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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-06-08, Page 9Page 8 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 8, 1988 St. Joseph's Parish Choir busy as ever St. Joseph's Parish Choir has been ex- ceptionally busy as of late. Beginning on May 17th, they joined with Goderich's St, Peter's Choir to provide beautiful and m- spirational music for the Confirmation ceremony and mass held that evening. On Saturday, May 28th they once again joined voices with St. Peter's Choir to pro- vide the music for the ordination ceremony of former Goderich resident, Michael Doorly and again on Sunday, May 29th, several members of the choir helped provide the music for newly ordained Father Doorly's first mass celebrated in St. Peter's Church, Goderich. Also on the 29th St. Joseph's choir led m the singing of hymns in honour of Mary, our Blessed Mother, as St. Joseph's Parish held the annual crowning of Mary as May, the Month of Mary drew to a close. Also participating in this beautiful ceremony were the school children who entered in procession as mass began carrying bou- quets of flowers which were placed on Mary's altar during the coronation ceremony. Sheila Stright had the honour of perfor- ming the coronation. The choir now is preparing for the solemn First Holy Com- munion ceremony to be held on June 12th. Laurie Dalton, of St. Joseph's Parish INGSBRIDGE PARISYIISCNOOI by Louise Martin has, for the past several months been the organist and choir director at St. Peter's Goderich for the 11:00 a.m. Sunday mass. She had the honur and privilege of playing for the Confirmation, Ordination and Father Doorly's first mass. Her term as organist and choir director ended at the end of May. Members of the community were delighted and pleased at the safe return from Haiti of Clarice Dalton and Elsie Dykstra of the parish as well as Mia Dalton who had been in Haiti since February working among the poor. Clarice and Elsie were part of a group who spent 16 days working among the poorest of the poor where Mia had been working for the past few months. They report grow- ing unrest and upheaval and in fact sounds of gunfire and actual murders were com- mitted within earshot of where they were staying. It is widely believed that there will be another major uprising in the very near future against the present regime. Summer visitors are once again filling St. Joseph's to almost capacity for Sunday mass. We extend a warm welcome to all first time visitors and a happy "welcome back" to all regular summer visitors and hope you all have an enjoyable and funfiil- ed summer. Congratulations to a young member of our parish community, Dan Martin a Grade 12 student and Goderich District Collegiate Institute who last week was elected as President of the Student's Coun- cil for the 1988/89 school year. We wish him well in all his endeavours. Staff and students alike have been very busy over the past couple of weeks with various activities involving the school. The playground has benefitted by Load of pea - stone which proves to pack less tightly than the previous ground cover and thus a child is less likely to be hurt as a result of a fall. On Wednesday, May 25th the Grade 5/6 class of Miss Tracey Devlin's travelled to Goderich to view a play called "Health Spell" while the Senior Girls 2 -Pitch Team also travelled to Goderich along with them to participate in a 2 -Pitch, competition at St. Mary's. Although the girls were not victorious, we congratulate them on a job well done. The publication is called -Seniors Guide to Federal P1()<.;1'aillS �llltl ServicC,'ti , and it provides basic iiltOi'111atio11 about federal benefits and services available tO senior.~. The G( )verllnlent of Canada has literally dozens of programs created specifically SCCliOr Citizen.~ :— programs that cover a wide range of activi- ties unci ,requirements. Every chart vas made t( ) ensure that all programs were included. Watch for the Guide during the month of lune at InlicL11trCS in selected S1Ii)cr- 111arkcis aC1'OSS Canada. It will be available ail( )ng with other publications that You will tinct useful. Or, you may obtain a copy otthe. Guide, tree of charge by tilling out the. coupon below incl mailing it in an envelope to: Seniors i?O, Box 81-'(), Ottawa, a, ( )ntario k1(i 311- N,1 11 11 \ann tit rcr't (,in f?n li Ii ❑ Frank:Hs ❑ ,111.\:+1 1'HI\1 I'I t ( �cI& 1'I Govemment of Canada Minister of State for Seniors Hon. George Hees Gouvemement du Canada Ministre d'Etat pour le Troisieme Age Ion. George Hoes tai aua Mrs. Barb Eedy, teacher of the Grade 2 First Communion class held a meeting after school for the parents to bring them up to date on the instructions of the eupils as well as explaining the events to take place on June 12, First Communion Day. Wednesday, May 25th wasalso a Hot Dog Day at the school. Monday, May 30th was the annual Garvey Public Speaking Competition (Senior and Junior division). This com- petition was established by the late Jim and Islay Garvey by way of a trust fund to encourage young people to become more proficient and at ease in speaking in public. Competitors in the Senior and Junior division have the option of performing poetry, skits or impromptu speeches and all are to be congratulated on their efforts. The winners in the Junior Division were 1st Julia Poganatz, 2nd Katrina Collins and 3rd Nicole Sherratt. In the Senior Divi- sion the winners were 1st Jane Brophy, 2nd Joyelle Foran and 3rd Jennifer Redmond. On Wednesday, June 1st the Primary Division held their Garvey Public Speak- ing Competition. The children in this divi- sion had the option of singing a song or reciting a poem. Again all the children gave exceptional performances. The winners were: in Kindergarten, Bradley Hickey - lst; Bridget Hogan - 2nd; and Marcie Riegling 3rd. In Grade 1 the Winners were: John Van Diepenbeek -.1st; Jacob Miltenburg - 2nd; and 3rd, Milian Robertson. The Grade 2 winners: 1st, Evan Hickey; 2nd, Josh Martin and 3rd, Mark Van Diepenbeek. Finally in Grade 3, the winners were:. lst, Amanda Hickey; 2nd, Wesley Haskell; and 3rd, Matthew Dalton. Congratulations to all the winners. As well congratulations to all who participated and did such a good job. The judges for the, most difficult task of picking the winners were Polly Sommers and Jane Joy who judged the Junior and Senior Divisions and Mary Boyle and Sister Rita who judged .. the Primary Division. Wednesday, June 1, the student had the opporunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and on Friday staff and students attended the Friday Mass for the month of June. Friday afternoon saw the Graduation ceremonies for those students involved in the V.I.P. (Values, Influences and Peers) Program taught by teachers Miss Tracey Devlin and Phil Antonio and constable John Marshall of the O.P.P. The students put on a short concert with skits and song relating to the V.I.P. Program. They also each received a certificate and a pin for successfully completing the program. Presentation were also made to Con- stable Marshall. Those involved in the pro- grams were the Grades 5 to 8 classes. Also Friday afternoon, next year's Kindergarten class had a chance to come to school to take part in a School Bus Safe- ty Program presented by Constable Mar- shall. Part of the program included a ride on a school bus and concluded with cookies and juice for the children involved. Moms also took part in the program. Monday morning June 6th the Grade 7/8 class left the school for a three day trip to Toronto. More on that trip following their return. Students are now busy preparing for track and field to be held June 16th. First Guides The 1st Kinsbridge Guides and Brownies wrapped' up the year with a special Mother -Daughter Banquet at Brookside School on Thursday, June 2. A potluck supper was enjoyed by all, after which the young ladies entertained their Moms and guests. Many awards and presentations were made to the Guides, Brownies and their leaders. The leaders were thanked sincerely for their dedication and support throughout the year. Guests for the evening included Mrs. Evelyn Shand, Commissioner for Klahanie District, and Tony McQuail, Ashfield -West Wawanosh Trustee for the Board of Education.