The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-02-06, Page 19Nearly 500 women met at
North. Street United. Church
in Goggle11 on Jamiary 28 for
the 13 ;annual meeting of
Huron-Perth Presbyterial. of
United Church Women. Dor-
is Zurbrigg of Listowel chair-
ed the meeting. -The theme
for the day was "We are One
' in Spirit, Whole and Alive
Persons through Jesus
Christ".
Ea Worsell of Goderich
directed the day's music and
was assisted by the Craigel
ien singers of Goderich, who
thrilled the audience with,
their .rendition in song.
Greetings were extended to
the women by Olive Knisley,
Goderich, president of. the
United Church Women of
North Street; Rev. Robert
vestrymeet and Archives by Ann Wal-
ters, Brucefield. The report
of each committee channel.- Erteettrig %At son included her dream or
vision Of something United
Church Women could begin,
to aspire to and attain in)
1980. Some suggestions were
1. communication comunication and
co-operation with. presbytery-
and
- with Men- of the'
The annual Vestry meeting congregations. 2. Worship
of Christ ChurCh, Port fill, inspirational and educa-
bert, was held,On.January'28; tional campsite experienee
1980,. in '6e basement of the for younger wornen. 3. More
Church. Rev. Robert Crocker communication between loc
opened the meeting.: with al, presbyterial and confer-
a prayer. He then expressed eine United Church Women.,
his appreciation to all - the - In the morning a very
members attending and interesting and informative
COOP- "Dialogue on Japan" was
ertiop during the past year, staged by Robert Witmer, a
Mrs-.- Alma Black retired native of Gnderieh whn has
from her position of Vestry spent 8 years in, Japan, his
Clerk, thus completing' five . Japanese wife, 'Seiko and
Years of service. Mrs, 'Donna Maureen Mayne, mission.
dams was electecLasL.the__o-Teer for London Con
new Vestry Clerk: The 1979 ence, Robert and Keiko
annual .Vestry meeting min- Witmer and their 2 charming
utes were approved. as read; daughters expect to return. to
The new 'business began Japan following Robert's or
with Rev. R. Crocker'S report dination in May 1980, where
Ball, minister of North
Street; • Margaret:Walsh;
Windse4,_president_ot Jaw_
dei"eonferenee of United
Church Women; .and „Rev,
Maurice Francis, Fullarton,
chairman of Huron,Perth
Preibytery •
Vietta Karges, Govvatts-
town, presentecLthe record-
ing secretary's report, Edith
Wey, Walton, the corres-
ponding secretary's report
and Marjorie. Kernick, God -
emit, the treasurer's report.
, The following committee re-
ports were then given; Chris-
tian DeveloPment by Ruth
Axtmann, Walton; Leader-
ship Development by Grace
Pynt, Elimvale; World Out-
rach by Iva Wood, Goderich;
Church 'in Society by Muriel
Coultes, Belgrave; Steward,
ship by Grace Drummond,
Hensill; Communications by
Myrtle Johnstene, Goderich;
; chell, Muriel Hoggarth of
Stratford, Phyllis Rodd of
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Belgrave, Evelyn Smith of
Blyth, Carole Willard' of
Exeter and Anna Keys of
Varna.
The new, Ptesidept, Ann
Walters gave a few remarks,
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that the ' average Church
service attendance during'
the past year was 27. Also,.
he commented on how nice it
was to see the Sunday School
active in the Church again.
Walter Tigert offered a
donation to help set up 'the
Sunday School account: Mrs.
D, Adams expressed thanks
for the donation and reported
that together with , money
donated by Mrs. Viola Petrie
and Harbourn Adams it was
a fine start-for the: children.
The treasurer, Ralph Fost-
er, passed out copies of the
financial reports for the
Church and A.C.W. showing
another financially success-
ful year.
A vote of thanks was given
to the ladies of the Church
for their fine work all year
around especially in complet-
ing the new set of table-
cloths, sewing the new,,choir
gowns and arranging another
fine bazaar.
William Tigert presented
his Cemetery, report.
The slate of officers for, the
coming year is as follows:
Lay Delegate - Harold Ad-
ains; Substitute Lay Delegate
- Mrs. Lynda Lentz; Treas-
urer - Ralph Foster; Rector's
Warden - Thomas Young;
People's" Warden - Roy Bell,
inger; Members of Cemetery
Board Nett, Mrs,
Cora, Cook, Ralph Forster,
-Carmen Hayden, Walter Tig-
eft, Harbottrn Adams and
Harold Adams.
they will work as part of a .
team in rural Japan. Christ-
ians in Japan are fewer than
1% of the population but
their influence is far reaching
educationally and socially.
Mr, and Mrs. Witmer Sang
"This. Little Light of Mine"
in English and part in Jap-
anese and closed with a
beautiful Japanese-lullaby.,
The /'afternoon speaker,
Rev. Wilena Brown, first
ordained woman in Nova
Scotia,ancl now minister atl
Varna and Goshen, , dealt
with the subject - Women, 50
years as persons! Under the
B.N.A. Act women were not
regarded as persons until
October 18, 1929 the Lord
Chanceller declared them to
be so. Many of our key
experiences-today stem from
that declaration. Until then
women could not vote; could
not sit on juries and their
citizenship depended on
their father or their husband,
Rev. Brown challenged the
women to respond to the
opportunities and responsib-
ilities now available to them
as persons.
Mary Broughton of At-
wood and Leila Finkbeiner of
Creditors presented book pre-
views which boosted the lit-
erature sales. Muriel Hog-
garth of Strafferd extended
the courtesies and. Fran
titan of Mitchell assisted by
Winnifred Dow of Thames-
itieW and Verle Mahon of
Hibbert led in the closing
meditation.
Margaret Walsh Conduct..
ed the election of officers and.
Rev~~ Maurice~Francis `led in
the installaiion service, The
new officers for 1980 are:
President - Ann Walters of
Brueefield; 1st Vice Presid-
ent Grace Pyrn of Elituvale.
2nd Vice. President -,Muriel
Coultes ;of Belgrave; Corrs-
pending Secretary - Edith
Wey of, Walton; Recording
Secretary - Evalena Webster
4 ,Blyth; Treasurer - Marj-
orie Kernick of Goderich.::
Committee chairpersons are
Maine Wilkins of Trinity
Ashfield, Noreen Hayter of
Varna, Ruth: Axtmann, of
Walton, Grace Drummond of
Hensall, Iva Wood of God-
erich, Doris 'Zurbrigg of
Listowel and Donna Tuffnail
of Straforcl, Regional ,Presid-
ents are Marjorie Mallory of
Listowel, Fran Lanin of Mit
thanking the past president
for her efforts and on behalf
,,otthe.presb_ytetial inesente
her with ap engraved desk
set. The past president,
Doris Zurbrigg then present
ed the Presbyterial with an
engraved gavel set. •
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