The Citizen, 2019-06-13, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019. PAGE 7.
Congratulations to Emily and
Colton Kerr on the birth on their son
this past week.
Happy birthday to John Elliott
who celebrates June 14 and Emily
Phillips, Myrtle Badley, Amy and
Garret Caldwell, June 16.
Winners of the Monday afternoon
euchre were: first, Doris
McClinchey, 77 and Gord Haggitt,
69; second, Dorothy Carter, 66 and
Harry Smith, 65; most lone hands,
Jane Glousher, one and Paul Moss,
three and share the wealth, Mae
Ritchie and Pauline McMichael.
The next euchre is Monday, June 17
at the Blyth Legion Hall. Doors
open at 12:30 p.m. with cards
beginning at 1 p.m. Come out and
enjoy a good game of cards and you
might even be lucky to win a prize.
Winners of the shoot party held on
Tuesday, June 4 were: first, Joann
MacDonald; second, Mac Brooks;
most shoots, Mae Ritchie; share the
wealth, Harry Smith, Edna
McLellan and Mac Brooks. The
next shoot party will be on Tuesday,
June 18 at Blyth United Church.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with cards
beginning at 1 p.m. Come out and
have some fun. If you don’t know
how to play, someone is always
willing to help you learn.
The Memory Garden service of
remembrance is on Sunday, June 16
at 2 p.m. at the Memory Garden at
the east end of Drummond Street.
Please bring your lawn chairs. The
rain location is Blyth United
Church.
There is a county-wide United
Church service and potluck picnic at
Camp Menesetung on Sunday, June
23 at 11 a.m. Guests are asked to
bring their lawn chairs and some
finger food to share for lunch. If it
rains we will still go ahead and
move the service into the dining
hall.
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Blyth Memory Garden
dedication event set
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Cable reflects on the Pentecost
Greeting and ushering
worshippers at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, June 9 were Emily
Phillips and Arletta Hallahan.
Marilyn Scott was organist and
Katie Dockstader, choir director as
well as running the Power Point.
Sandra Cable was guest speaker
and she welcomed everyone to
church on such a sunny morning.
She drew everyone’s attention to the
announcements printed in the
bulletin. Emily Phillips reminded
everyone that there would be no
service at Blyth United Church on
Sunday, June 23 as everyone is
invited to Camp Menesetung for
Church at 11 a.m.
Sandra lit the Christ candle and
the others on the altar table. She
invited everyone to greet one
another. The first hymn, “Spirit of
the Living God”, was sung. The call
to worship was read responsively
and the opening prayer was said in
unison.
For the children’s story, Sandra
told the congregation that it was
Pentecost Day, meaning that today
was the birthday of the churches of
the world. The United Church of
Canada is 94 years old. The United
Church of Canada was created in
1925.
Sandra had a windmill in her hand
and she explained that the Spirit is
like the wind, you can’t see the wind
put we can see what it does. When
she blew on the windmill it moved.
It is the same with the Spirit, we
can’t see it but we can see all the
good the Spirit does.
The children’s hymn “Spirit, Spirit
of Gentleness”, was sung. The
scripture readings were from Acts 2:
1-21 the story of the Disciples going
out and preaching to the people and
Psalm 104 :24-35. The choir sang
the anthem, “Hear Us, O Father.”
Sandra’s message to the
congregation was “The Spirit is…”
Pentecost is a day to celebrate, it is
the birthday of the world’s churches.
It is also a time to celebrate the
Disciples transforming and going
out to preach to the crowds. They
finally have stepped into Jesus’ steps
and carried on His teachings. One
way to look at the Spirit is the
symbol of a dove, which is part of
the United Church crest. It soars
over the earth. The second symbol is
fire, which is another part of the
United Church crest. Moses saw the
burning bush. Another way to
express the Spirit is in song. We sang
one this morning, “Spirit of
Gentleness.” The Spirit worked in
the early churches and continues to
work in today’s churches. The Spirit
pushes us to do things that are out of
our comfort zone. With Spirit, all
things are possible.
The prayers for the people and
silent prayers were followed by the
receiving of the offering, the
offertory response “Grant Us, God,
the Grace” and the offertory prayer.
Communion was served by Gwen
Papple, Emily Phillips and Agnes
Wharton. The next hymns were,
“We Gather at Your Table” and “We
Are One” followed by the
commissioning and the benediction
and the singing of the choral
“Amen.” Everyone was invited for
coffee and fellowship.Brussels Legion Branch 218
Catch the Ace Entertainment
Jelly Bean Blues Duo
Wings and Fries available
Draw at 7:15 pm
Friday, June 14th
6-10 pm
The Friends of the Village of Blyth
welcome you and your family to
The Blyth Memory Garden
Please accept this invitation to the
17th Annual Remembrance and Dedication Service
at the Memory Garden
Drummond Street East, Blyth
Sunday, June 16, 2019
2:00 pm
Join us for fellowship and refreshments
Enjoy the Garden in the Springtime.
Please bring a lawn chair
For more information call 519-523-4563
Rain Location: Blyth United Church
Brussels Firefighters
Breakfast
Bring your father to the
Brussels Fire Hall for breakfast
Sunday, June 16
7:00 am - 11:00 am
Donations only
Dedication
The annual dedication of the Blyth Union Cemetery was held on Sunday afternoon, featuring
the colour party, above, from the Blyth Legion and Legion Ladies Auxiliary, music by Cheryl
Cronin and worship leader Emily Phillips. (Denny Scott photo)
In the June 6 issue of The Citizen,
a donation amount was misreported.
The Blyth Firefighters’
Association donated $1,000 to the
Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund for
its annual Run Around The Square –
not $2,000.
The Citizen apologizes for the
error.
Correction
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