The Citizen, 2003-08-13, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2003. PAGE 15.
Seasons of the Spirit begins for local young people
By Sarah Mann
Citizen staff
Blyth resident Judy Gleave is
really excited, and with good reason
too.
Gleave is the head of Christian
Education at the Blyth United
Church and is bringing a new
program to the area that will get
children, especially teens, involved
with spirituality.
The program, called Seasons of
the Spirit, began after the need for a
non-denominational Christian
resource was realized.
In 1998. the Seasons Theological
and Educational Foundations paper
was collaboratively drafted and has
guided this program ever since.
“Biblical ancestors formed their
identity as God’s people from stories
of faith and participating in rituals
associated with them,” said Gleave.
“. . . Stories and rituals of our
Biblical heritage help us form our
identity as Christian’s in today’s
world.”
Seasons of the Spirit uses Bible
reading from the Revised Common
Lectionary and seasons of the church
year, to provide a unified structure
for worship, learning and service.
“The lectionary and seasons of the
church year help connect our past,
present, and future as God’s people,”
said Gleave.
This collaborative Christian
resource, Seasons of the Spirit, also
uses creativity, insight, theology and
the skills of many people from a
variety of denominations to explore
the meaning and mystery in the
Bible.
What’s different about this
program is its use of science and
technology, the arts and the Bible to
nurture faith by engaging the mind
and using imagination.
“This program takes what kids
love, science and technology and the
arts, and uses it to get them involved
with church,” Gleave said.
Seasons of the Spirit “sends us
into the contemporary world [and
uses] its current events, issues,
knowledge and discoveries as an
arena to test, share, and live out our
faith,” said Gleave.
Teachers for this new program are
needed so anyone interested in
participating or for more information
contact Judy Gleave at 523-4748.
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
Worship outdoors
Instead of pews, members of the Blyth Christian Reformed Church sat on lawn chairs and held
an evening outdoor church service on Sunday at Lions Park in Blyth. The sun stayed out and
refreshments were enjoyed afterwards. (Sarah Mann photo)
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
10th Sunday after Pentecost
HOLY EUCHARIST - ST. MARY THE VIRGIN
Trinity, Blyth
9:30 a.m.
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
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Sunday, August 17 -
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
United celebrates with Melville
On Sunday morning, the guest
minister at Melville Presbyterian
Church was Rev. John Neilson. As
the church family is now on their
summer schedule and had attended
Brussels United Church during the
month of July, they’re pleased to
welcome members of that
congregation to worship at Melville
during August.
After the welcoming, Margaret
Mclnroy sang the solo, He,
accompanied by organist Mary
Douma. The scripture reading by
Rev. Neilson was Isaiah 43: 1-6; 1
Corinthians 3: 16-23; and Luke 3: 1-
10.
The offering was collected by
Dave McCutcheon and Brian
Armstrong, during which time
Margaret Mclnroy sang the hymn In
The Garden.
Rev. Neilson’s sermon was
entitled Partnership. It was about the
various roles of teachers and how all
should be teachers at times.
The flowers at the front of the
church were placed there by Gordon
and Julia Mitchell, in memory of her
father Donald Street.
Congregants thoughts were with
Frank Cardiff, who is still in
hospital.
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Joan Golden - Diaconal Student Minister
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wcl.on.ca
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11:15 a.m.
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Pastor John Kuperus
Hwy. 4, Blyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
Cota®unity Church
"The Church is not a
Building,
It is People Touching
People"
Sunday.^ August 17 - 11:00 a.m.
Join us for worship at Maple Grove Christian Retreat Centre
Thamesford, Ontario
Phone 523-4875 308 Blyth Rd. E. ~ Pastor Les Cook 523-4590
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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 Thursday of each month
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
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one comes to the Father, but through Me."
Everyone Welcome
Call Pastor Andrew Thursdays or Fridays at 887-6123
254 Drummond St. E., Blyth
Saturday Night Mass
at 7:00 pm
Father John Johnson, Pastor
357-2435 Blyth United Church
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, August 17
Worship Service & Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
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10:30 a.m. - Contemporary Worship
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 523-4848 p
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HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
sngason^of Auburn - 526-1131
CT*—3 PASTOR DAVE WOOD - 523-4941
Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Family Bible Hour
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7:30 p.m. - Evening Worship Servie
Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.- Youth
7:15 p.m. - Adult Bible Study
Minister: Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman
Office: 523-4224
Blyth United Church is a welconung community of faith.
We celebrate God's presence through worship and study, and through
responding to the needs and gifts of each other.