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From the Minister’s Study
Pastor says use time in the light of eternity
By Rev. Dave Wood
Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church
We waited for it all year and now
it is over once again! Plans were
made and expectations ran high and
you looked forward to it but it too
soon passes.
No. I'm not talking about the swift
passage of time. I am talking about
Threshers. Even though I thoroughly
enjoyed it, it reminds us again of the
swift passing of time.
Time does fly by and with so
much crowded into our busy
schedules it seems to go all the
faster. Someone once told me that
when you get past the age of 40 the
seconds speed up. I would concur
that this seems to be the truth of the
matter and I wonder if my
neighbour, the one whose name I am
not supposed to mention has noticed
that this is also the case since she
turned 40 last month?
Time waits for no man, or woman
for that matter, and I think what is
done with the time we are given
needs to be addressed and evaluated
in our lives. When I consider what
has taken place around the world in
these last days, hurricanes and
tsunamis to name but a few, I am
reminded that the time we have all
been given is precious and we need
to learn to live our lives in light of
eternity. God has prepared a place
for all who trust in His Son and Jesus
instructed us to live life with Him in
mind.
where there is no hunger or
oppression. Where courtesy and
kindness, respect and consideration
were the norm and not the exception.
The human potential is vast and yet
what is required seems to be lacking.
We need the Father and in Christ He
has provided all that is needed to live
life to the fullest.
The hard part is to embrace it, to
live it and to use the time that we
have been given to know the heart of
God and align our thinking with His.
Jesus said, “Seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness and
all the rest of these things will be
added to you.”
This is how Marion Cook lived her
life, in the light of eternity. From
what 1 knew of her, she used the time
she had been given to exemplify a
Christ-like character, courtesy and
kindness, respect and consideration
and made for those whose lives she
touched a better place. Use your
time in the light of eternity!
Sunday, October 9
Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Hwy. 4, Biyth 523-9233
Wheelchair accessible
Pastor,John Kuperus
MELVILLE
I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
Sunday, dcio-te-i 9
11:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship
- Sunday School
9:30 am - Sunday Belgrave Service
Wheelchair accessible
Nursery care available
Rev. Cathrine Campbell - 887-9831
Imagine a world where the love of
God was piedominant and the
principles of Christ were lived out.
Consider a society that operated in
the realm of love whereby each
looked after the needs of others.
We see fleeting glimpses of this
possibility and it causes one to yearn
for what could be. Imagine a world
Blessed pets
There were some new faces in the congregation of St.
John’s and Trinity Anglican Churches on Sunday morning
as people brought their pets to be blessed in recognition of
St. Francis Of Assisi Day. (Vicky Bremner photo)
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Sandra Cable, Worship Leader
Church Office 887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wightman.ca
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
Guest Musician at Trinity: Juanita Wilkins
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1-877-513-5333
Trinity, Biyth
9:30 a m.
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Sunday, October 9
Ethel United Church
9:30 a.m.
Brussels United Church
11:00 a.m.
Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship
Blyth United Church
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Sunday, October 9
Worship Service, Sunday School & Nursery
11:00 a.m.
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Thanksgiving
"Hardship's Help,
Prosperity's Peril"
Sunday 9:30 a.m.Family Bible Hour
Minister: Rev. Robin McGauley
Office: 523-4224
Tuesday
Wednesday
10:30 a.m
7:30 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
- Morning Worship Service
- Evening Worship Service
- Jr. & Sr. Youth Bible Study
- Olympians
- Adult Bible Study
10:30 a.m. - Biyth Public School
SATURDAY, OCT. 22,9:30 am
Video Series
"Essentials of Discipline" for your child
Focus on the Family - CALI, FOR INFO
Mon. 6:45 pm Junior Girls Gr. 4-6
Fri. 7 pm Youth Group Gr. 6+
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Blyth United Church is a welcoming community of faith.
We celebrate God's presence through worship and study, and through
responding to the needs and gifts of each other.
Sanctuary
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 523-4848
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PASTORAL COUNSELLING
• Marriage
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Welcome to
Brussels Mennonite
fellowship
9:00 a.m. Praising God
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
for all ages
Pastor Brent Kipfer 887-6388
We gather in the name of Jesus to Worship ,
QOrftniunity Churc^
'The Church is not a
Building,
It is People Touching
People"
Sunday 9:45 a.m.- Power Hour Circus
(Ring of Relationships)
- Worship Service11:00 a.m.
Mid-week Bible Studies
Phone: 440-8379 ~ 308 Biyth Rd. E. ~ Pastor Les Cook 523-4590