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Wendy of Wendy's Restaurant, Oshawa is seen here helping a bright group of local youngsters get ready for the third annual Roller-Thon for Multiple Scierisis that will be beld at Wheelies on Feb. 4. From left to right are Robin,,Karen, Patty, Stacey, Amy,,Michelle, Angela and Susan. Pledge forms for the event are available at the Whitby Public Library and at Wheelies. Rouler-fThon co-ming, The third annual Roller-Thon benefitting the Durham Region Multiple Sclerosis Society wiil be held at Wbeelies Family Roller Centre on Sunday, Feb. 5. L.ast year over 600 kids from ail over Durham Region par- ticipated in the event raiding about $15,000 for the society. This year's ev.ent will be visited by sucb notable Canadian per- sonalities as Catherine McKinnon, Cliff Ed- wards, Don Harron, "Whipper" Biily Wat- son and members of the Toronto Blizzard Soccer Club. Also on hand to give the kids extra in- spiration will be four time World Class Dance Roiler Skating Cham- pions Jim Crouch and Sherri McCumber . f whitby., The Roller-Thon will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during the in- termission at 12 noon a group of 5 to 19 year olds from Children's Creations wii entertain. Prizes wiil be offered for the participants ear- ning the most money for MS and wiil include a grand prize of a trip for two to Florida plus $250 spending money. There will al so be prizes for- each age group and everyone who collects $25 or more will receive a prize. Pledge forms are available at the Whitby Public Library, the fire station, from any Mac's Milk or Cbeckers locations as well as from Wheelies. This is the only local fund raiser for MS and ail proceeds stay in VALENTINE'S DANCE AND BUFFET The Ajax-Pickering and Whitby Association for the Mentally Retar- ded, a United Way Agency, will hold a "Valentine's Dance and Buffet" on the evening of Feb. il. Anyone wishing tickets should caîl the Association office at 683- 7366, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Durham Region to provide patient ser- vices. For more information caîl 579-7727. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1984, PAGE 1J.3 The Church, Speaks Sponhored by the WHITBY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION By THE REV. STANLEY ISHERWOOD Rector St. John's Anglican Church "This is how people wil know that you are real Christians," said Jesus, "they, will see the love which you bave for each other. " I guess that means that there's a real shortage of real Christians. It's not so much "religious wars" such as the Irish problem which make me say that as it is the simple lack of love which is the day to day experience of SO many of our congregations. And even there, it's not so much that there's any evidence of hate, though God knows that is sometimes there, as it is simply a lack of positive, active love. If Jesus is right, and those of us who are Christians believe that he is, then an outsider visiting a congregation of reai Christians might well say, "Those people really do love each other." But how would he know? Probably the first thing he would notice is that the members of the congregation actually know each other. And because they know each other they know him, a stranger (definition: a friend you haven't yet met), and they meet him and show their love. In times of persecution Christians have needed secret signs to identify each other. Today's sign is an out- stretched hand of welcome. Wbich leads to another indication of this Christian love, its physical expression. You can see it in the genuineness of a smile, the fervour of an embrace, tbe earnestness of a greeting. One of the first effects of love, including "agape" love (Christian love), is to overcome fear of closeness and sharing. And it makes Christians vuinerable. Given time our visitor would ciscover another characteristic of this loving congregation - tbey are anxious to meet one another's needs. When you know each other and are close to each other in Christ, you don't need to bide your needs. We ail have them and we can al belp. Finally he would discover that those people who love each other pray for eacb other and wlth each other. He would learn that it's flot their innate at- THE CORPORATION 0F THETOWN OFWHITBY CONTRACT W84-12 TENDER FOR SALE 0F RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT Tenders will be received by the underslgned un- tii 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 17, 1984 for the sale of residential building lot, being Parts 1 & 2, Plan 40R-7628, located on the east side of Athol Street (north of Burns St.) in the Town of Whltby. Specif ications and tender forms are availableý at the Town of Whitby Treasury Department, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Telephone (416) 668-5803, Extension 54. Highest or any tender.not necessarily accepted. Mrs. Gall Gosleigh, Purchaslng Agent. DOCTOR H JOSEPH A. WOOLLEY, PROP. HONDA AUTO REPAIR SERVICE, OperQted by WOL-KAR INC. 40 RUSSETAVE. UNIT NO. 2 OSHAWA 72&*7268 'i ~ 1 tractiveness wblicb draws Christians together but the fact that they know that, unlovely as they are, tbey have been loved. A reai Christian, then, is one who reaches out to bis brother, is vuinerable before hlm, seeks to meet bis brother's needs, and is with hlm in prayer. Is this flot also' a picture of the crucified Christ? It 15 only as we come to this cross and experience bis love that we can love in turn. This week in Whitby we are celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with the themne "Called together by the Cross". Christians wiil only find umity as they learn to love one another and that love wiil only comne as we see in the cross the symbol of God's love for each one of us'sinners. 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