The Citizen, 2002-01-09, Page 13On top of things
With the arrival of the new year, the new Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church con-
tinues to take shape. Workers scrambled all week to get the shingles on before Mother Nature
dumped more snow. Volunteers have been industriously constructing the church, as well as
preparing and serving meals for the workers. On this biting cold day, some 15 people were
donating their time in the hopes the work will be complete by April. (David Blaney photo)
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca
Sunday, January 13
Ethel United Church
9:30 a.m.
Worship Service and Sunday School
Celebrating the Sacrament of Baptism
Brussels United Church
11:00 a.m.
Worship Service and Sunday School
Come worship and celebrate the Epiphany Season with us!
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.
Ladies' Time Out: the last Wednesday of each month
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
(Returning to last Thursday of each month beginning Jan. 31)
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
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, January 13
Worship Service &
Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Pat Milliken
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Pastoral Supply Minister: Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman
Office: 523-4224
You are Welcome at the
BLYTH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School - for a ges 3 to adult
11:00 a.m. - Mornin g Worship
7:45 p.m. - Evenin g Worship
Kids' Club - Tuesday - 3:45 - 5 p.m. A ges 6-11 welcome.
Bible Studies - Wednesday morning 10 a.m.
Wednesday evenin g 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 308 Blyth Rd., Blyth
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Sunday, January 13
Morning Worship Service - 10 am.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also
ought to love one another"
— 1 Jonn 4:11
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
11:00 a.m. - Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
Sunday
Wednesday
Friday
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. -
7:30 p.m.
7:00 - 810 p.m. -
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Family Bible Hour
Morning Worship Service
Evening Worship
Crusaders & Youth
Adult Prayer Meeting
Youth
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Auburn - 526-7555
PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-9017
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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Sunday, January 13
Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2002. PAGE 13.
By Brent Kipfer
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
Toward the end of the 19th centu-
ry, a Swedish chemist had an unusu-
al experience.
Alfred Nobel woke up one morn-
ing, grabbed his newspaper and sat
down to read. It was an ordinary day.
When he opened the paper, however,
he had the shock of his life. He
began reading a report about his own
death. He read that:
"Alfred Nobel, the inventor of
dynamite, who died yesterday,
devised a way for more people to he
killed in a war than ever before, and
he died a very rich man."
It was actually Alfred's brother
who had passed away; a newspaper
reporter had bungled the facts. Still,
Nobel could not shake those words
from his mind. He decided that he
wanted to be known for something
other than finding a way for people
to kill each other more efficiently
and getting rich in the process.
So, of course, he established the
Nobel Prize for scientists and writers
who work for peace. He said,
"Everyone ought to have the chance
Brussels hosts
Alpha course
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
and St. John's Anglican Church,
Brussels are planning to offer the
Alpha Course this winter and spring.
The Alpha Course is an opportuni-
ty to explore the Christian faith in a-
relaxed, non-threatening setting over
10 thought-provoking sessions, with
an optional weekend away.
Over 18,500 Alpha courses run in
churches, prisons, universities and
numerous-other settings, in 125
countries around the world, and the
materials have been translated into
33 different languages from Shona,
French, Croatian, Chinese and
Russian.
This winter, the Alpha course is
being offered at more than 1,500
churches in Canada, including
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship. St.
John's Anglican Church, Brussels,
plans to run the course in the spring.
The 10-week course, built around a
meal and small group discussion,
makes Christianity accessible to
men and women of today's culture.
To learn more about the Alpha
course, come to an Alpha
Celebration Meal at Brussels
Mennonite Fellowship, Jan. 18, 6:30
p.m. Enjoy a meal, watch a video
presentation called "Christianity:
Boring, Irrelevant, Untrue?" and
hear from someone who has already
taken the course. RSVP to Brent
Kipfer (887-6388) by Sunday, Jan.
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9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
for all ages,
10:30 a.m. - Worship
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
Pastor: Ernest Dow
523-4848
www.tcc.on.ca/-dowfam
to correct his epitaph in midstream
and write a new one."
If someone were to write a report
of your life, what would they say?
What qualities might they notice?
Do you ever wish you could
rewrite parts of the story? I can cer-
tainly think of days that I would like
to rewind and start again.
The book of Isaiah takes a hard
look at Israel's recent past. It's not a
pretty picture. The people have been
running after everything except God.
Isaiah looks back with deep regret.
God has every right to put an end to
the whole relationship.
Still, God holds out the promise of
a new beginning: Come now, let us
argue it out, says the LORD: though
your sins are like scarlet, they shall
be white as snow. (Isaiah 1:18)
A fresh blanket of snow seems to
make the whole world new (I try to
remember that when I am shovelling
my driveway!). The countryside
seems to gain a new beauty.
In a similar way, Jesus Christ
offers to cover us with his forgive-
ness so that our lives can be made
new. This is an incredible gift -
something we can come to under-
stand through personal experience.
Unlike snow, it does not melt away
when the weather gets warm!
Jesus gives us the opportunity to
receive a new epitaph - a new life-
story made possible through his gift
of forgiveness.
Last week I opened up a new 2002
pocket date book. There is some-
thing very satisfying about seeing
crisp, blank pages ready to be used.
With what does God want to fill it?
What kind of story might God want
to write for you this year?
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