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The Acton Free Wednesday April 1971 Joyous messa Crowds fill churches for Easter services With Easter lilies triumphant music and appropriate sermons all Actons churches had large congregations celebrating Christs resurrection Some of the churches also had special services on other days of Holy Week Joint services Attendance was very good at all interdenominational Holy Week services last week All three services were held in the United church with guest preacher the Rev William Both- well a high school teacher who is the former Anglican dean of the Cathedral of Montreal Each evening various groups attended together some of them groups of young people from participating churches Mr Bothwell continued his theme The Cross at the Centre each of the three evenings finding his congregations intent and very deeply impressed Share music Anglicans supplied the music the first Sunday the Presbyterians and Baptists Wednesday and United church choir and organist Thursday Participating clergymen were the Rev A H McKenzie the Rev Harry Dawson the Rev Gordon Turner the Rev Walter the Rev Pete the Rev S Thoman and the Rev Prank Byrne Easter breakfast At Knox Presbyterian church on Easter Sunday about Sunday School scholars and teachers sat down to breakfast in the church hall followed by a special program upstairs The Daughters of Knox prepared ham and scrambled eggs with Hot Cross buns for the group Gerald Reraiie the Sunday School superintendent had a program for them including slides on the Easter story and singing Two choirs There was a large congregation for the regular morning service conducted by the Rey A Mrs Mann had prepared the Junior choir to Join the seniors for Easter The Junior choir sang themselves and then Joined the senior choir for an anthem The senior choir also had an Easter anthem to make the singing a special pleasure Ted Hansen led the choirs Priest Father Farrell S J assisted Father Morgan with Holy Week ceremonies at St Josephs Roman Catholic church including Mass on Holy Thursday evening ceremonies an Good Friday afternoon and Holy Saturday ceremonies Saturday evening The church was filled for both masses Easter Sunday morning Altars were beautifully decorated Father Is the former rector of Ignatius College Guelph Triumphant Christ The triumphant Christ was the theme of Easter services enjoyed in Evangel Tabernacle Easter Sunday by a good crowd enthusiastically singing the hymns true to the seasonal theme Up from the Grave He Arose and The Hallelujah Chorus Other music included That Day and Gabriels Jesus Rose of Sharon Participating in the Good Friday service the Christ Ambassadors presented the themes of Easter uniquely through the Art Gallery posters with pictures depicting the truth of the crucifixion resurrection and ascension The Rev S spoke on Triumphant Believer and in the evening Easter Trivialities plans At the Baptist church the Hi- Fellowship group convened an Easter breakfast at 815 Sunday morning which drew a good attendance of members and parents of Sunday School children The boys and girls planned and prepared the break fast which was followed by a wellattended service at a were timely and the Rev Frank Byrne had an Easter Mrs Joan Harrison directed the choir in the anthem He is Risen with Charles Land- sborough at the organ Several services At the Church of St the Martyr three services were held on Easter morning Holy Eucharist at a and i and Sung Eucharist at 1030 a m The front of the church was banked with Easter lilies and the flowers on the altar were mums carnations and snapdragons all white The choir sang an Easter anthem The Resurrection with Mrs Frank Oakes directing Solemn reflection St Albans had a service of Holy Eucharist in Maundy Thursday and a service of Solemn Reflection The Rev H Dawson had timely messages He was also accepting congratulations on the birth of his second child another daughter for the rector and his wife Gail Trumpet solo At BethEl Christian Reformed church regular services were held at am and 2 pm conducted by the Rev Peter Brouwer John Duenk played a trumpet solo with the organist Mrs Vcnema Services were both in English the Dutch language is now only used for special services at BethEl Take notes Acton United church was almost completely filled Sunday morning for the Easter services Over young people of the ministers communicants class were introduced and took notes during the Rev Gordon Turners timely sermon The choir sang two anthems under the direction of George Elliott Large bouquets hydrangeas and Easter lilies brightened the chancel Would form CMHA branch Hopefully a local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association will be formed for North Halton following a meeting called for Thursday evening April The meetings organizers who can list benefits from such an association in other centres hope to see a good crowd at United church north of Hornby that evening They have a couple of representatives of different groups coming to speak among them Ken Jupp Ontario director Others are from the Family and Childrens Services branches and the Department of Health of the province The group would be for the whole of north Halton Acton Milton Georgetown Esquesing and Letters have been sent out to interested persons grade 8s hold penny sale A very successful penny sale was held by the Grade students of Robert Little School The proceeds will help them to finance an educational tour later this year Winners were hard candy Beverly Norton cardigan Angela Mullin kitchen linen Mary bubble gum Mrs E Roszel pixy Susan Matthews hot pads Stewart Ceramic bowl Mrs Norton choker Brian Smith winter wear K Hodgson kitchen utensils Lena Mason letter holder H Force baking Cathy case of Coca Cola Bruce rug Jane Robinson Coasters Mary Jane New case of orange pop Becky Baxter sheep skin rug Susan Matthews perfume Anne Vanderhayte bubble bath oil Linda Young flashlight Marlenc Kenny canned ham David Bishop Ball point pens Donna Darby cup and saucer Helen Morgan Evening in Paris perfume George Bruce Students appreciated the assistance of businesses and parents who donated gifts to help the project be a success Susan Matthews and Emily Hodgson won the prize for selling the most tickets Obituar Mrs Brownlee in 93rd year On Tuesday March 30 at Toronto Western Hospital Mrs Robert Brownlee nee Storey after a short illness passed away in her year Mrs Brownlee sixth in a family of eleven was a member of one of the pioneer families of She spent her girl hood years there came to Acton as a bride returning to where her children were born and then to Acton for the period of to The family then moved to Toronto where she has lived with her daughter Mrs George Frances McAllister since Family connections Mrs Brownlees interests in life centred around her home her large family connections and the Storey reunion Community friends of which she had a host shared with the Presbyterian church in her outside the home interests Her active membership In the Womens Missionary Society of six congregations included Nassagaweya Presbyterian Knox Acton and in the Metro Toronto area at West Chalmers Melrose and Albion Gardens From the family of one brother David Storey of has outlived Mrs She will be dearly treasured in the hearts of her son George of Thornhill and her daughter Frances McAllister of Three grandchildren Glen and Warren Brownlee and Nancy McAllister Join in fond memories of a kindly Granny Interment took place at cemetery Acton on Friday April Pallbearers were Chester Early Harry Harold William Wilson Warren and Glen Brownlee does i ACCOUNTING FRANK D GRAY Accredited Public Accountant Hillsburgh Ontario Phone APPRAISING and INSURANCE L WRIGHT 20 Wilbur Slreet Acton Ontario Phone Appraiser and Insurance Over Years in Acton AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIRING Speyside Auto Body Complete Collision Service and Palming Insurance Claims 1 mile of Acton on 21q43 BEAUTY SALON Eileens Beauty Salon Main Street South Expert styling for the Senior Citizen Perms Cutting Tints Open Tuesday Friday Noon 8531306 Initiate services A local group would initiate needed services in its own area Although the Mental Health Association started to help people recovering from mental illnesses its scope has broadened very much in past years Now all ages are Included and all people Possibilities are community clinics assessment and job training and a dropin centre as well as personal assistance Visit Science Fair by Steve Van Fleet On Tuesday April Grade Physics classes and Grade chemistry went to the annual Hamilton Science Fair held in the gymnasium at McMaster University Two bus loads of students saw many exhibits ranging from reverberations to a display foretelling the earths doom in five years When asked questions about their experiments the students ranging from Grades to 13 were more than eager to explain their accomp lishments All and all the trip was very worthwhile and teachers from S hope students will enter the coming year Members only rule at dances The dances held in the pariah hall by the Young Generationwill now be open to members only the organizers have decided No applications for membership taken on the night of a dance will admit the new member that night Membership is open to those attending grades and 10 of any of the Acton schools Easter One of the towns churches more than Easter lilies Easter Their poinsettia from Christmas was still blooming happily away at the front of the church too Apparently a newer variety according to Jack Rol it was expected to last but maybe not this long Church is perhaps a perfect place for it with coolness during many days and an attentive caretaker to water but not disturb it Itll likely still be blooming for Mothers Day BRICK WORK and MASONRY TREVAIL MASONRY CONTRACTOR Brick St Block Work Fireplaces Chimneys Repairs Free Estimates LES TREVAIL TELEPHONE 8531565 Acton Ont 16al3tf BRICK LAYING BLOCK WORK FIREPLACES CHIMNEYS Repair Work A Specialty HERMAN 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barbecuing golf antiques home decorating makeup crocheting flower arranging and sailing At the regular April meeting Erin township council- Will pay 85 to the Hydro for their share of instalment costs for the street lights at Ballinafad Learned from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority that May to has been designated as Conservation Week Renewed the licence for Speedway permitting racing on Sundays 12 to p R Overland is now leasing the Speedway Will meet with Consumers Gas about a franchise in the district Will receive a grant from the Department of Agriculture for repairs to the Hillsburgh Community Centre Was invited to a meeting of the County Federation of Agriculture at School April 13 pm Learned the Grand River Conservation Authoritys levy is more than twice what it was last year Passed motions to donate to the Red Cross and to the VON Heard the Department of Energy and Resources has Issued a certificate of approval for a swine operation to G W RR 1 Terra Cotta Met with Lltch 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