er mwnv Whwmluvw an WWI9 mrwrï¬vrr 6The Barrie Examiner Thursday March REV KEN PLRIN of Burton Avenue United Chur ch spoke Tuesday night at the Single Again series spon sored by the Family Life Association He spoke on the future of marriage in the western world and the ilecessity for it Here he speaks with Linda iodhiic Examiner lhotoi Western marriage is necessary for healthy family life minister By Roseanii Mcabe The institution of marriage will continue for long time because there will always be people who want to make legal commitment to one another according to local clergyman Rev Ken Purdon of Burton Avenue United Church was guest speaker Tuesday night for the Single Again series sponsored by the Family Life His topic the Association future of marriage Marriage is being challenged today and this is shown by couples living common law and engaging in trial marriages said Mr Purdon Those who The Maycourt Club of Barrie recently donated cheque to the John Bosco Home for Boys to enable them to make full use of the YM and YWCA facilities Here Kathy Nix on president of the Maycourt club presents the cheque to director Alan Hopper while Erica Curtis convener for John Bosco Home looks on Examiner Photot Womens society has meeting BARBIE Theme for the March executive meeting of the Womens Missionary Society was He is my brother held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Mrs Robertson of Bracebridge presided The devotions given by Mrs George Snoxell and Mrs James McGuire of the rillia group Farther Lights stressed that it is important for each of us to help our fellow man if we are to help God Miss Anne Mungham rillia will be the auditor for 1976 Delegates for the Toronto Kingston Synodical Kirkland Ont April 26 to 29 were discussed Barrie Presbyterial will present the Mission Study at the Synodical Plans for the May Rally were made The May Rally will be held at Huntsville Ont May II 1976 BEEF BANQUIJI GILFORI Sam Neilly Doug Hughes Girvan Sawyer Joe Sawyer Robert Kell and William Kell attended the beef producers banquet at Mincsing OUKEI IN AI 7III0N In early Rome the chief dish was porring iiiarlt made of barley and wheat roasted pounded and cooked With water in huge cauldi oii MAYCOURT rest say marriage is obsolete give three reasons he said Marriage restricts the in dividuals freedom changing lifestyles dont fit with traditional marriage requirements and womens liberation sees marriage as patriarchal system None New But none of these alternatives or views are new Mr Iurdon said In the western culture couples fall in love When this happens they dont have clue Smokes gets in their eyes We are basically emotional beings not rational beings he said Because of this couples make the commitment while theyre in love Men and is let tic women grow up thinking they will meet the right one Statistics show that marriage is vital necessity in society and family life he said In hina the ommunists dissolved family life by only initching couples for the sake of priXreation During those Ito years To per cent of offspring were emotionally disturbed They are reinstating the faintly now where children will benefit from parentchild relations llllllIS at feet the durability of marriage Western people think they must reach the point of being in love betorc they marry instead of Msevering after This at titude is encouraged by the pushabutton society in which material things are easily at tamed People are frustrated when they cant accept or change the person they marry as they can change lilt things they buy Make Love Work Blit it is possible to make love work he said couple In his congregation celebrated liltll Sflth anniversary aiid said they were more in love than IIII day they married These are not isolated cases Look at your papers and see how litany couples are celebrating golden an niversaries Much of the upheaval today is part of reassessing values This is calming now Many young couples today are rctiir mng to traditional marriage ceremonies hadnt used the traditional marriage ceremony in four years Yet in the past three months Ive llSttI it four times Ihere arc many efforts today to prepare young people for marriage Ilt said AIllllSltls often offer counselling Iltltllt marriagc Athough fill may be helpful in some cases he doesnt think it offers valid Sldlllltlll dont really think it ill comphshcs anything lioplc marry lor many reasons most of them sinceri think they should examine what they are looking for in marriage Are they looking for father or mother figiircl llo thcy want someone they can be lather or mother figure to They have to answer that themselves Two words for smooth Special Old St Mary CW lufldssaki Guest speaker for the St Marys Catholic Womens league annual communion breakfast will be Rev Marcel Gervais The breakfast will take place April 26 at pm with mass followed by dinner at the Continental Inn Paulette Hanadine is convener of the dinner leadership course will take place in April painting plant crafts and wall hanging sale will be held May from 130 to pm in St Marys auditorium Guest speaker for the meeting was Margi Young of the anadian onsumers Association who gave tips for good shopping lVIcmbership to the Right to Life association was remwed Members will give cash donation to Interlink project to further radio and television program coordinated by Rev lirank Stone Marian Kennedy reported 23 visits were made to the Royal Victoria Ilospital Plans are be ing made for rummagc sale April from 630 to El pni PEOPLE PLACES DIABETIC ASSOCIATION BARBIE Mrs Kay Kirk assistant director of lnterser vice Royal Victoria Hospital will speak March 24 at pm in conference room of hospital to members of the Canadian Diabetic Association of Iluronia Mrs Kirk will speak on communication BETA SIGMA IIII BARBIE Iaul Strasser was hostess of the meeting of Zeta Lambda hapter of Beta Sigma Phi MIIIIIING BARBIE Doris le Vrics IIlaine Finch and Mary Kirk were elected officers March to at the meeting of thc Zeta Lambda hapter of Beta Sigma Phi SIICAKIIR BARRIH Imici icnnings social service supcryisor be guest speaker March 23 at the Single Again series spoii sored by the Family Life Association BAKIISUJI tilitt SIAllth Bcssii trawford attended the tllll munity centri bake sale Mar ch 17 at thccoininunity centre IIIrlXIIIrIY BARRIII Mary Bailey of the Royal Victoria Hospital AliXiliary is convcncr of the lp portunity Sale April it from to pm in the Barrie Ar moury ERAIIIAIIUN LEVRHY Mr and Mrs hailcs tllivcr attended their daughter hcryls graduation March at Scarborough ficiicral Hospital She won gold medal for bedside manner SI IIs DAY BABHIII tirade three students at St Marys School made St latricks llay dccora lions March It for their classrtmin SIIJNKIIlt BARBIE ltcv Ken liir don minister of Burton AHiini lnittil tliuicli spoke Tuesday night at the Single Again Series sponsored by fIlt Family Life Association BIIJSLII BAltltllI trace lnilcd lnircli ltW is holding ii baki sale March go at lo at the Georgian Mall IIltIIBII illlthI Art Black IIrnest Irvin llcathir Smith and Mavis Hughes won IltS at thccuchrc party March Ti Lt Colonel and Mrs RM Bubel of Huntsville ntario announce the engagement of their Mary daughter Michael Stanley Symonds son of Mr ICN lAGICM ICNT youngest Beth and Mrs Symonds of Barrie Wedding will take place May at pm in Trinity United Church Ontario rughookers will meet July 17 hooking bet for all rughookcrs in Ontario will be held July l7 at St Vincent Iark it was announced at the recent meeting of the Huronia Branch of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Mrs Carmen Vair presided The hand hooked rugs and chairpads to be rattled in August are underway and tickets are available through any guild member Members installed their new officers President Mrs Pat McGregor vicepresident Mrs Lynn Smith secretary Mrs Linda Lester treasurer Mrs Dianne Brunner historian and librarian Mrs Luise Bishop ACTRESSSIGNEI LUS ANGELES AP Julie lridgis has signed to appear 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