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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2016-10-26, Page 39Londesborough News Brenda Radford Special to the News Record LONDESBOROUGH UCW The Londesborough UCW met on Monday the 17th for their October meeting follow- ing a lunch of cookies and warm cider. Group 4 pre- sented a program based on 'rainbows: Lena Nesbitt offered some Thanksgiving thoughts, a direct tie-in with the rainbow which is a beautiful, uplifting sight for which we all give thanks to God. Jane Hoggart gave some interesting facts about rain- bows and read the poem, "Rainbow Bridge": Barb Bos- man revealed the meaning behind the colours of the rainbow. The meditation "Crack in the Glass" reminded the ladies that the rainbow was given by God to Noah after a time of hard- ship. Life has hardships but God wants us to see the good - like the rainbow - as we travel through these hard times. Two songs, "The Rain- bow Song" and "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy", completed the program part of the evening. President Helen Lobb con- ducted the business during which the group revised their 'keeping in touch' and 'stu- dents away from home' lists. A day of meat pie making was set for Wednesday, Decem- ber 11 following that morn- ing's coffee time. The Christ- mas Potluck gathering was set for November 21st. Two Life Membership pins will be presented at that gathering, and the group responsibili- ties for that evening were reviewed. The mitten tree will be in the sanctuary for donations from November 6 through 27t The ladies present at the meeting agreed to make donations to Clinton Public Hospital, Seaforth Public Hospital, the Foodgrains Bank and the Huron Resource Centre. POST SCRIPT A song of the early 20th cen- tury, "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", celebrated the pleasures of idling away one's time on daydreams and fantasies. Inspired by this idea, three writers, James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vin- cent, collaborated on another fun tune, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles': The scenery these autumn days is truly inspiring. It looks like the trick or treaters will have a snow free night of haunting. On Saturday the night sky was clear and full of stars. And I saw a shooting star. A shooting star in Octo- ber, what are the chances? I'm holding the experience close to my heart as a good omen. The bridge crew has pretty much pulled out of the village. There are still a few small pieces of equipment to be picked up. I noticed on my walk that they have installed new guardrails on both sides of the road at either end of the bridge. The work didn't seem too intrusive from my prospective. LONDESBOROUGH UNITED CHURCH Trish Macgregor, a Licensed Lay Worship Leader, conducted the 156th Anniversary Service at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, October 23rd. Music was an inspiring part of the service as well. The Londesborough senior choir presented their musical offering, "It Is Good, 0 Lord", while the ushers received the morning collec- tion. Also on hand for the enjoyment of churchgoers was a harp quartet, Kindred Spirit. These four ladies pre- sented four beautiful num- bers including "Away from the Roll of the Sea" and "Seek Ye First". Quartet members are Cathy Smith, Beth McKenzie, Thyra Knudson and Marjorie Duizer. Mrs. MacGregor gave con- gregants a whole new way of looking at jigsaw puzzles. When the children gath- ered at the front, Trish sug- gested that if they looked around the sanctuary the children would see many folk who have been in the build- ing before and who are con- nected to the church/faith family. And every one of those folk has a job to do in the church community She noted that the movie "Find- ing Nemo" was a great film about people connect- ing. The characters in the movie felt blue at times until they connected with others and their mood was changed. Each of the chil- dren were given puzzle pieces and together they put together a Nemo puzzle. Piece by piece and by each doing their job the whole puz- zle was connected and some- thing great was the result. Each of the children was given a Nemo pin that would remind them they are always part of the Londesborough faith community and God's church. In her message to the adults, Trish remarked how doing a puzzle together con- nects the people working on it. The people of the early church had trouble feeling connected. In Paul's letter to the Ephesians 4: 1-16 he asks them to serve God according to their calling; that a church has many parts but is still just one body. In the New Testament read- ing, Matt 22: 34-40, Jesus is asked what is the greatest commandment. Christ was being tested by the religious leaders of the day who ques- tioned His authority and resented His teachings. They were focused on the flat pieces of the puzzle, the rules and laws. Love was the answer to their question. Jesus wanted people to focus outwardly and find new ways to connect with God and others. These new ways were like the connecting pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the ones with knobs and gaps. The con- necting pieces signify reach- ing out to others and letting others connect with you. Both ways love, support, peace, comfort and commu- nity flow. We are all pieces of the whole puzzle of life but by being open to connections barriers are broken down and the picture becomes clearer. Mrs. MacGregor left everyone with the question, 'Who will you connect with this week?' LET'S MAKE CANCER HIST' P.Y Fpi: iirtf rrrlatiOrl about cancer, 1..888.939.3333 .5ellikei. jr to make a donation WWW.CarlC€r:ca Ch!. 1lill {yn.:fr tin Alain: Irrr ri w rirwr Wednesday, October 26, 2016 • News Record 39 clintonnewsrecord.com ROYAL i 7�"1J'� RO AL LEPAGE I r r a r �'HIIJHill ! ,r.ry}n. 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