The Citizen, 1994-06-22, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994. PAGE 7.
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Children, staff cool off
The news from Rev. Banks speaks of storms
Supposing you were sitting in a
very hot, stuffy classroom and even
the thought of doing schoolwork
made you sweat, and supposing all
the school staff had a solution to
help alleviate the problem.
Well, it just so happened that last
Friday afternoon the kids and staff
beat the heat by having squirt gun
play and water balloon throws and
all kinds of water games. The kids
had fun "getting the teachers", and
I'm sure the teachers had fun
getting the kids.
V. Kirby hosts visitor
Mrs. Helen Hazelwood from
Hamilton, visited this past week
with Viola Kirkby. She also met
many old friends at the coffee shop
and was entertained in a few
homes.
WDLCA says goodbye
to interim exe. director
The Wingham and District Com
munity Living Association
(WDCLA) held its annual general
meeting at Wingham United
Church on June 13.
The highlight of the evening was
the saying of farewell to an interim
executive director and hello to the
ing with a group of people, the
individual, the family and the staff.
We must work hard on learning to
listen," he said.
Mr. Healy outlined some of the
results from an 'outcome based per
formance' questionnaire which had
been distributed to members of the
Marie McGavin greeted people at
Duff s United on June 19.
Rev. Banks welcomed everyone
and pointed out his favourite
cartoon in the bulletin. It had a
picture of a man and woman
getting ready for church and the
caption read, "Hurry up woman!
We got to get to church early or we
won't get a back seat."
He also announced that Bluevale
will be hosting a Vacation Bible
school, July 4-8 from 9:30 - 12 for
ages three to 12.
The choir sang, I'm Going to Live
so God can Use Me. Rev. Banks
spent time with the children telling
them about when a storm came up
while the disciples and Jesus were
on a boat. The disciples were
scared to death but Jesus slept.
When they woke him up he calmed
the storm. Rev. Banks said that
Jesus is with us in thunder storms
and in the storm of of life, too.
Phyllis Mitchell read scripture.
Rev. Banks's sermon was called,
"A giant and a weakling" based on
the David and Goliath story.
Rev. Banks said that he preached
on this story many years ago and
spoke at length about David's
courage and fearlessness. But this
time around he sees more to the
story. The defeat of Goliath and
Philistines is not David's doing but
the work of God. David is the agent
of God's purposes. As a nation
Israel must have cherished this
story, recalling it especially
whenever threatened by enemy
superpowers of the region. They
would find strength, hope and
encouragement in remembering
David's victory against seemingly
insurmountable odds. Little David
would further serve as a symbol of
the nation-small, powerless,
dispossessed.
Rev. Banks sees this story as one
that can strengthen the resolve of
those who have stood alone against
the principalities and powers in
matters of injustice or oppression.
In this story God tends to ally
himself with the needy, the weak
and the powerless. Many ordinary
people have shown, found, or been
equipped with the courage to take
on the powerful and mighty.
A David and Goliath image that
Rev. Banks pointed out was the
Chinese man who stood defiantly
in front of the tank in Tianamen
Square in June 1989. The student
protest was quashed and many
students imprisoned or massacred
but, at some point in the future,
those dramatic days in June will be
remembered as the beginning of the
end of oppressive communist
regime in China.
Another image for Rev. Banks is
the young girl from Bowmanville
(Leah) who is trying to save 88
hectares of wetland from being
drained by St. Mary's Cement
Company so they can lap into the
Motherlode of Limestone.
Rev. Banks said he is sure that
the victory will be won by 'Goliath'
since he has lax dollars and jobs on
his side, but he applauds her
courage and determination. She is
like a little David, asking serious
questions about how we can take
care of the garden of creation.
If this planet is to survive there
will have to be many more Davids
such as Leah to do battle with the
Goliaths of industry and progress,
he said.
new director.
Dan Healy has acted as executive
community involved with the asso
ciation.
director since the resignation of
Barbara Hogan who opted to stay
home with her family.
President Lynda Train told the
gathering that "Mr. Healy's exper
tise and background made my job
as president much easier as he
guided us through many changes
over the last nine months."
In his consultant's review given
earlier in the evening, Mr. Healy
said, "WDCLA is way ahead of
many other regions because you
have a home support system which
places residents in a family situa
tion instead of in group homes."
The day programs also help the
participants get involved in the
community, he said.
"The fundamental goal of the
WDCLA is to give people the
opportunity to live in a state of dig
nity. We must look at what we are
doing to assist them," said Mr.
Healy.
"The excellent staff with the
There were two groups who
voiced concerns. The aging parents
expressed fear for the care of their
children once they were gone. They
wanted some assurances that the
association would still be there for
them.
"Young parents of pre-school or
school age children need the asso
ciation to reach out to them, espe
cially for the hard to deal with
children," said Mr. Healy. "These
parents know what they want for
their children. They want some
control and they want to see
results."
"The WDCLA should also build
stronger ties to other businesses
and associations in the region
which are providing services to the
participants in the programs," he
said.
Mr. Healy said, "Because of the
system, the WDCLA is moving out
of the traditional and into the
future."
BOB BUTELLA
In the 1950s, close to 90 per ceni
of immigrants came from Europe
Today, more than half of all new
comers were born in Asian,
Caribbean, African and Central
American countries.
COALITION FOR
HURON COUNTY MEETING
June 23rd, 1994
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Hensall Community Centre
Auditorium
iRr Groups and Businesses interested in
community and labour market
issues are invited to attend.
Co-sponsored by jobsOntario Training
and the
Employment Training Committee
of Huron Community Services Network.
WDCLA must prepare the people
to move out on their own, to
achieve society norms and yet be
Bob Butella of Waterloo was
introduced as the new executive
director.
'We must remember we are deal
Jonathan Bell of Seaforth and Nadia Khan of Wroxeter
were among the 21 people who took part in the day long
St. John Ambulance First Aid course held at the Brussels
Fire Hall on June 18. Many of the students took the course
as a college requirement, but in also attendance were bus
drivers, labourers and homemakers.
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