The Citizen, 1991-07-10, Page 15PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10,1991.
From the Minister’s Study
Who were the people Jesus called as disciples?
BY STEVEN WEBB
CRANBROOK AND
MONKTON
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Summer is upon us and with it
come all kinds of activities and
possibilities. The kids are out of
school, the swimming pools are full
and the sounds of children's joy and
excitement fill the air. Campers
begin to stream along the highway
and everyone begins to talk about
the heat and the humidity. It's a
time of fun and holidays and a time
to enjoy the outdoors and the great
weather.
Why then do I find myself
indoors every day this week? Why
am I spending every morning with
a dozen or more kids in the base
ment of the Church? Because it's
VBS time.
Vacation Bible School. An inter
esting title for what is happening,
especially from a teacher's point of
view. Some vacation, fourteen
senior public school kids all with
Obituaries
KENNETH DOWLING
Kenneth Gordon Dowling of
Gorrie passed away on Sunday,
June 30, 1991 at Wingham and
District Hospital. He was 78.
Mr. Dowling was the loving
father of Beth and Bob Aitchison of
Lucknow and Laverne and Mary
Dowling of Guelph. He was the
dear grandfather of Brad and
Tracey Aitchison, Barb and Kevin
Murray, Bev Aitchison, Tamara
Dowling and Jarad Dowling and
the loving great-grandfather of
Laura, Lacey and Lindsay Murray
and Nash Aitchison. He is also sur
vived by his brothers, Harry Dowl
ing of Harriston and Bill Dowling
of Mt. Forest and a sister Edna
Kerry of Mt. Forest.
He was predeceased by three
brothers, Norman, Alvin and Mur
ray.
Visitation was held at Betts
Funeral Home in Gorrie on Mon
day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
services were held at 2 the follow
ing afternoon. Mr. Dowling was
carried to his final resting place at
Gorrie Cemetery by Don Ross,
Butch Slone, Duffy McQuillin,
Bob Mayberry, Ron Purdy and
George Oriold.
As expressions of sympathy,
donations to Gorrie United Church
would be appreciated.
ERIC ALCOCK
Eric Alcock of Brussels passed
away on Thursday, July 4, 1991 at
Wingham and District Hospital. He
was in is 71st year.
The beloved husband of Jean,
Mr. Alcock will also be mourned
by his children Roy and Shirley of
Brussels and Donna and Robert
Lowes of Peterborough. He will be
dearly missed by his grandchildren
Connie and Kevin Alcock and
Chris and Tessa Lowes. He was the
dear brother of Isabel Alcock of
Brussels, Helen Cardiff of Brussels,
Jean Storey of Stratford, June
Schroeder of Centralia and Joan
Baxter of Whitby. He his survived
as well by many nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Alcock was predeceased by
two sisters Ruth Thornton and
Mary Storey and a brother
Beacham Alcock.
A Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 218 memorial service was
held at Betts Funeral Home at 8:30
Saturday night. Rev. David Fuller
officiated at the funeral service on
Sunday afternoon. Interment fol
lowed at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in
Ethel.
In lieu of flowers donations to
different ideas and opinions. One of
these special little children has the
idea that it is a great deal of fun to
see just how many times in one
hour he can disrupt the entire class.
Another loves to see if he can get
more of the other kids to listen to
him than to do the work that I think
they could at least try. One young
lady feels that it is very important
to keep everybody giggling as
much as possible, especially when
it is so embarrassing to giggle
alone. This is, of course, much to
the dismay of the ones who are
really very serious and would never
think of having fun let alone smil
ing. Another young lady is so full
of spunk she would make the Lil'
Rascals look dull.
I must say though that some of
these young people really know
their stuff: the Bible and its stories
are very familiar to them. Some are
not quite so familiar and they want
to learn a little bit more but for
some reason it appears that it is
the Kidney Foundation or St. John's
Anglican Church would be appreci
ated.
JAMES ALVIN PLUNKETT
Mr. James Alvin "Andy" Plun
kett, passed away at his Auburn
residence on Sunday, June 30,
1991. He was 67.
Mr. Plunkett was bom in Hullett
township on June 25, 1924. His
parents were the late Wilfred Plun
kett and Elizabeth Drennan.
Until retiring in 1973, Mr. Plun
kett owned a garage in Auburn,
where he worked as a mechanic.
Mourning his passing most
deeply, is his wife the former Jewel
McClinchey. He will also be
remembered by his children and
their families, Marie and Len Lobb
of RR5, Clinton, Ron and Jane of
RR2, Bayfield, Rob and Sonja of
Keswick and Paul Plunkett and
Karen Plunkett both of Auburn. He
was the loving grandfather of Erin
and Scott Lobb and Kelly, Sarah,
Amanda and Jeffrey Plunkett. Also
surviving him are his two brothers
Gordon and Donald.
Pastor James Came conducted
the funeral service at 2:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 3 at the Tasker
Chapel of the Beattie-Falconer
Funeral Home in Blylh.
Pallbearers were: Gordon Hag-
very important that the other kids
never see just how interested they
are. One boy, well he likes the juice
and I am sure that it must be one of
the high points of his day. One of
the girls would like to sing; another
loves to sing, but not by herself; a
third couldn't care less. They make
a very interesting group.
Do we learn anything about the
Bible? Well I have. My name by
the way is Smilie, that's the name I
have been given for the week. It's a
fitting name, at least I think so
since I am having a great deal of
fun and learning a great deal. The
theme of our Bible School is telling
the good news of Jesus. It's proving
to be very interesting to talk to this
group of young people about what
the good news is and then how we
can tell others. We have explored
the story of the cripple who was
lowered through the roof so that
Christ could heal him and the need
for faith. We talked about the Good
Samaritan and the love we should
gitt, Wayne McClinchey, Wayne
Carter, Stephen Plunkett, David
Plunkett and Daryl Plunkett.
Flowerbearers were: Harry Arthur,
Jack Armstrong and Ted East.
Interment was held at Ball's
Cemetery.
B. SINCLAIR HEMINGWAY
B. Sinclair Hemingway died June
26 in Toronto. He was in his 81st
year.
Sinclair was the son of Oliver
and Jennie Hemingway and was
born on the 10th concession of
Grey Township. He received his
early education in Grey, Brussels
and Listowel, continuing on to Nor
mal School in Toronto. He taught
school for the Toronto Board of
Education until his retirement.
He had many hobbies including
photography, gardening and travel
ling.
He leaves to mourn his passing
his wife, the former Jean Stewart of
Brussels, two daughters, Sheila
(Mrs. Al Metcalfe), Toronto; Susan
(Mrs. Frank Shaw), Morrisburg;
and four grandchildren; one brother
Douglas Hemingway of Brussels
and nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service was
held in the chapel of the Necropolis
Crematorium, Toronto.
have and demonstrate for our
neighbours. We even looked at
what it is to be a disciple. This last
one was fascinating. Here are a
group of young people who always
thought that there were only 12 dis
ciples. I bet you did too. Yet when
they stopped to think about it for
awhile and when they realized what
a disciple is and what they do, a
very strange silence filled the room.
Now remember we are talking
about the same kids that have a
tough time sitting still for any more
than five minutes on a summer's
day. These same young people
actually sat quietly and thought
about this; so did I. They really sat
and thought about it when one of
their own peers told them that
they all teach by example, and then
asked if they were being good ones.
Think about it yourself, again.
Who were the people that Jesus
called as disciples? If God wanted
Jesus to preach the good news and
tell people about God, why did he
select people instead of angels to
help him? And, if this was to be
done right, why did he choose the
people he did, what special talents
and abilities did they have? They
were not really special were they?
Sure they were, just as you are!
Have a great summer and be a
good example.
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Cameron McMillan
Author donates to shelter
Il was announced at the June 25
meeting of Survival Through
Friendship House (STFH) that
beginning next year, Canadian
author Alice Munro will donate
between $3,000-$5,000 annually to
the battered women's crisis shelter.
Ms Munro, who was raised on a
farm near Wingham and who
returned to Huron County years
ago to live and to pursue her writ
ing career, was a founding member
of the Huron County Community
Child Abuse Coordination Com
mittee and the Task Force on Fami
ly Violence.
"She has also shown a deep sen
sitivity to girls and women, in fact
her first published novel was titled
'Lives of Girls and Women’," said
Goderich lawyer, Heather Ross,
who spoke al the meeting on Ms
Munro's behalf.
The donations will be made in
late spring or early summer and
will starting next year.
Emily Phillips heads
prov. nursing group
Emily Phillips, a resident of the
area, has recently been elected as
president-elect of the Registered
Nursing Association of Ontario.
Ms Phillips is looking forward to
the challenge when she resumes the
role of president on May 1, 1992.
The RNAO is a professional
organization, different from nursing
staff unions and the regulatory Col
lege of Nurses, according to Ms
Phillips. Any nurse can join the
RNAO and the organization is run
on a volunteer basis.
Ms Phillips' position will involve
speaking on behalf of 14,000
RNAO members. Another part of
her job is lobbying for effective
legislation which will affect health
care across Ontario.
Ms Phillips brings to the role, 10
years of active experience for the
Huron RNAO chapter, her lime as
president of the Huron RNAO, and
three years on the board of the
Region 2 RNAO, which takes in
Huron, Perth, Oxford, and North
and South Middlesex counties.
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