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Cardinal plays game of pool Terence tardinal Cooke Archbishop of New York paid surprise visit to Veterans Hospital In San Juan Thursday and stopped for game of pool with several patients AI Laserphoto Points to ponder How about being new person By DOROTHY KILIHRN Something new has great charm for most folks new house new car new clothes When went to grade school new notebook never failed to make me enthused because could envision achieving neatness to my writing hitherto unattained But how many of us are interest in becom ing new person Have we ever thought about it When it comes to being new person most of us figure that it is the other person who needs the improvements if only the wife would stop nagging if only the children were less demanding if only the husband would not be so silent and uncommunicative and remember to hang up his pants if only he boss more just in his dealings if on But according to the word of God God is interested in making new you He does not want us to be looking at others figuring how much they need changing He wants us to allow Him to make us new He gave us His Son to achieve this newness Therfore if any man be in hrist he is new creature old things are passed or 517 She had little inher When he Departing message Within some people there is hidden hunger for this newness friend of mine told me that she wished that she was not sarcastic am always sarcastic with the people love most she dolefully relatcd sarcasm because she tried to do it herself instead of trusting hrist todo it for her and Before St Augustines conversion he was very immoral His mother prayed for many years that he would become hristiaii Some days after his conversion former women friend accosted him in the street brushed her off she Augstinc it isl know he replied but it is not He knew that something had happened to him he was not the same lascivious per son he was new man As we face the New Year let us do so in that simple trust that He will make us new persons For it is God that workctli in you both to will and todo of His good pleasure Happy New Year away behold all things are become new ll success in overcoming her cried Prosperous wish for Barrie uprooting ourselves and ltav ing place of which we have become so fond When talking with friends in other parts of the country it is with pride that we have been able to say that we are from Barrie The reason however that we have enjoyed Barrie is not just the friendliness of the people the beauty of the countryside or the opportunity to serve with many of the agencies and peo ple Our real joy in Barrie has been our association with First Baptist Church This church REV It ALDOCK First Baptist hurch Barrie and District Ministerial The old greeting farewell is contraction of Farethee well blessing at ones depar ture It expresses the hope that ones future will be prosperous That is my wish for Barrie During the last fiveandoner half years that have been in Barrie have come to feel very much part of the community The city has become my city and the people my people It is with real sense of loss therefore that we are Bishop dies at 82 OTTAWA tCPi Bishop Georges Leon Landry 82 died Thursday at his home in Pom quet after lengthy il lness an official of the Cana dian Catholic Conference an nounced Prior to retirement in 1952 he had been the bishop of Hearst nt Bishop Landry had been or dained as priest in 189 and as bishop in 1946 funeral is to be held Mon day in Poinquet his place of birth REMBRANDT DIED Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn died in 1669 44 Blessing for boy at audience has occupied an historic place intliccity The people of First Baptist hurch are among the finest have ever known Their response to my ministry has been phenomenal and their love boundless That is what makes the hristian ministry so rewarding That is what makes it so hard to leave We ministers have one great thing going for us We have felt the call of God we have responded in real commitment to it and God is pleased to speak through us The arrogance of such conviction is tempered by its vindication as seen in changed lives With this conviction we move from Barrie confident in the call of iod and in His constant presence with us It was this confidence that brought us to Barrie and this confidence that has kept us here So we say farewell to Bar rie It is parting goodbye and parting prayer May lod bless you all Pope Paul VI seated on portable throne kisses the head of little African boy who is being lifted up toward him as he arrives at the Audience Ilall iii Vatican ity Thursday for his weekly general audience Among the faithfuls attending was group of students from the Third World AP Photo ww For and against Moonies the examiner Saturday Dec 31 1977 Its spiritual collision course PRINCETON WVa AP Ken and Louise Conner con sider themselves to be on holy mission Jaime Sheeran feels shes found God They are on spiritual collision course Jaime Sheeran 26 is the di rector of Sun Myung Moons Unification Church in West Virginia and lives at the church centre in Huntington Ken and Louise Conner who are working to draw people away mm the church are her sworn enemies We didnt know anything United Church minister dies TORONTO tCPJ Rev Lloyd Marshall 68 United Church minister in Nova Scotia and Ontario died Monday after sevenyear illness Born in South Maitland NS he graduated from Ialhousic University in 1933 and was or dained two years later In Nova Scotia Marshall led congregations in Bedford slow and Shubenacadie In On tario he worked for congrega tions in Woodslee Brookfield and Ilderton and was treasurer of the London Conference of the United Church Minister SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY St Andrews Prosbytorion Church Ovron ond Worlioy Stu INTERIM MODERATOR REV ERIC IEGGS ID ORGANIST Colo Von Homort NEW YEARS DAY 11 am Worship Guost Miniotor Rov Eric Boggs BD Happy New Your 945 am Senior Church School 1100 am Jr Church School ALL VISITORS WELCOME INTOXIIIII liRiID1IIRSOIWITNESS l977 FIRST BAPTIST Clopperton Worsley Rev Roy Woldock 1030 am FAMILY WORSHIP HE HOUSE OF GOD THE GATE OF HEAVEN Wednesday 700 pm Faith and Fellowship Hour AT THE HEART OF BARRIE WITH BARRIE AT HEART INNISWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy ll lust South of Little Ave Fomily Sunday School 945 am Family Service 1000 am Guest Spookor Mr Les Cooke Womens Bible Study 930 am Proyor Bible Studios 730 pm Youre Invited To Attend EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 120 St Vincont St Barrio Ontario Postor Rov Frank Wuost 7283017 Christian Education Director Gordon Marquis YOU ARE INVITED 945 AM BIBLE SCHOOL REACHING FOR NEW GROWTH IN THE NEW YEAR 1045 AM PASTOR WUEST SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN DO IN 1978 Junior Church and Nursery Facilities 700PM EVENING SERVICE WITH YOUTH ORCHESTRA Teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom Psalm 9012 about the Moonies until our son was brainwashed by them in California says Conner He was entrapped year ago and we finally got him out last spring Ken Conner Jr one of the couples six children was 21 and thirdyear university stu dent when he joined the church He had taken semester off for bicycle trip across the coun try and had planned to come back to school in January 1977 Thats when he ran into the Moonies Conner says The boy was hypnotized He didnt evenknow what he was getting into REFUSED TO OM HOME The Conners said they began to get suspicious when their son refused to come home He told us he was going on weekend retreat with these people and it lasted for seven weeks says HOOK REQUESTED TORONTO Jack Mc Clelland publisher of Canadian author Charles Templetons novel Act of God said he has received letter list and cheque from Arthur Hailey author of Airport and other nov els He was requesting copies of the book for long list of rela tives and friends for Christmas gifts Presbyterian Churches WESTMINSTER IRESBYTERIAN CHURCH l7ttStecl St ear Puget MinISIuI Paul Mills 1000 AM MORNING WORSHIP Jesus Worm Welcome To All Nursery Kindergarten Junior Church 16 Wednesday 830pm Bible Study Prayer Conner sales representative When we finally found out what hed got himself into we went to my 29yearold ne hew from San Francisco an by golly they almost got him too My nephew spent weekend on the farm and called me He said Uncle Ken if you ever want to see your son again youd better come out here and get him The Conners headed for Cali ftxnia and attempted to abduct their son But we botched it Conner says And after that we didnt hear from him for months Then last spring be contacted an old girl friend and she later called and told us he was staylt ing at the Moonie Centre in Co lumbus Ohio The Conners sought the aid of Ted Patrick one of the best known deprogrammers Conner and two friends then snatched Ken Jr and took him to hotel where they said Patrick depr ogrammcd him for three days JOINS DEPROGRAMMERS Conner says his son was furious when he was abducted Hed look at me as if he could kill me But after those three days he suddenly looked over at me as if he was seeing me for the first time He said Hi Dad how are you CUNDLES HEIGHTS CHURCH At Cundloo Hoiglm Public School 11 am Worship Service and Sunday School Forintorotion 7107133 Lutheran Church 220 Stool Stroot Barrio 1100 am Worship Service 1045am Sunday School REV JOHN KLEIN Pastor NEW YEARS EVE SPECIAL New Film Release Central Now young Conner is helping Patrick deprogramming young cultists And the Conners spend their spare time talking to clurch and civic groups about their experience with the Moonies They wont say how much they spent retrieving their son only that it was in the thousands Jaime Sheeran was college senior when she first came in contact with the church was studying social work and religion and was search ing for experience with God she says One day saw poster that mentioned some thing about oneworld community That appealed to me soI attended lecture That was in 1972 and didnt join right away liked the people though would see them from time to time on the campus Then at Easter of 1973 at tended seminar at their centre was very impressed with what found there liked the way they got up early and the way they did lot of singing together asked them if could stay fora while ONVINCED RY STAY She smiles at the recollec tion They said it would be all right but they didnt press me at all finally decided to spend United Church Ross Toronto Sts Barrie Ont INVITES YOU TO NEW YEARS DAY SERVICE OF WORTHIP AT 1030 am Meditation LIGHT UNTO OUR FEET DURING THE NEW YEAR 1978 Rev Ashton WELCOME TO JOYFUL CHRISTCENTRED FELLOWSHIPII ALL THE KINGS HORSES deals with marriage Iamiy relationships comes hightly recommended fellowship time precedes showing SATURDAY 330 PM HIWAY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Anne St at Hwy 400 Christian Science Society 159 Collier Street Barrie Church Service Sunday School 11 am TESTIMONY MEETING Second Wed each month pm Reading Room open Tues Thurs 24 pm Thurs 730 930 pm Tel 7261602 FAITH MISSIONARY 279 Crawford Street Barrie 737 3067 Minister Rev Wayne Domm 7268750 1030 AM FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE Wodnocdoy pm Biblo Study Prayer Friendly Wolcomo Awaits You Essa Rood Prosbytorion Church 59 Eur Rd at Burton Ave Minister Rov Gerard Byloord ORGANIST MRS VERA DIAMOND JANUARY Sorvlcell am Whats New hitont nonory providod Wo IoIcomo you To OUR FELLOWSHIP St Giles Church 95 Cook St Barrie SERVICES 030 am HOLY COMMUNION 1000 Ln HOLY COMMUNION Sunday School Nursory St Thomas Shanty Bay SERVICES 1030 am MORNING PRAYER Sunday Sdiool Nimory the summer with them What she found she says convinced her to dedicate her life to the church stayed at the centre the following semes ter and finished school Then began devoting myself to the church fulltime She smiles at suggestions that she hypnotizes helpless victims couldnt hypnotize anybody if wanted to All that stuff sounds like something out of zombie horror movie know about the Conners and the work theyre doing As far as Im concerned they deal in halftruths and fear But God doesnt work that way He works through love and Im just grateful for what Ive found in the Unification Church its changed my life PARENTS RECONCILED She says her parents had no initial reaction to her in volvement But then some of those depr ogrammers visited my parents and it was hell after that My parents were convinced had been brainwhashed and my father would keep saying Its all right honey you can talk to me Id try to tell him that hadnt been brainwashed but he just wouldnt listen Two of her sisters also joined FREE METHODIST CHURCH 200 Bayfield St at Dalton St NEW YEARS EVE SPECIAL Saturday Dec 31 730 pm Fomily Supper Gospel Film Sammy Lords Supper at Midnight Curl Bull COLLIER STREET CHURCH 112 Collier St Noor City Hall NEW YEARS 930am 1100 am Message HAPPY NEW YEAR Burton Avenue United Church 37 Burton Avenue Rev Paul Morrow Minister Mr Doug Garraway Music Director NEW YEARS DAY 1100 am Sermon The Challenge of Living Nursery care provided Church School withdrawn EVERYONE IS WELCOME Anglican ChurChes St Georges Burton and Granville 900 Holy Eucharist 1030 Holy Eucharist Rector Rev Kaye BA Church School Nursory All Welcome NEW YEAR AY ii AM FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE Please note No evening service this week Pastors Pastor Fritz Howard BlflllleI+ DAY SERVICE El moi ALI THINGS Welcome to all on this first day of 1978 Family Service Child Care Provided the church They heard about the church through me but they joined in Denver didnt have much to do with it really Jaime and her parents now are reconciled visited them two weeks ago and they said they liked the growth they ob served in me but still didnt trust the leadership of our movement Like the Conners Jaime spends her days trying to spread her message although not many West Virginians have bought it The Huntington centre which has only hand ful of members is the only one inthe state But she is convinced that people someday will accept Moons message feel like revolutionary she says Prayer breakfast Barries monthly prayer breakfast will be held next Wednesday at 730 am at Lakeview Restaurant Discus sion leader will be Dr John Hunter The event is non denominational For more in formation call Marg Whelan 7287027 Eorl Grigg ll GRACE UNITED CHURCH Grovo St Eon at Cool St Minister REV ARTHUR STOREY 1030 am Morning Worship The Start of Something New Trinity Church Collier St next to Post Office OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS CbcumciIIon Now Yoorl HOLY COMMUNION 1030 am CHORAL EUCHARIST Flu for Judo Tuoodoy 730 Hodng SorvIco Thursday 1030 am Erbhmv