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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 27,1991 13 Easter Message Delivered to Members of Rotary Kinsman Named, as District Deputy Governor - by Lorna Miller 1- "Easter is the major : >vent in the life of the Christian Christian Church," said the Rev- ,'erend Cannon Byron Yates, jiPastor of St. John's Anglican /Church in Bowmanville. |. Mr. Yates was addressing /the Rotary Club at the meeting meeting held last week at the /Flying Dutchman Hotel. For lover nine years, he has guided guided an active membership of over 200 in ways spiritual and temporal. Mr. Yates spoke of a parish parish church in England which was obliterated during the last war. The church had been decorated with fruits of the harvest, including many ears of corn. The next spring, green shoots appeared appeared amid the rubble, the corn had germinated and out of disaster grew new life. "This is the message of Easter. Jesus died but was resurrected," he said. "This is what we celebrate celebrate at Easter - the resurrection. resurrection. The new life from the ashes of the old. This is the basis of Christian belief - if there was no resurrection resurrection there would be no church." The pastor also exhorted us to overcome and rise above whatever we face in life. He told of a young man from Kentucky who rose Club Welcomes Toastmaster by Connie Nelson, CTM Tuesday, March 19,1991, at 7:30 p.m., in St. John's Anglican Parish Hall, the regular meeting was anything anything but regular. The International International Speaking Contest elevated the meeting and the formal induction of a new member, TM Bruce Neapole, raised it to even greater heights. Three guests joined the regulars. TM Florence Armitage, chairman, introduced her evening's theme of Participation Participation and used the value of participation as expressed by members of the head table table in her introductions. In her role as Educational Vice-President, to encourage members' participation, TM Armitage handed out forms on which members are to record their participation in the formal speech programme. programme. She also presented charts to assist members in compiling their points for both club and international recognition. For providing the "spark" in the business session, TM Marg Kropf was selected as winner of the Spark Plug Trophy. .... TM Norman Broderick, Table Topics Master, carried on the theme by asking a number of toastmasters about their experiences when they have participated in a variety of activities. Result? Result? Highly entertaining, original and imaginative accounts, accounts, both fact and fiction. The Table Topics Trophy was garnered by TM Gordon West. Toastmaster and Contest Chairman, TM Connie Nelson, Nelson, applauded the participants participants in the International Speaking Contest. TM Irene Konzelmann functioned ably as Chief Judge. Each contestant contestant selected a topic of particular interest to nim or her and the result was a most interesting evening for those present. The first speaker, TM Frank Lawson, told us (complete with charts for grannie information) information) about "Killing Your Loved Ones." When he addressed addressed "The Dimensions of Choice," TM Bruce Neapole awakened our consciousness to the fact that many things we do as habit are really choices that we have made. TM Sherrell Leetooze, the winner of the contest and the speaker's • trophy, was "Looking at the World Through Rose Coloured Glass" as she discussed the individual aura that each person possesses. Among other shades, TM Leetooze explained why optimism is associated with a rosy hue and sadness is correlated with blue. As General Evaluator of the meeting, TM Nellie Van- Veldhuizen commended the and timers, as well as in the positions that are required at regular meetings. On Wednesday, April 17, 1991, Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters will journey to Peterborough Peterborough to support our- contestants in Area 16 competitions. competitions. Instead of meeting in Bowmanville on Tuesday, April 23,1991, the Bowmanville Bowmanville Toastmasters club will hold a joint meeting with the members of the Lindsay and District Toastmasters in Lindsay. On Wednesday, May 1, 1991, members of the Bowmanville Toastmasters Toastmasters will attend the Division Contest in Oshawa. The victors victors in the Canada Day, Evaluation, and International International Speaking Contests in Oshawa will represent the Eastern Division in competition competition at the Toastmaster Spring conference. May 24, 25, 26, 1991, in . Markham, Ontario. For more information or to arrange a visit to Bowmanville Bowmanville Toastmasters call Irene Konzelmann 983-9423 or Connie Nelson 623-2243. above his own horrible injuries injuries from an automobile accident accident to help his fellow passengers. passengers. He had been, the speaker said, not a "take charge" person, until he was faced with this tragedy. Then he overcame his own fears and doubts and, thinking thinking only of his friends, saved them all. "He rose above the desperate occasion," Mr. Yates said, "Just as we all must rise to the occasion when called upon to do so." Many such occasions present themselves to us throughout this lifetime. They appear in the guise of divorce, traumas and desperation desperation and are difficult to deal with. "But, each of us, no matter what we've done or achieved - we are all touched by these aspects and we must rise to the occasion occasion - get above these problems, he said "We are not alone," he continued. "We are not tempted beyond what we can deal with. We must not feel that we are being being dumped on. It is so easy to fall into that trap and respond respond in kind. We must rise above the trouble. We must hold our tongues - rise to the occasion and . have the strength to do so." "This is the message of Easter. It is a message of strength and faith in the resurrection. I believe that this message is the basis of Christianity." Mr. Yates was introduced by Jack Locke and thanked by Brad Hockin. Guests of Rotary were from: Bowmanville and Co- bourg. Two seniors attended the meeting as guests: Howard Jeffery and Cliff Trewin. John Brown informed the meeting that the Easter Seal Drive had reached the $7,700 mark. President Bill urged the members to reach for 100% attendance during the month of April. Dr. Joe Pinto told the Club that the first of the trees will be available for planting on April 20. Nine thousand seedlings will be planted by the Hampton Boy Scouts at a date yet to be fixed. A further 8000 will be available in early May and will be planted by local students students in the Long Sault Conservation Conservation Area. The trees are a mixture of poplar, silver maple, white pine, red pine and spruce and will require 360 man-hours to plant. The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Conservation Authority is providing providing the the first- 9000 trees to be planted, which the Rotary Club purchased. The Town of Newcastle is donating 8000 trees. It was also learned that Dr. Joe Pinto was recently awarded a plaque in recognition recognition of more than 35 years of active service in the Society of Automotive Engineers. Dr. Pinto served on the Board of directors for 17 ears and was Regional "ice-chairman, Ontario Section. Section. The award was presented presented at The Royal York Hotel, by International Président, Président, Dr. Lamont Elting in the presence of 200 members members and guests. SAE is the Engineering Society for Advancing Advancing Mobility: Land-Sea- Air-and Space. Dr. Pinto is the Vice- President elect of the Rotary Club of Bowmanville. President Bill closed the meeting with the thought: Does an idle rumor really remain remain idle? That's all from Rotary for this week. ye Vi Aubrey Rees, a member of the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club, has been elected to the office of deputy district governor for the Durham Zone. That's the highest position position for Durham Kinsmen. Mr. Rees (centre) is shown above as he is being congratulated congratulated by Bowmanville Kinsmen Club President Wayne Hodge (left) and Mike Bar- sam, of the Whitby Kinsmen Club, outgoing deputy governor. Mr. Rees was elected to his new post at a conference in Claremont this month. 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