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From the Minister’s Study
God fills the empty space within
ANGLICAN CHURCH
OF CANADA
BY DON VAIR
Each of us has known what it is
to be very hungry and thirsty. We
hear our children say “I can't wait
for supper, I'm starved”, even
though they ale well at lunch lime.
Oh how delicious a meal tastes
when we feel hunger pangs. Oh
how good a cold glass of water is
on a hot day after some hard work,
a hike or a fast-paced game of
baseball.
As real as our hunger and thirst
is, it seems small when viewed
against the backdrop of those
familiar scenes of starving men,
women and children in famine-
stricken lands, brought directly into
our living rooms via television.
Physical hunger and thirst is real!
If prolonged, it can result in a most
horrible suffering death.
There is another type of hunger
and thirst that is even more intense,
and if not satisfied is more tragic in
its results.
A man or woman may be finely
dressed and overfed, yet suffer this
kind of hunger, for it is spiritual in
nature.
It has been said that there is a
God-shaped space within each
human being that can only be filled
with nothing less than God himself
in Jesus Christ.
It is sad but true that most people
try to fill that emptiness with every
thing but the right thing, with the
end result that nothing truly and
lastingly satisfies.
Isaiah wrote these words in Isa:
55 “Ho, everyone that thirstelh,
come to the waters, and he that hath
no money, come buy and eat. Yea
come buy wine and milk without
money and without price. Why do
ye spend money for that which is
not bread? And your labour for that
which satisfied! not? Hearken dili
gently unto me and eat that which
is good, and let your soul delight
itself in fatness.”
In John, chapter four, we have
the account of Jesus and the Samar
itan woman at Jacob's well. Jesus
said unto her “Whosoever drinkelh
of this water shall thirst again, but
whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall never
thirst. But the water that I shall give
him shall be in him a well of waler
springing up into everlasting life.”
In John, chapter six, we hear
Jesus' offering Himself as the only
food and drink to satisfy the deep
est longing of the human heart.
Verse 35 says “And Jesus said unto
them, I am the bread of life. He that
comcth to me shall never hunger
and he that bclievelh in me shall
never thirst.” ’>
In John, chapter 10, Jesus says
“... I am come that they might have
life and that they might have it
more abundantly.”
Are you hungering and thirsting
in the deepest depths of your inner
self? Jesus Christ who died and
rose again stands knocking al your
heart's door, longing to be invited
in.
Would you confess to Jesus that
you are a sinner, and open your
heart's door to Him as your Saviour
and Lord?
When he does come in as He
promised to do, you will sing with
the song writer: “There is love and
life and lasting joy, Lord Jesus
found in thee.”
Guest entertains Belgrave UCW
The August meeting of the After
noon Unit of the U.C.W. was in the
form of a birthday party for those
who had reached their 80lh birth
day or older.
Mrs. Mary Hunter welcomed the
guests and their friends and rela
tives. Mrs. Kay Roberts and Mrs.
Audrey Fenton had a short worship
service and commenced with the
singing of the hymn, “Take Every
thing to God in Prayer”. Mrs. Fen
ton read from Jeremiah and Mrs.
Roberts had a meditation followed
with the singing of the hymn “Take
Time to be Holy”, with Mrs.
Dorothy Coultes at the piano. Mrs.
Fenton then offered prayer and the
benediction. '
Mrs. Janisa Coultes was the M.C.
for the program as follows:
Mrs. Catherine McDonald from
Wingham took everyone down
memory lane by using the piano
and for each lune interspersed with
anecdotes from her life as a girl
growing up in Belgrave. Mrs.
Agnes Youngblut, Mrs. Hazel Snell
and Mrs. Alice Nicholson each
gave readings which were more or
less the senior citizens theme.
Mrs. Louise Bosman the U.C.W.
president, extended greetings from
the U.C.W. and she said everyone
has a birthday and today the group
was celebrating together with those
who have reached their 80th or
older.
Special music for the afternoon
was contributed by Mrs. Mary
Coultes at the piano, Gordon
McBurney, the violin, Ronald
McBurney, banjo, Jack Adair,
banjo, and Mrs. Audrey Adair, the
harmonica and soloist.
Suddenly Cousin Clem burst in
on the scene and some of the crowd
were the butt of his routine. He
then sang and accompanied himself
on the piano.
Mr. Gary Petrie, hearing aid spe
cialist, Whitechurch, sang some of
his own numbers accompanied by
himself on the guitar.
Mrs. Uldene McKenzie cut the
birthday cake which was on a lace
covered table with rose decora
tions.
Angel cake and ice cream and a
cup of lea concluded a most enjoy
able afternoon. The honoured
guests were at small tables, centred
with bud vases of flowers. Some 43
invitations had been sent to which
21 responded as follows: Mrs. Sara
Anderson, Mrs. Janisa Coultes,
Mrs. Eccles Dow and Mrs. Esther
McCallum (over 90), Gordon
McBurney, Gordon Walker, Lewis
Stonehouse, Mrs. Olive Bolt, Mrs.
Olive Campbell, Mrs. Pearl Shiell,
Mrs. Alice Scott, Bert Johnston,
Lawrence Taylor, Alvin Procter,
Mrs. Agnes Youngblut, Mrs.
Uldene McKenzie, Mrs. Mildred
Vannan, Mrs. Mary Clark, Mrs.
Robina McBurney, Mr. Gilbert
Beecroft and Mrs. Hazel Snell.
Rev. Fuller leaves to pursue studies
The Reverend David A. T. Fuller
has resigned as Rector of St. John's,
Brussels with Trinity, Blyth, effec
tive July 31, in order to do further
study.
Fuller received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in History from the
University of Western Ontario
(1983) and a Master of Divinity
from Huron College (1988). He had
fulfilled the Parish Internship Pro
gram at St. Peter's, Sauble Beach,
and Field Placements were com
pleted at The Church of the Trans
figuration in London.
Ordained Deacon in May of 1988
and Priest in November of the same
year, Fuller served as Assistant
Citrate at St. George's. He has also
served the Diocese on the AIDS
Committee.
David and his wife, Deborah Ann
(Webster), have a daughter, Sarah
(1987).
Law and truth, topic of sermon
Blyth United Church greeters at
the service Sunday morning were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meier. Ushers
were Laverne, Joan, Shawn and
Ross Clark.
George Cowan opened the ser
vice with the Call to Worship and
the hymn, “O Worship the King”
was sung. Responsive reading of
The Ten Commandments followed.
The Children's Time hymn “Dare
to be a Daniel” was followed by a
scripture reading from Matt. 5, 13-
18 and John 15, 1-12. The hymn
“Tell Me the Old, Old Story” was
sung.
The sermon was “The Law and
the Truth”. “God is the moral gov
ernor of the earth”, the minister
said. “Love God and love your
neighbours”. The hymn “O Cana
da” was sung and George Cowan
rendered the solo “The Lord's
Prayer” and closed with the bene
diction and response.
AUGUST 25
Blyth
9:30 a.m.
HOLY EUCHARIST
Brussels
11:15 a.m.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Lorenzo Ramirez
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
Junior Church - Nursery
WAat shall I render to the Lord
for all his benefits toward me?
Psalm 116: 12
Church Office 523-4224
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PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515
10 a.m. - Family Bible Hour
11 a.m. -Morning Service
8 p.m. - Evening Service
Wednesday - Prayer & Bible Study
Friday 7:30 p.m. -Youth
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Cameron McMillan
Church Office 887-6259 Manse 887-9313
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Sunday
August 25
9:30 a.m. ■
Breathe on me, breath of (jod
fFilf me with life anew
- Ethel Morning Worship
i on me, breath of God
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Sunday School 11:00 a.m.
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887-6967