Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 24, 1971, B11

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Pentecostal church hosts Day of Prayer The Day of Prayer will be held year on Friday March The theme Is A New People for a New Age The service of worship developed by a group of women from the Caribbean area Including Guyana Jamaica and the Virgin Island Speaker In this community the World Day of Prayer services will be held in Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle Churchill at Mrs give the address Funds from last years of fering were distributed In Canada and around the world to alleviate poverty and assist refugee programs Support was also given to the production of Christian literature ecumenical projects and educational work Representatives plan program The Acton Free Wednesday February Old tradition Pancake Day from six churches In Acton met on Thursday Feb IS at the home of Mrs Peter Blnnlo to arrange for the service of the World of Prayer being held this year on March at at the Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle Churchill North Those present were Mrs S of the Pentecostal Assembly Mrs Chas and Mrs B the Baptist Church Mrs of the United Church Mrs Ted Hansen of the Presbyterian Church Mrs Peter of the Christian Reformed Church and Mrs J of the Anglican Church The meeting opened with prayer led by Mrs The entire program was read A member from each church volunteeered to take a part In the service The theme this year la A New People for a New Ago The minutes of last year a meeting were read The posters were given out One Is to be In each church and others strategic places In town It decided that those taking should meet at 1 at local papers arc to be asked to cover the sendee Did you have golden brown glistening with and crowned with butter Tuesday Pancake Day which fell on TueHday February this year is a centuries old traditional celebration Old tradition The day originated about A D when an English clergyman Abbott proclaimed that the week Immediately before Lent everyone should confeas his deeds to his confessor The for flour for confessor shall ho the of life salt for then hear by his deeds what and milk for he Is to do Tills resulted In the observance of Shrove Tuesday the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday the beginning of I came to be the ac cepted food for Shrove Tuesday this day soon was known an Pancake Day Symbolic Ingredients pancakes were made of four symbolic eggs In years gone by pancakes were rarely other turn of the year but an Tuesday Today with the advent of mixes they con be had at any meal with little preparation What better Whether do it yourself or ready mixed what could be belter than a stack of those mouth watering pancakes I Barbara heads club The first meeting of the Greenock dub Dressing Up Vegetables was hold at the home leader Mrs Gordon Johnson on Monday February There were five girls present The officers elected for this club were as follows President Barbara Oaten vice president Norma secretory treasurer Donna Milton telephone convenor Unite proas reporter Barbara Gates The meetings are to be held Monday school at the tenders homes leaders passed out the books and told the requirements of the club as how notes are to be made Food Guide MIbs the leader discussed the Canadian Food ulde The Canadian Food helps to give background Information on how to prepare and meals Thoy went over how many servings of mil meat vegetables bread and fruits should be eaten each day They also learned the nutritional value of each of these kinds of food For the demonstration they showed how to measure such Ingredients as flour auger and lard Classifieds self each week by satisfied buyers week a portable TV Ad vertised for sale was told after two calls were received Abo sold after several calla was a 1969 were only two of many who report success after placing Free Press classified display shown at Dublin meeting A good turnout of members and three visitors attended the regular meeting of Dublin Womens Institute last Thursday at the home of Mrs Ken Blue Springs Road In the absence of the president Mrs M McCullough Mrs Norton presided over the meeting for the opening exercises Canadian products Roll call was answered by exhibiting a Canadian product and telling where manufactured Many items were shown and they were of interest to all One Item was a plastic bag of Canadian money manufactured In Ottawa representing proceeds of a booth at an auction sale in StewarUown by Mrs W Britton Another Item shown was a pair of decorative double wall candle- holders manufactured In the village of Morrlston and later donated to the Branch by a welcome guest of the evening Mrs Boucher Mrs Pierce the lucky owner of them later In the evening Course here Final plans were made regarding the needlecraft course at Acton Library on March and from am to4pni Articles to be taken by the members attending were mentioned A donation of was made to Halton Musical Festival The Officers Conference being held on April and at Guolph university will be attended by Mrs M Hunter representing the Dublin Branch Annual contests Competition at the Helton District Annual in May will be for a cushion a cake suitable for the Anniversary and a poem of not more than 16 lines Reports of the Visiting CommitteewereglvenbyMrs N Douglas Mrs Pierce and Mrs Duncan Moffat Mention was made at the March meeting being Grand mothers meeting convened by Mrs A Near and Mrs McCarron Plan bake sale It was decided to have a bake sale In the near future and Mrs M Hunter Mrs Pierce and Mrs W will make the arrangements As convenor of Canadian Industries Mrs M Hunter gave a splendid talk on Pollution as affected by paper industries In particular As a vital subject in the news now it of especial Interest to hear that in a neigh boring town the problem had been resolved satisfactorily At the Farm Safety Council on February in Milton Mrs M represented the Dublin Branch A film Second Chance was shown on different aspects of accident prevention A poster competition will be held for students as well as members display Every year an interesting exhibit Is displayed by the girls of the courses which they have had training In Unfortunately on account of High School activities the girls were- not to participate themselves but the leaders Mrs W and Mrs Douglas took over for them Many articles were shown that the girls had completed incorporating the seven basic embroidery stitches that they had been receiving instruction in Mrs read the introduction which had been prepared by Miss Marilyn Barber It was Interesting to see the articles and toys that the Dublin Nimble had made A social visit was enjoyed by the ladles when the committee composed of Mrs McDougall Mrs C Mclntyro and Mrs C Britton served a delicious lunch Brazils contrasts studied by UCW Unit of the W of Trinity United church met in the church parlor with Mrs Eaton president In the chair She opened the meeting with a poem Dreams of Spring followed by the Purpose memhers answered the roll call Mrs Shoemaker had charge of the devotions Mrs Little reed Scripture with the theme Love Mm Eaton led In prayer and two hymns were sung Miss Simmons gave a lovely solo Breathe on Me Breath of God Study Braifl Mrs Shields took the study book on Brazil A film showed many huge skyscrapers In the dues and in the rural areas Just the opposite with dire poverty There is no middle class there Just poverty or wealth The next chapter will be on Chile A plant will be sent to Mrs H Lindsay Sick report Mrs Shoemaker gave her usual concise report of sick and shutins and read a goodly number of Thank You notes for favors received and from Angola for a parcel received There were house calls and 37 hospital calls made during the past month Members were sorry to hear Mrs Eaton has resigned due to ill health They agreed they will all miss her very able leadership but will still be a very valuable Plan event A rummage sale Is to be held March with bake sale starting at 11 After the Mizpah benediction Mrs Shoemakers group served a very dainty lunch and a brief half hour was spent together Slides of Orient by Grace Perry showed slides of the trip ah her husband took to the orient last aananer at the meeting of the evening unit of the Wednesday evening Marguerite Taylor was or ma meeting Mra Pern was introduced by Dorothy and thanked by Oris Houston The members were very by the pictures of the neatness of Japan the confusion of Bong Kong and were taken by Gloria Coats and Chris Houston Chris Gr Is Grleee chaired the meeting and me A rummage and bake sale is being planned Members talked over the success of the coffee hour in the pariah ball Jointly sponsored by the ACW and C Members also agreed to assist with the new clothing depot Make a date Dates for the DropIn coffee hours at St parish hall during March are the 3rd 17th The first Wednesday women and li children came helps you meat your budget MANAGER IGA BRADFORD BACON SHOULDER PORTION IB Supplied by THE WHOLESALE LIMITED for progressive independent BUTT PORTION LB AN BUTT PORK W COOKED MEATS BEEF liver fCOD MICH If D HI Mitt vitMnrn Macaroni CHOICE Cora 15 IC REG OR BOSTON STYLE Beans Pork Soup Westons Wiener Hamburg Buns4 jjounHHPPii 3M WHITE SWAN PAPER TOWELS DETERGENT 49 CREAM WHEAT 269 CREAM of WHEAT 269 post honeycombs bridge mixture chip cookies Mi OH mad ma mi A POTATO CHIPS 67 UllVirui MA SOFT MARGARINE 2 49 DATE TURNOVERS 65 MERINGUE PIE FRENCH PASTRY 5 43 ORANGE NECTAR 59 PRODUCE Of I FIRM RED SUCERS VINE RIPE TOMATOES SWEET I JUICY JAFFA ORANGES OF CELERY STALKS LUGE HEADS Ml GREEN CABBAGE BUNCH CARROTS 399 URGE SIZE Mi HADE GRADE PRODUCE OFOSA 239 BROM0 SELTZER 59 til AA SCOPE MOUTHWASH 99 Wonderful World of WHITE LEMONADE 549 FANCY PEAS 39 water coo A fish chips BEEF CHICKEN YORK MEAT PIES MO HI I At mil TEA BAGS 247 IGA CHOICE PEAS IGA TOMATOES 29 IGA COFFEE ALIIMIHUM FOIL 35 Af SHREDDED WHEAT SPAGHETTI SAUCE W MIRACLE WHIP JIB Detergent and service still at IGA oaDiw i rnd

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