The Citizen, 1998-06-03, Page 14PEOPLE WHO READ
NEWSPAPERS ARE
STUDENTS
WITH
BETTER
GRADES
It all starts with Newspapers
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Rev. Christine Johnson - Minister
Church Office 887-6259 Home 887-6540
Sunday. June 7, 1998
121st Anniversary Service
Ethel United church
11 a.m.
featuring Guest Speaker, Gisele Ireland
Special Music, Bronwen Pearson
Lunch to follow
Both congregations of our pastoral charge will be joined together this
Sunday. Please note there will be-no worship service in Brussels.
LETS CELEBRATE OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE!
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
You are welcome this Sunday
Rev. Nancy Beale
JUNE 7 - TRINITY SUNDAY
HOLY EUCHARIST
Trinity, Blyth
St. John's,
9:30 a.m. Brussels
Wheelchair accessible
11:15 a.m.
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11:00 a.m. - Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service
The 11:00 a.m. service at Brussels will be held at the Brussels
Conservation Area. After the service there will be a potluck
luncheon - ham & buns provided.
Please bring lawn chairs, utensils, yourself and a friend & enjoy
an old fashioned church picnic!
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
We welcome you to come and worship with us.
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515
ASSOCIATE PASTOR - YOUTH - JEREMY SHUART 523-9788
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
8:45 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
10:00 a.m. - Family Bible Hour
11 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
8 p.m. - Evening Service
7:30 p.m. - New Hope Support Group
7:30 p.m. - Prayer & Bible Study
7:30 p.m. - Youth
You are invited
to worship with us
at
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
10:45 a.m. Christian Education
(for all ages)
Pastor Ben Wiebe
887-6388
You are Welcome at the
BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for Children and Adults
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Bible Studies - Wednesday 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 McConnell St., Blyth
Please join us for worship this Sunday
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and dearly
loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other
and forgive whatever grievances you may have against
one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:12 & 13
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1998. PAGE 15.
From the Minister's Study
The challenge of being a man today
By Rev. James Murray
Duff's United Church, Walton
& Bluevale United
jmurray@wcl.on.ca
http://www.hows.net/NOG2WOBUC
If a man is all alone in the woods,
is he still wrong? I don't think there
has ever been a more challenging
and difficult time to be a man than
in today's-world. Men were once
quite certain of the roles they were
to play in their marriage and in
their family. The economic
opportunities out there reflected the
fact the man was expected to be
the sole bread winner. Now things
have changed. The roles men are
expected to play in their
relationships are changing quickly.
The economic roles we play are
shifting dramatically.
Men are now changing diapers
and cooking meals, and are
intimately involved in the day-to-
day running of the family and the
household. In today's world, it is
not uncommon for our wives to be
making more money than us.
When the father looks after the
children for the evening, it is no
longer called 'babysitting'. Now it
is called parenting.
In some ways, men have finally
been allowed in to the intimate
heart of the family. They are no
longer expected to stand off at a
safe distance as they watch their
children grow. Now they are hands
on.
The only problem is, many men
find themselves ill prepared for
such a dramatic change in
behaviour. But with the reality of
needing two incomes to make a go
of it these days, learn we must.
Most mothers did not teach men
how to cook or sew before they left
home. Sharing emotions was not
normally done in the change room
On Sunday, May 31 at Brussels
United Church, six young people
were confirmed by their renewal of
baptismal faith.
Betty Campbell, organist was
accompanied by Grace Jutzi at the
piano.
Rev. Chris Johnson assisted by
session member Warren Wray,
confirmed Nicholas and Tyler
Campbell, sons of Laurie and
Debbie; Sean Hoegy, son of Merle
and Rhonda; Kendall Jutzi,
daughter of Gerry and Julie; Kyle
Stephenson, son of David and
Annette and Nicole White,
daughter of Randy and Donna.
The young people sang two
numbers In The Bulb There Is a
Flower and One More Step Along
The Way. They also took part in
reading scriptures, receiving the
offering and serving the
at the hockey rink. The challenge
for men today is how to teach
themselves. It is a challenge to
learn a whole new set of skills.
Fortunately there is help. There is
an abundance of books and
magazines full of helpful advice.
There is also your local church.
Going to church can open you up to
many new possibilities in your life,
and in the life of your family. It is
the place where values and virtues
are taught, where faith in God can
grow, where relationships can
develop which will support and
help you as you face all of life's ups
and downs.
Men still have an important role
to play in the local church. If both
parents attend church, there is an
80 per cent chance their children
will attend church when they
become adults. If only one parent
attends, there is only a 40 per cent
chance of the child attending when
they are older. If neither parent
attends, the number drops to 20 per
cent.
By your behaviour, you can
influence your child for the better.
I always remember my Grade 8
Sunday school teacher, Mr.
Duncan. He was the only man
teaching in our Sunday school. By
his presence he showed that men do
have a role to play in the
upbringing of all children. As the
Africans say, "it takes a whole
village to raise a child".
Our children need to see us men
as being active in their lives.
Coaching sports is one good way
we do this. There are many positive
virtues and lessons we can teach
through our sports. The large
number of boys and girls active in
soccer and ball this summer shows
how popular and important this
kind of program is for our
communion elements. Nicole
played a piano solo while the
offering was received.
Rev. Johnson and Mr. Wray
presented each young person with a
Bible and a certificate with
congratulations.
Many grandparents and relatives
of the young people attended the
morning service.
community. We need to celebrate
this positive influence we do have.
But sports is not enough to make
for a full life. In the past, the
church often saw sports as the
competition. I think we should drop
this animosity and learn to work
together. We need both. There
needs to be a spiritual and moral
ethic at work in our lives as well as
a healthy lifestyle which teaches
team work and good
sportsmanship.
Our children live in a world
which glorifies money and sex.
They need to see someone in their
life who glorifies some other, more
important values. Like the values of
commitment and sacrifice. We all
know the importance of personal
sacrifice when playing a team
sport. It is just as vitally important
in a family relationship.
Yet many men are afraid of
sacrifice and commitment in a
relationship, because it means
being vulnerable. It means putting
your trust in the other person. To
do this means you are not in
control.
If we can make a sacrifice fly in
a ball game to help score a run,
why are we so afraid to make a
sacrifice which can help save a
marriage? If we can learn how to
change a spark plug, why can't we
learn to bake a cake too? At least
the cake mix comes with directions,
which is more than I can say for the
spark plug.
Learning these new skillS can be
great fun.
It's time for men to stop trying to
control everything and wanting to
solve every problem. If we believe
in a supreme being whom we call
God, we should learn to trust in
God to be in control of the
situation.
It is great when we can solve the
problem ourselves. It is a great
source of satisfaction. But many of
our problems in life can't be
patched up with duct tape.
Sometimes duct tape and all your
know-how just aren't enough and
you need something stronger to
solve the problem.
Only love, patience and
forgiveness are stronger than duct
tape. In order for these virtues to
work, you must first trust in
something bigger than yourself.
You have to trust in God for there
to be a real hope of change and an
enduring relationship with anyone.
There are still many important
roles and jobs to play for men in
our society today. We need to
claim and celebrate the jobs we do
well, and the contributions we do
make. When we do this we can
shake the negative image men seem
to be getting these days.
We can do this without slipping
back into the old roles which were
so stifling for both men and
women. Men can learn and grow in
faith, hope and love. We can grow
in appreciation of God's role in our
lives, and we can grow in our
devotion and sacrifice for our
families.
There is no greater commitment
to be made in life, and certainly no
greater reward. As Red Green says,
"I'm pulling for you, we're all in
this together!"
6 youths confirmed
at Brussels United