The Citizen, 2001-03-21, Page 12Brussels Mennonite
Fellowship
9:30 a.m. - Worship Service
10:45 a.m. - Christian Education
Eat4van.e. Welcome
Interim Pastor Art Byer
887-6388
You are Wekome at the
BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School - for ages 3 to adult
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m.
Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth
fl eaise join 114 ontalp dia. Sunday
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service 7:30 p.m.
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has
eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
— John 5:24
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca
Ethel United Church
9:30 am
Worship Service & Sunday School
Brussels United Church
11:00 am
Worship Service & Sunday School
All are welcome to come and worship with us.
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
You a'te welcome thiA &Arafat'
TRINITY, BLYTH ST. JOHN'S,
9:30 A.M. BRUSSELS
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE 11:15 A.M.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
11:00 a.m. Worship & Sunday School
This Sunday: "Kingdom Attitude"
Sat., April 7: WOMEN'S DAY OUT
- Get tickets while they last!
Pastor: Ernest Dow 523-4224
We invite you to come worship the Lord with us!
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 526-7555
PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017
Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Family Bible Hour
10:30 a.m. • Morning Worship Service
7:30 p.m. - Evening Worship Service
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Family Night
Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth
Cornerstone
Bible
Fellowship
Ethel
Communion - 9:45 - 10:30
Family Bible. Hour and Sunday School - 11:00 - 12:00
Prayer & Bible Study - Tuesday 8 p.m.
Adventure Club for children ages 4-12
Third Friday of each month - 7:15 - 9:00 p.m.
Ladies' Time Out - Last Thursday of each month - 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Guest speakers, special music & interesting features. Ail ladies invited.
John 14:6 - Jesus said, "I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, no
one comes to the Father, but through Me."
Everyone Welcome
For more information call 887-6665
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11:00 a.m. - Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
We welcome you to come arid worship with us.
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2001.
From the Minister's Study
Some thoughts to consider during Lent
By Rev. Ethel Miner Clare that spring began this week, we
Be{grave United Church
know too well that a cold wind can
Mid-March is an in-between time. dump more snow or coat our land-
Although the calendar announces scape with ice.
Hair today, gone tomorrow
It may have been for a good cause but Steve Campbell
looks a little as if he's wondering what he got himself into as
Michelle Hoytema takes her turn shaving off his locks. This
past weekend, members of the Auburn Evangelical
Missionary youth group took part in a 30-hour famine to
raise funds for three Third World children they support.
Setting goals, three leaders volunteered to have their head
shaved during the event. A total of $2,275 was raised. (Vicky
Bremner photo)
We hope that winter is over but and Feasting.":
have not yet seen the colourful blos- Fast from judging others, feast on
soms of spring flowers. Store shelves the Christ dwelling in them.
are stocked with Easter goodies but
Fast from emphasis on differences,
we are only half way through the feast on the unity of life.
Lenten journey. Fast from apparent darkness, feast
As spring is a reawakening of on the reality of light.
nature's growth and beauty, Lent is a Fast from thoughts of illness, feast
time for spiritual renewal and on the healing power of God.
recommitment. Fast from words that pollute, feast
In my reading this past week, I on words that purify.
came across some lines which are Fast from discontent, feast on grat-
worth considering as we continue itude.
our walk through Lent. No author is Fast from anger, feast on patience.
cited for this piece titled "Fasting Fast from pessimism, feast on opti-
M. Humphries speaks at WI meeting
Marjorie Humphries of Walton members from the Wingham and
was the guest speaker at the March District Horticultural Society which
14 meeting of the Majestic Women's is having a one-day Garden Seminar
Institute held in the Brussels Library. on April 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost
She touched on the many duties and of $15 includes lunch.
procedures of the resolution con- Happy Birthday was sung to
venor. She informed members as to Lucy Hesse, Pat Button and Chen
the procedure to take if presenting a Fransen.
resolution. A lot of preparation has The next meeting is on April 14
to go into the resolution before it is with a potluck luncheon.
presented for approval. Mrs.
Humphries listed what is required to
write up a resolution as well as the
form it should take.
Eleanor Hemingway showed a gift
she received from a nephew in
Russia. It was a picture of a beautiful
doll painted on a wooden egg. It
opened and inside it had three more
painted dolls, and inside each were
three more tiny ones.
A donation from the Institute is
being sent to the Albers family who
had a fire.
The Institute is sponsoring a casse-
role supper and euchre on Monday,
April 30 at 6:30 p.m. and the pro-
ceeds will be going to the Canadian
Cancer society.
An invitation was extended to the
mism.
Fast from worry, feast on Divine
Providence.
Fast from complaining, feast on
appreciation.
Fast from negatives, feast on affir-
mative.
Fast from unrelenting pleasures,
feast on unceasing prayer.
Fast from hostility, feast on peace.
Fast from bitterness, feast on for-
giveness.
Fast from self-concern, feast on
compassion for others.
Fast from personal anxiety, feast on
trust.
Fast from discouragement, feast on
hope.
Fast from acts that tear down, feast
on acts which build up.
Fast from thoughts that weaken,
feast on promises that inspire.
Fast from idle gossip, feast on pur-
poseful silence.
Fast from problems which over-
whelm, feast on prayer that under-
girds.
Banquets, cards
on Lodge
calendar
Morning Star Rebel(Alt Lodge.
Brussels, held its regular meeting on
Tuesday, March 13 with Vice Grand
Sister Joyce Jacklin presiding in the
absence of Noble Grand Sister
Lillian Moses, who has been ill.
District Deputy President Sister
Elva Brown reported on a special
meeting held in Clinton on Monday,
March 12 to compile a new set of
bylaws for the amalgamation of
Stratford District #29 and Huron
District #23 to Huron Perth District
#23.
Invitations were received from
Exeter, Stratford and St. Marys'
Lodges.
Upcoming events are a card party
on March 19, chicken supper on
March 21 and banquet for Brother
Mel McCutcheon, Grand Patriarch
on April 28.
The card party and casserole
supper will be held on Monday, April
16.
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