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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday October 13 ISM Page Religion- walkers welcomed By JIM RYAN October 14 TwentyEighth Sunday in O Matthew Freedom for First I have heard and I believe it to be true that pregnant women have aborted because of the fly overs I have also heard that birds have dropped their eggs while in flight and that foxes have eaten their litters when the planes are flying I have seen for myself that the caribou have changed their migration patterns and that they are calving m different spots because of the flights I have also seen the pollution left by the planes in the water and the trees burned by the low flying planes This was better than watching the Peter Show Even better than listening to a Barbara interview On Tuesday evening Ken Han cock from the Alliance for Violent Action introduced the walkers for to a sizeable circle of Georgetown residents in the St John s church hall on Guelph Street Hancock had led many such peace walks in the past and he will meet in Ottawa along with other walkers from Halifax and Windsor on November to at tempt to convince the Canadian government to hear the cry of the people of Nitassinan Their cries have been drowned out by the screaming of NATO bombers that are overflying the homeland of the For the walkers the issues are twofold militart7ation and nati claims for sovereignty But on Tuesday evening we hear a lot of information about military build up or details about the nature of the sovereign ty sought by the We talked more about spirituality hat is what it means to be human We didnt talk about what it means to be human in an Innu way or a Mohawk way or a Western way but in a way open to us all The stones told by Penote Ben Michel the leader quoted at the beginning of this column all dealt with one image bringing forth a new life There isn a more universal sign of hope than a pregnant woman Through his stones Ben Michel brought into question the violence that lies at the heart of our culture He affirmed his belief that true life can only cdme out of gentleness and nonviolence But its not easy When we see a pregnant woman being pushed around and beaten by the military police when we are engaging a violent action at the air field its hard Its hard to take that Michel also refused to be patronized Don t tell me Im wise Don t talk about my t I find that patronozmg The walkers for demanded that we see them as people They are acting we can act We aren t ready for the mar feast of tomorrow gospel reading but we can prepare ourselves We might even begin by turn off the Peter Show and asking questions for ourselves Dates to remember Nov Ottawa Solidarity for Sovereign ty Rally Nov Blockade of Defense Department in Ottawa and In Affairs Department in Hull Write lorn Siddon and Bill House of Com mons Ottawa Ontario K1A0A6 Phone Department of Defense Department of In dian Affairs Pastoral care program introduced at hospital The Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital will have a on call 24 hours a day five days a week to meet the spiritual needs of the hospital s patients and staff members star ting Oct the hospital Assistant Executive Director Patient and Resident Care The Care Program will also service the residents of the Bennett Health Care Centre located next to the hospital said Ms Although the hospital has had an informal pastoral program previously in which patients could request to sec a clergyman Ms said the hospital decided a formal pro gram was needed another way of bringing the community into the hospital she explained Fifteen local chaplains have volunteered to participate in the program Working on a rotational schedule the clergymen equipped with a beeper will be on 24 hour emergency call said Ms Quaekenbush There will also be a who will make daily rounds throughout the hospital visiting p and providing services when requested The services will he denominational I hose patients wanting a service performed in a cert mi faith request the clergyman on duty to make the necessary arrangements said Ms Quaekenbush Ms oversees the program but Reverend Nancy Knox of SI John s United Church in Georgetown is the per son between the hospital Bennett Health Care Centre the chaplains Chaplains would be necessary an emergency situation ex Ms Quaekenbush if for example someone arrived at the emergency ward but coutdn I be saved In this case the familj might want someone to help them deal with the tragedy she said As well in a disaster situation the clergyman on dut would be call she added I lie on call is also there staff members who need spiritual support from time to time said Ms Quaekenbush Although the pastor service starts Oct the hospital will hold a daylong orient it ion sum for the chaplains Oct in During the morning Ms will tour the hospital with the chaplains In the afternoon Reverend Colin Smith from the Credit Valley Hospital in will speak to the men about the roo of pastoral care in a hospital Renowned organist to visit The Dutch organist Herman Van Vliet is planning to come to the USA and Canada in November and will perform at the first Chris tian Reformed Church in Hamilton on Dec at and the final recital of the 1990 North American Organ Recital our by Herman Van Vlict will be given at the Maranatha an Kef Church in Fergus on Dec Hat Herman Van Vliet is not only an excellent organist he also has a very large repertoire He plays well known works of Bach Handel as well as music by Louis Dallier and Ravel As a student of Hollands best known organist he also re mains faithful to his teacher in per forming not only the great master works but also the fine choral preludes of for example Jan 1937 who has become the father of 20th century Dutch organ music Herman has performed all over in and was awarded for his contributions to French organ culture the Acadimiquc des Arts Sciences in Pans 11983 He has declined many invitations to to North America and his sponsor Music and Records of Alberta is justly pro ud to be able to present him in North America Before coming to Ontario Her man will perform a number of recitals including a concert with the B C choir on at the United Church Vancouver B In September of this year he was appointed as organist of the SI Jons Church of Amersfoort with the famous Naber Organ of In October of this year three recitals are planned with exclusively music of Cesar in com of death onehundred years ago In 1941 Herman Van Vliet was born in the green heart of Holland urban Centre Evan as an elementary schoolboy Her man s interest was drawn to the organ and its music The direction of his professional studies was to be determined by the results in his organ lessons taken with Van dor Panne Herman attended the Utrecht and received his diploma in solo organ performance in 1965 completing his with Van and Cor Kee oncurrentlv as the resull of several well received recitals throughout the region he was ap pointed as organist of the Dutch Reformed Church in on April During this time Herman studied interpretation and or Kee He dehed deeper into the organ culture and developed into a well versed interpreter of organ works In addition to the centurv literature Herman developed a deep and lasting in in the French organ compositions of Guilmant Widor Vierne and Dupre This was the reason he took part in the International Master Classes for Music in for several vears where Jean Guillou was his last mentor Until Herman was organist in both the Michael Church in Oudewater and the in Woerden Chorale improvisation is especially close to Herman he has created a number of his own choral compositions and performs a wide repertoire of other choral based works Two volumes with fantasies on Psalms and have been published and are being sold well in North America also He has made recordings three of them released on Compact Disc Herman enjnvs the sense of discoverv afforded bv long lost or forgotten compositions or com posers An example is a recording issued Herman with mainh un published works of Johannes Ci 11812 1875 Our Lady of Assumption Marian Hour of Prayer As part of an international Hour of Prayer pro gram Knights of Columbus Council Georgetown will sponsor a public prayer service this to be held at Holy Cross Church Maple Avenue Georgetown beginning at p m This years prayer service will honour the Blessed Virgin Marv by her title Our Lady of the Assumption and will centre on an Icon depicting Mary as she is assumed bod and soul into Heaven As the of the Marian Hour program a of this icon will be present at each of the thousands of sen ices being con ducted this year and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Coun in Canada The United States Mexico and the Philippines George Grand Knight of our local Council expressed the Council s support of this inter national campaign Through this programme the people of Georgetown can add their voices in praver to those from around the world The Icon will be at Holy Cross Church during Oc tober 17 18 and 19 for individual prayer time In choosing to honour Mary the Mother of God by this title one of Her manv Titles the Knights of Columbus as emphasized b Virgil C Deschant International Surpreme Knight reinforces the message that the has pro found moral meaning because human beings are souls and bodies This message is par ticularlv pertinent as Knights will pray for such bodily con as Pro Life and Values Other Knights of Colum bus concerns are Religious Vocations Public and Catholic Education This tribute to The Blessed Virgin is the sixth vear long Marian Hour of Praver program sponsored the Knights of Columbus a Catholic fraternal family service organization of 15 million members worldwide The five previous programs were attend b than 7 million par ticipants at nearlv 37 praver services CHURCH DIRECTORY NONDENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE Flnchgate Bramalea corner Hwy Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday 30 am A 7 Wednesday 8 p We Provide Children Church Nurifry Service English to 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