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Friday July 1931 Children will enjoy Petroglyphs a holy place 17lh Sunday In Ordinary Time John 6115 July 28 1991 A PLAY ON THREE STATEMENTS Dramatis Religion Column The Column is personified It is known as Read Readers RC 1 The Great Blue Heron is my patron bird Reader 0 God Reader Well dear his is Catholic after all I mean they have all those holy places in France Theyre called shrines Theres the Martyrs Shrine in Midland for example And then there are countless holy people called saints Did you know they keep dead bodies in Churches The Oratory in Montreal a huge church on a hill has the heart of Brother An- and Reality by Jim Ryan dree preserved for the benefit of the faithful In fact I believe every church has a relic in its altar A relic can be anything from a piece of bone to an eyelash Each relic is a part of the body of a saint Reader Pigs knuckles more likely Reader Well be lhat as it may thats their tradition So why shouldnt we have a holy animal or a holy bird I admit it does sounda bit win is my favourite holy place Reader God There he goes again isnt that Reader Yes dear Its a Provincial Park just north of Peterborough Reader Yes its the site of native Indian rock carvings The carvings were made by Indian shamans Theyre the equivalent of the Bible The Ontario government has put them under concrete steel and glass just like Codex Sinaiticus in the Vatican Library or the manuscripts on view in glass cases in the British Museum in London RC 3 The Great Blue Heron is a Christfigure Reader O God bless us worse and worse Reader No wait The Communication leads to understanding In his address to the annual meeting of the directors of the World Association for Christian Communication WACO WACCs General Secretary the Reverend Carlos A Valle an Argentinian Methodist pastor called on Christian com municators to help the churches recover the ability to suffer and to struggle with the oppressed and the marginalised directors met in Toronto Canada 29 June July at the invitation of The United Church of Canada We are living in a critical era in the history of humanity At a worldwide level lies are silencs the truth that the churches are called to announce Mr said Communication helps us to understand this reality and to free us from the limitations im posed by our own theological shortsightedness he added In cooperation with its project partners WACC aims constantly to challenge these limitations m the search for truth and freedom In Johannesburg South Africa for example the Media Programme has for several years recorded and challenged gross injustice at great personal risk Now in a more open climate its offshoot the Soweto Media Programme helps church and community groups to participate as fully as possible in their countrys democratic process In Asia where Christianity is a minority faith WACCs Asia Region Association is playing an important role in helping to net work grassroot communication groups and programmes In Latin America where radio is a vital medium groups such as Bolivias Radio Hope have pioneered par ticipatory radio programming in the mountainous speaking areas of the country In the Middle East con tinues to work with the Middle East Council of Churches as it strives to communicate the truths underlying the tragedy of war and the con flicts in the region In the Pacific WACC is assisting the churches to respond to the video boom of imported video programmes by providing production training to local groups Churchsponsored video distribution centres are offering programmes which are sensitive to local cultural and religious traditions In Europe and North America WACC members are involved mainly in media awareness in itiatives and advocacy work A powerful example of this was a seminar organized by The United Church of Canada prior to the WACC meeting The seminar theme years of Evangelisation in the Americas highlighted the need for a global change of attitude towards indigenous peoples Speaking on behalf of aboriginal Canadians the Reverend Stan McKay a United Church minister called on com municators to help dismantle prevailing myths that continue to denigrate and oppress In their work overseas North American churches stress the need to respect other cultures but their own backyard the op pression restrictions and lack of communication continues he said Communication education re mains a priority in all WACCs regions Of increasing concern is the relationship between com munication and culture par ticularly minority cultures and the power of communications to help bring about social change The World Association for Christian Communication was formed in 1975 when the World Association for Christian Broad casters merged with the Agency for Christian Literature Develop ment Although WACC is still in volved with radio TV and publishing its programmes now tend to be smaller more par ticipatory and serving the poor and the marginalised Group media such as posters audio visuals and community drama also play a powerful role 8732500 Invest in the Lord Ye looked for much and lo it came to little and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it Why saith the Lord of hosts Because of mine house that is waste and ye run every man unto his own house The best investment of our time and money is to give our first and our best to the Lord He will take care of the rest Lord thou hast searched me and known Psalm The Lord knows all about you and your needs Only He can satisfy the longings of our soul for now and eternity Remember He loves you Moreover as for me God for bid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you but I will teach you the good and the right way Samuel Prayer does make a difference Take time to pray for others We all need it But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant Mat thew True greatness requires a ser vants heart If you dont believe it read about the lifeof Jesus NEW SATURDAY HOURS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE GEORGETOWN LOCATION ONLY GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN Not that which into the mouth a man but that which cometh out of the mouth this defileth a man Matthew 1511 AJ your words words that comfort or hurt Perhaps we give too much attention to diet and not enough to our speech Think it over target 24 HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK 51 ST GEORGETOWN Great Blue Heron has certain Christlike qualities Reader Reader Well apparently the Great Blue Heron feeds along the shores of rivers lakes and swamps eating dead dying or diseased fish Reader So what Reader Dont you see The Heron eats up death Its a Redeemer It keeps nature fresh and clean The Great Blue Heron is like Christ in the sense that it destroys and recycles death THE END Column addresses readers Take your kids to this summer When you get to Canadas Wonderland just keep driving east Its a great place hiking trails beautiful scenery and the rock carvings You kids can make charcoal rubbings of the carvings to take home They can watch a great video entitled The Talking Rocks Theres a 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