The Times Advocate, 2007-12-05, Page 2121
Times -Advocate
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Bowling party with silent auction Sun., Dec. 9
By Rhoda Rohde
THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT
THAMES ROAD - The worship
committee decorated the auditorium
of the church with a beautiful
Christmas tree which was donated
by Les Cudmore. Thanks to Les and
Barry and Melonie Miller who deliv-
ered the tree to the church. The
tree and across the front of the
church was beautifully decorated
along with the window sills. There
was a pyramid of 10 poinsettias on a
stand in front of the pulpit.
Anne Kernick lit the candle for
Peace and announced the hymn 0
Come, 0 Come Emmanuel which
everyone sang.
Anne said words of welcome and
everyone passed the Peace.
Everyone sang the Introit Hope Is A
Star. Anne led in the Call to
Worship responsively and the open-
ing prayer in unison. Anne gave the
announcements. John and Ola
Batten read about the Advent
Wreath with Ola lighting the candle
of Hope in the Advent wreath.
Marianne Veldman read the Old
Testament Lesson Isaiah 2:1-5.
The Lord's Prayer was sung in uni-
son and Psalm 122 was the respon-
sive reading. The choir sang Here
Comes the Light accompanied by the
pianist Marilyn Vandenbussche
which was much enjoyed. Melonie
Miller read the Gospel Lesson
Matthew 24:36-44 "No One Knows
the Day or Night."
The message entitled "Many
Hands" was a presentation by the
worship committee namely Judith
Parker, Melonie Miller, Anne
Kernick, and Marianne Veldman
which was well done.
They quoted different verses of
Scripture and the Christmas story.
They handed out cardboard hands
which you were to trace around the
fingers and write your name on it.
Everyone took them forward and
their White Gifts put in a basket.
Everyone sang the hymn Jesus'
Hands were Kind Hands, and read
the affirmation of our Faith "A New
Creed."
Anne Kernick spoke about the
offering and Judith Parker and her
daughter Megan received the offer-
ing. Anne offered prayer and the
Doxology was sung. Everyone read
the offertory prayer and sang the
last hymn Hark The Glad Sound.
Announcements
Wanted: Items for the C.E.
Committee's annual Silent Auction.
Items can be brought to the church
anytime and will be displayed for
viewing each Sunday and with final
bidding at the Spaghetti Supper on
Dec. 9.
The Finance committee is having a
cheese fundraiser. The cheese will
be purchased from Jennard
Enterprises (Rick and Jennifer
Branderhorst). There will be a flyer
and order form inserted in the
newsletter. All orders to be in no
later than Dec. 9 with delivery
approximately on Dec. 16. All
monies raised from spaghetti supper
and cheese fundraiser will go
towards the purchase of the upgrad-
ed sound system.
Future Events
Dec. 9 -Family Bowling afternoon
and spaghetti supper -The finance
committee is sponsoring this event
at the Zurich Bowling Lanes from 2-
4 p.m. There is a sign up sheet on
the back bulletin board. Cost is free.
Following the bowling party every -
Supporting the Food Ban
Food drive — On Nov. 24, the Huron County OPP Auxiliary Unit con-
ducted its fourth annual food drive in partnership with Hansen's Your
Independent Grocer. Pictured above left, Exeter Food Bank manager
Dianne Sorensen receives some of the donations from Aux. Const. Chris
Arnold.The Auxiliary Unit also assisted with food drives in Goderich
and Wingham. (photo/submitted)
one is invited back to the church for
snacks and to view and bid on items
for the Silent Auction. A spaghetti
supper will be served at 5:30 p.m.
Cost -adults - $10, children six to 12
- $5, children five and under are
free. Sign up sheet for the supper is
on back bulletin board.
Dec. 11 -U.C.W.- December meet-
ing at 8 p.m. Theme is "Christmas",
program: Joan Morgan, Ola Batten,
Marilyn Pym and Nancy Smith. Roll
c a 1 1
"your favourite Christmas carol," gift
exchange - secret pal gift (aprox.
$5), or exchange a gift in the the
amount of a loonie. Lunch: Janet
Coward, Helen Weston, Kathy Bray,
Melonie Miller, Diane Jeffery.
Dec. 24 -Christmas Eve Service at
7:30 p.m.
Dec. 30-C.L.U.C. service at South
Huron High School in the small gym
at 10 a.m. Light lunch to follow.
Personals
Clarence and Isabel Thomson of
Woodham, Bill and Rhoda Rohde,
Glenn and Dorothy Jeffery had their
Annual Christmas get together
recently. We went to the Huron.
Restaurant, Exeter, for lunch and
then to the home of Glenn and
Dorothy Jeffery in Exeter for the
afternoon.
Megan Parker is home from school
up north and is teaching school in
London.
Happy belated birthday to Murray
Dawson whose birthday was Nov. 29
and happy birthday to Fleming
Simpson and Bill Rohde on Dec. 7.
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From tree ornaments to
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Wishing you a
Merry Christmas
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TIMES -ADVOCATE
Turn it up — The band `Short Circuit' made up of from left, Malcolm
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High School Nov. 29 and emerged as the winner of the battle of the
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