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s - or~no weekly ~'rtin~s, Wednesday~ Janu~y 29, 1997 ) by Betty Formosaj The ecumenical celebration service that was held at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Newcastle on Sunday January l9th was well attended by parishioners from ail the diffrent church- es in Newcastle and also the surrounding villages. The service started with a musical prelude of fellowship and praise which included "For The Beauty of The Earth, How Great Thou Art and The Prayer of St. Francis". Once the musical prelude was over,, Father Randy Foster, the Parîsh Priest wel- comed everyone to the service and then led them in the singing of the hymn "A Plea For Christian Unity" after which Grant McConaghy led the congregation in the cail to worshlp. Everyone in attendance lis- tened to the special music of the Sanctuaxy Choir of the Newtonville united Chuùrch as they sang "Jesus and Me". Then it was time for the Prayer of Approach and Self- Examlination that was led by Rev. Bruce White. Bruce also read the Words of Assurance. Then the hymn "In Christ There Is No East" was sung by the entire congregation after which Margaret Tait read Isalah 42:5-9 from the scrlptures. The singing of the hymn "Praise The Lord!" "Ye Heavens" followed the read- ing from the scriptures. The St. Francis Choir then sang the 23rd Psalm with the congregation joining in with the refrain. The Preacher that niaht January 20 - A teacher at the Pines Senior Public School advised, Police that some Urne on January 13 her car keys were stolen from her purse. A 13 year old student left in the classroom unsu- pervised, took thie keys from her purse. The student was charged with theft and pos- session of stolen property. January 22 - Attempted theft reported at Newcastle IGA. A delivery man attempt- ed to steal product from back door whlle deliverîng other items. Product was returned when he was confronted. January 23 - a 13year old Bowmanville boy was assaulted by a teen while get- ting off thie School bus. January 24- extremely was the honorable Dr. Ann Tottenham of St. Saviour's, Orono, and St. George's Newcastle, , Anglican Churches and she shared her falth and message of fellow- shlp and love. Once thie sermon was fin- lshed thie offering was collect- ed while everyone sang "Thanks Be To God" to the tune of "Ail Through The Nlght". The entire offering that was, collected that nlÉght went to thie Chaplaîny Fund of the Memorial Hospital in Bowmanvflle after expenses to thie service and 10% of thie balance were retained for thie work of thie Clarington East Mfinisterial. The Clarlngton East Mfinisterial consists of clergy workIng and living in the eastern portion in the Municipality of Clarington who choose to participate in thie fellowshiùp and activity of thie association. As thie offring was brought forward and presented the congregation stood and sang the offertory response We Give Thee But Thine Own and then thie hymn They'll Know We Are Christians was sung by everyone in attendance. The Rev. Markus Lise Hien did thie Commissioning and Benediction after whîch thie service was closed with a choral blessing. A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped wiHithie planning and preparation of thie service and for helping to make it turn out to be the great success it truly was. 1 poor road conditions were blamed for head on collisioni on Regio nal Rd. 17. A north- bound vehicle driven by a 18 year old male lost control and ran into the southbound vehicle driven by a 3 year old male. BoHi veh-icles were demolished.. No charges laid. January 25 - While in thie washroom at the Bowmanville MaIl a 38 year old female became suspicious about thie person inthie next staîl. The neighbouring stal was occupied by a male who was thought to be peeping into stalîs. New casino cornes to Scugog Island The -Great Blue Heron Charitable Casino and Bingo - on Scugog Isandjust east of Port Perry - may be open for business as early as the end of the month. Thomas Keller, blue Heron's general manag- er says -we're flot trying to compete wth a commercial operation like Casino >Rama for high rollers, because.we just can't do that". The maxi- mum bet allowed at the new casino will be $10.. Mr. Keliner said he expects that up to 2,000 people a day will try their luck in the casino. Local residents are very concemned about the casino complex having a negative impact.on their way of life. The only road leading to the complex has two lanes and won't be able to handie the volume of traffic. They also worry that the underground water table may not be able to withstand the large amounts of waste water that will be expelled from the facility. Local governments and interest groups had no say in the casino coming to the area. Mayor Howard Hall of Scugog Township said "I t's very dis- turblng to think that one group of people can do things that will have a huge impact right smack dab in the middle of the municipality. "We're bystanders," he said, "We've got no control". Area residents thought they had beaten the develop- ment at one point, because the previous financial back- ers had backed out, but now they have Austrian financiers. Let Us Give It A Try E Funeral Home THOUGHTFULNESS SERVICE & CONCERN A Family Owned'Business,- Offening:- Traditional Funeral Services Prearranged & Prepaid Services - Cremation Arrangements Alternatives to Traditional Funerals - Out of Town Shipping CMryKuipers - President 12gZZ JJJU OFF STREET PARKING Bowmanville Ontario LiC 2Z8 GOING ON A TRIPY.?? GET11NG MARRIEDX??? Planning a Special Evening on the Town for Dinner, the Theatre or the Big Game??? MOURGLASS J5 SLimousi ne Service wili get you there and back in safety com fort and stye. 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