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Page I SECTION D THE HERALD Wednesday November IS 1W1 CLERGY COMMENT Church weddings Are you only an occasional visitor By Rev JEFF DAVISON St John United Church Arc you thinking of getting married in a church when you have not been to church for several years Many couples are In this position today Ityourooneorthem here are a few which may help you Churches and ministers being surprisingly human react in d to nonchurch couples wanting tobemarricd in church Some will ask you why it Is you want to be in church or such on Important occasion when church plays no part In the rest of your life you might as well go Ihe court house Others will marry you In church but will expect you to that church regularly in the months before the wedding If you do not go to church have you thought of getting married at home or in the open air Ministers again differ In how to handle this Some who will not marry you in church will be prepared to marry you elsewhere Others prefer only to marry people in church How much time and effort arc you prepared to put Into thinking about your marriage beforehand In a profess way So many marriages break down these days that some counselling beforehand would not only be a good Idea but would seem essential Most ministers give some guidance In this area but they moy also guide you to var conference centres where mnrrlagc counselling given more fully over a weekend or on a series of evenings Fourth don t be surprised that different and churches charge differing amounts for their Large churches have more expenses than small ones and organists and ministers differ on haw much it Is worth to give up their Friday and Saturday afternoons for rehearsals and weddings when you first contact the minister or church of your choice don I always do with a phone which may be convenient but is often impersonal Why not attend church for a week or two and introduce yourselves to the after the service assuming you I ke the atmosphere In that particular church It seta the tone for a good relationship with the minister and a happy wedding which for better or worse will be one of most significant days of your life itsi Armys not a social agency will build church next year Bv IMHmHM IN THE CHURCHES By Bob Otlwier Answering lifes problems By ANI Herald Staff Writer Many people think of Sally Ann as a social agency that pops up annually at shopping centres during Christmas to swing a clanging bell and collect donations In a class bubble for the financially less fort una to We re not a social agency stressed Salvation Army Lieutenant Lome of Acton People don real lie it but we re a denomination Just like the Anglicans and terians and Baptists Because the Salvation Army does so much social work In Ihe community people have come to think of It as being a social agency However the Salvation Army is a churchbased group with overriding motivation of promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ said chctt He Laid Salvation Army members do their good deeds out of Christian love not out of simple They do it because Biblical scriptures command It said TEAM MINISTRY The lieutenant and his wife arc both ordained clergy with the Salvation Army providing a team ministry to members of their Christian faith in Hills Living In Acton since June 1979 the were sent by the Army to start the groundwork for a Salvation Army church In the area Lieut explained that there were a number of Salvation Army families In the area who were travelling back and forth to Guelph After researching the area the Army deemed It a worthwhile project to have an of fleer begin a local in Halton Hills Coming from the northern tip of Newfoundland the dldn t know where Act on was when they were first appointed to the town But they ve adjusted well to the lack of sea spray It s really satisfying to be the pastor here Lieut said The people are said How ever our people will play major part In financing of the project Lieut expressed pleasure and enthusiasm for the new building It will mean m Twelfth in a series Toy lending library isNHAMRsgift There are all kinds of neat things stuffed into a horse- shoeshaped arrangement of shelves in corner of the town new library cultural centre thanks clng from the North Association for the Menially Retarded and some gracious volunteers Last week the Georgetown library opened up a rather unique toy library comp lete with a detailed catalogue and check out system which works much the same way books placed on loan First children must be come members of the toy library paying a fee enabling their parents to take out toy for perl ods of up to two weeks As the catalog ue points out there are toys In this new facility which can develop particular mot or stills and it includes a homemade toys The toys at the library are designed to amuse ere between the ages of a few months to six years but mentally handicapped child up to 12 years of age may also lake them out Operated entirely by volunteers toy library is open Tuesdays from 1 30 to 3 m Wednes days from to II a and Thursdays from to pm Financing from the NHAMR has given the spec inl library its Initial boost but money donations as well as new or used toys in good condition arc equally come For more Information reg Ihe toy library act Audrey Hlllman Having his office in the basement his home Lieutenant Lome of Salvation Army has many a day month old ion John Lieut I an ordained clergyman and was ten I Acton from Newfound land three years ago to if I up a local Salvation Army Church tils hard work bears fruit this spring when the growing congregation will build a church on Mill Herald photo just great They re Working out of a home on Norman Avenue bought for them by Salvation Army the use the base ment as the office and head quarters of the local Salvation Army congregation and row Trinity United Church Sunday nights for their serv They re very kind They refuse to charge us for using their facility said Lieut of the Mill Street congregation in Acton But Ihe Salvation Armys lack of a place to call its own A Saturday morning break fast at Maple Avenue Baptist Church drew about men to former MP Whiting Preceded by an excellent singer Merle Falke from Mr Whiting held the men s attention as he discussed some of the answers to I fe many problems A more refreshing morning than sleeping in preceded by an excellent breakfast choirs plays Close on the heels of Christ mas comes New Year Why not plan an evening at your church It will give a belter environment to bring in the new year and possibly save some embarrassment when a member is invited la on all night drink COUNT Phone Dill a Street Ontario Yesterday Tuesday the Women Christian Fellowship drew the now expected crowd of women to hear Lily an Scorg e of Rex dale Mrs Scorgle encouraged her listeners to live a more dynamic life and to be more exciting The Christian woman of today need not be a boring person as she has answer to many of life problems and can show this to her neigh bars Excellent music and a professional poller to make for a full program of interest The Good News of cilia lion will be theme for program at Holy Cross Church Nov at m All parishioners are welcome to attend Prayer and reflection on scripture passages will be followed by a homily A Russian ship recently transported Vietnamese bibles to Hanoi The Bibles were requested by Vietnamese Protestant Church leaders and were financed by Ihe Federation of Protestant Churches in East Germany Fifty teenagers of tho recently organized Reformed Presbyterian Church In Ana polls Maryland burned thousands of dollars worth of records and tapes Objection able lyrics were reason for the burning and among those destroyed were works by Ihe Beatles the Jackson Five Iron Butterfly and Kiss There is an alternative Is your Church planning for Christmas This is an ex cell outlet for the family rather than sleeping off a heavy meal Please keep me Informed of any special activities that day and any special performances by Jolliffe Shoe Store Village Acton FOR HOMES THERES NO PLACE LIKE THE PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE TORONTO BRAMPTON REAL ESTATE BOARDS BEATTHE HIGH INTEREST RATE WITH ANY ONE OF THESE SPECIALS WALK TO GO STATION DEEP LOT DREAM FAMILY SHOPPERS WORLD SPECIAL JUICE BAR EXCELLENT FAMILY BUSINESS SUPER IF CHILDREN CAN HELP GOOD MONEY MAKER EASY TO OPERATE INTERESTED CALL RUDY 8244 OR SHOPPERS WORLD PLAZA BRAMPTON CANADA PERMANENT TRUST CO LTD will soon change Hie congregation or about has bought Land on Actons Mill Street Next they plan to start building a church there PAHTIALPniCE Our national headquarters in Toronto donated mon ev for the land and also the partial price of the building leaving home for work each morning sick of seeing these four walls of my home he said I rather go to an office In the morning than get up Just to go downstairs The constantly ringing phone and doorbell testify to the community need for the Salvation Army Lieut chctt said besides sermon preparations and church tunc lions he Is kept extremely busy counselling families ex financial or problems and callers to the distress centre In lulls Calls from the- police come at all hours of the day and night seeking his help in crisis situations said he felt sure that once the Salvation Army has a building to work out of and a church for Sunday morning services there will be even more growth In Its regatlon Town Country DRY CLEANING 8770387 HILLS SHOPPING CENTER CHURCH DIRECTORY This Weekend attend the Church of your Choice ST GEORGES ANGLICAN CHURCH SO SL HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Mapla Ays Georgetown PASTOR Dave Cat AS3T Murray MASSES Sil Sun Bam 10 12 GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH Main St Georgetown tin pttermiah Mwn Service Sunday School Even Se Wednesday aye MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Edwin Mitchell 3D Peach no Good Muse ti am 30 WEEKLY We ixty Praye Lades Col lee Boys AG Is Clubs MONTHLY Jotty Sen a M Visiters IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday School CHURCH SEflVCE It tht Luthina Heat ALUMINUM A MOWS LOW M0HTHLY 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