The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-04-28, Page 10church news
Ludlow Sennnel, Wednew4y, April 28, 1982 -=-Page 10
Lucknow UCW hold
spring thankoffering
The annual spring Thank-
offering of t.the Luckn'bw
United Church Women was
held in the church auditor-
ium on April 20 at 8 p.m.
While the audience gathered
, for • the evening, Mrs. Edith
Webster entertainedwith
piano music.
The president, Mrs. Marg-
aret Finlay, welcomed every-
one and opened the service
with the call, to worship,
Fight the Good Fight of
Faith. The scripture was read
by Mrs. Deanna Reavie,
followed by meditation by
Miss Norma Weatherhead
and prayer by Mrs. Alice
Ritchie.
A group from Trinity
U.C.W., Mrs. Dora Alton
and Mrs. Wilma Blake on
violins and Mrs.Ruth Alton
at the piano, combined their
talents to produce two pleas-
ing numbers.
Mrs. Jane Treleaven intro-
duced the guest speaker,
Mrs. Carroll. McKim, who
had been on a trip to the
Honduras, In her introduc-
tion, Mrs. McKim explained.
that she had become' inter-
ested in the country when
she first read the book, Light
From The Valley, by. Naomi
Russell,
She . prepared for her
journey by studying Spanish
at Conestoga College where
she met a Mennonite couple
who were going there as
missionaries. The slides
showed an extremely beauti-
ful country with Many of the
people living in very prim-
itive conditions. The clinics
were held • in any available
building (or ,outdoors) and
had few furnishings and
often lacked privacy. The
people enduredmany hard-
ships such as a woman in
labour walking four miles to
a clinic to haveher baby and
then, shortly afterwards,
walking the four miles home
again.
Mrs: Allene Bradley
thanked the speaker and the
guests who had provided the
musical number,
Mrs. Finlay 'closed the
service with the benediction
after which all were invited.
to • a social hour ,in the
Fellowship room.
St. Helens institute: host
sunshine sister banquet
St. Helens W.I. Sunshine
Sister banquet was held in
St. Helens Hall on April 14:
All 24 members were present
and each had their husband
or friend as guest fora turkey
supper, served' by the .ladies
of Donnybrook Church.
Mrs: Harold Gaunt was
ciiairlady for a program
following the supper. Mrs.
Ernest Snowden conducted a
contest.
The Sunshine Sister gift'
exchange was held which
revealed each member's
Sunshine Sister, whohad
sent cards and gifts . in the
past year. Mrs. Peter Chand-
ler gave a reading.
The guest speaker was Mr.
. II
Peter Chandler who ' spoke on
violin making and finishing.
Mr. Elroy Laidlaw played on
two different violins that. Mr.
Chandler had made and Mrs.
Laidlaw accompanied him on
the piano.
Contests of closest birth-
day, was won by Allan Cran-
ston, April 12; closest wed-
ding anniversary, Mr. and
Mrs. Ian Clark; most but-
tons, Bruce Raynard; longest
W.I. member, Mrs. Gordon
McPherson; perfect attend-
ance at every W.I. meeting,
Mrs. Ivan Clark, Mrs. Jim
Aitchison; Mrs. Ernest
Gaunt. •
The evening was enjoyed
by all ' present.
St. Helens UCW hear
moderator's message
The St. Helens United
Church Women met on April
13, 1982 at ' Miss Isobel
Miller's home.
Miss Peggy Gordon was in
charge of the worship. Mrs.
Laurine' McQuillan gave the
topic, a very interesting mes-
sage from Rev. Lois Wilson,
our moderator.
Mrs. Janet McPherson'
II was in charge of . the busi-•
ness. Invitations. to •neigh-
bouring thankofferings , were
read and plans made for the
May meeting and our own
thankoffering in June.
Mrs. Margaret Cameron
served refreshments assisted
by the hostess:
Yisit South Kinloss
• after Greece trip
By Ruth Buehmeler
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Dickie on Tuesday ' were
Mr. and. Mrs. Carl Dickie of
Hope Bay, who recently re-
turned'
e-turned• from ' a two week
holiday in •Greece. ,
On Sunday all the Ira
Dickie family were Home for
a visit with Major Calvert
and Mrs. Townson, Juliarie
and• Clayton of London and
Mrs. Wm. Townson of ,Sud-
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