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weekender february 7 1987 p39 religion page more church focus contd from page 38 john herrick the ladies tea will feature guest speakers ruth greenslade grace alison and amenda herrick for more in formation on either event call centennial baptist telephone 4757695 first presbyterian of unionville every wednesday night at 630 pm is pot luck supper night rev goheen invites you to bring a dish and come for supper followed at 730 pm with bible study on the doctrine of god study of genesis first eleven chapters continues at the regular sunday 11 am service stouffville pente costal focus on the family is a seven week film series showing every wednesday at 7 pm at the church located at 460 main street stouff- ville unionville baptist invites interested folk to join in a pictorial trip to china this sun day eve at 8 pm tour guide is herbert rowe a retired missionary with the omf who recently visited china this meeting will follow the reg ular service at 630 pm at the church st marks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville inquiry classes 10 week series wednesday evenings 8 00 pvn v x v january 28 to march 1 st marks church meeting room for those who want to know what do catholics really believe l5- you are invited to gospel services wednesday 89 pm james robinson public school 90 robinson st markham original christianity these services are quite reve rent we have no literature other than the bible we up hold jesus as the way the truth and the life and believe in the same ministry as jesus estab lished in matthew 10 no collection and all welcome all in the chiming for local bell band by bruce etheridge like the hunchback of notre dame the whitevale chimes are english bell ringers but thats where the similarity ends the whitevale chimes are actually a 10member choir who in a tightly orchestrated sequ ence ring 40 individual bells to produce unique and delightful music group director ruth garden says the choir plays all major sunday functions such as christ mas and easter at various local churches they also travel across the country to perform in concerts last year the choir played at expo 86 in vancouver throughout the year advanced ringers also perform at various events such as weddings fairs and at the annual canadian inter national handbell festival mrs garden founded the group in 1979 after directing another choir for a number of years in a senior citizens home in scarbor ough the group purchased a three- octave set of permanently tuned english handbells for 3000 in 1979 the choir counts among its members two motherdaughter combinations and a husbandwife team ingrid and andrea schoon are one of the mother daughter com binations while accompanying andrea on a concert in calgary two years ago mrs schoon was asked to fill in for another member who drop ped out mrs schoon who also plays the piano said bell ringing takes a different skill than other more conventional instruments you have to listen to other bells and get a specific sound out of them she said mrs schoon says it takes a spe cial flexing of the wrist when striking a bell to elicit a particular sound andrea adds the type of mallet used also determines the different sounds according to mrs schoon the bell must also be listed or lifted up or so the sound goes out to the audience what andrea finds most diffi cult is hitting the right notes at the right time timing elaine litherland whose hus band manages the choir says playing the bells takes concentra tion the whitevale chimes are a selfsupporting group during the yearmembers raise funds through bake sales square dances and flower sales this year they are holding a square dance in march at cedar- grove united church tickets are 5 the choir practices every thur- day night at whitevale united church at 730 pm mrs garden says they are looking for new members gospel is remedy for disease of sin if there is to be physical heal ing a doctor must distinguish between the symptom and the disease before prescribing the remedy the symptoms may alert the patient and doctor to the fact that there is a disease at the root however the doctor must prescribe a remedy to treat the disease how often the church in the matter of spiritual health has failed to make this crucial dis tinction symptoms are seen and treated as the disease how often the gospel is pre sented in such terms the church has been a diligent stu dent of modern psychology who has taught her that psychological equilibrium is our ultimate end and its achievement comes only when felt needs are met the church has taken her agenda from what our society has diagnosed as mans deepest needs- rather than the word of god hence jesus is the divine aspirin for fear loneliness depression etc the church has failed our society by failing to distinguish between symptoms and the root disease dont get me wrong these are real needs but they are symptomatic like physical symptoms they alert us to the fact that there is a disease that lies at the base that disease the divine manual tells us is sin the scriptures teach us first that man is guilty in sin god is a holy judge who will not leave the guilty unpunished man faces death and eternal punishment as his just sent ence for sinful guilt the scrip tures teach us secondly that man is polluted by sin man was created with a rich and multidimensioned life he enjoys a physical emo tional rational moral and so cial life all were to be subject to god and his glory however sin distorted twisted and per verted all those dimensions of life hence mans greatest needs is for forgiveness of sins and a renewal of life if man is guilty he needs to be forgiven if man is polluted he needs to be re newed in his entire life these according to scripture are mans deepest needs because god has said so the gospel of jesus christ is the remedy for the disease of sinful guilt and pollution jesus christ died to take the guilt of sin and rose again to procure forgiveness of sin as for us we must submit to gods diagnosis and receive gods remedy rev michael goheen minister first presbyterian church of stouffville 4777497 come to church bloomington christian gospel church sun feb 8th 1987 rev bryan cokcr 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service wed 800 pm bible study vvideman mennonite church hwy 48north of major mackenzie phone 6401227 pastor james r shantz sun feb 8th 1987 945 am sunday school 1100 am worship hour 700 pm hymn sing featuring the toronto mennonitc childens choir stjames presbyterian church 101 main ste 6403151 minister rev herb gale sunday feb 8th 1987 11 am morning worship nursery supervision and junior church provided stmarks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville 6406665 sunday mass schedule saturday 5 pm sunday 1030 am parkview village 70 ninth line south stouffvillc sunday feb 8th 1987 700 pm rev harvey peters accompanied by mrs peters bringing special music everyone welcome heise hill brethren in christ church gcrmley ontario rev marjin k rcssler pastor phone 8875489 sunday feb 8th 1987 christian education hour 1000 am worship service 1100 am speaker mr harold knights gi deon representative evening service 700 pm youth in charge wednesday february 11th club ministry bible study 700 pm a warm welcome awaits you at heise hill springvale baptist church gormleystouffville rd at kennedy rd pastor rev robt flemming asst pastor mark rodgers 8875651 945 am bible school 1100 am rev george bell prcs of central baptist seminary music sounds of praise from cbs 600 pm evening service pastor robt flemming wed 700 pm adult prayer bible study awana program ages 314 years fri 700 pm youth alive nursery program available stouffville baptist church a fellowship church 76 main st west sun feb 8th 1987 950 am sunday school all ages nursery available 1100 am morning worship 650 pm warm fellowship service wednesday 800 pm prayer meeting at pastor burgers home for information call 6402911 a warm welcome at every service baker hill baptist church on hwy 48 2 mi north of hwy 47 pastor dana strove 950 am bible school 11 am morning worship wednesday 800 pm prayer bible study ser vices all are welcome stouffville united church 34 church stn 6401163 sun feb 8th 1987 11 am worship service church school program for all ages including infant care rev janet cawley memorial christian church cc sun feb 8th 1987 pastor calvin stone mainstouffer 10 am sunday school 11 am worship service wed 730 pm prayer meeting stouffville missionary church f 1 159 main street east 6403911 i pastor rev james clubinc i assoc pastors douglas gray charles mashinter sunday feb 8th 1987 930 1100 am sunday school and morning worship 600 pm evening service wednesday 700 pm boys girls club prog rams 715 pm adult prayer bible study 730 pm youth and adult bible study friday 730 pm youth youre always welcome at the missionary church the anglican parish of christ church 254 sunset blvd rev paul d scuse 6401461 sun feb 8th 1987 800 1000 am holy communion louffuillc pentecotal chuich 460 main st stouffville ont 6405696 sunday 945 am christian education hour 1100 am pentecostal bible college ensemble 600 pm this is my story wednesday 700 pm family night featuring james dobson film series focus on the family rev craig f pitts