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TEE BARBIE EXAMINER SATURDAY MARCH 1975 Christians responsible regarding social issues By REV GEO JAMES Stroud ad Lefroy United Church Capital punishment the drinking age abortion aid to dtvelopng nation body rub parlors the list goes on and in What can one person do about issues such as these lhat question paigues respons ible men and women who are disturbed by trends and events in our society who would like to do somethuig concrete about them but who feel helpless to exercise any influence We are overwhelmed Government is big and impersonal There are Les ted interests we dont ttlltlcl stand The expert irin us And so most often we shake our heads and make little or no effort to intervene or make our feelings known Christians have particular responsibility in regard to social issues for they daim allegiance to Lord whose concern was the whole of human life Sitt ing back and doing nothing to influence the course of human affairs is denial of that al legiance What course action then is open to Christians One way in which they can exercie influe nce of couse is corporately thr ough their church And this docs happen Canadian churches haw his fury of makine itcisivs llll butions to government policy making through strong briefs representations cc Otten such briefs or the ideas for them originate in cil congregut on or with an indivdual member and then work the way no thr oueh the courts the church tovbecome national church pol icy There is anotior I=Iltl open to any individual and inc whose value we often underestimate That is the personal letter to people in positions of power This mav be in prime innist or the provincial premier ca biiet minister responsible for particular portfoli or your lo cal NIP or ELLA Or it may be at the level of municipal politics In any case there are right and wrong ways tor at least more and less eitcctive ways of coin about this Ilerc are some tips ifrom people with experien co in this area lCTOllil liLlltlLti or typed letter will carry for more wrnht than otin lcitcr petition Let it be seen that you but DClllll iniiilit ilfl otter into it not just gone along with Sililltilit clscs nuest that you lend your name to an issue Send your letter to the ip propriatc person ititlt copies to others who should know of your action For instance if the Issue youre concerned about is the raiing of the drinking aze in Future letter sipuld t0 the Hon Wm Davis premier Huh copy to th llon Roy Mtttll Attorney General sand econd con to your member the legislature Ask for lCl1Q Send second lottcr 3n rc pl to this rcsonsc This second letter is important because It shows that you are acthely cttII wencd This lotur need only be crr brief What about the Contents of our first lctter Your I113 IILII lli poztant Where you live is im WORLD MISSIONS CONFERENCE MARCH FREE METHODIST CHURCH 200 BAYFIELD at DALTON STS poitalit to politicians It will be helpful in some issues to state your age group for instance if youre you he person writing about the drinking age Be polite and positive The purpose is not to attack but to encenragc real moral leodership on the part of gaiernment The letter should contain three paragraphs tai In the lirs state your Land on the Esltut Bl In the second give your own pervl for suppor ting the proposed change it hi the third be suie to ask question about the govern ments anticipated action and indicate that you are looking for vald to reply The above suggestions which are adapted from report of the lnterFaith Liquor Legis lation Committee apply equal ly well In grcu inn arcs Lbat We Iced ti iElleHl of Christian or humanitarian concern Remember you dont save to be an expert to be concerned or to influence government ac tion Church no longer can exist in vacuum of isolation By IAN CUTHBERTSON Family church Painswick knowledge was of little value un til it was put to use Today We live increasingly Of What Baptle 59 is the 59h in monastic system with our itual body of Christ This question must be answer concrete multistory selfcontained living units Who hives of by every Chum high lives in the apartment down the 5st mum leaChmgb liall Who is your neighbor down Christ for ll focuses on the pr the street DO you know them mary reason for the enistence well enough to Share your joys of the church That is Christs church does not exist to serve as cold granite monument to dead hero Rather Christs church exists to provide me dium in which man may find the way to live at peace with his fellow man The church can not exist in selfcreated vac turn of isolation from the af fairs 0f the world Although we owe an everlast ing debt of gratitude to the mon asteries which preserved know ledge during the Dark Ages that Problems confronted in search for answers By II COURTNEY Rent loday the problems of man openly confront all the people of all races Everywhere we see the youth of this world search ing for truth reality litc fun excitnient and enjoyment and the like Radios sound out the thou ghts from the innermost parts of youth Televisions display the must horrid picturesque scen es of violence ltex displays and news ilasles All these seem to be mans search for an unseen answer This the hidden quest continues as the clock tit on to the final hours of time Turn your radio on Listen What do you hear Songs such as Put your hand in the hand of the Alan from Galilee done by Ocean or Give us one more chance by the Arrows in which the words go Oh Lord understand These are just two songs dealing directly with religion tlte Bible and God Wictlier intentionally or un intentionally songs are portray ing more than ever before the God ot our salvation the tutor at lllls universe Numerous other songs portray the lioplesne of the world The InterCity Missions artists record Its wild world It peaks ot the problem of polu tion and man from view of pessimism Bobby Sherman and his song Cried like baby tells of person who has everything but yet facing the troubled world he lived in was forced illtSl MISsiunary Rev William Smith Veteran of service in Jhina Taiwan Philippines 045 amSunday School 1100 amlissions Rally 730 pmlissions lially Soloist lrs J1me Revcll Pastor Carl Bull Itcv CENTRAL UNITED CHURCH Corner Ross and Toronto Streets WELCOMES YOU TO NOON HOUR LENTEN SERIES each THURSDAY March 11 to April 15 Lunch if you wish 1200 pm and 1250 pm Price $100 WORSHIP IN MEDITATION AND SONG 1230 pm 1245 pm THEME IN IMITATION OF CHRIST EVEYONE WELCOME FAMILY FACES DEATH IN THIS EXPLOSIVE ADVENTURE SURVIVAL MARCH 12th 13th PM AT GEORGIAN COLLEGE THEATRE by his loneliness into crying like baby It spoke of world with great lack of love for each other Another artist Ardine laylor spoke of the problems of so called world progress The song entitled sad thing referr cr to the polution problem and the once known walk to the scen ic river was no longer real ity She spoke of the place down by the river where the river don flow which reveal ed the problem of stagnant wat Bls Lme was another great theme of recording artists of late Man needs the feeling of being want ed Ian cannot live without love The world today people secm to have great lack of thi There appears to be war polution pro blems and many other things which replace his lot Mans search is not always up only revealed However when we see these things rising to the surface of our lins the surtacc of our outward communications with others we then must see and iOCUs our eyes upon the in ward thougth and feelings of mankind especially our youth lhcse problems woud likc to suggest are problems of people without the reality of Christ those lacking that per OIIEII experience of Jesus Christ as Saviour What does brotherly love or the love of mankind IMHO to do with this How does the Christian experience affect the COMING ATTRACTION FINDS LIFE Advance Tickets $175 available at The Goad News Book Store At The Door $250 Children $100 12 years and under Information 7262555 or 7268348 Presented by the Harvesters polution problem bicm of loneliness The answers are simple The answer is Christ Iliosc with Christ follow is command ments and have low for one another As another song record ed Let us love one another right new expiesse what we need This lme will tIce Its from loneliness and will he partial solution tor the polution problem Free Methodist Baptist Jim Finlav Collier United oi the pr COLLIER STREET UNITED CHURCH Invites You To The LENTEN SERVICES mm Every Tues at 1230 pm and pains successes and failures to share their joys and pains successes and failures ln Barrie and other cities volunteer organization called lelecare provides 24 hour listening service for people in distress Not only do they pro vide in path ti listening ears they also provide resour ce persons who will physically provide help ST MARYS CHURCH ngun Worship Service 1100 am DUNDONALD AMELIA STS 7282985 SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 700 pm Sunday am 015 am 030 am 1200 noon WEDNESDAY EVEMNUS 730 pm Mass preceded by Parish Devotions lillLSl FRIDAYS Masses 730 am 730 pm Lunch served at 12 and pm OUR GUEST PREACHERS Mar Pastor Pack Ritsmea Reformed Church Mar 16 Pastor Carl Bull Mar 23 Pastor Gerard Bylaarcl Essa Rd Presbyterian Mar 30 Pastor David Kaye St Georges Anglican Apr Pastor Ernie Nulmeyer Apr 13 Pastor Emerson Knowles and Dr WARM WELCOME TO ALL Please Clip Fer Future Reference THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA 64M float 51 W2 Presbyterian lIuIch at Burton Ave 30 Essa ltd Minister Itcv Gerard Bylaard BA MDiv Organist Mrs Vera Diamond 030 am Church School Junior to Senior High 00 am Morning Worship 700 pm Bible Study Primary Jr During Church All Welcome As we begin the season of Lent we will think about THE RELIGIOUS LIFE at 00 AM in BURTON VIINU UNITED CHLRIII We Church School Classes for all ages You are invited to worship with us Minister Rev Purdon Organist Mr Garraway Presbyterian Church Owen and Worslry Etc Minister ltcv Samuel Stewart IA MDiv Organist asc Van llomrrt It am Worship Sacrament of Holy Communion Rev Summch 0215 am Senior Church School 00 am Junior Church School All Visitors Welcome lrvstiytcrran tliurch IEO Stccle 51 near Puget Minister Paul lills l0 am Morning Worship urscrv provided Junior Church Grades Hi It am Church School for all ages ilile Study and Prayer Wednesday 830 pm liveryom Welcome to CIIrIstCcntrcd Vlinistry vTHE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA CENTRAL CHURCH Corner Ross and Taranto Streets WELCOMES YOU 11 am Meditation PRAYER THE MASTER KEY OF THE HOUSE Rev Jay Church Schools meet at 930 am and 11 oclock THURSDAY NOON LENTEN SERIES Worship 1230 Begins March 11 Lunch 1200 1230 1250 115 pm 1245 pm WELCOME TO JOYFUL CHRISTCENTRED FELLOWSHIPII Church Birertnrg pure qumwp mommy QWWMWCWMéhw CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP in Barrie invites you to come and worship the Lord at Georqian College Business Building Sunday February 28 230 pm Lutheran Church 20 Steel Street Barrie Rev John Klein Pastor For further information 7266204 7289975 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP YOU ARE ALL WELCOME Sunday School 945 am FAITH MISSIONARY CHURCH 229 Crawford 81 Barrie CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 159 COLLIER ST CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY SCHOOL ll AM TESTIMONY MEETING 2ND WED EACH MONTH PM Reading Room open Tues Thurs 24 pm Thurs 730930 pm Tel 7261602 945 am Sunday School for the whole family 1100 am Morning Worship pm Evening Service Wednesdav 800 mm Christian Growth Hour Rev Wavne Uumm 7268750 7385014 Florence Downing Secretary lrs Friendly Welcome Awaits You FIRST COME AND PRAISE THE LORD WITH US SUNDAYS 530 EARLY MORNING WORSHIP 0th AM BIBLE schoot 1030 AM Clapperton 00 AM MORNING WORSHIP Worsley 200 Rev Ray Waldock UL SP chr 1030 AM FAMILY WORSHIP LAY SUNDAY GREATNESS IN THE KINGDOM Theme The Greatness of Commitment Wednesday March ID 1976 Hear George ncvcrly Shea at Central ITnitcd liurcli at 730 pm Nursery Provided At The Living Heart of Barrie WEDNIJSDAYS 800 Pl IIIAISII PRAYER BIBLE STUDY Dial 7371251 for minute of help from the Bible See Pastor Wuest at Sign Off and Sign On Time on CKVRTV March 17 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 128 St Vincent Street Barrie THE ANGLICAN CHURCH TRINITY CHURCH 51 GEORGES ST GILES CHURCH Collie Next To Post OIIIce Burton and Granville 95 Cook 54 Barrie REV lolfiN SPEERS Rector ST Canon Nainbv Assistant 900 aIn Holy Eucharist SHANTY BAY LENT Ill30 min too am HOLY COMMUNION 310ml Iriml 11513 036183511 it 930 am Mattouns The Rector Guest PrIaclicr st 2110s er mm Choral Eucharist The RN Walter Dyer The Canon 330 0b ommumon Mumk charms Luncheon III Parish ltall lt0l Holy Communion pm Evansong Address mmg Miami SI Thomas n5 739 Wm Tm 1030 Nursery and Church I0i0 Morning Prayer Friday NoonHour 1230 tunl School Sunday School and BISHOP READ Rem R9 mm Nursery at both churches Lunches at I2 and am 50 BA am For Every Sunday vv ENJOY 950 AMSUNDAY SCHOOL RCH RALLY WITH FILM 1100 AMMORNING WORSHIP 700 PMEXCITNG EVENING SERVICE IIIIIIIITED WITH THE PENIECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES GRACE Grove St East at Cook St Minister ticv Arthur Storey Street Church Near iity Hall Pastor Wm II liritl 930 AM Seminar Teaching Moral Values in Public Ed ucation Mr Jack Ramsay Director of Simcoe County Bd Guest Speaker 1100 AM The Lords Banquet Holy Communion 00 AM MORNING WORSHIP hurcli Schools 030 and 00 run lntunt And Toddler Nursery Available For lrunsportation Phone Come to View Canada Wide Award Winning 7360795 Banners and Hangings IIV Warm Welcome To re linen ly Fellowship