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Knox church's Rev. Rod Lewis finds a lot of pleasure in seeing people grow with God By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion the age of 17, Rev. Rod Lewis knew what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. "I attended a youth worship event and the mes- sage really struck a cord with me," he recalled. Thirty year's later, that message has stuck. Because his father was a reverend, Rev. Lewis had an idea of what becoming a member of the clergy involved. "I grew up in church," said Rev. Lewis, who's been a member of the clergy at Knox Presbyterian Church for eight years. "It was a big part of my life. I knew about the worship and the gospel. Nothing surprised me, (of becoming, a reverend) but one's hardly prepared for every- thing." Some things, he said, like preparing for Sunday worship is routine. Every week Rev. Lewis knows he must select music and the scripture reading for Sunday's ser- mon. But his day-to-day activities vary. "I don't know what I'm doing until I get into my office in the moming," he said. "I'il be looking over the plans for the day and the phone will ring. Somebody might have a problem or there might be a death. These things require re-scheduling, re-shaping of plans. Some things can't be put off." oto Oy uMAHAM VAINE The Church has always been a big part of Rev. Rod Lewis'life. hospital on a regular basis or meeting with new work during the day. If I'm doing a wedding, congregation members at their homes. we'll usually have the rehearsal the Friday night "With baptisms, I usually meet with the par- and the wedding the Saturday. If I commit Rev. Lewis can be found visiting the ill in the ents in the evening because they both might myself to that I can't say something's come up and I can't do it anymore; that commitment has to be factored in (to his schedule)." Other times people will wander into the church or into the minister's office looking to chat for a while, which also requires shuffling of the day's plans. "People want to talk on a whole variety of things," he said. "I listen and support, encourage and advise if I'm asked to. Some people are looking to share their burden. In other cases, people are looking for help - with relationships with their significant other, children, employer or God." But attthe end of the day, somehow all the jug- gling of the day's events work out. "My whole day can change with one phone call." According to Rev. Lewis, one of the chal- lenges constantly facing him is dealing with an "un-churched" society. "People don't know what the Church is all about," he said. "Folk who aren't actively-con- nected with the church have all kinds of thoughts with what the clergy do. .People joke and say they wish they had my job because I only work one day a week." Rev. Lewis said he finds pleasure in watching individuals grow with God and how they express that growth within their lives. - "It gives me a great sense of satisfaction being out and about with people. It gives me an oppor- tunity to listen to where they're at in their lives. Overall, every day has it's own life." This sticky weather is driving me absolutely crazy If you can't stand the heat, stay out of Milton. Short of jumping in the pool, that's about the only relief we can expect to get from this blast furnace summer. I hate the heat. It makes me irritable. If you see my name in the news section of this newspaper soon it's because I attempted to strangle some- body who dared to say, "Isn't this lovely weath- er?" Little things bug us when we're hot, and big- ger things bug us more than normal. Take mosquitoes. They bug ail of us, and there's nothing we can do about that, but it's the mosquito repellents that set me off. If they don't smell bad, they don't work; it's almost as if we need repellent for the repellent. The best repellent for the little pests is.a good stiff breeze so they can't fly. Wind is great for heat, even the sound of it going through the trees is enough to make you feel cooler. But, then there are wind chimes. There's no logical reason to hate wind chimes - they just go with the breeze, and are soothing to some people. For me, they're an unnatural intrusion. Just having the wind should be enough. Tie chimes to me are like having one too many drinks, one slice of pizza too many, or one ride too many on a roller coaster. They spoil an O already good thing. Speaking of noise, another thing th most about the summer are peoplI radios. I don't understand why somebody would think it-okay to intnade constantly on everybody else's air space. A party or a barbecue, sure, or even the occasional teenager when their parents aren't home, or somebody working in their back- fl the yard. But I'm talking about playing the radio so loud that the whole neighbourhood has to suffer. loose And doing it on a regular basis. How is it possi- ble to be that selfish? My father had one of those people in his Toronto neighbourhood and recent- ly the man's house partially burned down. I don't know if there's a lesson in there or not. hat bugs me A good way to cool off in the heat is to go to e and their • see WATCH OUT on page 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-.- - -q-$-.- - rl-wý