The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-12-05, Page 201d
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Small rural churches must be
maintained in changing times
The meeting of Bruce Presbytery Those nominated to serve the iiia- •comfooits us so the church is not
was held in Clifford on Tuesday, yew torn beginning now we Burton lonely in the of life.
Nova ibex 20, with ae warm Hodgins Sr.. Wilfred Crew, lames The anemia mesion opened
welcome extended by the Boynton and Wakes' Aitken. with a time for singing and prayer
chairperson, Rev. Gerald Mem of the court offered: some led by. Rev. Ken Welch, with Bei
McFarlane. The various divisios suggestions for consideration by the
met' following the opening Directors in the coming year,. h
exercBruce Presbytery Lay the mining frac pulpit supply.
TheFoundation Annual Meeting was The .14ing Range Planning
held in the mut. The wrote of Committee then prescnted to the
thisfoundation; is threw fold -.,1) to vat table groupings a mission
encourage men and women .to ataiemept regarding the a Rural
devote their lives and Hants to the Chun*, and invited discussion and
Christian ministry and other church its en how No con support
vocations. 2) to nada financial . and liftup the rural congregations.
assistance, where =mum to such.. It was agreed that the small rural
men and women. 3) to chalkage all, churches are Important and must be
mem•bol's toaccept their maintained in these times ,of
responsibility for encouraging ' change& `The Ontario Rural Area
young people, including, those Learning Association 'is willing to
within their own home, to consider assist and work together with the
the possibility of a call to full-time churches. In this time. of factories,.
Christian'service within the church. hotels and. schools' closing, down,
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The nominating committee we see the isolated small churches
'Nancy Ruth and Heather a e4'ertsuiin were taught .e esn Rthe becatrtifnrlp +repo that lay. members Cameron as a sign of community;life; we
y Taylor, Fran Neje, Sheldon Wolfe cannot lose track of the rural
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Barbie Doll- clothes, made and dasplaxed by Irene Markham, at; the. and Brum Demitroff will serve ernes. ;. church. In a; time of worship we are 'follow, We are- asked � watch for
I.uCli now Kiearettees' annual Christmas bazaar. (rat Livingston photo) ----- of _ ..._ _._ _ �assured..Lord is with the new look in the nest edition Of
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Ritchie at the piano.
Tlic Division of Finance preeented
the proposed 1991 budget which
wes approved. It was noted the
assessment notices will be
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• The CC#twee! and
Communications�.Divis'ionreviewed
the Youth services arid Events held
la the peat year; time: areAV011
attended, and it Appears that a
seeond monthly service . is being
planned for the Kincardine area
•(presently the youth service is held,
the second Sunday of each month et.
7 p.m. in Mildmay) Notice was
given of the Toe Alpha Christmas. •
Conference being held in Toronto
December 27.30 plans arealso in
the making for a weekend Tee •
Alpha event at Kincardine early in. -
March, with further information to
"Contact"; if phoning the editor
with information, please do so in
evenings only. The information for
all spring events isto be sent in tool'
Laura Williams at Port Elgin by.
Monday, February 11, 1991 prat we
may see the start of the Presbytery
Newsletter for Bruce, A review of
beoks available in • the resource
centre was highlighted by •Kathleen
Ciawi'ord.
The `division. of Congregation
Life and Work noted the UCW
Presbyterial events. and attendance
at the School for Leaders: at Pive
Oaks. The Rural Life Committee
are ;making preliminary .plans'. for ,
the Rural Life Sunday in April, ajid l
the twinning programs in areas' of
agriculture. Laura Lee . Cayley
reported for the Social Action.
• committee on the jobbying of Shell,
encouraging letter writing by the .
local congregations and individuals.
In the area • of religion in the '
schools.: the : court a ipprovedrthe
recommendation iequestirng : the
Bruce . County Board of Education
to establish a study commission on
religious education with a ,moss
section' of representatives and that
they examine and report back to the
Board concerting the feasibility, and
practical requirements involved in
implementing a multi-faithreligious -
education program in the schools.
This was also to be passed on to
the other neighbouring counties for
.their, school boards to be requested
to do likewise.
The Division - of Ministry,.
Personnel and Education noted a •
vacancy .declared at the Cape
Croker charge, and we -offer our
support to the congregation there in
their search for a new minister. The
settlement committee outlined their
three -fold role as giving ' final
recommendations to the Conference
Committee to draw up the final
documentations in a settlement. and
to assurethe reasonable facilitating
for • all clergy. Education and
Students reported the
recommendation of Jack Fearnall
for • Ordination at . Haniilton
Conference in May 1991. Archives
has `approval the records of Pine
Rivet/Bethel, Mildmay. and
Kincardine as completed.
The Division of Mission and
Stewardship' • reported on the
allocations of Conferesnce
Comrniitee for Mission Strategy and
Support grants; these are subject to
approval at the next meeting.
The Nomitnittons Committee
reported. that Norman Laird is
appointed as Stewardship Convenor
for Bruce. Presbytery. John
Smalhnan has been appointed as
representative to Hamilton
Conference Internship Committee
for 1991-92. Betty Autiet will work
bn the nominations meeting for
Creative Ministries re: the Annual
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