Times Advocate, 1991-11-27, Page 6NO 4 Times -Advocate, November 27, 1991
Forthcoming marriage - Mr.
and Mrs. Jim and Margaret
Thompson of Ailsa Craig are
pleased to announce the
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter Heather Elizabeth to
Robert Keith Taylor, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Taylor
of Staffa. The wedding will
take place Saturday, Novem-
ber 30, 1991 at Brinsley
United Church. Open recep-
tion to follow at the Lucan
Community Centre.
St. Patrick's Church
celebrates with
Holy Communion
By H. Davis
SAINTSBURY - St. Patrick's celebrated the Holy Communion Service
at 11 a.m. Sunday, November 2A with Margaret Carroll reading the les-
sons and Lisa Carroll as server. Rev. Emery spoke to the children about
being leaders.
Sunday, December 1, St. Patrick's Morning Prayer service will be held
at 8:30 a.m. celebrating the first Sunday in Advent, with Mary Jefferies
reading lessons Jeremiah 33:14-16 and I Thessalonians 3:9-13. The first
candle in the Advent wreath will be lit.
St. Patrick's board of management met Tuesday evening at the home of
Hugh and Hazel Davis with six members, Rev. Emery and two visitors
present.
Repairs, business, and ideas were discussed for 1992 also the Davis' in-
vited the congregation to their home for the 8:30 a.m. services in January,
February and March, beginning January 5, 1992, Coffee was served and
the Davis' were thanked.
Personals
Callers this week with Mary Davis were Florence Stanley and Agnes
Hotson of Cherryhill, London, Edith Shoebottom of Ilderton, Susan Steele
of London, Melba England of Kingston, and great granddaughters Court-
ney and Katie Scarlett MacGillivray of Lucan. Saturday Mary was guest
at her grandson Robert Tindall's wedding to Lisa Abeleira at Centralia.
The ceremony was held at the United Church and the reception fol-
lowed at the Imperio Banquet Hall in London.
Ron and Nancy Cunningham, April, Tom and Charles of Mar, Ontario
and Marylou Tindall at Mississauga were weekend visitors with parents
Bob and Alexia Tindall and attended their brother's wedding on Saturday.
Marylou, April and Tom were attendants in the wedding party. Relatives,
neighbours and friends from Saintsbury were also guests.
Exeter Lioness craft auction
The Uoness Craft Auction raised
nearly $1,200 for the club's
community projects last Wednes-
day. Each Lioness member was
responsible for making and do-
nating two craft items which
were auctioned off at the sale,
which represents one of the Lion-
ess' bigger fundraisers of the
year. Pixie and Trtxie, otherwise
known as Gayle Sargent (left)
and Joyce Eveland, were keeping
the sales going at the auction.
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Festive party for ladies of
Court Valentine Forester's Lodge
By Muriel Lewis
GRANTON - The ladies of Cant Valentine Fo-
rester's Lodge held their festive party at the Lion's
Hall last Monday evening, when they entertained
Court Carlton and their wives, and the husbands to a
roast beef dinner.
Other guests present were the new district deputy
Sue Williams, her high marshal! N. Watson and
their husbands, all of Strathroy. Euchre was then en-
joyed and prizes were won by Florence McRobert,
Fred Cook, Bill Spence and Cliff Cook. Generous
donations of groceries for the food bank were re-
ceived.
Plans were made by Court Valentine to serve the
Firemen's banquet on November 30 and Dorothy
Hem and Marjorie Mills will convene the Lion's
dinner on Wednesday, November 27.
At the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday,
the Reverend Stephen Emery led the service of
morning prayer. His message was that Salvation
comes to all without distinction and everyone must
find their identity in God's Kingdom. The lessons
were read by Ken French.
At the Granton United Church on Sunday, Pastor
Normalie Voakes chose "The Strange King" as her
sermon topic, based on the lessons from Jeremiah
23 and John 18.
Granton W.I.
Margaret Oakley was the hostess for the Granton
Women's Institute last Tuesday evening.
Lawyer Ron White of St. Marys was the guest
speaker on the subject of wills and also power of at-
torney.
The program topic was citizenship and legislation
and the roll call was answered by telling why Cana-
da attracts people from other countries.
Melba St. Denis read an article about why 90 per-
cent of Canadians prefer living in this country and
Olive P. Hodgins gave a reading "The Women's In-
stitute" and led an activity contest.
Muriel Lewis chaired the meeting, opening with a
poem "The, Hills Ahead".
Articles were brought in for the Children's Hospi-
tal of Western Ontario. During the business, it was
decided to make favours for the nursing home and
plans were discussed for the next meeting.
Get well wishes are extended to Jitney Nixon who
was a patient in University Hospital, London, last
week and is now recovering at home.
A speedy recovery and wishes to Malcolm Spence
who suffered a fall and was confined to hospital in
St. Marys last week.
Several from the community attended the annual
Ham and Egg supper at Staffa United Church last
Wednesday evening.
.New slate of officers for
the Marian Ritchie W.M.S.
By Ruth Laing
CROMARTY - The Marian
Ritchie W.M.S. elected a new slate
of officers at their November meet-
ing on Tuesday evening. The offi-
cers for 1992 are: past president
Ruth Laing; presidents, Edna
Stoneman and Agnes Lamond;
vice-president Peggy Kerslake; sec-
retary Jean Carey; assistant Betty
Lou Norris; treasurer Mary Elliott;
assistant Alice Gardiner; pianist
Betty Lou Norris; assistant Ruth
Laing; auditors. Joy Scott and Betty
Lou Norris; associate members
Peggy Kerslake, Joy Scott and Jean
Carrey; fellowship of the Least
Coin Helen Parsons; card and flow-
er committee Lillian Douglas, Ro-
berta Templeman; friendship and
service Peggy Kerslake; glad tid-
ings secretary Roberta Temple-
man; managers representative Jean
Carey; press Roberta Templeman;
nominating committee Alice Gar-
diner and Edna Stoneman; pro-
gramme committee Ruth Laing,
Agnes Lamond, Edna Stoneman,
Jean Carey, Mary Elliott; social
committee Lillian Douglas, Mary
Elliott, Joy Scott and Roberta
Templeman.
Jean Carey presided and opened
the meeting with a reading on
peace. Blest be the Tie that Binds
was sung with Ruth Laing at the
piano. Joy Scott led in the worship
service, reading scripture on Joy
and giving a meditation on joy and
peace. Offerings for the mission
objective, Fellowship of the Least
Coin, and Leprosy mission were
received and dedicated by Scott.
Ten members answered the roll
call with a verse on Joy. Mary Elli-
ott gave the topic, noting that the
word joy occurs in the Bible 147
times. She also read an article
showing that for many years we
have nurtured the thought that
bigger is always better.
Ruth Laing presided for the busi-
ness when the joint Marion Ritch-
ie -Ladies Aid Christmas meeting '
was set for December 10 at 8 p.m.
Everyone in the community is in-
vited. The M.R.W.M.S. will be in
charge of one church service early
in February.
Roberta Templeman was chair-
man for the annual meeting. Annu-
al
reports were given by the vari-
ous secretaries and the slate of
officers for 1992 was presented by
Alice Gardiner. Jean Carey closed
the meeting with a benediction. •
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