Clinton News Record, 2016-04-27, Page 19Londesborough News
Brenda Radford
Special to the News Record
As I write this column we
are in a most welcome warm
and sunny spell of weather.
So I chose to give you
background on "You Are My
Sunshine". I expect every one
of you has sung or hummed
this little tune at some point.
Its infectious melody and
simple lyrics make the song
unforgettable.
The song was penned by
Paul Rice seven decades ago.
It has been recorded hun-
dreds of times and made
millions in royalties but not
for its composer. Louisianan
Jimmy Davis made "Sun-
shine" a huge hit back in
1940. Just before Davis
recorded the song he pur-
chased the rights to the tune
from Paul Rice who literally
sold them 'for a song', $17.50,
to fuel his addiction to
alcohol.
This sunny spell may be
our beginning of spring.
Having the windows open
the past few days has me
enjoying the bird's songs
both in early morning and in
the evening. Although the
robin is touted as the harbin-
ger of spring, I'd rather wait
for the red -winged blackbird
to make its appearance and I
spotted one on a hydro line
the other day. And the kill-
deer are scooting about as
well. Someone remarked
that we must get out our
hummingbird feeders soon.
This coming Saturday,
April 23rd, there will be a
recycling bin in the parking
lot of Hensall District Coop-
erative for electronic mate-
rial. It's a great time to rid
yourself of TV's, old com-
puter monitors, telephones,
etc.
If you are sorting out
your e -waste an appeal has
been made for medical
supplies for South Africa.
The Rotary Club of Grand
Bend hopes to fill a con-
tainer with donations of
items you no longer need
including walkers, canes,
wheelchairs, unopened
medical supplies left form
home care, braces, casts,
commodes, etc. These
items will go to the Clan
William Hospital that
Morag Watt visits during
the summers. Items can be
left at Radford's Farm
Equipment or Londesbor-
ough United. This is
another worthwhile project
that might free up space in
your home.
LONDESBOROUGH
UNITED CHURCH
The senior choir favoured
congregants with the
anthem "It's a Song of Praise
to the Maker" at Londesbor-
ough United Church on
April 17 during a morning
service filled with music.
Rev. Fletcher is currently
on study leave and Gloria
Wilbee, lay worship
leader, lead the service. Dur-
ing the children's time at the
front of the, Gloria told the
children that in Jesus's time,
shepherds named every one
of the sheep in their flock
and they always knew when
one of his flock was missing.
She reminded the children
they are all sheep in God's
flock and He knows all their
names. If one of them
strayed away from His teach-
ings, He would bring them
back to the flock.
Then accompanying her-
self on the guitar, Gloria sang
for the children, "You've Got
a Friend in Me':
Later in the service Gloria
sang one of her favourite
tunes, "Peace in the Valley':
"The God Who Comforts
Us" was the title of Gloria's
message to the adults. Her
supporting scriptures were
Luke 15:3-7 and John 10:
11-16, both accounts of lost
sheep. She noted that many
times the Bible records God
calling His followers sheep.
Jesus came into the world
to live near God's sheep.
When a shepherd finds a lost
sheep, he proves his love for it.
The shepherd's rod and staff
stands for the Holy Spirit and
the Bible. The church is our
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meadow. As the words of the
23rd Psalm tell us, God will be
our comfort. Life is sure to
deal all of our hurts, both
physical and emotional, and
when the hurt is too much we
can find comfort in the near-
ness of God. Psalm 23 talks
about a trusting life so com-
plete and true in God. Our life
overflows with blessings from
God so we can serve and
comfort others.
The Minute for Missions
read by Tom Pollard talked
about a partnership between
the United Church of Canada,
the Canadian Foodgrains
Bank and the National Coun-
cil of Churches in Kenya to
help small hold farmers
improve their farming and
situation.
The Songfest has been
rescheduled for Sunday, May
15. Surely there will be no
snow to interfere that night.
Camp Menesetung will
hold their spring cleanup day
on Saturday, April 30th from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be
provided for volunteers.
Credit will be given for stu-
dent volunteer hours.
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