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BELGRAVE—Twenty-two years
have elapsed since Rev. John G.
Roberts; with his wife Kay, son
Howard and daughter Alison, emi-
grated from Wales to Canada. The
family settled in Belgrave which
has been his first and only pastoral
charge in the new land. Since July,
1967, he has been minister of Knox
United Church, Belgrave and its
sister church, Calvin -Brick.
On Sunday, June 18, a special and
carefully -chosen scripture passage
was read from I "Thessalonians,
chapter five. This is St. Paul's senti-
mental letter to the first church of
Thessalonica. Mr. Roberts, ever con-
scious of his people, counselled the
congregation to keep what is good
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eluded his mesge by challenging
the members to be always joyful
and convey God's message to the
world.
The choir sang .'Closer to Thee"
as its anthem, with Mrs. George
Procter organist. The sanctuary was
beautified with floral arrangements
of lupin. David McKee, Ben Barnes,
Kenneth Procter and Ross Higgins
passed the offertory plates.
On Sunday afternoon, June 11,
the members of Belgrave and
Calvin -Brick held a retirement tea
for Mr. Roberts and his family in
the Women's Institute Hall, Bel -
grave. Baskets of flowers and tea
tables containing pansy bouquets
beautified the hall for this occasion.
Many friends from both churches
and the surrounding community
gathered to wish John much happi-
ness in his retirement after 22 years
as minister of this charge.
During the afternoon, Jim Taylor
called Mr. and .Mrs. Roberts to the
platform and he was presented
with white wicker furniture by Gor-
don Bosman and Jim Taylor Mrs,
George Johnston, presented Mrs.
Roberts with a floral arrangement
from the two congregations. George
Procter had written an address
which he read to the Roberts. Their
family, Howard and Alison (Mrs.
Mark Miculan) of Hamilton were
present for this special occasion and
joined their parents on the platform
while everyone sang "He's a Jolly
Good Fellow", with Mrs. George
Johnston at the piano. A scrapbook
of snapshots and clippings had
been prepared, .recalling events
from the 22 years Mr. Roberts has
spent in this community.
Refreshments were served dur-
ing the afternoon by the ladies and
a pleasant time was spent visiting
with the many former friends who
returned for the occasion.
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Evelyn Morin is wed
in Kingston ceremony
Marriage vows were exchanged
by Evelyn L. Morin of Kingston and
James L. Kenny of Bridgewater,
Nova Scotia, in a pretty ceremony
solemnized in St. James' Chapel, St.
Mary's Cathedral, Kingston, at
three o'clock on Saturday, May 20.
Evelyn is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Morin of Wingham and
parents of the groom are Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Kenny Sr. of Bridge-
water.
Father Hibbardheard the cou-
ple's vows and pronounced them
husband and wife. Norman Brown
was organist, playing the Wedding
Music from Purcell's March. The
groom's sister, Lynn Kenny, sang
'Ave Maria". Baskets of pink snap-
dragons, white carnations and
daisies formed the setting for the
double -ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a white satin cock-
tail -length dress and carried a bou-
quet of pink Rubrum lilies and
white carnations.
The bride's matron of honor, Lois
McLaughlin of Hamilton, wore a
dress of multicolored pastel prints
and carried a bouquet of pink
Rubrum lilies. Bridesmaid Pat Guil-
let of Toronto wore a pastel blue
dress and carried a similar bouquet.
Jake Baker of Halifax was best
man and ushering guests were Paul
Kenny of Ottawa and Bernard
Morin of Lahr, Germany.
Pink carnations and, daisies deco-
rated the Ramada Inn, Kingston,
where the reception was held.
Guests attended from Prince
Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British
Columbia, Texas and Germany.
Honored guest was. Mrs. Gladys
Forrester, grandmother of the bride.
The wedding cake was made by the
groom's grandmother, Mrs, Mary
McQuaid of Richhiond,
The bride's mother received
guests, assisted by the groom's
mother. Mrs. Morin chose a calf -
length fuchsia dress and Mrs.
Kenny a calf -length blue dress with
pleated skirt. Both wore white
orchid corsages.
Following a motor trip to the
Maritimes, the newlyweds will
reside in Kingston. The bride
earned her B.Sc. degree from Uni-
versity of Toronto and her M.Sc.
and PhD. degrees from University
of New Brunswick. She is an assis-
tant professor at Queen's Universi-
ty, Kingston. The groom is a B.A.
graduate of St. Francis Xavier Uni-
versity, Antigonish, Nova Scotia,
and earned his M.A. degree from
University of New Brunswick. He
is presently a PhD. student in histo-
ry at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Mr. and Mrs. William Coultes
attended the United Church
Muskoka Conference at Honey
Harbor over the weekend.
The theme speaker was Rev. Tom
Harper, speaking on the theme
"Communicating the Good News
Today". A special guest speaker at
the conference was the Moderator
RevSang-Chul Ree.
A packed conference of 300 Unit-
ed Church men and women
enjoyed a very interesting and
inspirational weekend at the
Delawana Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stopforth of
London visited with Mrs. Elizabeth
Proctor in Belgrave June 4. Also vis-
iting at the same home were
Philip's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Stopforth of Liverpool, Eng.
.
Mrs.- Jean Wilis of Milton, visited
with Mb and: lis. Gi3orOa Midge
Mrs. Ross Higgins, Mrs. Gordon
Bosman, and Mrs. Ross Anderson
attended the Campsite Experience
for the United Church Women of
Huron -Perth Presbytery held at
Camp Menesetung, Goderich, on
Monday, June 12.
Mrs. George Lewis of Milton vis-
ited with Rev. and Mrs. John G.
Roberts on Sunday and attended
the Retirement Tea held in honor of
Rev. Roberts during the afternoon.
Howard Roberts and Mrs. Mark
Miculan of Hamilton spent the
weekend with their parents, Rev.
and Mrs. John G. Roberts, and
attended the retirement tea for their
mother Friday evening in the Blyth
Public School. They also attended
the tea held for their father in Bel -
grave Women's Institute Hall.
Mrs. Anna Armstrong visited,.
with relatives over the weekend.
and attended
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