The Citizen, 2018-03-29, Page 12PAGE 12.THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018.
Londesborough Lions honoured with service awards
Almost 200 years of service
A number of members of the Londesborough Lions Club were honoured with Ontario
Volunteer Service Awards for their decades of service to their community last week at the
Arden Park Hotel in Stratford. The awards are presented annually to provincial residents who
have volunteered in one capacity or another throughout the province for decades. From left:
Keith Allen (35 years), Allan Bosman (40 years), lan Hulley (40 years) and Dorothy Bogie (35
years) were presented by a representative of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and
Immigration under The Honourable Laura Albanese. Absent was Londesborough Lion Robert
Shaddick, who was honoured for his 40 years of service. (Photo submitted)
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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Just a note to clear your April
calendar. Due to a health
complication the concert featuring
Londesborough United's senior
choir and the Goderich Harbouraires
has been cancelled. Hopefully it can
be rescheduled.
I expect every one of you has had
your first sighting for the 2018
season by now. Spring officially
arrived at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday and
at 2:40 p.m. I saw my first robin of
the spring on my way home from
Clinton, sort of like he knew it was
time to show himself. Since then,
they seem to be everywhere.
Thursday evening area volunteer
awards were presented at the Arden
Park Inn in Stratford. Receiving
recognition for their years of service
with the Londesborough Lions Club
were Dorothy Bogie (25), Ian Hulley
(35), Keith Allen (35) and Allan
Bosman (40). Congratulations
Lions and thank you!
The sixth and final candle in the
Lenten wreath was extinguished by
Rev. Terry Fletcher at
Londesborough United Church on
Palm Sunday, March 25. Christ is
ready to fulfill His destiny for our
grace. Londesborough United is
invited to worship on Good Friday at
Knox United in Auburn.
During the children's time at the
front of the sanctuary, they spoke
with Terry about the excitement of
parades. Like a Canada Day parade
or a Santa Claus parade. When Jesus
rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
people were excited and waved palm
branches to welcome Him. They
knew He would do wonderful things
for them and called out "Hosanna",
which means "God save us"
The children were reminded that
when they are troubled or anxious,
they can pray to God to save them.
"A Mysterious Parade" was the
title of Rev. Fletcher's message to
the adults.
Christ's entrance into Jerusalem
was ceremonious. He was being
hailed as a king and He had the
bearing of authority and the look of
compassion. They wondered, could
He be the long awaited Messiah?
This victory parade signaled His
victory, His future and His death.
According to Zechariah's prophecy
Christ went forward bravely assured
of God's help.
Zechariah and other writers of the
Old Testament were part of the
prophetic visions that are more
easily understood by us who now
Plenty of hard work
Students from four area schools were tapped to create the memorable International Plowing
Match benches that adorned the grounds and were then gifted to those who were instrumental
in the match's success. The amount donated to each school reflected the number of benches
built by its students. F.E. Madill School received $1,768, St. Helens Amish Fairview School
received $650, St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School received $512 and, pictured, Central
Huron Secondary School received $1,070, which was presented to the students by committee
members Lynne Godkin, Neil McGavin, Don Dodds and Jane Zwep. (Photo submitted)
know what transpired. Christ
Himself was a prophet for the future;
a new prophecy.
Christ's entrance made Him a
target. He realized He was now
facing the evil in His world. That
fact alone made Him a victor. He
faced His destiny unfailingly,
unflinchingly and unconditionally.
The March meeting of the
Londesborough UCW was the
observation of 2018's World Day of
Prayer. This international service is
most often held on the first Friday of
March, but whenever a group holds
this service it is in union with
women around the world.
Each year the service is written by
women in a different country. It is an
interesting way to learn more about
the featured country. For example,
did you know anything about
Suriname before or even where it is
located? And women learn that our
problems are the same ones being
experienced by countries and
women worldwide, such as
providing the best for the children,
working hard to make a living,
caring for the environment, etc.
Suriname is located on the
northeastern coast of South America,
north of Brazil. Ninety per cent of its
approximately half million
inhabitants live in the coastal areas
as 94 per cent of the country is
tropical rain forest, some of it is
protected area and the country has
many rivers and waterways.
Paramaribo is the capital city. The
coastal areas are only two metres
above sea level, which raises the
concern of flooding due to climate
change and rising sea water.
Suriname has welcomed peoples
from many countries. Although
Sranan is spoken among ethnic
groups, Dutch is the country's
official language. At the end of the
service held in Londesborough on
March 19, the ladies present said the
Lord's Prayer, then Mary Anne
Drost repeated it in Dutch.
Leading the service that evening
were Ann Adams, Mary Ann Drost,
Kim Roetsicoender and Catherine
Allen. The service was titled "All
FROV LONDESBORO
God's Creation is Very Good," a nod
to their efforts to protect their
country's special environment. A
short video was shown at the
beginning of the service to acquaint
everyone with the country. A map of
the country, its flag and some framed
art were also on display.
During the service, each of the
leaders held a picture of a
Surinamese woman and presented a
glimpse into her life. Each of them
held an item — fish net, bananas,
chicken, cassava, parrot, rain forest,
turtle — indigenous to Suriname and
then added it to the display table.
The service expressed thanks for a
beautiful country/world, asked
forgiveness for humankind's
negligence of this creation and
prayed for help and wisdom in
caring for God's gifts.
In keeping with the theme of
protecting God's creation Gen. 1:1-
31 was read. The hymns "All Things
Bright and Beautiful" and "This Is
God's Wondrous World" were sung.
The ladies tasted food familiar to
women of Suriname.
A short business meeting
followed, led by President Bev
Riley. The group will meet again on
April 16.
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