request to sign a petition in order to get the drug, Velcade paid for by O.H.I.P. was put forth by Lois Armstrong. Ontario is the only province in Canada that doesn't pay for this expensive drug. Guest speaker, Roxanne Bell spoke about her daughter, Brooke. Family life has been made easier with the help of several organi- zations like Easter Seals, March of Dimes and Make a Wish Foundation. She was thanked by Marion Kerslake. Devotions were taken by Barb Tiedeman, Carol Willard, Leona Morley and Marion Kerslake using Thanksgiving as their theme. Final plans were made for the upcoming bazaar planned for Nov. 2. Pat Down reminded everyone of the Fall Rally here on Oct. 24. with Bernice Santors as guest speak- er. 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