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Ministry not confined to church When Rev Ken Purdon leaves Burton Avenue United Church for new assignment in Willowdale his absence is likely to be noticed beyond the limits of his 350member congregation In 10 years in Barrie Mr Purdon has served as presi dent of the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association vicepresident of the Childrens Aid Society chaplain to the Army Navy and Air Force Club and member of the Parents Without Partners advisory board He has also taken an active role in the Barrie and District Ministerial Association and helped establish local youth hostel during the days of itinerant youth in the late 608 Im an activist he says cant sit still have to be ran tingaround But Mr Purdon who will stay on in Barrie until late sum mer makes it clear that there is more than personal preferen ce behind his involvement in the socalled secular sphere of the community The faith has something to say to every area of life he says dont see division bet ween the sacred and secular my understanding of the cosmos is that its all sacred and its only made secular by mans abuse of it To withdraw the church from the everyday world and turn it into spiritual ghetto he says is to deny the Christian faith THERMOSTAT see the church as being the thermostat of the community rather than the thermometer he says We have to change the temperature of society rather than just register it The Burton Avenue mngrcgation he says exem plifies these principles The congregation includes three aldermen past and present political candidates and others active in community life There is close wedding between their civic life and their religious life he says its great bunch of people SATURDAY SERMON By RICHARD DUNSTAN Examiner Staff Reporter and we leave it with great deal of reluctance What has drawn him away fmm Barrie is Willowdales TriChurch single building which will house Anglican Presbyterian and United ministries and congrega tions The participating de nominations wil operate joint Sunday school joint womens group and similar ac tivities The attraction of the arrangement is twofold he Rev KEN PURDON saysthe ecumenical nature of the project and the freedom it will provide from outdated structures The multipurpose church building will not have sanc tuary for worship but instead plain blank room You dont have any of the old trappings he says CHURCH IS PEOPLE He will miss the traditional architecture of Burton Avenue United he says but church is people not architecture He says the IriChurch Inject provides the solution to problem he has observed in his owriAilandale section of Barrie where four denominations operate church buildings and congregations within block or two of one another None of us can afford it he says There is only room for one Protestant church here He says he is not necessaril an advocate of formal churcli union in the denominational sense but he believes that Christians are united by divine things and separated by man made things and should co operate as much as possible especially in view of skyrocketing church upkeep costs Weve done some things together in Aliandale he says but nothing like the ex tent that will be possible in the new setting While seeing in the Tri Oiurch the shape of future Christianity Mr Purdon says that some things will remain the same like the Christian belief in the nature of God and the demands He places onmankind But even these must be treached in such way that those who think love means lust or whose fathers are cruel and irresponsible can be made to understand the Christian meaning of the commandment to love or the concept of God the Father he says IRANSLATING Love still means what it means Bibiicaliy speaking but we have to translate it he says We have to do lot that kind of translation for people who have the wrong ideas Mr Purdon Toronto native who took his under graduate and theological training at Queens Universi ty in Kingston was ordained in 1960 and served at the Salvation is Gods free gift satisfying our greatest need By REV FRANK WUEST Emmanuel Baptist Church One of the exciting ex periences of life is to anticipate the arrival of someone you know has gift for you Your mind is filled with thoughts of things you really want Youve also thought of other things you need The per son arrives you see the beautifully wrapped gift You try to not look too anxious as you go through the formality of receiving an auntie or grandmother kiss The longedfor moment has arrived You receive the gift and when you see what it is you react All of us can remember in stances like that Remember that feeling of satisfaction Or resignation It wasnt really what Id have chosen but it is something need Or disap pointment OOOH All clothes and no presents almost got spanking from mom when used that last ex pession one Christmas It was little like the girl who was made to write letter acknowledging gift from her aunt Thank you for your present she said Ive always wanted pin cushion but not verv much Have you ever heard of anyone refusing to acce ta gift given in love especia ly if it could be the means of great satisfaction You say Im possible Listen to what the Bible says God has given to you The free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord In order for gift to be benefit to us it must be received from the giver Many Jesus Christ have not received Gods gift RELIGION ROUNDUP because they did not know they needed Him When God chose His gift for men He offered just What we all need Listen to His estimate of that need Dead in trespasses and sins But those who dont trust Him Jesus have already been tried and condemned for not believing in the only Son of Read it for yourself in John 16 18 and Ephesians 89 Those who receive Jesus Christ Gods gift receive spiritual life are pardoned forgiven and find that this gift gives purpose to life and satisfaction Read it in Isaiah 557 John 19 512 and John 1010b Receiving Christ as Saviour will meet your spiritual need and youll find that real heart satisfaction that youve been seeking Ministers in Toronto say Ian Paisley not welcome TORONTO CP Rev Ian Paisley the Ulster preacher politician who plans to spend two weeks in Toronto in Sep tember will get cool recep tion number of church offi cials say Church officials interviewed recently expressed anger shock and dismay on hearing that Mr Paisley will come here to install minister and form the first Canadian branch of his selfstyled Free Presbyterian Church The new minister will arrive at the end of June Rev Douglas Stewart minis ter of the historic downtown St Andrews Presbyterian Church said he got sick feeling when he read the news of Mr Paisleys expansion to Toronto have dedicated the last 15 years of my ministry to build ing bridges between Christians and fostering ecumenism he said It gives mea sad heart to think that any divisive religious organization would get foothold in Toronto where the ecumenical spirit is so lively SAYS NO NEED Rev Clarke MacDonald dep uty secretary Division of Mis sion in Canada of the United Giurch said Toronto needs another church of any kind like the proverbial hole in the head Certainly from what Ive read and heard of Paisley wed be so much better off without that kind of spirit here he said Rev Samuel Baxter of Em manuel Ba tist Church said he cannot un erstand the point of such move by Mr Paisley He has lot on his plate in Northern Ireland surely with out coming here Rev Baxter said Prof Allan Farris who teaches history at Knox College the chief Presbyterian seminary in Canada said it makes him want to shrivel up when he hears Mr Paisley speaking as if in the name of the Prince of Peace Its the overtones of hate that disturb me he said The Christian message is one of re conciliation and love not divi sion have real misgivings about Paisleys contribution to the bloody scene in Northern Ireland WINDSOR Ont CP recentlyordained United Chur ch minister in the city is for mer banker Victor Brown 39 spent al most 14 years climbing the lad der from junior clerk to senior accountant before turning to the ministry He returned to school and eventually received bachelor of arts degree at the Universit of Windsor and master divinity degree from Emmanuel College in Toronto Mr Brown said his varied background will be an asset in the ministry think am able to appre ciate the problems and con cerns people have he said TORONTO CP The Jew ish Theological Seminary of America in New York will grant Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg former rabbi of the Beth Izedec Congregation in Toronto life ap ointment as an honorary fel ow of the institution at reception in the rabbis honor June14 35member international sponsors committee has been set up to pay tribute to the rab bi New York author Elie Wiesel is honorary chairman of the committee and Rabbi Gunther Piaut of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto is chairman CALGARY CPI Rev Ron Marr president of the Council for National Righteousness has warned Prime Minister Trudeau to beware of the silent majority of Canadians PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES Westminster Presbyterian Church I70 Steel St near Puget Minister Paul Mills I0 am Morning Worship Nursery provided Junior Church Grades ll am Church School for all ages Wednesday 830 pm Bible Study and Prayer EveryoneWeicome to ChristCentred Ministry 8The Barrie Examiner Saturday May 29 I976 mSteeIStreet Barrie Caughnawaga Indian reserve near Montreal and at church in Lindsay before coming to Barrie in June 1966 He and his wife Joyce lave six children Joyce is going to be quite loss to the community too he says She is activities director at Grove Park Home Worship Service 00 am Sunday School 945 am Rev John Klein Pastor HIWAY CHURCH Anne St at Hwy 400 Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada for the aged No successor has been Chat Barri Rev Ray RunningPastorsRev Howard Courtney named at Burton Avenue Christian meminister church Workshop 950 am CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SPECIAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PROMOTION II am WALTER HOFMAN guest speaker Dont Miss This exciting SERVICE SEE THIS TRUE STORY II THE BALLAD OF BILLY BLUE PRESENTED BY THE HARVESTERS STARRING Jason ledger would like to extend its program to offer larger variety of crafts and hobbies in the Workshop this July 00 you have some special skill in hobby or craft that you would be willing to share and teach tor hours each night from July 5th to 9th 1976 It you do and are willing to give your time in this way ll Bill Wright 4587 4815 Roy Danton Hiirty Allen JUNE Two SHOWINGS and GEORGIAN COLLEGE THEATRE TICKETS ADVANCE $175 pm PASTOR RUNNING preaching in our DYNAMIC EVENING SERVICE FAITH MISSIONARY CHURCH 229 Crawford St Barrie Meeting the needs of individuals Good News Book Store Hayfield Moll Steingurd Photo Studio Hayfield Clopperton Midway Variety Store Bradford St Adults $250 Students Senior Citizens SLW Children under I2 years Si 00 INFORMATION 7265811 7262557 945 am Sunday School for the whole family II00 am Morning Worship 700 pm Evening Service Wednesday 800 pm Christian Growth Hour Rev Wayne Domm7268750 Secretory 72856I4 Mrs Florence Downing BAPTIST CHURCHES AT THE DOOR The following services are scheduled at Emmanuel Baptist Church I28 St Vincent Street CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP in Barrie invites you to come and worship the Lord at Georgian College Business Building Sundays 230 pm For further information 7266204 7289975 NonDenominational Fellowship YOU ARE ALL WELCOME CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY I59 COLLIER STREET BARRIE CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY SCHOOL II am TESTIMONY MEETING and Wed each month pm FIRST BAPTIST Clopperton Worsley Friendly Welcome Awaits You THIS SUNDAY 830 am Early Worship 945 am Bible School liziitl am Morning Worship ST MARYS CHURCH Roman Catholic Dundonold Amelia SIS 7282985 SUNDAY MASSES Soturdoy700 pm Sunday am9zl5 am I030 am I200 noon Rev Roy Woldock I0300m Fomilv WOISiiID 700 pm Family Service HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS The Rev Harold Arbo will be speaking at both the morning services At our Family Service at 700 pm the Rev John Moron from Scarborough will be the speaker Also included in this service is special musical presentation from The Gospel Folk Bob and Ann Whyte Wednesday 730 pm Faith and Fellowship Hour WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 730 pm Moss preceded by Parish Devotions FIRST FRIDAYS Masses 730 am 730 pm Nursery Provided At The Living Heart of Barrie REV FRANK WUEST PASTOR 72830I7 Reading Room open Tues Thurs 24 pm ThurS 730 930 pm Tel 726I602 FREE METHODIST CHURCH 200 BAYFIELD AT DALTON ANOLICAN CHURCHES GUESTS FOR THE DAY MASTERS TOUCH TRIO GORMLEY ONTARIO 945 am SUNDAY SCHOOL 00 am MORNING WORSHIP MUSIC MASTERS TOUCH MESSAGE PASTOR CARL BULL 730 pm EVENING SERVICE FINE SINGING by the MASTERS TOUCH BIBLEBASED MESSAGE ST GILES CHURCH 95 Cook St Barrie ST THOMAS SHANTY BAY The Van Basil Tonks Rev John Dowker May 30th St GILES 830om HOLY COMMUNION l0m am HOLY COMMUNION ST THOMAS moo am MORNING PRAYER Sunday School and Nursery at both Churches TRINITY CHURCH Rev Speers Rector Canon Nainby Assistant ST GEORGES Burton and Granville 900 am HOLY EUCHARIST ASCENSION SUNDAY am Holy Communion I0 am Mottins Holy Baptism Sermon BARRIE BOYS CHOIR WILL SING pm Evensong Sermon 1030 am Morning Prayer Choose Hymn and Sing Rev Cori lull BA ID Pastor Rev Earl Grigg BTii BCE Dir of Christian Education MIDWEEK EUCHARISTS Tues 730 pm Healing Thurs 1030 am Rector Rev Koye BABTH UNITED CHURCHES COLLIER STREET CHURCH I2 COLLIER ST NEAR CITY HALL COOKSTOWN UNITED CHURCH st ANNIVERSARY WILL BE CELEBRATED ON Sunday May 30tii GRACE UNITED Grove St East at Cook St Minister Rev Arthur Storey ll 00 am II000m SERMON SERVICES HOW DOES YOUR GRACE PLAYERS 1130 amond 730 pm Premnr GUEST PREACHER GARDEN GROW CHANCEL DRAMA THE GOOD SAM Infant and Toddler Nursery Available Church Schools 930 and 1100 am Rev Clare Kellogg Luncheon following the evening service Bring the whole family to Church this Sunday We have place for you Bus transportation provided Phone us at 126151 warm welcome to till Visitors Welcome The Staff and Students of the Church School inviievou CENTRAL CHURCH to special service at Comer Ron Toronto Streets 1100 am when Mrs Geneweve Carder INVITES You To CELEBRATE WORSHIP of the Division of Mission in Canada at It oclock will be our guest speaker BU TON AVENUE coos man in ACTION Rev Howard Zurbrigg ITED CHURCH At 700 pm NURSERY FACILITIES AVAILABLE there will be service of Music presented by the The church schools meet at 915 am and Ii oclock MASSED CHOIRS of BURTON AVENUE Senior and Youth Choirs THE HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP Minister Rev Donald loy BA OD and the Associate Minister Rev EverlttAchton BA 30 Essa Road Presbyterian Church 59 Esso Rd at Burton Ave St Andrews Presbyterian Church Owen and Worsley Streets Minister Rev Samuel Stewart MA MDlv Organist Case Von Hemert Minister Rev Gerard Byloord BA MDlv Organist Mrs Vera Diamond 930 am Church School Junior to Senior High II000m CONCERNING THE ASCENSION PREPARATORY WORSHIP II00 am TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN 945 am Senior Church School II00 am Junior Church school CHOIR OF CENTRE STREET Baptist Church in St Thomas Come to hear and sing your favorite hymns Primary Jr during Church EVERYONE WELCOME All Visitors Welcome