The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ST TH "Es ype I a WH I er TI yy (TEE Cp -_---,e--s-- IDR. MCh al iia. Ae i a i i i i a bb a i bi ll CA TR It was an event that happens once in a hundred years and the con- gregation at Port Perry United Church celebrated in joyous style last Sunday morning. "We have been working towards this day for the past eight years. It is the climax of our Centennial Year," said the Rev. Glenn Jackson at the start of the 100th Anniversary Homecoming Service. » a Former members of the United Church in Port Perry came from all over Ontario and as far away as Manitoba and Alberta to join the congregation in celebrating "100 years of serving our Lord." Many of those attending the Sun- day morning service were attired in costumes similar to what church- goers probably wore to the first ser- ° vice 100 years ago in the church that stands on the corner of Queen and Lilla Streets in Port Perry. The mood and flavour of the occa- sion was captured further at the conclusion of the service when Rev. Jackson, his wife Linda and guest speaker Dr. Hugh McCullum climb- ed into a covered buggy drawn by two Belgian horses for an open air tour through the streets of the town. The choir was joined by about 50 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 13, i906 _ Church celebrates Homecoming down by an assassin. As he lay dy- | ing before the alter, a nun leaned | former members, swelling the numbers to nearly 100, and they per- formed beautifully, singing several hymns, including the inspirational "Hallelujah Chorus' by Handel that concluded the service. In his address to the members and visitors, guest speaker Dr. Hugh McCullum spoke of the struggle that is taking place in many parts of the world against poverty, racism, op- pression and dictatorship. "The question to be asked as Christians is whether we stand with the poor and oppressed of the world in both word and deed," he said. He called on Christians to be. 'vehement in their outrage" at the evils in the world and to expose what is being done to "the little people.' Christians, he said, are struggling against poverty and oppression. There have been more Christian martyrs in the last ten years than in the previous 100, he stated. And he related the story of one such martyr, Arch-bishop Remero of San Salvador who was saying Mass in the chapel of a cancer clinic six years ago when he was gunned 5 3 i. ] f 5 a 1 3 Ld "4 3 ; 43 ¥ bo hs of ] 2 * 3 2x) : a : : Vor dad Ae i 3 3 3 Th u & a i x ; ag TA ' 3 EF be 1 : 1 55 3 2% { < Fed y ge x Lig k Son ¥ 8 " At the conclusion of the service, Rev. Jackson, his wife Linda and Dr. Hugh McCullum These four people have provided the United Church with a lot of music over the years. At left is present director Glenn Taylor with past direc- Past and present members of the choir sang several hymns and the sound was beautiful. They LA ) A j drawn buggy from the Greystone Equestrian Centre. toured the streets of the community in a horse- 3 --l tors and organists Gloria Forder, Elsie Dobson and Grace Hastings. had just one rehearsal together prior to the ser- vice Sunday evening. over to kiss him good-bye and heard him say "we must see the hand of God in all of this." Dr. McCullum spoke at length about the relationship between the Covenant and God's concern for 'justice for the weak, the poor, the dis-advantagéd and outcasts of the world. For the past six years, Dr. McCullum has been editor and publisher of the influential United Church Observer. He has been a journalist and editor for 25 years, a host for CBC television's Meeting Place, and adjunct professor of jour- nalism at the University of Western Ontario. In thanking him for taking part in the Homecoming service, Kent Farndale called his address "in- teresting and inspirational.' Following the service, Durham York MPP Ross presented Port Perry United Church with a plaque com- memorating the Centennial Year. Stevenson Dr. Hugh McCullum, editor and publisher of the United Church Observer, was guest speaker at the 100th Anniversary Homecoming Service last Sunday at Port Perry United Church. At right is the Rev. Glenn Jackson in attire similar to what preachers wore a century ago. Period costumes were worn by many at the Anniversary Homecoming Service. At left is Rita Brown with Bonnie Solomon and her daughter Laural. . . fb afl a bie Il... LL ai I AT WIA