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14-The Canadian Champion, Fniday, September 21, 2001 Wr'iê (e%,-cwv O1'C mpton Circulation Depa"rftnet New phone #905-878-5947 They Iearned to use their heads and play with their hearts. lt's the world's mast papular sport, and no wonder - it helps ta teach confidence and teamwork, ail in a fun enviranment. That's why Tim Hortans was praud ta put aur name an the jerseys of 32 kids that participated in the Timbits Saccer pragram in the Milton area this year. Thanks ta everyone wha helped aur kids aim for their goals. OeO"oaheM aIng Good Thlngs Happ.n. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Rev. Gerry liafstetter l8 laoking forward ta Milton's small-town feeling as ho joins St. PauI's United Church. New reverend joins St. Paul's United Church By FANNIE SUNSMINE The Champion After Il years as a mmnister ship anonymously with my wife. 1 wanted to see first hand what the church was about." with Grace United Church in He and fellow reverend John Brampton, Rev. Gerry Benham still have to work out Hofstetter needed a change. the duties each wiIl have ini the So hie packed up his office church. and re-located to St. Paul's "We'Il be sharing the preach- United Church in Milton Iast ing and pastoral care," Rev. weekend. Hofstetter said. "I concluded my last day at 'Til have a greater responsi- Grace United Church Saturday bility dealing with aduit educa- and had my first day of poeach- tion and John will be dealing ing here Sunday," he said, with the ebjîdren and bible addmng hie was ordained into study. After a while l'il get a the ministry 34 years ago. better sense of what l'in going 'Everything went well here, to be doing." 1'm happy to be here." Between Grace and St. Paul's Rev. Hofstetter made the United churches, hie does see decision to leave the Brampton both similarities and differ- church because hie wanted to ences. experience life in a new envi- "Both congregations corne ronmient for his remaining out of a long-tme Methodist years as part of the clergy. background," hie said. 'There's a eaul system in the "The church in Brampton United Church. If vacancies was in the old part of down- become available you have the town in a large city. There was opportunity to apply for that a lot of hustle and bustie. position. I decided after years Milton is a town and has a town in Brampton it was time to way of expressing itseif. I'm move. A clergy member at this already experiencing that. church put my name forward." There's a difference between After submitting an applica- an old urban core and a town tion and going through the mentality. 1 find it refreshing interview process, Rev. and welcoming." Hofstetter was soon part of the On Sunday, a special St. Paul's United Church [ami- covenanting service will com- ]y. mence in honour of Rev. But Iast Sunday wasn't the Hofstetter's arrivai. first time the reverend had vis- "tt's a formai installation inb ited the church. the church," hie explained, even "On one Sunday I had off i though last Sunday was bis November, 1 camne here 10 wor- officiai furet dayof preaci~