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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS ~ asked to cntribute to this fund on their birthdays. 1-1IJiLqJFN qjiîuituCH The council was given the mandate to purchase a parsonage at a resonable price. When the question was- voiced whether Cont,"d from P. 7 the members of the consistory were quaiified to judge the' A~~~ ~~ bugto06lowsacpe;temmeso h quality of a house, the consistory promised to consuit the congregation were asked to offer 5 per cent o f their income on experts in this matter. However, at the next council meeting a regular basis. No objections were voiced. Several members brothers M. ýVandenHeuvel and H-. Pel urged the consistory to did bjet t. th us 0fôpe offrin pltes s oposd ~ have a parsonage buiit by free labour as a good and cheaper offering bags'. People tended to. mark the amount of ' eachsouin othe's onaion it as eit Th preidet ugedthe Reading services were the order of the 'day. Council giadly congregation to be content with the plates. His argument: It i accepted the sermons donated by. the Rev. Rook. At first there fittng o fllo th cusomsof he and At hismeeingthe were two Dutch services, with an Engiish one once in a while. Ortign oFund . cam tomseing.thelchurc hsmeeiwouldhe Alreadyin April, 1954, the church was gladdened by the O r g a F u d c a e , n t o b ei û . T e c h r c h m e m e r s o ul 'b e c o n fe s s io n , o f f a ith g iv e n b y th e fo l io w inig y o u n g p e o p ie . Wmnter carniival 1977_MARQUIS ETEORý 2 DR.'H.T..Fe.222 Silver with -black vinyl roof, -V-8 automatic, PIS, PIB,,radia I tires. The Whitby Jaycees and Lic. MJ5 529 the Whitby Rec reation SPECAL! fl~~Depart ment are teaming up > SECAU to present the biggest Winter Carnival Whitby has ever 197 MO TEG 4 R.C 1ria dates are Feb. 22 Dark blue, V-8 automnatic,- P/S, P/B, radio, defroster. to 25, with most of the- action Lic. LDU 7771being at Iroquois Park, indoors and outdoors. $2995Opening ceremonies by Mayor Jim Gartshore are set 1976 -MONARCHý GHIA, 2 DIR. for 7:45 p.m. Feb. 22 before White, V-8 automatic, PIS, P/B, air condition ing. the Whitby Iroquois Senior A Lic.LDIU905hockey game. $3 95Feb. 23, starting at 8 .. ,LOADEDI 3 9 there will be a dance and- selection of the Winter Car- nival Queen at the Centen- niai Building. The Whitby LO 'O K OIJaycees are in charge of this event. 19 1 H V4 R -Saturday Feb. ý24 teewl 1'971CHEV DRO be media match-up games at Iroquois -Park and high V- uo aiP/S "and P/B.' Lic. EAJ 405 schooi hockey and broombal tournamients. In the evening ýASIS > there wili be a Casino night from 8 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Whitby Arts Station Galiery, featuring games of chance *and disco dancing. 'Admit- tance is restricted to persons aged 18 years and over. * On Saturday andSunday of the carnival the Jaycees wiii be s erving a pancake break- fast at Whitney Hall, Iro- quois Park Arena, from 9 a.m. to il a.rn. The varlous high school hockey and broom bail O games wiii be compieted on Sunday Feb. 25. A full prograrn of events wiil be pubiished- in next week's edition of the Free ____________________Press. <Whithy Mail, Hwy. 2 and I V I ± T E rlIaD I Thickson Road, Whitby K* GHU* PIF, OLUM BU John Griggs Trà%Srie J~ I G There a re al. so.ch ildren'yS A Jukes, Oshawa rates on charter f Iights GRNPRZWNN SI this year. R. Hughes, Oshawa Make an app ointment B INGO CARDS AVAILABLE AT: * Baskin-Robbins' - Saf eway Plaza, Whtby with ou r stàff soon, Oshawa Meat Products & Delicatessen -1818 Dundas St. E., Whitby * Shorty's Cigar 'Store 121 Brock St. N., Whitby I Seaà,ts acre going fastle, Shorty and Son Billiards- 130 Dundas St. W., Whitby Bailey Pharmacy- rc St. S.,ý Safeway Centre HOUS: on Fn * Jury,&. Lovell Drug Store Whitby Plaza, -OR:mn, d 9 o.m. -p.m. 317 Brock St. S. SW. 10 a.m. - 5 peme Whitby Glass &Mirror - 210 Brock St. S. I Martina Benschop, Femmy PoIs, Jan Boihuis, Co Koole, and Henk Film. The beautiful communion set, a gift fromn a C.R. church in Grand Rapids, was thankfully accepted. The, Oshawa church conveyed'its gratefulness in writing to the gene rous donor churth. - Consistory meetings were held at the eiders' homes. During. the weighty deliberations, the hostess,ý bringing in a tray of coffee and cookies, was welcôm ed enthusiastically. In those- early days women were highly appreciated as heipmneets. When a few sisters attended a congretional meeting they were applauded but they, were not allowed "to votée. On home visitations-the maie members were urged to exercise their rights to vote in the church, whiie the women were told not to. The teachers of the Sunday Schoolwere women. This was one area where they could serve. After one year1 the new congregation.had doubied in size and cailed its first minister, The Rev. Martin Vrieze. A beautiful home, built free of labour, was ready to receive hlm and his family in September, 1955.-The church was no longer without an undershepherd. On October 2, 1957, the Hebron church officially opened'and dedicated its new building'on Elizabeth Crescent, between Oshawa and Whitby. Ithad a seating capacity of 540.* Although the structure had been contracted out, the basement would be finished off with free labour. The new organ in the church was dedicated fo the Canadian Legion. At the outset the'consistory decreed th ere would be no smoking in the new building. In 1958, the family Vrieze left and we welcomed the Rev. John Van Harmelen and family. It was a time of great activity. Marriages were many. As a resuit both the Young Merq's and the Young Women's societies, having lost members, am alga- mated'and becameé the new Young People Society 'Teach'Me Thy Way.' The Dutclh speaking Ladies Society 'Maria & Marth' had gained too many members and informed the congregationý via the bulletin: "It wasboth a regret and a great joy that we splitted up'at our last meeting." Fourteen ladies started the English speaking society 'Work & Pray. ' Catechism classes were held on Tuesday night, but those unable to attend were urged to come on Saturday night, "same subject, 7 PXM! " The 'Glory To God' choir, having found new life, became very successful in' choir festivals in Ontario. Hebron members received cards in the mail, "Remember our. beautiful Halîman organ on yourbirth day and pay a littie for it.' AA church library cdontaining over 300 Dutch.books and 60 English was started. A bazaar held in November 1959 netted $821.19. These were the years of the baby boom; sometimes as many as five babies .Were born in one week. Baptismn was witnessed almost every Sunday. Hopes for a Christian school strengthened. The third' offering once a month was for this purpose and the minister kept the matter warmn in the weekly bul letin. The size of the congregation grew by leaps;, an addition of 86 new familles during 1960 alone! 'Saturday November 25, 1961. Hebronites celebrated with joy and gladness the 25th anniversary of their minister's wedding and ordination. A celebration of thankfulness and rededi- cation! Zion church was organized in the summer of 1963. For as long as the new church, east of Hebron, had-no -building, it would share facilities with the, mother church.. At the time 'of separation Hebron had 128 families and Zion 98. The two churches had their last service together May 10, 1964, after which Zion moved into Dr. S.J. Phiiiips scho 'ol for its services. For some time, Hebron church experienced language problems. Older members wanted Dutch, younger members English. Since 1959 there had been three services each Sunday, English in the morning and evening and Dutch in the afterioon. When Zion was formed, there was one Dutch service per week between the two churches. During 1965 our church held 16 worship services in Dutch, while Zion had 27. By 1966 'there were only Dutch services held in Bowmanville. Since the Rev. Van Harmelen conducted these services once a month, he volunteered to pick up any Hebronites wishing to attend from the church parking lot. Hebron, along with Bowmanville, Scarborough and Zion, took part in a Sunday radio ministry. When the service was to be recorded for broadcasting, worshippers received these spec ial instructions: "Avoid ail noise which hampers clearý broadcasting. Sing spontaneously and ail at the same 'time. Listen attentively!" Extra help in the congregation was needed during the times when our size approached or oecedd 200fmilies. At this JOHN I3ANV)URCHJN Cliartereci Accountant 111 BROCK STREET NORTH WHITBY, ONTARIO TELEPHONES: BUS: 668-4341 RES: 65 5-4045