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The Chureh Speaks Sponsored by the WHITBY MINISTERIAL f >MmASSOCIATION By THE REV. SYL VIA DUNSTAN A few years ago, I decided to spend the first weekend of Lent on retreat. Looklng forward to a quiet, prayerful Urne, I arrlved at the retreat centre to discover that my spiritual cirector had, just returned fromý the border of Thailand and Kam- puchea (Cambodia) where she had been worklng in the refugee camps. The emphasls of the sessions we had was on Lent as an opportunity to get involved In our hurtlng world. At the end of the retreat, I retur- ned home wlthout much commitment to the idea of Lent as'a season for social justice. That next week, however, was enough to spur me toaction~. On Monday, I learned that a friend had ben beaten Up on a downtown street; Tuesday, I had a long conversation wlth a coileague who had been part of the resistance movement in the Philip- --ie;Wednesday, I attended a lecture by a vlsitlng black professor from South Africa;- Thursday, a friend cailed to Jet me know that a muILtual acquamn- tance, a church worker, had been gunned down in Guatemala. Over the whole week, I could not erase from my mind the pictures of tiny, Kampuchean children behlnd barbed wlre-. I realized that God was trylng te, show me that my spiritual director was rlght when she said that Lent was not a time to hide out in prayer. Through Lent, we thlnk about what our Christian faith means te us - what difference does it make to be a Christia? The gospels that we read tbrough the Sundays of Lent show us how deeply involved Jesus was In the lives oft1he people he encountered. Nicodemus, the woman of Samaria,, the man born bllnd, #il found in their meetings with Jesus that here was someone who was not afraid of the social or cultural differences. Sometimes we make a virtue out of not getting i- volved. There are many demands on our tine and energy. Often we want to conserve our inner resources for our family and-friends. But we are an Easter people who proclaim that Jesus is alive and, that as-the Body of Christ,, we make the presence of the Risen Lordreal in our world. To be aChrstianis. toi be involved, flot- for. the sake 'of beig nvolved, but for the sake of God's purpose. In Ephesians 1: 9, 10 we are told that God's plan is to bring everything together under Christ. When we act as Christians in the wor1dî we move towârd the unity and wholeness that was God's original and loving plan. As we. approaciîEàster may ýWe learn to foilow Jesus inte the difficult places, of our world, taking healing te, the wounded, comfort te those who mourn, and good news te ail peoPle. ORIENTAL COOKING This spring, the Durham Region Family YMCA is offering an Oriental Cooklng class to give an opportumity to learn this nutritional and economical way 0f cooking. 1' Each lesson wil feature a different por- tion of the meal. On the jfirst evening, hors d'oeuvres and ap- petizers will be made. Another evening wil feature wonten soup and noodie soup made with oriental noôdfles. Stil anqther eveing wil feature main cishes using stir-fried'rice wit chieken, park and beef. Desserts will be made on another evening and Teresita Rovillos, in- structer for the Durham Region Family YMCA, will be making an orien- -tal fruit salad using tropical fruit. Also, she wl'ý be making chocolate ginger can- dies and steamed cakes. These classes in Oriental cooking wil be held at Dr. S. J. Phiflips Sehool (Simcoe St. N., Oshawa) on Wednesday evenings from 7 te 9 p.m. The course wiIl run for 4 weeks, starting May 2, at a cost of $32. The cost 0f the food is included in this fée. For, further infor- mation, callI68M COMPARE.SAVE $25 330 e35 INCLUDES *CUT *SHAMPOO *CONDITIONER *STOR BLOW DRY NO EXTRA CHARGES 15,135- The number of clients unemployed and registered for work at the Canada * Em- ployment Centres in Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa for the month of March totailed 15,135. Placements in the tbree offices tot.alled 459 for the month, which 1compares to a total of 401 placements during February. The majority of clients were registered in material handling and related; construciton trades; product fabricating, assembling and repairing., Exchange ASSE is seeking local famiies to serve as hoste for five Scan- dinavian and German, high school students. The non-profit ASSE is affillated witb the Swedish and Finnish ministries of education. The students, 16 and 17 years old, are fluent in English -and' are carefuily selected for the program based on their high school per- formance, good charac- ter, and desire to live with a Canadian family. Ail students are covered by comprehensive medical and liability in- surance and -have adequate spending money supplied by their parents. 1Qualified Canadian high school students. in- terested in participating as ASSE. exchange students on a'six week ,summer. rgam o academic year program, -i Europe are also needed. Familles and student interested in par- ticipating for the 1984/85 sehool year should con- tact ASSE's local area representative' Rennee Hedges at 668-2125.> WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1984, PAGE 13 yed registered at centres unemplo Durlng March, the greatest employment opportunities existed in manufacturing of tran- sportation equipment; special trades; contrac- tors; retail trade; ac- commodation and food' services; sales; ser- vice; clerical and ployment in the Region of Durham. A total of 410 new trainees started in in- dustrial training progranis between April 1, 1983 and March 31,e 1984. Two hundred were apprentices'and 210 on the job training. Total College. cost was $1,700,000. At the end of March, there were 218 students in the skiil courses sponsored by the Canada -Employment Centre and 52 people receiving academic upgrading at Durham 000 YEAR LL- EASON RADIAL SALE SPE TACULAR!1 'i ALL ARRIVA TIRES. 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We'll inspect (metalijo pads - $20 8CMalS il oher components and extra.) A T TER S LEYTIRE &AUTO SERmVICE 103 DUN DAS ST. E 162 KING ST. E. WHITBY OSHAWA 668,,3356 571-3400 i ,..,,, j, i HIËNNA OR WELLA THERMAL WAVE REDKEN-DAY INTO NIGHT related. In March, 52. new trainees started in in- dustrial training progranis; 21 on the job training and 31 appren- tices, at a cost of $81,418. These people will benefit from both training and em- m ýl 1