The Times Advocate, 2008-07-30, Page 7•
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Thames Road enjoys annual pot -blessing picnic
By Rhoda Rohde
THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT
THAMES ROAD - Bridal showers:
About 45 ladies and girls gathered
in the church basement on
Wednesday evening to honour
bride -elect of August - Kathy
Rohde.
Beth Cooper played a lively piece
on the piano while Sharon
Passmore escorted Kathy to a chair
on the platform. Sharon welcomed
everyone and read a nicely worded
address.
Amanda Hodgert, Maggie Bowers,
Kaylee Geiger brought the gifts in to
Kathy.
After opening the many beautiful
and useful gifts Kathy thanked the
ladies and invited them to her
reception in Zurich. Several prizes
were won. The ladies enjoyed deli-
cious desserts and beverages before
the shower.
A good crowd attended the
Kerslake family bridal shower for
Kelli Fulton on Wednesday evening.
Kelli is getting married in
September.
Church service
Rev. Judith Ritchie was in charge
of the last church service until
September on Sunday morning.
Rev. Judith gave words of wel-
come and everyone Passed the
Peace.
The Introit We Praise you For
Your Love. Rev. Judith led in the
call to worship responsively and
everyone read the opening prayer.
Rev. Judith gave the announce-
ments. John Batten lit the red can-
dle for Peace and everyone read "A
Prayer for Homes and Families"
from the hymn book.
Rev. Judith read the Old
Testament Lesson Isaiah 25:1-5.
The Lord's Prayer was sung in uni-
son. Psalm 139 was read respon-
sively.
The choir sang Only Trust Him
accompanied by the pianist Jean
Hodgert.
John Batten read the Gospel
Lesson Matthew 8:18-20. The title
of Rev. Judith's message was
"Inside Out" with the congregation
and the choir assisting.
Everyone sang the hymn God of
Sparrows and read the Affirmation
of our Faith "A New Creed."
John Miner and Janis Richardson
received the offering and Janis was
greeter. The Doxology was sung
and the offertory Prayer was read
in unison.
Rev. Judith gave prayers for the
people. Everyone sang the closing
hymn Blest Be the Ties That Bind.
Rev. Judith gave the commission-
ing and pronounced the benedic-
tion.
Rev. Judith said grace and every-
one sang the choral Amen.
Many stayed after church for our
annual pot -blessing picnic. There
was a wonderful variety of food and
beverages which brought a won-
derful morning service to a close.
Services will start again Sun., Sept.
7.
Announcements
If you have a pastoral
concern/emergency please contact
John Miner or Kathy Bray and they
will provide contact information for
the appropriate person while Rev.
Judith is on holidays.
Aug. 18 - Out of Cold program -
Murray and Beatrice Dawson have
volunteered to go and are wonder-
ing if there are any high-school stu-
dents who need `volunteer hours' to
go with them. Contact Beatrice for
a ride.
Sept. 3 - Standing committees
meet at 7 p.m. followed by council
meeting at 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 7 - First Sunday back! Our
first worship service for the fall
with communion will be celebrated
at 10 a.m. in the lower part of the
church.
Sept. 9 - UCW meeting at 8 p.m.
Program: Shirley Cooper, Pat
Ballantyne, Margaret McCarter,
Shirley Kerslake. Roll call: What
did you do special this summer?
Lunch: Doris Elford, Ruth Anne
Osgood, Janet Coward, Margaret
Stewart
Confirmation classes this fall: Any
people interested from Grades 7
and up please contact Rev. Judith
before the end of July at the church
235-2803 or e-mail thamese-
limvilleuc@sympatic o. c a
Personals
Tammy Steinback and Justin and
Jacob of Staffa had lunch on
Wednesday with her grandparents
Bill and Rhoda Rohde.
At time of writing 'get well wishes'
are extended to Evelyn Horn who
fell and broke her hip. She is a
patient in South Huron Hospital,
Exeter.
Quite a number of people from
this area attended the open house
on Saturday in honour of Bev and
Burdene Morgan's 60th anniver-
sary at their shack.
Congratulations Bev and Burdene!
Happy birthday to Cole Heessels
who will turn two on July 31.
Happy birthday to Vanessa Bray
whose birthday is Aug. 3, to Doug
Rohde who celebrates on Aug. 5
and to Kathy Rohde whose birthday
is Aug. 9.
Correction
A calculation error appeared in
last week's story about sewer
charges in Crediton and Centralia.
A property owner owing $10,493
for the sewers would in fact pay a
total of $16,960 if the charge was
amortized over 20 years at 5.09
per cent.
The T -A apologizes for the error.
Lawn Bowl Tournament
Mixed triples/Ladies triples Exeter L.B.C. Tournament: Players came
from as far away as Regina, Niagara, Woodstock, London, St. Marys,
Seaforth, Chesley, Thamesford and Exeter. Top teams were Niagara
Falls 3W51+6, Thamesford 3W36, London, Fairmont 2w47+1,
Woodstock 2W45+1, Consolation St. Marys 1W33
cooking with memories
BY DEBBY WAGLER
Crispy Crunch Pie
THE SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME TO ENJOY A COOL, FROZEN
DESSERT AND WHAT CAN BE BETTER THAN CARAMEL,
CHOCOLATE, PUDDING AND WHIPPED TOPPING! THIS
MAKES A GREAT PARTY PIE (ALTHOUGH YOU DO NEED TO
MAKE LOTS!) BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE IT WELL AHEAD —
EVEN THE DAY BEFORE- AND IT IS EASY TO SERVE UP! GIVE IT
A TRY TODAY. CHANGE THE RECIPE UP BY USING A MINT
CHOCOLATE BAR OR A CRUNCHIE BAR FOR A TOFFEE
TOUCH!
1-9 inch graham crumb crust pie
1/3 cup butterscotch sauce
1-1/2 cup milk
1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding (4 serving size)
3-1/2 cup whipped topping, thawed in fridge
2-3 crispy crunch chocolate bars chopped
Pour the butterscotch sauce onto bottom of the prepared
graham crumb crust. Prepare the pudding with the milk as
directed and then add the topping and candy bar. Spoon
mixture into the crust and put the pie into the freezer for at
least 6 hours. Remove a few minutes before serving and
decorate with additional chocolate bar if desired or another
drizzle of caramel sauce.
Municipal Corner
NOTICE
At the August 5, 2008 Council Meeting
Municipality of South Huron Council will
consider a By-law to regulate a Waste
Management System and set fees for same.
Sandra Strang, CLERK
South Huron Municipal Office
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