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Londesborough News
Brenda Radford
Special to the News
Record
"Take Your Seat" was
the theme of the service
at Londesborough
United Church on Sun-
day, August 28. Rev.
Fletcher included the
Old Testament verses
Proverbs 25: 6-7 in the
service because Jesus
paraphrased these verses
in the New Testament
reading, Luke 14: 7-15,
when He was speaking to
the guests at a dinner He
attended.
Christ received many
invitations because the
hosts appreciated His
teachings to their guests.
But this particular day
Christ wanted everyone
to think in a new way. All
the guests chose the
'best' seats, those closest
to the host, wanting to
feel or give the impres-
sion, they were impor-
tant. Christ suggested it
would be better to sit in
the lesser or lower seats
and perhaps be asked to
move forward. The ques-
tion was raised, "Why do
people/we have this feel-
ing of importance? Why
do we feel the 'best' is
our due?"
When Jesus lived
among people, He was
poor and often went
hungry and yet He is/was
the Son of God.
God doesn't look at
anyone's circumstances
in a human way when He
extends His blessings.
Our circumstances are in
direct contrast to the
homeless among us, the
ill and those in third
world conditions. Those
people are waiting and
watching for our help.
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Scott and Sharon Gardiner took up residence last
week in the former home of Bill and Rena Kolk-
man. They come to the village from Port Albert
but their home community is Hamilton. Please
make them welcome to our smaller community.
The Ontario Senior Games were held this year
in Brampton. A co-ed slo-pitch team from the
Londesborough area took part in those games.
The team played seven games from the 17th to
the 19th and missed the medal round by one win.
The Bible teaches that
the humble will be
exalted. Do the home-
less, the slum dwellers,
the refugees or the lonely
feel exalted?
Rev. Fletcher hopes
there is room within our
hearts to understand
being in the 'poorer'
seats helping others and
being exalted by God.
The Holy Spirit is there to
extend His hand and
guide us to the proper
seat at the table.
Terry encouraged con-
gregants to practice
inclusiveness rather than
exclusiveness. Maybe the
game of musical chairs
could be changed to
always be adding
another chair rather than
taking one away. Then all
peoples could have a
dance of exaltation and
happiness.
A quote in the morn-
ing's order of service by
Benjamin Whichcote
summed up the message
this way: "None are so
empty as those who are
full of themselves:'
Terry, accompanying
himself on the guitar,
sang the folk song, "The
Streets of London': This
number by Ralph McTell
was about what he saw
on the streets of Surrey
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Street Market in Croy-
don, England. It speaks
of the disadvantaged
there who were strug-
gling to find food and
shelter. The same condi-
tions exist in any major
city around the world; it
may have been speaking
of London, Ontario, for
example. It told of the
homeless, lonely, elderly,
ignored and forgotten of
our society.
The morning's Minute
for Missions told of "las
Esperanzitas', the hope-
ful people, of Chiclayo,
Peru. This group has out-
reach programs that
reach out to the margin-
alized peoples of the city
offering hope and bring-
ing to life vibrant and
healthy communities.
The Mission and Service
fund helps this group
financially.
Members of the Offi-
cial Board are reminded
of their meeting on Tues-
day, September 6 begin-
ning at 7:30 p.m.
The annual pork chop
supper will be held at the
Londesborough Commu-
nity Hall on Saturday,
September 24. Tickets are
available at several loca-
tions in the village and
from board members. It is
advance tickets.
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