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PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, May 26, 1977 -- 9 ict Thousands To Port Perry F or Race RED & \ WHITE FOOD STORES 41 . Bed Rice e. Chaniplons, ateam trom Dowson's Red - & White, left," John Foote, Mark Lee, John Kent, Stephen Middleton and Mark Brawn. The agony of defeat. Emiel's Gang on the race route. Joel Aldred did the commentary. "Consolation winniors; Port Berry i IGA from left, Reid Stainton, Vic Walker, Jim Grieve, Dale McQuade and Tom Bourgeois. Happy but exhausted, halfway down the course. Hold Rogatation Service On Sunday afternoon, May 8th, a Rogation Day Service was held at the (Anglican Church of the Ascension in Port Perry combined with the Parish of St.John's, Blackstock. Present for this occasion ~was the Bt. Rev. A. Read, Suffragan Bishop of Tor- onto. The service was set around the Communion Service which was celebrat- ed by the Bishop, assisted by the Rector, the Rev. R.C. Race continued mation about the teams competing. At the conclu- sion he was awarded a honourary membership with the Big Brother Associaion by president, Dr. John Stewart, for his help and effort in making their first bed race an unqualified success. If it is possible, race officials are promising -an even bigger and better race next year, A promise that should be hard to keep. ---Rose and:the Rev. A. Wool- cock, Hon. Assistant. The service began with a procession of Crucifer, candle bearers, servers, choir, benner bearers, the Rector, the 'Bishop's Chap- lain and the Bishop. During the Offertory, offerings of money, home- made bread and wine, water, soil and seeds were presented to the Bishop. The wine and bread were used for the Communion Service and the seeds, soil and water were blessed by the Bishop. These symboli- "cally represent the earth, seeds and water courses of the Parish. The Church was beauti- fully decorated with antique implements and examples of the homely arts of an agricultural society. These symbolically represented the machinery used -in modern society for which God was praised and thank: ed There were two highlights in the service which appea!l- ed to the many children who were present. One of these was the blessing of the children. Bishop Read met them at the chancel steps where he blessed each one, made a short comment "on the child's name and gave each one a book. The other highlight occurred when a lamb was led into the church and by blessing it the Bishop symbolically blessed all agricultural animals. R The Bishop explained the use of some of the antique implements such as the flail and the winnowing shovel. At the conclusion of the service the members of the congregation processed out of the church as the seeds were distributed and the soil and water scattered on the earth. This was follow- ed by a pot-luck supper in the Parish Hall. Those taking part in the service were Cam Muir, Bruce Arculus, Eric Cro- well, Roger Kraupa as servers, Messers Cleve Kight, Lawrence McLaugh- lin and Nigel Harvey, Churchwardens, Mr. George Wolfe, former Churchward- en, Hilary Fairburn and Janice Bell, Banner Bearers, the Rector, the Rev: R.C. Rose, the Rev. A. Woolwock who was the Bishop's Chaplain and the Rt. Rev. A. Read. a = NN row a