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May 21 UCW potluck to feature Alaskan slide show
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, April 26
was Tom Cronin. Ushering were
Tom Cronin and Cliff Snell. Floyd
Herman was music director and
Letisha Kolkman ran the power
point. John Stewart welcomed
everyone to church and drew
attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin.
The Lions Club is collecting
bicycles to send to Africa. While you
are spring cleaning and come across
a bicycle that you no longer use, give
Mary Lou or John Stewart a call at
519-526-4528 and they will see that
someone picks it up. He reminded
everyone that the UCW have funds
set aside to help assist a child in the
Blyth area to go to Camp
Menesetung in 2015. If you need
some assistance, please call Joan
Clark 519-523-9659.
The UCW is holding its potluck
supper on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30
p.m. Barb and Terry Richmond will
be showing pictures from their trip
to Alaska. Everyone is invited to
come along. John invited everyone
to greet one another and say good
morning. He read the call to worship
and the minute for missions, which
was a story of a youth going to a
program Wampum in which 15
aboriginal youth and 15 non-
aboriginal youth took part at Five
Oaks in Paris, Ontario. The hymn
“Hey Now! Singing Hallelujah” was
sung.
Rev. Gary Clark led the opening
prayer with the sign language in the
response. The hymn “Behold,
Behold, I make All Things New”
was sung. The scripture was from 11
Corinthians 9: 6-15. The story was
about the sowing of the seed and the
harvest. If we only sow a few seeds
we will only get a small harvest, but
sow many seeds and we will get a
bountiful harvest. Rev. Clark asked
the children if they thought that one
seed of grass would cover the spots
on the grass left bare from the
winter. He told them that if we all
plant plenty of seed we will get a
better grass covering. The children
said a prayer along with the
congregation and went downstairs
for their time of fellowship.
The choir sang the anthem “How
Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
which Floyd Herman told a short
history about. The scripture from
Acts 3: 1-10 tells us the story of
Peter and John wondering how they
would ever tell the stories of Jesus
without Him. They came across a
beggar at the temple who was lame
and begging for food. Peter asked
the beggar to stand up and walk and
his legs became straight and the
beggar walked into the temple with
Peter and John. Many people walked
by the beggar but Peter stopped and
took his hand.
This was like the story that Jesus
told of the Good Samaritan. This is
what Jesus would have done. We
must share the stories that Jesus
taught us. If we all sow that seed and
tell the stories that Jesus taught us
the harvest will be plentiful. When
we spread the seed alone it makes
for a small harvest but when we
share the stories we end up with a
good harvest and many people in
church. The people of the church
have to reach out with their strongest
hand and welcome new people to
church.
The hymn “Come, You Thankful
People, Come” was sung followed
by the receiving of the offering, the
offertory response “For Food in a
World,” the offertory prayer, the
prayers for the people, silent prayers
and the singing of the Lord’s Prayer.
The last hymn “Jesus Shall Reign”
was followed by the choral “Amen.”
Everyone was invited for coffee,
treats and fellowship.
Wash & Fold Services
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Paul’s wise theory of life
(J. R. Miller,“Breaking Away from Our Past”)
“But one this I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus!” Philippians 3:13-14
We have here Paul’s wise theory of life--progress by forgetting, by letting go of
the things that are past.
“Forgetting what is behind.” Probably most of us have done things we would much
like... to leave behind, to blot out from memory, to cut altogether loose from, to
bury in oblivion. We cannot turn back the hands of the clock, that we may have
any day over again. But we may bring to God all the mistakes, the follies, the sins-
-and He will forgive us, and then use even these poor broken things for good.
A traveler tells of finding a place beside the sea, where many ships were dashed
upon the rocks--and a beautiful house built altogether from pieces of wreckage
gathered from the shore.
That is about the best many of us can do. We have little else to bring to God but
wreckage--disobediences, broken commandments, mistakes, sins. Yet it is a
wonderful thought that even with such materials, if we are truly penitent and
repentant--our Master will work, helping us to build beauty in our lives. Sins
forgiven become lessons for us. Out of a past full of failures, we may make a
future full of strength and beauty--through the grace of Christ. We cannot forget
our sins, but we may be wiser and better for them.
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Happy birthday Mae Ritchie,
Sheron Stadelmann, Annie Sparling,
Samantha Kerr, Ula Richmond,
Braemar Nursing Home, Wingham
and Alice Hakkers, Goderich who
celebrate May 2; Artletta Hallahan
and Kay Buchanan, May 4 and
Nancy Daer, Wingham, May 5.
Come to a spaghetti supper at the
Trinity Anglican Church on
Thursday, May 7 at 6 p.m. This is a
fundraiser to help Marissa Nesbitt go
to a two-week Youth Camp in Brazil.
Marissa was chosen the Youth
Ambassador for Canada.
Congratulations Marissa.
Come out and have some fun
helping to clean up Camp
Menesetung on Saturday, May 2,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. rain or shine.
This is an opportunity to get the
grounds ready and prepare the
cabins and buildings for summer
campers. Lunch is provided. This is
a way for students to get some
volunteer hours. Contact Barb Knox
for more information at
knobar12@gmail.com or call 519-
523-4290.
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Dedication
A number of hockey players were honoured last week at the annual Blyth Brussels Minor
Hockey Association year-end awards banquet. This year, the Dan Beuermann Award for the
most dedicated PeeWee players went to, from left: Kesler Jardin, Ryan Jacklin and Zeke
Walden. (Vicky Bremner photo)