HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-03-23, Page 9Wednesday, March 23, 2016 • News Record 9
The news from Londesborough
Brenda Radford
Here we are in the weeklead-
ing up to Easter and earlier this
week we marked the first day of
spring. I came across a little
quote by Loretta Bauer Buck-
ley that kind of sums it all up.
"Eastertide....portal through
which the sun shines....lighting
the universe crystal purity of
morning's radiance....lifted
from the velvet of night...earth,
brilliant and beautiful....a song
triumphant."
A treat for our home each
Easter time is hot cross buns
particularly with fresh maple
syrup. I did a little research and
learned hot cross buns proba-
bly originated in pre -Christian
England where the bun was
baked in honour of the Anglo-
Saxon goddess, Eastre, on her
spring name day. The custom
of serving fragrant spicy buns
transferred to Easter with the
rise of Christianity.
Other Easter breads come
in a variety of shapes and reci-
pes, dependent on the culture.
Some are baked in the shape
of a circle to represent eter-
nity. The Russian kulich is a
tall cylindrical loaf whereas
the Greek anise loaf displays a
whole egg.
Lilies are a symbol of Easter
in homes and places of wor-
ship. They represent the
beauty of God's creation and
purity. Early Christian
churches widely favoured the
white lily as the festive flower.
This Easter flower could be
one of a variety of white lilies,
the Madonna Lily of Greece,
the Formosa Lily of China, the
Asiatic Regal Lily, or the Ber-
muda or Harris Lily of south-
ern Japan. The Croft Lily
which was developed in the
US is the most favoured com-
mercial lily today.
Songwriter Civilla Martin
penned the hymn "God Will
Take Care of You" and was a
noted speaker. One day fol-
lowing a talk to a church
group she was asked to visit
with an elderly shut in couple.
She rather resented taking
time from her busy schedule
to make what she felt could
only be a depressing visit.
However she was pleasantly
surprised to find the couple
happy and carefree despite
their frailty. The couple told
her that their large picture
window afforded them a view
of sparrows. Their philosophy
was that if God took care of
the sparrows He was taking
care of them. The hymn "His
eye Is on the Sparrow" was
written as a result of that visit.
I felt it an appropriate song to
discuss this Easter week.
Knox United in Auburn
invites area folk to their Good
Friday Service on March 25
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The Official Board of
Londesborough United will
hold their next meeting on
Tuesday, April 5, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
The Board of Stewards of
Londesborough United has
tickets on sale now for their
Swiss Chalet takeout dinner to
be held from the church on
Wednesday, April 27. More
details in a future column.
The Londesborough Lions
Club invites the community to
another of their 'Olde Tyme
Country Breakfast' on Sun-
day, April 17.
With Songfest set for April 3,
April is shaping up to be busy!
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