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Orono Weekly Times, 12 Oct 1994, p. 2

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g Orono Weekly TImeR, Wednesday, October 12~ .1994 municipality and it could be tlirough this process that ow more vicious breed of dogs must bave constant control o animais. No child sliould suffer due to the negligence of an ow Bull or Doberman. Worthwhile thinking about It will be worthwhile corne tiis Octobei l7tli te October 23 to think again about waste reduction and hopefully set another goal to reduce the waste we gencrate making us one of the most wasteful socicties in the world. Gains have been made and possibly the fact that the Municipality of Clarington han just let a garbage pickup contract that is considerable lower in price than in former years points to somne formn of waste ivduction going to a garbage dump within titis municipality. Claringt.on with a growing population must be recording a reduction in waste per unit in order that such cost can be rcduced. There are many good reasons and areas in which be can expand the 3R program. Here are some areas to consider: Canadians dispose of 425 milion.litres of motor oil annually of which 300 million litres are dumpcd one way or another into the environment. Nine gallons of harzardous wastc per household is generated each year making households the largest single source of such waste. By the age of only six months each Canadian has consumed an much resources an the average person in the dcveloping world would consume i a lifetime. Food scraps and yard debris makes up from 1/3 to,12 of the average home waste and most can be composed. Take another step forward in the 3R programn it wil pay dividends in the end, Kendal Column by Phyllis Lowcry Anotlier week of beautiful weatlier lias corne and gone bringing us up to Tlianksgiving and now we are having colder weather. IL is liard to believe that the next big holiday will be Christmas, Lrne seems te go by 50 quickly. Everything nowadays is geared to speed, sometimes it makes you wish you could slow everything down, there neyer seems to bc enough time for al you want to do. We fill our lives with work, meetings, going te 50 maxly funictions, it is bard to find thec Lime to appreciate thc beauty around us. A drive through the country will show the many colours of fail and then cornes thc whiteness of winter, then we wish that it would get over with s0 wc can cnjoy spring and before you know it summer is once again here and Uic wholc cycle starts again. Maybe it is just with the passing of our ycars that we realize that life scerns to bc goîng past too fast. Wc look at our ch'ldren and realize thni they arc no longer youngstcrs, our grandchildren and great- grandchildren arc no longer littie, thcy are going to school or looking for work, and wc wonder when did ail this take place? The other day I1liappened to look at thc renewal date on a subscription and it is datcd 2000, it docsn't secem possible that I could sec that ycar, but it is onily a littie over 5 ycars nwly, what wiil it bc like to live in Uic 2 thousands? Oh weil back to the present. Sunday, there was a good turnout at churcli, the service opcned with Ian Savage welcoming cvcryonc, Uic hymn, "Alil People That On Earth Do Dwell". Ian led in the Invitation to Worship and the Prayer of Approach. The hymn "For The Fruit 0f Alil Creation", was sung. The Prayer of Scif-Examination and the Words of Assurance given. Rev. Black called the children to the front. He told thcrn the story of a srnall village whiere many years ago the people had had a poor year with their crops. One day thcy saw 3 travellers coming towardis Uic village, thcy knew that thiese men would bc hungry and want food, the villagers didn't want to feed th.em as thiey hiad very littie themselves, so they hid their food. Whien they were asked for food, thiey said thiat they hiad none. The Lravellers then asked them for a pot to make stone soup in. One person brought out a'pot and as the villagers watched, the travellers picked up '3 dean stones and dropped them in the pot which they had filled with water. A fire was made and the pot started to boil, tliey tasted it and one traveller said that it needed something, perhaps a littie sait. One village ran home and broiiglt themn some sait, tasting it they said it still needed something. Another villager brought them a carrot, one by one each person added another vegetable, soon the pot was full but the travellers said that somnething was stili missing, the viliagers coùldn't 'figure out what. They were told that a table was missing and bowls to cnt out of, soon a large table appeared and somecone rcalizcd that there was usually bread to eat with soup so they ran home and broughit out a loaf of bread. As they al sat down to the table someone said grace and thanked God for what they had, everyone sharcd in cating the soup and there was even some left over. As they al ate and laughed and talkcd together, thcy rcalized that the travellers were no longer strangers, diey wcre all friends. Stone soup - an idea for caring and sharing, bringîng food for a food bank is mnuch like making Stone soup. The children's hymn was, "Can A Little Child Like Me". The scripture was Psalm 95- 1- 7. The sermon was titlcd - The Quality of Life, Part 3 . .. The Evil of Poverty. This is the season to give Thanks for a bountiful harvest . ý. there are înany in Canada who do flot have a reason to give thanlcs. It is flot enough to give Thanks to God, we mnust realize- our place, in the world. We have abused the world. We have polluted, destroyed, our land, the water, the air. We must bc stewards and Icaru to take care of our world. As we look at the beauty around us weý should give thanks Io God. What if there was no God? Today we speak of poverty, poverty is flot simply, a lack of food, flot having a decent place te live, flot cnough money to spend. Povcrty is a loss of dignity, these are the people whose spirit hias been broken, they have lost the wil to grow, to seize opportunity. Thcy are trapped. Poverty inhibits life, it prevents themi having the life God intended them to have. Jesus always spoke on, helping people to grow, to lp them t ise above their preserit situation. Jesus did flot use a handout to do this, but used it as a tool to restore their dignity. A Fathful Thaniksgiving, is not only cnjoying it with family and friendis but reaching out to stranigers. A Truc Thanksgiving is resolving to help restore our world, te help get nid of poverty. We caniflot do this alone, it is a littie like the story of the stone soup, if each person can contribute a littie we would find that we have accumulated a lot. The Prayer of Thankfulness and the Prayer of Concern and .Commitment were given, the closing hymn was 'Give- Thanks To God For Harvest'. Don't forget the. Anniversary Service coming up. Shiloh, October l6th at 2 p.m.; Kendal, OYctober 23rd, 11:15 a.m.; Newtonville, October 30th, 9:45 a.m. Ail churches are having special speakers and special music, plan to attend one or ail of these services. Saturday, October lSth, Kendal U.C.W. are having their Afternoon Tea, Bake Sale and Bazaar 1 p.m. Saturday, October 19th, Kendal United Church -Willbc having a Ham Supper. This will bc served from 5 pan. to 7 part. Admission $8.00 aduits, childre-n $4.00. Cal 983-9458 for advance tickets or just corne and pay at the door. Newtonville are once again having a Dinner Theatre, November l8th and November 26th, as well as a Christmas Concert on December 3rd at 7:30 p.m. 'Bragging is flot an attractive trait, but let's be honest. A mani who has caught a big fish doe-sn't go home through an alley." St. Saviou r s Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Interim Minîster: Rev. Robert Hartley 983-9639 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNDAY SCHOO0L and YOUTHl GROUP 9:30 a.m. PASTORAL CHAýRGE Minister Rev. Dr. Mervyn Russell MIarlenle Risebrough, Secretary 983-5702 Church orn-ce 983-5502 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH Kirby United Church 9:30 a.m. Anniversary Service at Orono United Church 11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Bruice McLeod. Noýte: Following the service of October 23rd, there will be a Congregational Meeting following the worship service at Oreno United Church, to discuss wheelchair accessibility proposaIs. EXPLORERS Wednesday, October 12h Kirby United Church 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. For girls & boys ages 8 - 12 yrs. BIBLE STUDY Wednesday, October 12th 8 p.m. at Kirby United Church ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP Saturday, October 1Sth Pot-Luck Supper - 6 p.m. Kirby United Church IROAST BEEF DINNER Saturday, October 22 Sittings 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Orono United Church Aduits $9./children 6-12 $4.; children under 6 FREE, For tickets caIl Patricia 983-5208 or June 983-5169. MUSICAL CONCERT Sunday, Oct. 23rd - 7:30 p.m. With Eric Lambier and Wayne Heinrichs to be held at Orono Town Hall. Tickets aduits $8./children 12 & under $2. To order tickets please cal Margaret Henderson 983-9608. A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. NOTICE! CLOSED SATURDAY OCTOBER1I5TH i~~~ mi- me "U!ia_ m mi'~ ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009 LII SM -111 1 ]V-

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