The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

weekender february 15 1986 pll religion page bridle trail pharmacy 16th ave unionville bypass otuvery service avaitabu v 4777734 j special service at unionville presbyterian unionville presbyterian church meeting at william berc- zy school unionville is holding a special service february 16 11 am a communion service is plan ned the west hill community singers will provide music and the minister rev jost kreplin begins a sermon series on the 1 am sayings of jesus as recorded in the gospel of john st patricks catholic church father john fraser comes as lenten guest homilist to st pat ricks church 157 wellington way w markham born in scotland a priest of the society of comboni missionary for 23 years in africa father fraser now serves with the ponti fical mission aid society the lenten series run wednes day evenings from february 19 to march 19 inclusive beginning with mass at 7 pm scheduled themes include our father abba thy kingdom come 1986 our daily bread forgive us deliver us stations of the cross will be pre sented every friday night during lent at the 7 pm mass share life an organization sup porting development and peace in third world countries pastoral unionville baptist church 243 main st 4790942 pastor dr ray reed asst brian morris sunday 945 am sunday school all ages 1 1 00 am the peacemakers 630 pm ministry of the word nursery and childrens program am pm the end of your search for a friendly church missions aid fund st augustine seminary covenant house and a variety of catholic charities runs its major fund raising event of the year with an inchurch collection on feb 22 23 and a house to house parish collection on march 2 unionville alliance an international conference on prayer for revival and spiritual awakening will be conducted at bramalea baptist church 9050 dixie road feb 14 to 17 in conjunction with this confer ence rev richard sipley one of the key speakers will speak at unionville alliance church un ionville public school 300 main st n unionville sunday feb 16 11 am rev sipley an author is in high demand as a conference speaker for more information regarding the conference call 477- 1104 unionville alliance youth is presenting a series of prophetic films wednesday nights feb 5 to 26 inclusive 730 pm at mar kham baptist church 110 church st markham film titles include a distant thunder prodigal planet part 1 and 2 for information call pastor doug doyle 4771104 or 6406530 springvale baptist church the psalms and the seasons a multimedia slide presentation sponsored by the world home bi ble league will be shown wednesday march 12 730 pm at springvale baptist church situated at the corner of kennedy rd and the stouffvillegormley rd gormley missionary church the antone family longtime friends of gormley residents george connie albert and jean yake will present a concert of gospel music sunday feb 16 7 pm at the missionary church gormley markham baptist church sunday february 16 is the annual association pulpit ex change rev jim newman from aurora baptist church will be guest speaker at the 11 am centennial baptist church 8252 mccowan rd south pastor harvey peters sunday 945 am family bible school 1100 am 1100 am the cup bearer becomes a wall builder 700 pm lile storms a time for growth gk proposed new building unionville presbyterian church of the presbyterian church in canada 11 am sunday service william berczy public school 120 carlton road nursery care church school rev jost kreplin 4756233 church focus judltli oodina 2q46035 worship service following which everyone is welcome to stay for soup and a sandwich come to a family winter fun day on saturday feb 22 meet at bruces mills conservation area at 2 pm for skiing toboganning and skating then return to the church at 5 pm for chili and hot dogs- all are welcome to join the fol lowing regularly scheduled prog- rams of markham baptist church explorers girls 812 tuesdays 7 pm ladies share-a- morning wednesdays 10 am boys brigade wednesdays 7 pm bible study and prayer thursdays 7 pm youth group every second monday for bible study and twice monthly for a so cial the church is located at 110 church st markham informa tion call rev doug sherwood 2945830 or 2949194 memorial christian church ladies interested in quilting knitting crocheting needlepoint crossstich can see them demons trated monday febrt7 at memo rial christian church 185 main st stouffville drop in between 930 and 1130 am for coffee and conversation babysitting is provided centennial baptist church cross country skiing in planned for the youth group high school age of centennial baptist feb 22 meet at the church at 10 am central baptist seminary chor ale will present the sunday even ing program feb 23 at 7 pm the church looks ahead to its missionary conference beginning wednesday feb 26 and running through to sunday march 2 more details will be given in next weeks column the church is lo cated on mccowan rd vz mile south of hwy 7 a history of buttonville it has been suggested that since next week has been proclaimed heritage week it would be a good time to better acquaint people with the colorful history of but tonville the land where buttonville is located woodbine ave north of hwy 7 was part of the original crown grant to william berczy settlers in 1794 then in the early 1800s the but ton family acquired land on the east side of the 4th line and the willcocksbaldwin families had holdings on the west side these families decided to sell off quar ter and halfacre lots from a cor ner of their farms and the hamlet of millbrook was founded the name of buttonville was given to the hamlet when a post office was applied for and there was already a hamlet named mill- brook established in cavan township the first sawmill in markham twp was built west of woodbine ave on the south bank of the rouge river and a pond was made to power the mills water wheel later the venice grist mill appeared on the north side of the river closer to the road by 1850 there were 14 houses in buttonville there were carpen ters storekeepers a weaver a shoemaker a painter a brick- maker a surveyor a lutheran minister farmers and laborers children living in the hamlet went to school section no 5 at browns corners on hwy 7 then in 1872 a new brick school was built closer to the village and by this time there were three churches lutheran methodist and presbyterian and three stores the village was named after major john button who was of a military family in the united states he settled here in 1808 ac quiring over 200 acres of land he became leader of the best orga nized cavalry troop in markham township which fought in the war of 1812 his men were known as captain buttons troop of the mar kham dragoons they were well equipped and had smart uni forms they took the rebel side in the upper canada rebellion of 1837 of the baldwin family men tioned they were absentee land lords who sometimes lived here hon robert baldwin was a father of responsible government in up per canada around 1850 this areas heritage is impor tant and the hamlet of buttonvil le which has many of the original homes still maintained should be preserved in spite of the changes in the town of markham teens invited to film markham teens are invited to attend film nights put on by the unionville alliance youth the prodigal planet will be shown in two parts beginning wednesday feb 19 at 730 pm at the markham baptist church the movie is about a band of fugi tives who struggle to survive as spectacular judgements of god are poured on the earth the conclusion will be screened wednesday feb 26 at the same time and location everyone is welcome vs markham pentecostal church 16th ave east of mccowan 2946716 rev dean skinner pastor 945 am christian education hour adult class chuck swindoll rim series strengthening your grip film 2 aging refusing to shift your life into neutral 1100 am womens ministries day guest speaker mrs grace sweat- man administrator of a senior citizens complex 600 pm evening service of praise pastor skinner preaching music by dave donna seward a warm welcome awaits you at markham pentecostal church first presbyterian church of unionville worship 1 1 00 am sundays sermon series i peter rev michael goheen ba ma at heritage community centre auditorium 17 anna russel way off eureka st behind unionvilla church school sun 945 am bible study wed evenings 730 pm prayer meetings sun evenings 630 pm mens fellowship alternate sat at 800 am for information call 4777497 or 4772266 nursery handicap facilities markham baptist church 110 church street opposite high school pastor rev douglas sherwood sun feb 1686 945 am bible school 1100 am association pulpit exchange rev james newman nursery provided 630 pm how to manage your money seminar always a warm welcome affiliated with the baptist convention ot ont que