Times-Advocate, 1999-03-03, Page 13Wednesday. March 3. 1999
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By Rhoda Rohde
THAMES ROAD - The
Second Sunday in Lent
and the Celebration of the
Laity church service was
held on Sunday morning
at Thames Road Church
with Judith Parker in
charge. Bruce Delbridge
gave the Prayer of
Approach. Gerald
Cunnington led in the
• Prayer of Confession and
the Assurance of Pardon.
Parker lit the Christ can-
dle with Corey Smith
assisting. She told the
youth a story about differ-
ent candles, the church
candle, the circle of
friends candle, the peace
candle, birthday candles.
Candles were lit by Jessica
Bray, Amber Cooper,
Mirjam Veldman and
Zachary Kadey.
The choir sang "Blessed
Redeemer" accompanied
by organist Marilyn
Vandenbussche. John
Batten read scriptures.
Delbridge led the
responsive psalm. The
meditation entitled "the
Feast" was given by
Parker.
Board chatrpersoti John
Miner called each of the
council forward: secretary
Marilyn Pym; treasurer
Shirley Kerslake and Rev.
Marilyn Carter; worship
committee Judith Parker,
Marjorie Johns, Bruce
Delbridge; Christian
Education committee
Janet Coward, Karen
Etherington, Anne
Kernick: finance commit-
tee Sharon Passmore,
Helen Kadey, Shirley
Kerslake, Fred Delbridge;
Ministry and personnel
committee Joan Skinner,
Diane Jeffery, John
Batten; U.C.W. represen-
tative Sharon Lynn; prop-
erty committee Al
McKnight, Dale Skinner,
Brian Pym and Gerald
Cunnington; Church coun-
cil Lorne Ballantyne, Jack
Stewart, Don Bray, Bruce
Delbridge, Elson Lynn;
Outreach committee Barry
Miller, Janis Richardson,
Sharon Lynn.
Delmar Skinner and
Elson Lynn received the
offering and were the
greeters. Bruce Delbridge
gave a prayer.
The flowers on the plat-
form were placed in mem-
ory of the late Lawrence
Cole. Sympathy is extend-
ed to his . family and
sends.
Marilyn 'yin gave the
congregational prayer.
Announcements
On March 3 the Standing
Committee met at 7 p.m.
followed by a council
meeting at 8:30 p.m. in
Thames Road Church.
On March 5 the World
Day of Prayer service will
be held at Thames Road at
2 p.m.
On March 11 the
Sunbeams will meet at
Thames Road from 9:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. (Note
change of date).
On March 9 the U.C.W.
will meet at Elimville at 8
p.m. (Note change of
place). The program wilt
be presented by Carolyn
Johns, Pat Ballantine,
Joyce Fulton, Jean
Hodgert and Anne Bray.
The roll call will be "Tell
about the picture you have
carried in your wallet the
longest." Group W will
serve lunch.
On March 14 the choir
will be hosting a pancake
and saus'hge brunch after
the church service.
Lucan 4-H club members design wearable art pieces
A "Once in A Blue
Moon" appreciation ban-
quet for adults will be held
March 31.
At the church service on
March 7 in Eiimville, items
for the Food Bank will be
collected.
PQM
Many people called at
the Hopper -Hockey
Funeral Home last week
to pay their respects to the
late Chris Wilhelm and
Lawrence Cole. Sympathy
is extended to . the families
and relatives.
Trip to Toronto
Brenda Elford, Brenda
Miner, Heather Morgan,
Heather Parsons, Kristy
Bray and Robyn
Etherington were wel-
comed home as they
returned with their lead-
ers Virginia Warwick,
Carolyn Johns and Rev.
Marilyn Carter from a
weekend in Toronto. The
group was part of a
Toronto Ontario
Opportunities for Learning
and Service (T.O.O.L.S.)
weekend.
Their agenda included a
train ride to Toronto, the
use of Toronto's various
transit systems, serving
LUCAN - Over the past
two weeks, the Lucan III
4-H Club has held two
meetings of the Wearable
Art Project. At meeting
three, the members were
asked to bring magazine
pictures and explain why
they liked or disliked
them.
The group discussed
their special project arti-
cles. Examples included
decorated pants and
shirts, and all types of
home-made ` jewellery.
There was a demonstra-
tion on how to create bal-
ance and symmetry in a
picture. The craft of the
meeting was how to make
a hemp necklace.
At meeting four, the.
group worked on ideas for
their Achievement Day.
They decided to hold a
fashion show to exhibit
their projects.
The members were
given different coloured
construction paper pieces
to arrange into art forms.
They were told to use the
guidelines that they were
taught earlier. They paint-
ed and put together angel
pins..
supper to the homeless in
an•.'Out of the Cold' pro-
gram, a tour of a year-
round refuge, 4nd work in
one of Toronto's largest
food banks. The most eye-
opening experience for the
group was a guided tour
of Toronto's downtown by
previous streetpeople. The
weekend ended with a
church,service at the little
Trinity Anglican Church
where the Associate
Rector Duke Vipperman
gave a very powerful ser-
mon on "Discipleship".
Vipperman had previously
ministered in Exeter.
The congregation helped
make the trip possible and
Ken Kadey • took the group
to and From the train sta-
tion in London.
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