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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 31, 1995 - 19 R OT OT SACTPIVIR URAL RoorTs Supper sold out fr ------ Seagrave SF: Talo [1 (e] (0) Birthday greetings this week to Donna Wanamaker. The Seagrave Community ex- presses sympathy this week to Madeleine Cookson of Port Perry and her family on the passing of Fred Cookson on Sat- urday at Port Perry Hospital. The Cookson family farmed in the Seagrave area for many years before retiring to live in Port Perry. Fred was also the rural postman out of Seagrave for several years. The Seagrave Annual Turkey supper planned for Wednesday, Nov. 1 is all sold out. It sure is wonderful to see our communi- ty church supported in this manner. Seagrave Church News Rev. David Shepherd chose for his sermon on "Saints and Sinners". The choir sang a beau- tiful rendition, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty", ac- companied by the organist Mu- riel Jebson. Please note that our weekly worship service begins at 10 a.m. Attention all Seagrave and Area residents...Please call us with community events and highlights so we can get in the news. There will be no church or Sunday School next Sunday, Nov. 5 to enable everyone to at- tend the 99th anniversary of Greenbank Church at 11 a.m. There will be a half hour of or- gan and piano music before the service. The new church organ and new choir gowns will be dedicated. The Rev. Jack Griff- en will be the guest speaker. The Seagrave U.C.W. will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at the home of Gloria New- man. The meeting will com- mence with a luncheon. Please note change of date and time. Parents requiring transpor- tation to and from Sunday School for their children are in- vited to call Sunday School su- perintendent George Hill at. 985-8067. Happy seventh anniversary wishes to Wayne and Sheri- Lynn Sobczak. Happy birthday wishes to Shelby Evans, Leanne Blakley. That's it for this week, please call Diane Cooke at 985-3722 with news for next week. Se Scugog Islan Sunday evening marked the end of the Musicales at the Museum for this season. Special thanks to the orga- nizers and supporters of these evenings. Port Perry District Girl Guides Port Perry District Girl Guides will be holding a cookie blitz on Saturday, Nov. 4 beginning at 9 a.m. Look for a smiling Spark, Brownie, Guide or Pathfind- er with chocolate hint cook- ies at your door! On Scugog Island, our 4th Port Perry Guides and Brownies will be canvassing. Thanking you for your continued support. Scugog Island United Church Guide cookie blitz begins on Nov. 4 The Junior Youth Group enjoyed an outing to Cullen Gardens for the Halloween Festival on Sunday evening. Lectionary Bible Study will meet on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The High School Supper Club will meet on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Sunday School Teach- ers and Support Group will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Choir practice will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. New members are welcome. The Junior Choir will meet again for their practice on Friday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. The Youth Group will meet on Friday, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be a Coffee . Hour following our Remem- brance Day Service on Sun- day, Nov. 5. Moms and Tots continue to meet on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. The Grace U.C.W. will be conducting the service on Sunday, Nov. 12at 9:45 a.m. For pastoral care, call Elaine Barber at 985-4094. Call 985-8871 with your news for next weeks' column. JEFF MITCHELU/PORT PERRY STAR PROUD CANADIAN: Meredith Gray, 6, proudly displays her Canadian flag while attending an excellence assembly Friday afternoon at R.H. Cornish P.S. in Port Perry. Kids were encouraged to wear red and white during the day, and a contest was held to dress up classroom doors with Canadian themes. The Canadian content was part of a project by Grade 8 kids at the school. CHS commencement is Nov. 10 Beautiful October with all the color is just over and Noveniber 1s ushered in. The leaves are fading and falling, the winds are rough and wild, the birds have ceased their calling. But - let me tell you, my child, though day by day as it closes. Doth darker and colder grow, the roots of the roses will keep alive in the snow. (Written by Alice Cary, from the Second Book, 75 years ago). Social News Mrs. Neta Fish of Edgerton Road and daughter Audrey Leishman of Reaboro, had a fine day shopping in Oshawa this past week. Ruth and Dan Girardi of Bow- manville and yours truly, had a lovely brunch at the Cadmus Country Club on Thursday this past week, and a fine time of vis- iting before returning home. On Sunday, Neta Fish, Ed- gerton Road, hosted her family for dinner. Those present were daughter Marlene Bannister and friend Ray of Peterborough, Jim and Audrey Leishman and sons Michael and William from Reaboro and Calvin and Yvonne Holland and children Chad, Craig, and Alanna Dawn from Edgerton Road. A most en- Joyable get together. Luncheon guests at the farm with yours truly recently were Alan and Eleanor Cawker and granddaughter Andrea Caw- ker. A visit was much enjoyed, before they returned home. Blackstock High School The Commencement is Fri- day, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at Cart- wright Central Public School. [em Nestleton Mabel Cawker The principal and staff cordially invite you to attend. Nestleton United Church Anniversary Service, cele- brating 160 years of the former Salem Church and 95 years in this Sanctuary. Sunday, Oct. 29 saw a cool, bright Sunday with a good at- tendance from Nestleton and Blackstock folks were guests! Greeters at the door were Ar- thur and Barb Weir. We welcomed to the pulpit the Rev. Charles Buchanan from Plainfield, Ontario. His sermon theme was, "What About Humility?" A fine mes- sage with the prophet Zephani- ah called by God to help his peo- ple. He told them to help his people - to go back to being faith- ful to God. Their relationship between God and man was fall- ing apart and they needed to as- sume more responsibility to God. We need to trust in God and have more humility. In the choir Regenia Walker and Shirley Jackson sang alove- ly duet - "To Be God's People" with pianist Carol Mairs accom- panying. Art Weir and Chuck Hill received the offering. Service closed with a hymn and "O Canada, our Home and Native Land". Benediction and "Go Now in Peace" followed. Refreshments were enjoyed in the Sunday School room and a great visit with the Bucha- nans and the Blackstock folks. Keep in mind, the Anniver- sary Service at Blackstock Unit- ed Church on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. Service withdrawn at Nestleton so that all may join in worship at Blackstock. Notice The Girl Guides are selling cookies on Saturday, Nov. 4 - a door to door cookie blitz - the chocolate mint cookies, from 9 a.m.tolp.m. Happy Time Awfully glad to have son Al- lan and wife Eleanor Cawker for a luncheon on Sunday at the farm property. Nestleton Presbyterian Church Rev. Wm. Fairley conducted the regular church service at 11 a.m. in the Nestleton Presbyter- ian Church. Joyce Taylor played the organ, and featured, "Let there be Peace" as offertory. Psalm 65 was read respon- sively and Scripture readings were from Luke 18, and Joel 21- 32. Oliver Rohrer and Sandra Sorley were the ushers. In the sermon, Rev. Fairley spoke of Reformation Sunday - dated from 1519. Remembrance Day Service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 12, with regular service next Sun- day. unch and a social time was enjoyed following service.