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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-01-02, Page 88 Times -Advocate Wednesday,January 2, 2008 UCW January meeting planned for Jan. 8 By Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT THAMES ROAD - Church Service: As the Advent 4 Service commenced Rev. Judith Ritchie lit the red candle for Peace. The choir sang Long Time Ago accom- panied by the pianist Marilyn Vandenbussche. Rev. Judith gave the announcements and words of welcome. Everyone passed the Peace. The Introit Hope Is A Star was sung. Rev. Judith and Karen Etherington dressed in men's attire and acted out a dia- logue of the Christmas story which was well done. (After this I will call them the nar- rators.) Helen Kadey led in the call to worship responsively and the opening prayer in uni- son. The hymn 0 Come, 0 Come Emmanuel was sung. Karen Geiger read about the candles in the Advent Wreath: Hope, Love, Peace and Joy. Kathy Rohde and Kaylee and Evan Geiger lit the candles in the Advent Wreath. Then the narrators read some more. Marianne Veldman and daughter Miriam received the offering. The choir sang Glory In the Highest accom- panied by a CD which was well done. Verse three of the hymn As With Gladness Men of Old was the offering response. Helen Kadey gave the offer- tory prayer. Helen Kadey then led in the prayers of the people with Zachary Kadey replying as well as the audience. The Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. The narrators spoke again. Everyone sang 0 Little Town of Bethlehem. Then Mary (Kaylee Geiger) and Joseph (Evan Geiger) came and sat at the manger scene. Zachary Kadey read Matthew 1:18-25 and the narrators spoke again. Everyone sang Away In a Manger and little angels namely Katelyn Parsons, Kinsley Richardson and Sydney Rowcliffe; Little shepherds namely Justin Pym and Mitchell Rowcliffe stood by the manger scene. Three Wise Men came for- ward bearing gifts, namely Arnold Cann, Elson Lynn and John Pym. Other shepherds and angels were the choir members. Zachary Kadey read Luke 2:7-14. The angels and shepherds all spoke. Helen Kadey read Luke 2:15-20. Everyone sang Angels We Have Heard On High. Zachary Kadey read Matthew 2:1-2 and Rev. Judith spoke a few words and Zachary read Matthew 2:9-12. The hymn What Child is This? was sung and the Wise Men joined the manger scene. The narrators concluded and Joy to The World was sung. Helen Kadey gave the commissioning and the bene- diction. Everyone sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Announcements Dec. 30 - C.L.U.C. service at South Huron High School in the small gym at 10 a.m. Light lunch to follow. Jan. 2 - Standing commit - THE EXETER TIMES - ADVOCATE SURVEYED PROMINENT MEMBERS IN OUR • COMMUNITY • • ASKING FOR THEIR FORECAST OF 2008. WILL IT BE A YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT, CHANGE OR CHALLENGES OR WILL IT BE A YEAR OF CUTBACKS, HARD DECISIONS OR HARD WORK? ORGANIZATION: Mayor of the Municipality of South Huron KEN OKE 2008 WILL BE A YEAR OF: Exciting growth in South Huron WHY? South Huron is an ideal location far enough away from the cities to be a place of rural living and close enough to enjoy all the amenities that the city life has to offer for your enjoyment. South Huron supplies infrastructure for modern living as well as for future expansion. Exeter and Huron Industrial Park have areas for new commercial and industrial growth. We had new companies looking in 2007 and hopefully some of those companies might move here in 2008. A variety of residential living is available with full utilities whether you like town or village living. First class services are supplied at a reasonable cost by a staff of municipal employees second to none. South Huron is a great place to live, to work and to play. Some have moved here in 2007 and I think more will move to South Huron in 2008. THE COMING YEAR'S CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM?: The Canadian dollar might be a challenge, but there is not too much we can do about that. Any type of growth takes a lot of red tape and municipal staff have been trained to minimize the agony of going through this hassle. tees meeting at 7 p.m. fol- lowed by a council meeting at 8:15 p.m. The January meeting of the U.C.W. will be held on Tues., Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. Program: Marjorie Johns, Sharon Passmore, Anne Kernick. Roll call: "What did you cel- ebrate, the end or the begin- ning of the year?" Lunch: Joan Skinner, Sharon Passmore, Karen Etherington, Carolyn Johns. Christmas Eve Family Service A wonderful crowd of peo- ple attended the Christmas Eve Family Service and the Celebration of Communion Service on Monday evening. Rev. Judith Ritchie lit the red candle for Peace. The opening hymn Come Thou Long Expected Jesus was sung. Rev. Judith spoke words of welcome and every- one passed the Peace. The Introit Prepare The Way of The Lord was sung. Rev. Judith led in the call to worship responsively, and also a Christmas Eve Litany responsively. 0 Little Town of Bethlehem was sung. Rev. Judith gave the announcements. The children's choir sang several numbers under the leader- ship of Beth Cooper. Chris, Jayne, Sydney and Mitchel Rowcliffe lit the candles in the Advent Wreath as well as the Christ candle. Rev. Judith read "In The Garden" Genesis 2:4, 7-9 and Genesis 3:2-24. Psalm 91 was read responsively. The choir sang Love Came Down at Christmas accompa- nied by the pianist Marilyn Vandenbussche. Rev. Judith and Robert Bray read Scripture verses "Watching Over Us" from Genesis, Exodus, and Kings, everyone sang Wait For the Lord. Rev. Judith read Luke 1:26- 28, 31, 38. "Gabriel" Robert read Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph" Rev. Judith read Luke 2:1-15 - Bethlehem. Everyone sang While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks. Rev. Judith and Robert read from Matthew and Luke -"Angels Watching Over Jesus". The choir sang a beautiful number accompa- nied by a CD with Marilyn Vandenbussche singing a solo, which was well done. Rev. Judith read Revelation 22:1-7 "Angels Among Us." It Came Upon The Midnight Clear was sung. A Christmas Affirmation of Faith was read in unison. An Invitation for Communion was given by Rev. Judith. the Communion hymn Come Now, 0 God of Peace was sung. The prayers of remem- brance and great thanksgiv- ing were given by Rev. Judith and The Lord's Prayer was sung in unison. Marianne Veldman, Melonie Miller, Judith Parker and Anne Kernick served Communion. Jessica Bray, Maggie Miller, Sarah Miller and Megan Parker received the offering and the Doxology was sung. The offertory prayer was read in unison. The chil- dren's choir sang some more numbers which were much enjoyed. THE EXETER TIMES - ADVOCATE SURVEYED PROMINENT MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY • ASKING FOR THEIR FORECAST OF 2008. WILL IT BE A YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT, CHANGE OR CHALLENGES OR WILL IT BE A YEAR OF CUTBACKS, HARD DECISIONS OR HARD WORK? DEBRA HUNT ORGANIZATION: President/Chief Executive Officer, Chief Nursing Executive South Huron Hospital Association (SHHA) 2008 WILL BE A YEAR OF: Thanks, celebration and challenges WHY? 2008 will see the Emergency Room renova- tions complete, allowing staff and physicians to pro- vide care in a safe environment. SHHA will celebrate the major improvements to technology and equip- ment that were so required with thanks to our boards, campaign committee members and most important the generous donors. We will continue to provide safe quality care, working with our commu- nity and regional partners to ensure access to care. THE COMING YEAR'S CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM?: The shortage of physicians and health care providers (in particular nurses) remains a persistent challenge and concern. Without health care providers, SHHA will be challenged to provide care. We continue to work diligently to recruit and retain our valued physicians and staff and your support for these activities is needed. Our human assets are our strength. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: On behalf of the staff, physicians and board of directors, a sincere appreci- ation and thank you for your generous support toward the hospital capital campaign. We are truly honored by the positive responses that have made the campaign a success. Everyone made a huge cir- cle around the sanctuary of the church and each person had a candle which was lit and everyone sang Silent Night. Rev. Judith gave the com- missioning and the benedic- tion. The choral benediction of Joy to The World was sung which brought a wonderful service to a close. POLICE BRIEF Police assaulted SOUTH HURON — On December 22 at about 4:30 a.m., police were called to a structure fire on Main Street South in Exeter. Upon arrival officers found all the tenants were standing on Main Street and the South Huron Fire Department was attempting to clear the upper level apartments. All apart- ments were cleared by fire per- sonnel, with the exception of one. The door had to be kicked in and once inside it was deter- mined the source of the smoke was inside the apartment. A male was located passed out on his couch. He was upset that fire and police were in his apartment and was refusing to leave the building. The male was removed with force from the dangerous situation and taken outside. The male contin- ued to fight with police and attempted to assault an officer. He was arrested and taken to the South Huron Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. A 44 -year-old South Huron man will appear in Exeter Court Feb. 28 to answer to one count of "Assault Police." THE EXETER TIMES -ADVOCATE SURVEYED PROMINENT MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY • ASKING FOR THEIR FORECAST OF 2008. WILL IT BE A YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT, CHANGE OR CHALLENGES OR WILL IT BE A YEAR OF CUTBACKS, HARD DECISIONS OR HARD WORK? ORGANIZATION: Member of Parliament, Huron - Bruce PAUL STECKLE 2008 WILL BE A YEAR OF: Recognizing new reali- ties WHY? • Coping with a high Canadian dollar in a global trading community • Dealing with aging infrastructure - roads, bridges, water, sewers, etc. • Reconsidering Canada's place in world trade negotiations • Review of our foreign policy THE COMING YEAR'S CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM?: Collectively, Canadians need to a look inwardly and determine what it is to be Canadian, for example our health care system and our many social support programs. Surely when we consider Canada's many universal benefits as compared with the U.S.A., we would want to buy Canadian. We must cease the notion that tax reductions are our way to the future. Reductions to GST would better have been put to building infrastructure. Put an end to the free trade deal with Korea. Buy Canadian, identify in labelling what that means. Go back to our Canadian conven- tions - not USA directives, as we see our way for- ward.