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Belgrave United to host roast beef dinner Feb. 11
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
There were four tables of cards in
play at the Community Centre on
Friday, Jan. 26. Winners were: high
pink card, Sharon Freeman; second
high pink card, Betty Thompson;
most shoots pink card, Louise
Hammond; high white card, Brock
Vodden; second high white card,
Gord Machan and most shoots white
card, Mae Ritchie.
The next card game is Friday, Feb.
9 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Kim and Allen Walker travelled to
Kalamazoo, Michigan for the
weekend to watch their son play in
the East Coast Hockey League. Greg
Dodds plays goalie currently for the
Indy Fuel out of Indianapolis,
Indiana. He has also played for the
Pensacola Ice Flyers and Macon
Mayhem in the Southern
Professional Hockey League
(SPHL).
Greg was just named to the SPHL
all-star team and while in
Kalamazoo, Michigan won his game
after being one of only four goalies
in franchise history to stop more
than 50 shots in a game. Greg faced
56 shots in his 5-3 win over
Kalamazoo on the weekend.
Doug Walker greeted worshippers
and handed out the bulletins at Knox
United Church on Sunday, Jan. 28.
Brian Hymers welcomed the
congregation on the fourth Sunday
of Epiphany. He lit the Christ candle.
After the welcoming hymn,
"Rejoice the Lord is King" was sung
the announcements and celebrations
followed. Happy birthday was sung
to Madison Davenport, who
celebrates her birthday on
Wednesday, Jan. 24 and to her
brother Jackson whose birthday is
on Feb. 4. Birthday greetings were
extended to each of them. Madison
will be five years old and Jackson
will be three.
The call to worship was read
responsively followed by the
congregation sharing the Peace of
Christ.
The choir sang a selection and
then everyone joined in singing the
hymn, "0 For a Thousand Tongues
to Sing."
The children went to the front for
children's time. Brian had a sheet of
paper which he crinkled up. It is
impossible to put the paper back to
its original state. Everyone likes to
see children in church and
everything they do and say leaves an
impression on people just like the
sheet of paper.
We listened to the Word of God as
Larry Harper read from Corinthians
8: 1-13 and Barb Harper read
scripture from Mark 1: 21-28.
Brian reflected on ways people
worship and that it might turn some
people off from going to church. It
must be what people want. The
young families maybe like
something different. We are all
children of God and we are all
welcomed into the Kingdom of God.
All you need to do is believe in Jesus
Christ.
We should all help each other.
Everyone is always welcome to
attend services at Knox United
Church, Belgrave.
The hymn of response was "All
Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"
Nancy Jardin reported on the Minute
for Missions which focused on
"Celebrating United Church
Women." Brian made mention of
Muriel Coultes who had been the
National President for the United
Church Women in 1994-1995.
Larry Harper and Ken Procter took
up the offering which was dedicated.
The offertory response was "In
Brussels dinner to benefit CFGB
By Marguerite Thomas
Southwestern Ontario has proven
to be a great supporter of the
Canadian Foodgrains Bank quest to
fight world hunger.
Canadian Foodgrains is a multi -
denominational organization made
up of many churches which work
together and in the community in an
ecumenical and inclusive spirit.
With the federal government's
assistance, those involved working
on fundraisers to achieve the goal to
have a world without hunger.
Whether it is to raise funds to buy
seed, donate the proceeds from
crops, hold a beard growing contest
or host an event, our area has been
very creative in finding ways to be
supportive.
Brussels and area will be sharing
the fourth ham and scalloped
potatoes fundraiser dinner on Feb.
11 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church,
starting at noon. The meal, which is
by freewill donation, also includes
vegetarian beans and gluten free
products, so there is something for
everyone.
Other area fundraising have
included plays and a musical night
in Brucefield. There have been book
sales, generous donations and
people asking for charitable
donations instead of wedding gifts.
Another great local example is the
Community Harvest Canadian
Foodgrains Bank project located in
Ashfield Township. For the past 16
years they have had a 10 acre plot,
provided by a host farmer, growing
corn, soybeans or winter wheat with
the proceeds of these crops being
sent to the Canadian Food Grains
Bank. Fortunately, this is also well
supported by the congregations of
various churches, agribusinesses,
local organizations and individuals
through donations, fundraisers as
well as collections from ecumenical
services. This has allowed them to
contribute over $260,000 to the bank
during this period.
Executive Director Jim Cornelius
writes in Breaking Bread that the
common denominators behind many
of the food crises are conflict and
drought. Both these factors displace
people and cause disruption to their
livelihoods and agriculture
production. Resilience and diversity
are encouraged in several ways:
• Providing Food in times of
emergency. The partner network of
member churches and agencies are
well positioned to get food to
those most in need quickly.
• Strengthening Livelihoods.
These programs support the efforts
of families to provide food for
themselves in the longer term by
strengthening their farming
operations, diversifying their
livelihoods and putting a focus on
conservation agriculture which
enhances soil quality and preserves
moisture.
• Improving Nutrition. The
nutrition projects include improving
the quality and diversity of people's
diets.
• Influencing Policy. Small
investments can influence and
improve Canadian, international and
developing country policies.
• Engaging Canadians. Because
of the support of individual and
groups, Canadian Foodgrains is
making a difference. From April 1,
2016 to March 31, 2017, there were
127 projects in 35 countries where
$41,238,231 were spent to aid
924,845 beneficiaries.
Within Canada, Canadian
Foodgrains advocate at both the
national and international level for
changes within public policy that
enables families and communities to
better feed themselves. Global
hunger is huge and Southwestern
Ontario is a small, but mighty,
opponent. Want to help? Check out
our coming events advertisement for
the Feb. 11 dinner in Brussels and
come join us. For more information
call Bob Kellington at 519-440-
9534.
•
Local competition
Two Blyth Bantam Girls broomball squads faced off against
each other as part of a tournament hosted at the Blyth and
District Community Centre over the weekend. (Shawn Loughlin
photo)
Gratitude and Humble Trust."
After the Lord's Prayer, the
closing hymn, "How Sweet the
Name of Jesus Sounds" was sung
and the benediction and blessing,
May the God of Hope Go With Us"
concluded the worship service.
After prayer a potluck lunch and
fellowship was enjoyed and then the
annual meeting was held.
On Feb. 11, there will be a roast
beef dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the lower
hall of the United Church. Tickets
can be obtained from Ruth Gordon,
Nancy Folkard, Nancy Jardin, Sheila
Nixon, Muriel Coultes and Kim
Walker. The proceeds will go to the
work of the United Church Women.
Starting Feb. 14 Elly Dow will be
conducting a Lenten Study at Knox
United Church, Belgrave. There will
be a half-hour social time from 9:30
a.m. - 10 a.m. The study will start at
10 a.m. and run until 11:30 a.m. The
study is based on a new book, "Why
I Believe" edited by Alydia Smith,
the United Church's Program Co-
ordinator for worship and music and
spirituality.
The weekly topics will include
questions such as, "What Am I
Looking for?" How has my faith
changed? "What gives me courage
and strength in my faith?"
As we meet each week through
Lent, we will share the stories,
experiences and reflections of those
in the book, as well as ourselves.
Sharing our questions of what it
means to follow Jesus, remain
faithful and choose hope, especially
during times of uncertainty and
doubt may introduce us to new
perspective that will help increase
our faith. This is your invitation to
join us for a faith lift. Everyone is
welcome.
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