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Rev. Ivan Dyer of St. Thomas' Anglican Church and James (Jamie) Tiffin have been working together for the past several months in an attempt to get all the last minute details of the - - Brooklin and District Community Youth Ministry, which, under the auspices of North Ward churches, will be instrumental in reaching out to the young people of this area. 61 Baldwin St., Brooklin Brooklin Home Bakery & Delicatessan 655-4951 = . No additives or preservatives DONUTS A lunch bag treat for back-to-school. A MOI MEM ET ACTER wee if Co Ct te i pba Shop Quality ... Shop 'CASTLE' IN PORT PERRY - LAKE SCUGOG LUMBER CO. LTD. IN BROOKLIN - MITCHELL BROS. BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. This Week's Special At Mitchell Bros. BATHROOM VANITIES Enhance your bathroom with elegant vanities. Handsome cultured marble top. Includes overflow and soap depression. Faucets not included. 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He stated that as he came to the conclusion that his church was not doing so well with their own youth, he wondered if other chur- ches in the community were having the same problems, and if so, possibly the churches could unite together, away from old traditions, to do something about the young people of the area. On May 3, 1985 a meeting took place in Brooklin to discuss a com- mon concern for the youths of Brooklin and surrounding areas. Present were representatives of St. Thomas', Brooklin United and Meadowcrest Baptist Churches. At that meeting, some of the thoughts shared were that there needed to be some "bridge building' between the youth and those interested in sponsoring a Community Youth Ministry. They felt boredom was apparently the problem, not social interaction and that building a quality relationship PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, September 3, 1986 -- 17 should be the main thrust of a com- munity youth group to serve young people between the age of Grade 7 to 13. It was felt that such a Communi- ty Youth Ministry was an exciting concept and a positive step towards reaching out into the community. - During the remainder of 1985, several meetings were held with more representation from the com- munity. Presently, all churches within the North Ward are members of the Ministry program. There is an area support committee made up of two members of each church, and Rev. Dyer said he would also like to get a *'youth brain-storming group" together in the same manner. "The resources of the church are its people, not its buildings," said Dyer, adding there would be no for- mal meeting place for the youth group. He added that it would be in- terdenominational, in an open Chris- tian concept, with no one church's doctrine "pushed."' "We just want to see these young people choose Christ," said Dyer, '""'After that, they can choose whichever church they want to for themselves." Jamie Tiffin was approved co- ordinator for the community youth ministry. At age 22, the Chatham Ontario native is a graduate of the Baptist Leadership Education Cen: tre and has completed one year at Emmanuel Bible College in Kit- chener. After his term as co- | Community Youth Ministry draws = all our area churches together ordinator in the Brooklin area, he hopes to return to Emmanuel and earn his ministerial degree. ' Tiffin is an energetic person with a burning desire to work with youth. Still 'a young man himself, he remembers the confusions of youth. "As a kid I always believed in Christ...always went to Sunday School and tried to live up to what I had learned, but church was bor- ing" he smiled, "There has to be two dimensions to the Youth Ministry...a social one that will bring the kids together and a spiritual one that will transcend church concepts Peer groups transcend churches." Tiffin admitted the ages between 13 and 21 were confusing. "Those kids are the ones that are asking the questions, and it's not even as though the ministry will be able to ~ give them all the answers, but it can help them to make their own deci sions...give them the right opportunity.' "The seeds that are going to be planted will do some good, even if it takes years for the plant to grow" he said. Although the Brooklin and Area Community Youth Ministry is still in it's infancy, there are a great number of people who are working hard to make it work. The start will be the commissioning of Tiffin on . Sunday, and to sum the whole thing up in a nut-shell are his own words...' 'There's not a whole lot of expectations, just the dream...but there is the goal." BHS celebrates 65th Anniversary Ashburn and Area News by Rose Heron The Brooklin Horticultural Socie- ty celebrated the 65th Anniversary last Wednesday evening in the United Church Hall. Betty Van Buuren, president, conducted the meeting and graciously welcomed every one present. Margaret Beath gave an in- teresting history of the society nam- ing the presidents from 1929 to 1986 and there were six past-presidents present at the meeting. Cyril Wick, Gordon Wick, Margaret Davis, John Jeffrey, Vallery Hundert and Ken Brown. Fun with Flora was enjoyed when we formed groups and named all the lillies or any title with the word lillies in it. Bill Burgess introduced the guest speaker who was Jon Smith and helper Ron Shaw. They showed 70 beautiful slides of lillies and gave much information about growing and caring for them. Betty Van Buuren gave an in- téresting account of the recent con- vention in Peterborough. Margaret Wick, mother of past- president's Gordon Wick and wife of Cyril Wick had the honour of cutting the Anniversary Cake. There were 163 entries in the flower and vegetable show. Audrey Young had the best specimen which was a lovely arrangement of spider asters. It was a beautiful show of many lovely flowers and vegetables. The next meeting will be held at Fairview Lodge on September 20th. This will be a Chrysanthemum and Vegetable Show. The Euchre Club held a party at the centre last Thursday evening with 6 tables playing. The high ladies were Doris Evans and Rachael Harper. The high men were Verna Slute and Art Richardson. Verna Draper got the most lone hands and the door prize went to will Dorothy Whittington. Annie Ross won the 50/50 draw. The next euchre be held on Thursday, September 25th, everyone is welcome. Ron Ashton spent a holiday with his brother Arnold last week in Winnipeg. Reg and Jessie Doubt of Elora visited with Ted and Rose Heron on Tuesday of last week. The sympathy of the community is extended to the Death family in the passing of Mrs. Clara Michael, formerly of Oshawa. Mrs. Michael was Linda's much loved grand- mother in her 100th year. © Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Deep River spent a few days with Muriel Fisher and other relatives when the family all attended the bir- thday party of Mrs. Myrtle Fisher of Fairview Lodge on Wednesday. It's good to see the Porter family home again after their months trip to B.C. visiting relatives and Expo. Last Sunday was Laity Sunday at Burns. Hugh Knight, Clerk of Ses- sion, conducted the service. The scriptures were read by Ruth Oliver and Lindsay Death. Prior to the ser- ~ vice, Nellie Hopkins led the con- gregation in a hymn sing. Mr. Sidney Emm told the childrens story and Bramwell Ritchie of Oshawa sang two lovely solos. The message was brought to us by Mr. Claude Simmonds who took his text from Josh: 1, and told us the story of Daniel who is remembered by his dream interpretations and because he was thrown into the lions den. It was an interesting and helpful message when it was applied to our lives. 'Next - Sunday Rev. Dorothy Bulmer will be here and there will also be a guest minister. The Church School will hold their morning at the Community Centre grounds next Sunday at 10 a.m. an interesting time is being planned and there will be hot dogs for all. Everyone is cordially invited. Brooklin and area Community Youth Ministry invites everyone to attend the Commissioning Service for James Tiffin on September 7th at 7:30 in Burns Church. Have a good week, thing positive- ly - The greatest oak was once a lit- tle nut that held its ground. Plant auction The plant auction held annually by the Brooklin Horticultural Socie- ty always proves to be a combina- tion of good fun, great bargains, and excellent plants. Ken Brown, the Society's auc- tioneer will once again be behind the helm of the auction, spouting his double-talk and advising what IF YOUR AD WAS HERE ... over 12,000 people could have read it this week! That's alot of potential customers for your business. 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