The Citizen, 2009-11-26, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009. PAGE 17. The Londesborough UnitedChurch Women who attended themeeting on Nov. 16 enjoyed apresentation by Bonnie Hortonabout her trip to the Holy Land. Shebegan by saying that she’d beenhearing Bible stories since she was a
small child but it wasn’t until she
travelled to Israel that she really
understood them. Possibly because
she saw the background information
firsthand.
Her tour was called, In the
Footsteps of Jesus.
Bonnie concentrated her talk to
the area known as the Evangelical
Triangle, an area of about 20 miles
where Jesus spent most of His life
and the majority of His three years
of preaching. Through her slide
show and talk the ladies learned a
number of facts about the
countryside in which Jesus lived.
For example the wilderness of
John the Baptist, the same area
where Jesus spent 40 days being
tempted by the devil, is a bleak and
forbidding place. This is the samearea where Prof. Wendall Jones, onwhom the film character IndianaJones is based, continues to searchfor artifacts of the Hebrew people.Nomadic Bedouin people continueto eke out a living in these badlands.
The tour also visited Capernaum.
This area had been abandoned for
hundreds of years until the early
20th century. Franciscan monks
have begun excavations there
recovering numerous artifacts and
remains of synagogues.
However when one reaches the top
of the mountains the lush valley of
the River Jordan is a beautiful sight.
As well the area around the Sea of
Galilee is very tranquil and peaceful.
This area is a pivotal part of the story
of Jesus’ ministry and yet the sea
itself is only six miles wide and 13
miles long.
To deliver the Sermon on the
Mount, Jesus reportedly "went up
into a mountain’ to teach the
multitude. In actuality, Bonnie
reported that Mount Eromos is just ahill rising from the edge of the sea.But Christ would have beensomewhat elevated to teach thecrowd. The tour group enjoyed ademonstration of fishing as done inJesus’ time during a boat ride on the
sea.
Bonnie returned from what she
termed an enlightening experience
with a small jar of water from the
River Jordan to be used at the
baptism of her grandson.
A short time of meditation
concentrated on Remembrance Day.
Crystal Whyte read a firsthand
account of an officer who allowed
one in his command to find and stay
with a wounded friend until his
death.
The scripture passage from
Matthew in which Christ states that
the second greatest commandment is
to love one’s neighbour as oneself
was read by Betty Archambault.
Kim Roetsicoender offered a poem
titled Pass Not the Peace Lightly.
Everyone sang the hymn Make Mea Channel of Your Peace.During the business part of thegathering, there was discussionabout a summer theatre outing, theChristmas concert on Dec. 21 andthe bridal show on May 29, 2010.
The committee in charge of the
bridal show are interested in
borrowing wedding items with a
connection to Londesborough
United from anyone in the
community. Contact Barb Bosman,
Catherine Allen, Bev Riley, Kim
Roetsicoender or Ann Adams.
The UCW will hold its annual
Christmas potluck on Monday, Dec.
7 at 6:30 p.m. All ladies are invited
to attend. Donations to the Women’s
Shelter would be welcomed.
The senior choir of Londesborough
United Church sang the anthem
Wonderful Peace on Nov. 22.
During the children’s time at the
front, Terry Fletcher told them a story
of when he was about 11 years old and
didn’t concentrate on the task at hand.
When his mother sent him to the store
with money for groceries and a letter
to mail, he got the money and the
letter mixed up. He mailed his five-
pound note and tried to pay for the
groceries with the letter. He told them
that when one is doing something, like
their upcoming white gift service for
the glory of God, they should try hard
to concentrate and do their best they
can.
The Old Testament reading was
Isaiah 11:1-10. Those verses foretell
the coming of Christ, one of Jesse’s
descendants. Jesse was the father of
King David. The responsive psalm,
Psalm 67, is a song of praise to God.
Mr. Fletcher’s message to the adults
that morning was titled, Getting
Ready for Christmas. Next Sunday,
Nov. 29, is the first Sunday of Advent.
Which made Nov. 22 the last Sunday
of the church year.
Terry grew up in England where the
Anglican faith is predominant. This
Sunday when he was a child was
called Stir Up Sunday. An Anglican
prayer used for this particular Sunday
contains the words stir up.
Folks took the charge literally and
used the afternoon to make or ‘stir up’
their Christmas pudding. Tradition
had it that one must stir from east to
west, the direction taken by the wise
men. And the pudding should contain
13 ingredients to signify Christ and
the 12 disciples.
This ‘stirring up’ was the unofficial
first sign of Christmas. Terry
suggested to the congregation that the
commercialism of the season only
bothers one if they let it. Rather he
suggested one should celebrate the
season enthusiastically for the season
of wonder at the birth of Christ is too
short. He told everyone to dwell on the
hope, blessings and possibilities of the
faith.
Better to ‘stir up’ the weeks ahead
with anticipation.
The official board of
Londesborough United will meet on
Tuesday, Dec. 1 beginning at 7:30
p.m.
The Sunday school invites everyone
to stay following the white gift service
to enjoy a time of fellowship together.
It will be a finger-food potluck lunch.
White gift donations to the Huron
County Christmas Bureau will be
accepted at that service.
The movie being screened this
Friday in the church basement is
Because of Winn Dixie. Everyone is
welcome at this family movie night
which begins at 7 p.m.
Congregation hears of Holy Land
When packing away the
remaining books after the book sale
at the post office last. February, I
found an interesting Christmas
trivia book. Each week from now
until the new year I will present
three multiple choice questions for
readers to ponder. Answers will be
given the following week.
#1. Who is credited with writing
the classic poem"A Visit from St.
Nicholas"?
a. Charles Dickens b. Mark Twain
c. Clement C. Moore d. Louisa May
Alcott
#2. Who wrote the famous short
story, The Gift of the Magi?
a. O. Henry b. James Joyce c.
Oscar Wilde d. Franz Kafka
#3. Everyone knows who wrote,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas or
do they? What was Dr. Seuss’ real
name?
a. William Winkle b. Theodor
Geisel c. Franklin W. Dixon d.
Albert Schmidt
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PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary
School is holding an African Culture
Night fundraiser on Dec. 3 featuring
music guests, dancers, dinner and a
silent auction.
Several students involved in the
Me To We program at the school
envisioned the event after several of
the school’s students went to Kenya
to help build a school earlier this
year.
The night’s entertainment will be
the Twisted Hair Spirit Dancers and
there will be a traditional African
dinner. There will also be African
cards and jewelry for sale.
The night’s musical guest will be
Luke Nares.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for
students and $10 for children and all
the proceeds will go towards
building a high school for girls in
Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Two of the students involved with
the fundraiser, Nicole Chapman and
Jessica Jones were moved to join
Me To We despite it being their first
year in high school.
“We saw a presentation given by a
former child soldier and he talked
about his past life and it made me
feel selfish,” Chapman said.
“Children there hardly have money
to buy food, but here in Canada
we’re free.”
The students organizing the
culture night were divided into
groups and Chapman and Jones
were placed in the event’s
promotional department.
Tickets are available by calling St.
Anne’s at 519-482-5454 or at Ernie
King Music in Goderich and
Wingham and the Exeter Music
Store in Exeter.
MEETING NOTICE
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
The upcoming Council and
Committee meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-
Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday, December 1
at 7:30 pm
Regular Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 8
at 7:30 pm
Emergency Planning
Tuesday, December 15
at 7:30 pm
Regular Council Meeting
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
TAX INSTALLMENT
NOTICE
The final installment of the
2009 property taxes is due on
Friday, November 27, 2009.
Payment can be made by mail
or directly at the Municipal
Office, 41342 Morris Rd., RR 4,
Brussels, ON N0G 1H0. For
your convenience, a drop box is
available at the front door for
after hours use. Payments can
also be made at most banking
institutions and by telephone
and internet banking.
Failure to receive your property
tax bill does not in any way
exempt you from payment.
Nancy Michie
Administrator Clerk-Treasurer
519-887-6137
NOTICE TO THE
RATEPAYERS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF
CENTRAL HURON
Final Tax Bills SECOND
installment is due
Monday, November 30, 2009.
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