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Auburn chosen as venue for special guest speaker
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
By Mark
Royal!
Call
519-441-2223
I'm giddy. I am giddy for Auburn.
So now you are wondering why. I
will be glad to tell you. Back in
January I did an informal and
anonymous survey of our
congregation at Huron Chapel
asking them about some of the
teaching areas they would like to
cover in the coming year. The
number one response was this, they
wanted to live a more effective life
as a Christian. Because this survey
was anonymous, I didn't ask people
to sign their names because I wanted
real answers. I knew this was a real
heartfelt need.
I remember hearing a fellow by
the name of Bob Goff speak at a
conference I attended in southern
California a number of years ago.
After hearing Bob speak I was very
inspired to do something bigger in
relationship with God. I also
remember laughing a lot. He is an
New members
Auburn's Huron Chapel welcomed new members to its fold over the weekend.From left: Adam
and Angie Zondervan, Duncan and Janine Sissing, Isabelle and Dave Gagne, Izaak De Jager.
Absent is new member Jewel Eden. (Mark Royal' photo)
Council strikes police committee
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
North Huron Township Council is
pursuing all the facts before trying to
make a decision regarding policing
throughout the township.
During council's March 7
meeting, a Policing Advisory
Committee was established
consisting of Wingham Police Chief
Tim Poole, North Huron Polcie
Services Board (NHPSB)
Chair/North Huron Councillor
Trevor Seip, Reeve Neil Vincent
and NHPSB member Bill
Gregoriadis.
The board, which will be working
with the support of North Huron
staff and alongside representation
from the Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) will develop terms of
reference, to be approved by council
in the future, that will be attached to
the bylaw that created the group.
The board will be responsible for
looking at the costing of OPP
coverage, which has increased in
most municipalities throughout
Ontario, versus the cost of the
Wingham Police Service.
If previous council discussions are
an indicator of the purpose of the
board, the committee could look at
having the Wingham Police Service
expand to the other wards of the
municipality, look at abolishing the
Wingham Police Service or a reality
somewhere between the two.
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The Auburn and District Lions donated $4,000 to the dialysis unit in Goderich on Sunday to
help cover expenses for the medically necessary service. The money came from breakfasts
the group held, as well as draws, community calendars and general fundraising. From left:
Auburn Lion Kim Teed, Larry Jeffery of the dialysis committee, Brenda Teichert of the dialysis
committee, John Grace of the dialysis committee, Auburn Lions President Ben Craig,
Secretary Bob Worsell and Lion Greg Park. Craig said the donation was a great one to make
because everyone knows someone who needs the service. (Denny Scott photo)
entertaining speaker. Bob wrote the
New York Times bestseller, Love
Does. It is a book and a movement
about the love of Jesus in action.
The book also has a DVD study
component you can purchase and I
thought this would be a great study
for the people in Auburn who are
saying they want to live more
effectively as a Christian.
Bob Goff isn't a pastor. He is a
lawyer who owns and runs a very
successful law firm. Bob loves to put
his faith into action so also founded
an organization called Restore
International. Bob began Restore
International after a trip he took to
India, where he witnessed extreme
human rights violations. Restore
India started with efforts to free
those in bonded labor, sex trafficking
or otherwise exploited.
In 2006, Restore began working in
Uganda in human rights and
education. They continue to work in
both India and Uganda with a variety
of programs along with the
following countries: Somalia, Nepal
and Iraq. Because of his productive
work with Restore in Uganda, the
country asked Bob to be their
Honorary Consul for the Republic of
Uganda to the United States.
So Bob is also a diplomat.
However, there is more to his story.
Bob is also a professor at Pepperdine
Law School where he teaches non-
profit law, and at Point Loma
Nazarene University, where he
teaches business law.
Now, in my bold naivete I thought,
wouldn't it be great if we brought
Bob to Auburn in person to speak
and inspire us here? So back in
January I enquired. I tried... but the
professor, lawyer, diplomat,
advocate and author was booked
right through to next year. However,
I didn't give up and I kept checking
in to see if he could somehow come.
Finally on Feb. 10 it was looked
rather bleak for any possibility of
him coming to Auburn for I said,
"Thank you, and perhaps we could
do something in 2017."
Then one week later on Feb. 17
they contacted me and said,
"Would, May 21-22 of this year
work for you" I said, "YES...we
will make it work" As I am writing
this Bob Goff is in Amman, Jordan
and when he leaves Auburn he will
be going to Disneyland in California
to lead a conference. But in between
now and then, Bob will be in
Auburn. So I am thrilled... giddy
really, to have Bob Goff coming here
on May 21-22. If you would like to
know more about Bob visit his
website at bobgoff.com
One of the highlights this week,
and there were many, was
welcoming eight new members into
Huron Chapel. These are people
who have shown a commitment to
the church and who have used their
gifts and abilities in God's work.
We are more effective as a church
with them on our team. We
celebrated as a church family
following the service with a pulled
pork lunch and with cake made in
the new members' honour.
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