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7| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,June 21,2018 theifp.ca • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 Wehandleall insurance work. We handle all insurance work. • your window & door professionals • 11 Mountainview Rd., N. Georgetown, ON L7G 4T3 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca • awarded readers choice 27 times • Visit our showroom Furnace Air Conditioning Gaslines Boilers Water Heaters Radiant Heating 905-877-3100 proud local dealer of Canadian made products .ca Since Day One, I've at- tended Limehouse Presby- terian Church. Most Sunday mornings, The Sidekick and I can be found seated in our regular pew. For us, attending church has always been a time to re- flect and enjoy some spiri- tual comfort. During that time of re- flection and sanctuary, we can let our everyday stress take a position on the back burner in our brain. That's been my approach for decades - sit back, listen to the minister's message, ponder life around me, and pray for those who are not as fortunate as others. Reverend Steve Boose is our minister, taking over the ministry at Limehouse and Knox Georgetown, back in August 2013. He's done a great job, and like every pastor stepping into a new charge, he insti- gated a few changes at Limehouse. One of them was the in- troduction of a digital pro- jector during worship to the hymns and photos or art- work on the wall, to better illustrate his sermons. It was due at Limehouse, as digital projectors in churches are pretty much the norm nowadays. Of course, to have a digi- tal projector requires some- one to operate it. When Rev Steve intro- duced the equipment, his wife Kathy operated the projector, advancing it through the service in sync with Steve's preaching. But occasionally there were weeks when Kathy couldn't be there, requiring someone to spell her off. Having been around computers for decades, I volunteer to take over when she was away. So a couple years ago I became the backup projectionist. I assumed running the equipment during church would be a slam-dunk, espe- cially with God watching over me during the service. Man was I wrong! Early in the gig, I found there's a load of pressure that comes with the job. And that time to reflect, and enjoy some spiritual comfort goes right out the window the moment one operates the A/V equip- ment. There are rare times when the laptop slows down a bit, especially during a hymn, (you know, when the entire congregation is sing- ing,) then jumps ahead - sometimes going from verse one to verse three, skipping verse two. When that happens I have to back up to bring verse two on the screen. I can live with that little glitch, as it doesn't happen often. But the big pressure comes when Rev. Steve starts into his sermon. Throughout his sermon, there are a series of images or artwork on the screen to illustrate Steve's point. It's key that the images be ad- vanced at the right place in his sermon. To do that, we have two methods. Either he gives me a printout of his sermon, which shows when the im- ages should be advanced, or he simply gives me a nod when he wants the next frame. You want to talk about pressure. Before the BDP days, (better known as Before Digital Projector), I loved kicking back during the ser- mon, taking in all of Rev. Steve's wonderful words as he presented his message. I'd close my eyes at times, just to visualize what he was saying - honest. But all that solitude and reflection are gone. I'm ei- ther studying his printout without taking my eyes off it, or have my eyes glued to Steve, terrified I'm gonna miss his cue to advance to the next image. Once in a while he goes off script and that's when panic really rises in my chest. Where are we? So I sit there, totally wound up. (I think I know how our dog Hamish feels when he's watching me, twitching, waiting for the signal to blast off and bring in the sheep from outside - com- plete and utter stress!) So I'm working on han- dling the stress and with time, I'm getting better. But sadly, I've had to ac- cept one thing. I can never, ever close my eyes again during the sermon. - Ted Brown is a freelance columnist for the IFP. He can be reached at ted- bit@hotmail.com. OPINION I can never, ever close my eyes again during the sermon Sometimes God blocks your slam-dunk attempt, laments Ted Brown TED BROWN Column THE WAY WE WERE Looking very much today as it did in this photo from circa 1910, 530 Main St. is also known as the Logan Cottage. The land was first sold to Williams McClure in 1849, along with a lot to the north of it, but was subdivided and sold as the current lot in 1907. Purchasing the land for $150 in 1907, Hugh Logan probably built the existing one-storey stone cottage around that time. A unique stone addition was also added to the rear of the structure. Now a private residence, it is listed on the cultural Heritage Register. Text courtesy of Heritage Halton Hills. EHS/Photo We are very backward in our way of thinking about safety. We have blitz- es that last a month or two and think that they will ed- ucate the public. Well, they don't. Speed- ing in our residential ares is and will always be a prob- lem. I just came back from a holiday in Germany and they have a system that is fantastic in residential ar- eas. It is simply called "right before left." That means when you approach a street on your right side, you must yield right of way to traffic com- ing from there. There are no stop signs anywhere. This method forces peo- ple to slow down every time the approach a side street on the right. It has worked for years in Germany and it could work here. Charley Porten German system makes drivers slow down l MORE ONLINE Read all our published letters at theifp.ca