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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2018-04-19, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018. PAGE 15. MacDonald leaves local United Churches for Calgary 519-523-4224 www.blythunited.org SUNDAY SERVICE and S HOOL: 11:00 am WELCOME HILLARY MAC DONALD Minister Music Director Rev. Gary Clark 1M,o.. Floyd Herman M.E . Illl!Inn Io Adieu Blyth and Brussels United Churches worship leader Hillary MacDonald, shown above last year when she started with the churches, is pursuing her career in the clergy in Calgary. Her last local service will be on April 29 at Brussels United Church. (File photo) By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen After several months serving at the head of Blyth and Brussels United Churches, Hillary MacDonald is moving on to Calgary. MacDonald's last service in Huron County will be on Sunday, April 29, a joint service at Brussels United Church at 11 a.m. followed by lunch. She will then begin her time as the Co-ordinator Team Minister with St. Andrew's United Church in Calgary on June 24. With her internship coming to an end this month, MacDonald had been considering her options, which included applying to be the full-time minister for both Blyth and Brussels United Churches. However, as she consulted the United Church of Canada's vacancy list, she kept coming back to St. Andrew's, saying there was something that was attracting her to the job. The church, she said, made a drastic change to its operations five years ago when it rid itself of its church building. Without the traditional bricks -and -mortar church building, the congregation has focused on outreach throughout the Calgary community, which MacDonald feels is very "dynamic" and "progressive" for the United Church. "It's just so different from the traditional congregation," she said. Not only did she feel like the church's vision fit with her own, but she feels it's the way of the future for ministry. Reaching out into the community and expanding beyond the faith community into the community proper, she said, should be something for which every church strives. MacDonald first applied to the job earlier this year and then travelled to Alberta for an in-person interview that would land her the job late last month. She says that she's sad to be leaving Huron County and the communities of Blyth and Brussels. "My heart is sad that I have to leave," she said, but she feels that she truly listened to God's calling throughout the process and feels that St. Andrew's will be a good match for her specific set of skills. She said she was ready to apply to the local church, but St. Andrew's just kept coming up again and again every time she looked at the list. As far as what she's taken with her from the Blyth and Brussels United Church congregations, she says it has been a true sense of community that expands beyond the faith community. She says the churches have taught her a huge lesson that she'll take with her to her next placement within the church. MacDonald's final service is set for Sunday, April 29 at Brussels United Church. The service will begin at 11 a.m. and a lunch will follow. Cemetery fees updated North Huron has implemented changes to charges for postmortem care in the municipality. In a report and accompanying fee schedule presented at North Huron Council's April 3 meeting, Deputy - Clerk Richard Al suggested that North Huron Council increase the fees in addition to including an annual increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). While interment rates weren't changed, winter burials were removed from the list of available services for the municipality. Winter storage fees were increased from $75 to $130 for interments in North Huron. Storage for burials outside Council approves final funding for HMA Huron County Council has approved $10,000 in transitional funding for the Huron Manufacturing Association. County Acting Director of Economic Development Cody Joudry spoke to the report at council's April 11 committee of the whole meeting, saying that the move is to help the organization become more self-sustaining. Joudry said that when the Huron County Economic Development Department restructured in 2015, county funding for the organization was eliminated, as was staff support. In order to ease the transition, he said, a mutual understanding was reached that the county would provide $10,000 in funding each year for three years. This year will be the last year of that transitional funding, which is included in the year's economic development budget. Joudry said that the association was offered the opportunity to undertake facilitated planning sessions with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, which was completed in late 2016. As a result, the organization's new strategic plan outlined three priorities for 2017-2020: Education, networking and celebration. "The Huron Manufacturing Association is poised to continue Obituaries JANICE MACDONALD Janice "Jan" Elizabeth (Little) MacDonald of Petawawa, passed away peacefully with her daughter Cathy by her side at Marianhill, Pembroke on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. She was 68. Janice was the wife of the late Gerald (Jerry) MacDonald and loved mother of Chris and his wife Lori, Petawawa; Cathy and her husband Chance, Barrie; Kelly and her husband Jordan, London and John and his wife Natasha, London. She was the dear grandmother of Kensington and grandchildren in London. Jan was sister of Patricia Schellenberger and her husband Steve, Bornholm and Ted Little and his wife Marlene, Brussels. Janice is also survived by members of her husband Jerry's family and by nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Jean and William Little. Memorial visitation will be held at Malcolm, Deavitt and Binhammer Funeral Home, 141 Renfrew St., Pembroke on April 19 from 7 - 9 p.m. A memorial service will be held in the chapel on Friday, April 20 at 11 a.m. Spring interment is in All Saint's Anglican Cemetery, Petawawa. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to OSPCA or Marianhill would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at www.mdbfuneralhome.com GENE LARRY ARTHUR THOMPSON Mr. Gene Larry Arthur Thompson of RR 2, Bluevale, passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 6, 2018. He was in his 77th year. Gene was the husband of the late Judith Thompson; father of Larry and Wanda Thompson and Dan and Marie Thompson, all of Listowel and grandfather of Megan, Dawn and Abby. Gene was the brother of Dawn Brown and Lynda and Larry Legate, all of Guelph and Bonita and Dave Hodgkinson, Kelowna, British Columbia and brother-in-law of Doreen Eccelstone. He was predeceased by his infant daughter Elizabeth, his sister Dot Manfini and her husband James, sister Patricia Douglas and her husband William and sister Gertrude Pringlemeir and her husband Frank, his brother Sonny Thompson and brother-in-law Albert Brown. Visitation was held at the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel on April 8. The funeral service was held at Calvary United Church, Listowel on Monday, April 9. Rev. George Russell officiated. Spring interment is in Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus. Memorial donations to Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.eatonfuneralhome.ca operating as a self-sustaining industry organization. However, staff are concerned that the board have not, as yet, taken necessary steps to ensure self-sufficiency," the report stated. Joudry said that some members of the organization were still not happy about the new arrangement. Council approved the report, which was prepared by Economic Development Officer Chris Watson and presented by Joudry. Are you tired of getting a second-han newspaper of North Huron were added to the list of fees at $250. Late interment services were also changed, having previously started at 4 p.m., any interment and funeral starting at 2 p.m. or later, or held on a Saturday, will cost 1.5 times the regular rate. Disinterment rates were increased from $1,200 to $1,500 for a casket, $1,000 to $1,300 for a casket in the vault and $1,300 for a crypt in a mausoleum, up from $550. Disinterment of cremated remains were also added to the list, costing $375. Council approved the changes by bylaw. BOX 158 WINGHAM ONT NOG 2W0 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 Be first in line and get your own subscription! One year subscription to The Citizen $3800 only Enclosed is $38.00 for a 1 -year subscription Name Address Town Postal Code On-line subscriptions available too at www.northhuron.on.ca Mail cheque & coupon to: P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, Blyth, ON NOM 1H0 Brussels, ON NOG 1H0 •