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SATURDAY SERMON Some allergic to beginnings ByREV 111CK11ART innisfwood Baptist Centre The phrase Happy New Year is an addendum an afterthought tacked on to Merry Christmas We have repeated it so often that we have almost become calloused to its significance Yet each of us am sure longs for better brighter year but however ii we are honest we would also have to confess that we are little apprehenSive of the unknown Something like when you were at school and the teacher gave you brand new notebook all fresh and clean and free from the blots and the corrections and the dirty linger marks You were delighted to have the fresh new book but what responsibility not to dir ty it not to blot it One of Charles Schulzs car toons has teenager coming out to the kitchen in his py Jamas and saying to his mother think maybe have discovered my trouble in get ting out of bed Mom think am allergic to morning Many of us have great sym pafhv for that bov for we have BELL EWART BAPTIST CHURCH shared that allergy all our lives We are not as bright as we ought to be and we have to start early but we have never learned to like it As thought about the new year and about this article my mind wondered back to that cartoon because you see there are some people who are allergic to beginnings They want the familiar and the tried The uncertain which demands risk has no appeal to them They are allergic to it There are institutions and people who are so committed to Christmas church turnout resurgence of faith rector TORONTO CP The over flow turnout at some Christmas services here last weekend in dicate resurgence of faith and hope says religious leader Our Christmas Eve serVice was overflowing and we had to turn away over 300 people said Rev RH Purcell rector of St James Anglican Cath edral There was time when people turned their backs on the church but the pendulum is swinging back again as people return to the eternal verifies of life Msgr Pearse Lacey of St Mi chaels Roman Catholic Cath edral also was enthusiastic about church attendance say ing more than 6000 attended Christmas masses Msgr Lacey said the mes sage at all five masses was Christmas is timeoi love Rev Harold Moddle oi Alder wood United Church said his Christmas message was that all good givmg comes from God WEST LINCOLN Ont CP The pastor of St Anns lnter denominational Community Church says he receives spe cial gift from his congregation every Christmas but this years present left him speechless Pastor Henry Wiebe also high school guidance coun sellor was handed the keys to new car at the end of recent serVice still think this much said Mr Wiebe spokesman for the congre gation said the nineyearoid community church had never been in financial posmon to pay its pastor who earns salary by working at the high school But Mr Wiebe spends up to SIX hours day domg church Work and the zoo members of is too OBITUARY MARY MclNTYRE Mary Mrs Donald Mcln tyre died Nov 24 at her home in Stayner age 93 Death came suddenly though she had been in poor health for some time Mrs McIntyre was born Mary EISieParkJan191891at Banks in the Blue Mountains west of Coliingwood the daughter of the late William Park and Janet lnkster in May 1912 she married Donald Mclntrye and in 1921 the couple moved to farm in Edenvale livmg there until their retirement to Stayner in 1954 The couple celebrated their 50th and 60th anniversaries together prior to Mr Mcln tyres death in1972 Mrs McIntyre was member of Zion Presbyterian Church in Sunnidale Corners and char ter member of Stayner Eastern Star She was wellknown in the community for her kindly disposition friendliness and concern for others She is surVived by her only daughter Mirelda oi Stayner in addition to her husband she was predeceased by her Sister Jennie Mrs John Holden and her brother William SerVices were held at the Robinson Funeralflomc Stayner Nov 26 Rev Adam Houston ofiiCiated Burial was in Stayner Cemetery Floral tributes were received from Zion Presbyterian Church and from the Eastern Star as well as from friends and relatives Guests from Collingwood Barrie lhorn bury Feversham OrangeVille Hamilton Toronto and Ux bridge were among those at tendingthefuneral Would do books differently today SEATlLE AP See UICK ftun See Jane run See Dick and Jane run Elizabeth Hider Mon tgomery 74 who wrote the Dick and Jane books which helped about 20 million children learn to read says she would do the books differently if she were writing today Maybe by todays standards the books are sexist Miss Montgomery said But when they were written women were just not as liberated or active outside the house ff were writing the books now id have lather washing dishes or mother mowing the lawn Better yet both mother and father doing things to getherlike fixing the car in 1972 the National Organ ization for Women published pamphlet criticizing Dick Jane and Sally for being ster eotypicai Miss Montgomery in private life Mrs Arthur Julesberg wrote her first book in the series We Look And See in 1940 POINTS TO tumm The mirage of next year By DOROTHY CK11BUBN Happy New Year So often we ieel like making new beginnings as we watch the tired old year limp its way out of our lives We long to drop our faults as soiled garment on humid day Perhaps we deter mine to stop worrying or losmg our temper or gossiping so we sit down and make our new years resolutions with thepic ture of ourselves free from these faults walking down the miihway of 1977 But as we Journey we find that our picture is just lovely mirage that vanishes from sight and we are left trudging along With the same old faults ever present to discourage us Perhaps we sigh and murmur that we lack faith That is not so We have JUSL been too busy resolving too busy trying we have forgotten to trust in Jesus Christ The rose was once asked how it obatined such beauty and the church wanted to surprise him With speCial and needed gift to show their appreCIation the spokesman said West Lincoln is about miles southeast oi Hamilton 15 TORONTO tP about 000 teenagers from Canada and the United States mem bers of the Free Methodist Church arrived Tuesday for fourday conference on sex moral issues and family relationships But the young people have had the ground rules laid out for them in conference infor mation kit that states We want no girls in the guys area and no guys in the girls area Lets show them the hotel and the city brand of Christianity that is positive attractive and Winsome lom Mayse oi Winona Lake lnd an organizer said the con ference is aimed at giVing the young people an idea of who they are where they are gomg and how their faith in Christ is gomg to make change in their world TORONTO CP lhe Ro man Catholic Churchs old fashioned View of 5001 issues such as sexuality has driven many people away from religion says leading Canadian theologian Gregory Baum 53 who re SIgned from the priesthood told CBC radios Sunday Morning program that the move away from religion is regrettable He suggested that the ftoman Catholic Churchs Views on sex uality have been partially pro mated by the churchs decision makers who are all unmarried gentlemen But he said he also believes that persons who FOJBCL the church must return to it be cause people are naturally reli gious mean you can repress it for while but ultimately life confronts us With the ultimate questions he said The theologian born in Berlin to JeWIsh parents came to Canada in 1940 and became Roman Catholic before mining the Augustinian Order in 1947 PENTICTON BC CP The Oblates of Mary immacu late who have been active in St Anns Roman Catholic Chur ch for the last 90 years Will be ending their service in the parish within year The only other original Oblate parish still operating in British Columbia is in New Westminster As parishes become more established we move on to areas where we are needed said Rev John Burns who has been working in the parish with two Oblate brothers fragrance The rose answered By looking at the sun We too have sun to whom we can look the Son God And if we trust Him to weave the qualities that we desire into the fabric 01 our characters He Will delight to do so Let us face 1977 Looking un to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith nad we Will find that upward trusting look Will bring peace and blessmg into our lives in the coming year lt4 Photo hy Brian linker the past that the morning comes to them full of danger They would if they could draw down the shades and hide themselves from new day new year They like the quiet twilight With its promise 01 coming night the thought of new day makes them nervous Many people are apprehen sive about tomorrow because they have not resolved who and what they are today Too often they have been content to be described by the iollowmg verse There are number of us who creep into the world to eat and sleep To know no reason why were born Except to consume the corn Devour the cattle flesh andiish And leave behind an emp tydish Jesus came into world that had grown allergic to the morn ing people then as now were afraid of the unknown the tomorrows many am sure had an identity CFISIS But you know many many people have made the great discovery that though the past cannot be undone they can be freed from the weight and move out to begin again The new year gives us new notebook fresh start new hope you need not be allergic to morning it you but place your hand into the hand of the Master even Jesus the Christ And now let us believe in the new year that is given us new untouched full of things that have never been Its worlds largest fleet NEW YORK AI Four re cent acc1dcnts involvmg Liber ianregistered lI tankers in US waters have focused atten tion on the operations and prob lems of the worlds largest mer chant fleet As of Nov 30 2600 vessels to tailing T15 million gross tons most of them huge oil tankers were sailing under the flag of the tiny West African republic of Liberia By contrast secondplace Ja pan had 9748 ships but only 4166 million tons afloat and the United States in eighth place BARRIE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Timothy Christian School 49 Ferris Lane Sunday School 1000 om Morning Worship 1100 om Everyone Welcome For further information 7282353 Pastor Martin Fellowship of Believers Praise Prayer and Communion in the Lord Jesus Christ Sunday 1030 om Wednesday 800 pm St Jomos Church Intersection 93 and CROWN HILL For information phone 7287406 Bilingualism his forte By BOB DOUGLAS OTTAWA CP Others may talk about bilingualism as lost cause but not Keith Spicerhe sees the seeds of success The bitter national air strike and antiFrench protests may have captured the headlines says the official languages commissioner but the big story of the year is the emergence of the sickened moderates to protest extremism in the language debate And signs like the steady growth of French immersion classes across the country have gone unnoticed in public ex citement over old FrenchEng lish antagonisms says Mr Spi cer His hopeful view is the silver lining in an otherwise cloudy year for bilingualism in 1976 Certainly the federal bili ngual policy was under stiffer attack than at any other time since Parliament approved the Official Languages Act eight years ago The conflicts included The national air strike in June which Prime Minister Trudeau dramatically labelled the greatest national crisis sin ce the Second World War That battle was over the use of Fren ch in Quebec airspace ETHNIC GROUPS ANGRY The Quebec governments language policy which in furiated ethnic groups whose children were prevented from attending Englishlanguage schools The loss 01 English and ethnic votes was one factor in the deieatoi the provincial Lib eral government in November Booing of French an nouncements at nationally televised Canada Cup hockey game in Toronto This provoked outraged reaction in English and Frenchlanguage newspapers 1he struggle over Fren chianguage television station in Vancouver The station was eventually established 1he resignation of James Richardson from the federal cabinet in protest against what he said was the danger of en trenching additional French language rights in the con stitution Some of these issues are un resolved and are bound to crop up again in 1977 or later The dispute over air safety and the federal policy of ex tending the use of French in Quebec air communications is to be examined by threejudge federal inquiry which will begin holding hearings in Montreal Jan 17 The commission Will even tually rule on whether it is safe to expand bilingual air commu nications TOUGH T0 SOLVE Thats tough problem to solve Mr Spicer admitted in an interView He played major role him self in 1976 trying to reconcne rival Frenchand English speaking pilot and air traffic controller groups He expects continued trouble unless there is an imaginative political initiative The unconventional 41year old former professor and your nalist is scathineg critical of extremists in the language con troversy but he also blames the government for part of the problem The government he said must do better selling job of the bilingual policy and must deal With the niggling ir ritants that anger EnglishCa nadians But the man who has been the federal watchdog on bili ngualism for more than Six years talks enthusmstically of growmg wave of moderate opinion After each major bilingualism conflict such as NEW YEARS EVE WORSHIP PM RING OUT THE OLD WITH ot Cundloc Heights Public School CUNDLES HEIGHTS CHURCH Reformed Church In Canada Sunday Service School 11 om 7285869 the air strike and the booing at the Toronto hockey game the extremists were attacked in editorials in Englishlanguage newspapers he said The second tendency is the emergence of con stituency of moderates based on the parents of kids in Fren chimmersion There are more than 35000 children in Frenchimmersion classes in 12 cities across the country It is the parents of these kids and these kids them selves that to me are the great unreported story on bilingualism this year Mr Spicer said MOULDOPINION Parents in some cities were enrolling in nightschool Fren ch courses so they may con verse with their children at tending Frenchimmersion schools These parents were moulders of public opinion like teachers and journalists Mr Spicer said this year that some oi the money spent on teaching adult public servants to speak secondlanguage should be diverted to French courses for school children Lutheran Church 220 Steel Street Barrie Worship Sorvico 100 om Sctloy School 945 om Rev John Klein Pastor FAITH MISSIONARY CHURCH 229 Crawford St Barrie 945 om Sunday School for the whole family 11OOam Morning Worship 700 pm Evening Service Wednesday 800 pm Christian Growth Hour Rev Wayne Domm7268750 Secretary 7285614 Mrs Florence Downing Friendly Welcome Awaits You FIRST BAPTIST clapporton Wonloy Rov Roy Woldocii 1030 om Family Worship Guest Dr Mosilomeni from India 1877 One Hundred Years of Witness 1977 Nursery Provided Begin Your Week With God January 2nd 1100 om Morning Worship 700 pm Family Service or others time moment it Rov Frank Wuost BURTON AVENUE UNITED CHURCH 37 Burton Avonuo Allondolo Rev Paul Morrow Minister Mr Doug Garroway Director of Music SUNDAY WORSHIP 1100 AM Christmosiide Theme IN SEARCH OF HEAD HEART AND SOME COURAGEI Nursery Care Provided No Sunday School this week EVERYONE IS WELCOMEI EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 128 St Vincent St The following services are scheduled for Sunday 945 om Bible School for all ages Thought For The New Your Time is money We have no right to waste our own Time is power We have no right to throw it away Time is life We must value it greatly Time is Gods He has given if to us for purpose Time is sacred trust We must answer for every Time is preparation for eternity We must redeem wv Vll £11111th flirttiara Pastor Ray Running Aost Howard Courtney ¥¥¥¥xxxx HiWoy 950 om Sunday School Hour 1100 om Begin the new year with WORSHIP 700 pm Great Evening Service Wishing you HAPPY NEW YEAR Pentecostal Church Aim St ii oil1400 The Barrie Examiner Friday December 31 1976 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 159 COLLIER STREET BARRIE CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY SCHOOL 11 om TESTIMONY MEETING Second Wed each month pm Reodina Room open Tues Thurs 24 pm Thurs 730 930 pm Tel 7261602 ¥¥¥¥ ANGLICAN CHURCHES ST GILES CHU 95 Cook St Barrie ST THOMAS SHANTY BAY The Van Basil Tank HOV John nnwlrar 57 GILES 830 am HOLY COMMUNION 1000 am MORMIMC pRAYER 51 moms 1030 amHOLY COMMUNION Burton and Granville 900 HOLY EUCHARIS 1030 HOLY EUCHARIST Radar sr Grocers Canon Nainby Assistant Rev Kaye BA IUP Rev John Spears Rector NEW YEARS DAY 11 om Holy Communion CHRISTMAS Ii am Holy Communion 930 am Martins lSunday School in all Departments 11 om Choral Eucharist Sermon pm Evensong Sermon Tues Jan 730 pm Midweek Eucharist Thursday 1030 am The Epiphany of Christ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES St Andrews Presbyterian Church Owen and Worsley Sis Minister Rev Samuel Stewart MA MDiv Organist Case Van Hemeri 11 om MORNING WORSHIP 945 om Senior Church School 11 om Jr Church School Al Visitors Welcome 7283017 GRACE Grove st East at Cook St Minister Rev Arthur Storey Sunday 1100 om Morning Worship For Transportation Phone 7260796 77110 Friendly Fellowship Westminster Presbyterian Church 70 Steel St near Puget Minister Paul Mills 1000 AM MORNING WORSHIP PRESSING AHEAD IN 77 Nurserv Provided Junior Church Grades 16 11 am Church School for all ages Wednesday 030 pm Bible Study and Prayer Everyone Welcome to ChristCentred Ministry METHODIST CHURCH Essa Road Presbyterian Church 59 Essa Rd at Burton Ave Minister Rev Gerard Bylaard 3A MDiv Organist Mrs Vera Diamond SUNDAY JAN 1977 11 om Mornhig Wonhb GOD WHO CAR Ciiurch School dorhig tho urvico Jr Dopomnont 930 om AI Welcome 730 pm MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES DR MASILAMINI NEW llFE CRUSADES INDIA community Invited to hour this outltondlng mon 945 om SUNDAY SCHOOL 1100 om MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE Rov CARL BULL BA 00 Putor Rov EARL GRIOG Th ICE Dh of Christian Ed INITED CHURCHES Central United Church ROSS AND TORONTO STREETS MINISTERS Rev Donald Joy BA 80 Rev Everitt Ashton BA BD INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP 1030 om INVENTORY TIME Rev Evoritt Ashton Church Schools meet at the some hour WELCOME TO JOYFUL CHRISTCENTRED FELLOWSHIP