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United Church highlights renovations with event
Marking the occasion
On Saturday, the Blyth United Church hosted a special open house to show off the
renovations to the sanctuary and minister's study completed last year. Renovation committee
member Terry Richmond explained that the floor, the lights and almost everything in between
were part of the renovations as the sanctuary saw significant work to make it more accessible.
(Denny Scott photo)
On Saturday, the Blyth United
Church held a grand opening to
show off its newly renovated
sanctuary and minister's study.
The renovations, which saw
everything from the floor to the
ceiling in both areas of the building
freshened up and/or changed, were
completed last September and, as
renovation committee member Terry
Richmond explained to The Citizen,
started off as a much smaller project.
"Basically, we were looking at
new flooring and that turned into a
whole renovation for the sanctuary,"
he said. "The doors to the sanctuary
were widened, we increased the
width of walkways to make it more
accessible, we repainted and we
backlit the cross. We also installed
new lighting and raised the organ."
The remodeled minister's study
boasts new flooring and new lighting
and the space was "generally
spruced up" Richmond said.
As a result of the renovations, the
space is now much more accessible,
according to Richmond.
The project started after Easter last
year, and was completed six months
later. During that period, church
services were held in the basement
of the site.
Richmond was part of a three-
person committee, alongside Lissa
Kolkman and Laurie Sparling,
which directed the project.
Shortly after the project was
announced and Richmond got
involved, he said there were many
offers of help from the community,
resulting in "hundreds and hundreds
of hours" of work done by
volunteers.
"Pretty much everything we could
do with volunteers, we did," he said.
Blyth gardening group updates council
The Friends of the Village of Blyth
showed just what the group is
capable of with a special
presentation to North Huron Council
on Monday night.
The group took over for the Blyth
Horticultural Society when it folded
in 2016. With more than a dozen
gardens and green spaces to take
care of, the group had its work cut
out, but, as Councillor Bill Knott
pointed out after the group's
presentation, it had gone above and
beyond.
"I would really like to thank the
group," Knott said. "You people
have far exceeded our expectations
when the Horticultural Society was
transitioned to this group. You've
done a tremendous job for a small
group. You do a lot of work and
cover a lot of gardens."
Group member Laura Edgar ran
the presentation, explaining that
there are 22 members of the Friends
of the Village and that the group is
growing. She said the group boasts a
varied demographic with different
ages, men and women, some in the
workforce and some retired and
some with children and some
without.
The group's responsibilities
include monitoring the trails and
gardens, fundraising for projects that
are beyond the scope of North
Huron's budget for park and
recreational work and promoting
Storm cancels church
From Marilyn's Desk
By Marilyn
Craig
Ca II
523-9318
Happy birthday to Bryce Glousher
who celebrates April 19; Nancy
McInnes, Glencoe and Gayle Poore,
April 21; Sheila Moore, Wingham
and Paul Craig, April 22; Sandra
DeCorte, Zurich, April 23 and
Tanner Brooks, April 2. Happy
Birthday everyone.
Don't forget to mark Tuesday,
April 24 on your calendar for Bingo
night at the Blyth Community
Centre. Doors open at 6 p.m. with
Bingo starting at 7 p.m., sponsored
by Blyth Legion and Ladies
Auxiliary. Come out and enjoy the
fun.
There is a Blyth Seniors meeting
on Wednesday, April 25 at the Blyth
Legion Hall starting with a potluck
lunch at noon. Come out and enjoy
the fellowship.
Mother Nature let us know
that she is in control this past
weekend.
Many buses were cancelled and
schools closed Monday morning
while many church services were
cancelled Sunday because of
the ice storm.
"Wherever your
Luke 12:34
knowledge of local spaces, Edgar
said.
She indicated that some members
will often take responsibility for
specific sites, pointing to the entry
sign at the south end of the village as
being cared for, from seedling to
show, by one member who planted a
Canadian flag in the garden.
As far as fundraising, the group
has found success, according to
representative Sharlene Young -
Bolen, with both its daylily sales and
quilt raffle draw.
"We were able to choose a
daylily," she said. "We named it the
Belle of Blyth."
Young -Bolen said that the
daylilywas registered, meaning that
any time one is purchased, it
supports the organization. To date,
the sales have generated $1,000 in
funds.
The raffle draw for a quilt crafted
by a group member also brought in
$1,000.
Your treasure!
(J.C. Ryle, "The Gospel of Luke" 1858)
treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be"
Let us see whether we have treasure in heaven, or whether all our good things are
here upon earth.
Would we know what our treasure is?
Let us ask ourselves what we love most.
This is the true test of character.
It matters little...
what we say, or
what we profess, or
what preaching we admire, or
what place of worship we attend.
What do we love?
On what are our affections set?
This is the great question.
"Wherever your treasure is, there
Luke 12:34
your heart and thoughts will also be"
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Future fundraisers include a
calendar featuring vistas in Blyth.
Young -Bolen also briefed council
on the group's social media
presence.
Deputy -Reeve James Campbell
commended the group on its
presentation, saying it had shown
"what Blyth really looks like" with
its "beautiful pictures" and
"beautiful flowers."
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Later, Richmond explained that a
list of all the volunteers was hidden in
the renovations to mark their efforts.
Early on in the project, Richmond
said a wishlist was created, and,
while all of the items on the list
weren't completed, the majority
were and the items left out
could be accomplished relatively
easily.
Richmond spoke as part of the
special open house to show off the
renovations.
Cappy Onn emceed the event and
delivered greetings from former
long-time Blyth United Church
Minister Gary Clark as well as
Cheryl Peach, who lauded the
accessibility of the project.
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