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"A Family Tradition for 131 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 25, 1997 - 23 > PORT PERRY STAR < RURAL Roots -- ---- Comet, eclipse can be seen in clear night sky With these cold bright nights, many people are enjoy- ing seeing the spectacular Comet in the evening Northern skies and the lunar eclipse on Sunday night. A group of local ski enthusi- asts enjoyed a holiday skiing in Vermont over the school break. Andrea Weir, accompanied by her daughter Janet Collins, returned home last week fol- lowing spending the winter in Arizona. Marion Carnaghan and Eileen McLaughlin returned home on Sunday afternoon fol- lowing a short holiday in Florida. Sunday evening dinner guests of Kathleen Watts were her brother Anson Taylor of Scarborough and her sister-in- law Joyce Taylor of Blackstock. Leanne Goslin, Meaghan Wade and Kim Headon enjoyed visiting Heather Goulding and Jen Heathcote in Kingston for a few days at the conclusion of winter break. Tickets are going well for the high school's annual fundraiser which will be held on Saturday, April 12 at the Rec. Centre. It will begin with a full course roast beef dinner under the sponsorship of the Blackstock Lions Club. It will feature music by several of the high school's groups, the excit- ing silent auction and the raffle. Funds from this evening will go towards the expenses of sending the band to the Music Competition in Boston. Call the school to reserve your tick- ets. Also on April 12is the tatting - course sponsored by the Shirley and Scugog Women's Institutes. This afternoon course will take place at the OMAFRA office in Port Perry. Call Muriel Wotten at 986- 0692 to make plans to attend. A Jack and Jill Dance will be held in honor of Brian Goble and Laura Gilbank at the Nestleton Hall on Saturday, April 12. For tickets call Lisa at 986-5416 or Craig at 986- 5574. The Curling Club annual pot luck banquet and awards night will be held Saturday, April 5 at the Blackstock United Church C.E. Room beginning at 7 p.m. This is also the evening of the Angus Club Dance at the Rec. Centre. Anyone wishing tickets for this dance can call Joy or Ian Rudkin. There were nine tables at the Tuesday evening weekly Many have been ill lately but Spring is finally here A Good Friday Service will be held at Burns Church at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome. On Easter Sunday, we will celebrate The Lord's Supper at 10 a.m. Easter breakfast will be served by the board of managers from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Keep in mind the Gospel Mu- sic Concert to take place on Sun- day, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. fea- turing "The Singing Canadi- ans." Offering and fellowship hour. Theo and Joan Knight accom- panied by Jim Knight travelled to Orangeville on Saturday cele- brating Theo and Joan's grand- daughter Heather's first birth- day. It's euchre night again on Thursday of this week at 8 p.m. at the Community Centre. Many in the area have suf- fered with the flu and colds over the last few weeks. Just to know that spring has officially ar- rived should make us feel bet- ter. The Ladies Bible Class met at the home of Florence Ashton last Wednesday afternoon. The president opened the meeting with reading a poem "Thirty- Ashburn by Florence Ashton three years." The Old Rugged Cross was sung. The scripture was read from John 19: 1-18 by Joan Knight. Meditation was ti- tled "Where is Your, Good Fri- day?" Rev. Sheina Smith led in prayer. Everyone joined in the singing of "He Lives." Treasurer's report was given by Joan. A few items of business were dealt with. The April meeting will be held on Tues- day, April 15 at 8 p.m. at Betty Dutton's home. Bernice Gardener was in charge of the program. Grace Hopkins read a poem "One Soli- tary Life" with Bernice reading a poem "Easter." Happy Easter everyone. Blackstock by : card party with the following winners: Nerta Masters, Gordon Finney, Charlie Campbell, Bernice Renton, Elwood Manns, Grant Bright and Theresa Berkers. The lucky draws were won by Kathleen Watts, Merv Storrie, Muriel Butson, Nerta Masters, Norman Rohrer and Gerald Kelly. My best wishes for a pleas- ant Easter. St. John's News By Colin Beal The Palm Sunday Eucharist is one of the longest services of the church year. In addition to the Liturgy of the Palms, the service includes the reading of The Passion - the story, as told in the Gospels of the week lead- ing up to and including Jesus' crucifixion. At St. John's, on Palm Sunday (March 23), the service was quite a bit longer than on a normal Sunday but it certainly didn't seem long. Because the outside tempera- ture was hovering around -12 degrees celsius, Father Hugh blessed the Palms in the Parish Hall after which the choir and a much larger than normal con- gregation joined in a rather short, indoor, procession from the hall into the church. | The children of the church school, under the direction of Cathie King, took part in a pre- sentation of songs and liturgical dance entitled "Hosanna." The Choral Eucharist included the reading of St. Mark's version of the Passion. This was a par- ticipatory reading with a nar- rator and with various mem- bers reading the parts of Jesus, St. Peter and others while the whole congregation read the Crowd parts. The choir sang a short anthem. Father Hugh gave an interesting, and musi- cal, homily and the children sang some more songs. The music was great and everyone was in great voice. This is Holy Week and at St. John's the ancient Maundy Thursday Liturgy with Choral Eucharist will start at 7:30 p-m. On Good Friday morning, a special children's service will commence at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by the Good Friday Liturgy with Holy Communion of the pre-sanctified at 10:30 a.m. On Saturday the Great Vigil of Easter and First Eucharist of Easter will be cel- ebrating using another very ancient Liturgy; this choral service will start at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday will be cele- brated with a Procession and Choral Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. Wendy Bentley reports that the sales of St. John's "Raise the Roof" Easter Goodies were well beyond expectations. I can tell from Wendy's contented smile that she is not only thrilled at the sales but that she also enjoyed making these treats, especially the quality control testing aspects. I'm told that there are just a few chocolate (solid chocolate and really decadent) bunnies left. So, if you need a last minute Easter treat, maybe even for yourself, just call Wendy at 986-4419 - but I suggest you hurry. Father Hugh and everybody at St. John's wish all our read- ers a very Happy Easter Season. The Covenanting Service for the Rev. Ross Carson on the Greenbank Pastoral Charge by Lindsay Presbytery will be held on April 6 at 8 p.m. in the Greenbank Church. The speaker will be the Rev. Bruce Roffey of Aurora United Church. All are welcome to attend. The Good Friday Service is scheduled for the Pinedale Church at 7:30 p.m. on March 28. The Lenten Study continues on Wednesdays at the church at 10:30 a.m. The Fidelas Unit of the U.C.W. will be April 2 at 1:30 p.m. All ladies are invited to attend. On Easter Day the Sunrise Service is planned for 6 a.m. The next Greenbank monthly euchre at the hall will be this Friday evening, March 28. Everyone welcome. Come and have a good time. Baseball dance. The Saintfield Ladies team spon- Greenbank area news by sored by Timms Garage are running a spring Fever Dance on April 5 at Greenbank Hall and tickets are $15 per couple. This includes a buffet lunch and you can get tickets by phoning Barb at 985-3903 or Marie at 985-2784. If you wish to register for hardball in Seagrave, they will be holding their registra- tion on Saturday, March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seagrave Park. For more information contact Marilyn Blair at 985-0408. Anyone who has not regis- Spring Fever Dance to be held on April 5 at Greenbank Hall tered for Greenbank Minor Softball please phone 985- 3903 or 985-8025. I wear many hats, one of them being a sister in the Rebekah Lodge and I was for- tunate enough to be able to assist with the March Birthday Party at the Villa last Thursday. Those taking part were Lillian Harper, Annie Wakeford, Dorothy Munro and Ruth Foster. Lillian played for a sing-song. Dora Dowson donated a beautiful video on Nova Scotia. Dorothy and Elsie Pogue donated cakes. Armour McMillan, a long time resident of Greenbank, greeted us and asked me to convey their thanks for a happy afternoon at the Villa. The birthday girl was Mrs. Ruth Thompson. If the human race profits from its mistakes, we have one glorious future ahead of us. With news next week phone 985-7886.