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A balanced view of our faith tells Ili that
submission, resignation and fatalism are
not the main emphasis here. Rather we need
to stress our dedication commitment to ac-
tion.
BY THE REVEREND
JOHN D.M. WOOD
VICTORIA STREET AND
BENIVIILLER UNITED CHURCH
MINISTER'S STUDY
In the face of tragedies like the shooting
down of that Korean airliher or the bomb-
ings in Beirut, how do we understand the
prayer, "Your Will Be Done"?
Long ago, people were more ready to ac-
cept events with resignation to what was
perceived as God's will. Such an attitude
speaks to us of folded hands, and tells us to
abandon our human . efforts and wait
passively for God's decisions and actions.
To be resigned to God's will suggests that
we accept destructive flooding instead of
trying to build dams; that we accept
smallpox epidemics instead of organizing
mass vaccination.
In one way, conditions today are the result
of our confident refusal to accept what
religious people of earlier generations were
ready to call The Will of God. The danger is
what we begin to believe that we can solve
our problems without God's help. But to
pray that God's Will be done involves us in
asking what we can do to help His will be
done.
This has been trite for the pioneers who
have sought that God's will be done in areas
of social life where it was plainly not being
done. When they sought to free the slaves, to
end child labour or to fight against racism,
they were trying to do the will of our heaven-
ly Father.
We need prayer and worship to help us
centre upon God's kingdom that must come
in our world, and upon His will that must be
done. But true worship always brings to us a
new vision of the world in its need and
tragedy together with a new vision of God in
His loving purpose for just such a world.
Albert Schweitzer summed up God's will'
in four sentences: "To know the will of God
is the greatest knowledge; to accept the will
of God is the greatest heroism; to do the will
of God is the greatest achievement; to have
the approval of God on your work is the
greatest happiness."
God's will be done!
Ambitious renovation program planned
Members of the congregation of North
Street United Church will be asked to pitch
in and financially assist with an amibitious
renovation and construction program.
While the construction program is already
in progress the multi -faceted project will be
phased over a two-year period.
The first major building project at the
church since the rear wing was opened in
1959, the new construction and fund-raising
efforts will be handled by two committees
with Jim Britnell heading the building
committee and Stan Jones taking charge of
the fund-raising committee.
The congregation will have to raise
$120,000 for the project which calls for the
construction of a new roof over the rear
portion of the church opened in 1959; the
installation of an elevator to service the four
levels of the church; renovations to the
existing Sunday School area; the in-
stallation of a fire detection system
throughout the church and extensive repairs
to the organ.
Construction is already taking place on
the site and the new elevator should be in-
stalled and operational before Christmas.
Members of the congregation have been
supplied with pledge cards and have the
opportunity to commit themselves to a
donation with the luxury of phasing it over
nine quarters. On Sunday, November 6, over
100 volunteers will be contacting members
of the congregation.
In 1982, the congregation celebrated the
150th anniversary of the building of the
church. Subsequent additions were added in
1906 and 1959. On Saturday, November 5, a
variety concert will be held as a kickoff
event to raise interest in the fund-raising
activities. Don McMillan is assembling a
fine list of local talent for the variety con-
cert.
The congregation of North Street United Church has been asked to pitch in and raise up to
$120,000 to assist with the cost of needed repairs and renovations. A new roof is already
being installed over the 24 year-old rear portion of the church. The main building is 150
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