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tvvv vv- rt si th4li ixvt rt matovmw4wmsfflwyksswkk religion page adversity sculpts path of markham artists by ed rogers according to betty madsen madsen jewelry was born out of necessity and gods will well past retirement age and an especially full life already behind her betty 77 suddenly faced a financial crisis the clay artist and her three artistic daughters prayed for gui dance every day for two weeks the following day we betty and her youngest daughter anne- lis started madsen jewelry and havent looked back said betty in an interview the unique whiteporcelain jewelry has been an overwhelm ing and international success two weeks ago the two-year- old company had a booth at the national home show in torontos colliseum before that the mad- sens displayed the painted and lusterfinished necklaces and ear rings in the canadian pavillion at vancouvers expo 86 next tuesday betty and anne- lis will show their jewelry at the christian women of unionvilles monthly coffee hour betty will also speak on a favorite topic joyful living the jewelry is delicate and col orful and surprisingly inexpen sive weve sold hundreds and hun- dreds says betty the main thing is that each is handmade and one of a kind says annelis 38 the jewelry is made in the base ment of the madsens drakefield rd home one room is devoted to the early and finished stages across the hall is the welllit room where annelis paints upstairs the house is filled with sculptures paintings and fabric wallhangings the combined efforts of the full madsen family art and christianity seem inter- gral to the wellbeing of the house on the edge of milne park betty and annelis long his- tory of sculpting made it an easy transition to the porcelain jewelry betty takes care of the first half of the production deciding the shape and size of the piece and sanding smooth the clay annelis paints and adds the lustres that give the jewelry its particular unduplicated look the jewelry is fired three or four times we still have the joy of creat ing that we had in sculpting bet ty says and money is coming in too the immediate popularity of their work is seeing to that stores and galleries from montreal to victor ia michegan dallas and bermu da carry the distinctive logo regardless of their new ven ture the madsens are quite well known in markham betty and her husband john were here when hwy 7 was just a gravel road and she dreamed of a real restaurant here or a grocery store john died suddenly while the couple vacationed in denmark in 1952 however betty returned home to daughters janet karen and annelis with a renewed and vigorous faith cherry hill farm the family homestead for 35 years was sold in 1981 to make way for markville shopping centre the long arm of the government took more money than anticipated causing bettys dire financial straits it spurred us on says anne- lis herself a dedicated christian in cherry hills heyday a dan ishstyle folk school a gymna siumequipment factory and a huge barnloft for christian gatherings were open to the peo ple of the area monthly for 17 years the last six at their new home the mad- sens have held a day apart a womens bible study group the christian womens coffee hour on tuesday at crosby com munity centre goes from 930 am to 11 am babysitting pro vided betty madsen sitting and annelis display some un finished jewelry they make at home and sell across canada and in the united states a finished product hangs around annelis neck ed rogers fashion with a message by rebecca alksnis clothes color and fashion plan ning ensured an attentive audi ence at rouge valley mennonite church monday but this event had a new twist joanna reesormcdowell from hagerman mennonite church lead a wardrobe planning workshop her expertise grew out of the sequel to doris janzen- longacres more for less cook book called living more for less a collection of helpful hints submitted by mennonites includ ing herself the ideas focus on how to live simply in a very materialistic society what sets mrs reesor- mcdowells presentation apart from other fashion consultants is her emphasis on inner beauty once we feel good about the way we look she tells us to get on with more important things involve ment with the family church community and the people at work takes us outside ourselves a further dimension to her strategy is the underlying philoso phy that we should keep a world perspective and do our part to bring down the high consumption level in our society ladies coffee hour a program the rouge valley mennonite church began last september mnsuntiljunmojicea month in the churchs basement bethel assembly pentecostal hwy 48 north of hwy 47 ringwood rev howard minaker call 6405555 lords day christian education morning worship evening service saturday 730 pm coffee house all roads lead to bethel jesus is the only way to heaven 945 am 1100 am 700 pm bloomington christian gospel church sun march 22nd 1987 rev bryan coker 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service wed 800 pm bible study stjames presbyterian church minister rev herb gale sunday march 22nd 1987 945 am sunday school and adult bible study ii am morning worship nursery supervision and junior church provided heise hill brethren in christ church gormley ontario rev marlin k rcsslcr pastor phone 8875489 sunday march 22nd 1987 christian education hour 1000 am worship service 1100 am sermon yielding to the holy spirit romans 61418 service at parkview home 600 pm evening service 700 pm youth will be in charge meditation by martha lockwood wednesday march 25th club ministry bible study 700 pm t you are welcome at i heisehltt l come to church stmarks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville v 6406665 1 sunday mass sched le saturday 5 pm i sunday 1030 am baker hill 1 baptist churcl j on hwy 48 i 2 mi north of hwy i pastor dana struvc 950 am bible school ii am morning worship v wednesday 800 pm prayer bible stud r- vices all are welcome stouffville baptist church a fellowship church 76 main st west sun march 22nd 1987 am sunday school all ages nu available llck m morning worship 650 ij m warm fellowship service wednesday 800 prayer meeting at chur i for formation call 6402911 k arm welcome at every service springvale i baptist church v gormleystouffville rd 1 at kennedy rd k pastor rev robt flemming a asst pastor mark rodgers vm 8875651 945 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 600 pm a slide presentation breaths of fresh air wed 700 pm adult prayer bible study awana program ages 314 years fri 700 pm youth alive nursery program available wideman mennonite church hwy 48north of major mackenzie phone 6401227 pastor james r shantz sun march 22nd 1987 945 am sunday school 1100 am worship hour 700 pm evening service memorial christian church cc sun march 22nd 1987 pastor calvin stone mainslouffer 10 am sunday school 11 am worship service weov4394 stouffville missionary church 159 main street east 6403911 pastonrev james clubine assoc pastors douglas gray charles mashinter sunday march 22nd 1987 930 1100 am sunday school hours and morning worship ser vices 630 pm evening service wednesday 700 pm girls boys club programs 715 pm adult prayer bible study 730 pm youth and adult bible study friday 730 pm youth youre always welcome at the monjyfehjiiiwij parkview village 70 ninth line south stouffville sunday march 22nd 1987 mr hugh lawrence from rouge valley mennonite church an elder lawyer anthropologist musically multitalented in vocals instrumentals and history join us for an interesting evening 7 pm in the auditorium tuesday march 24th 1987 bible studyat700pm with rev c sorley stouffville united church 34 church stn 6401163 sun march 22nd 1987 11 am worship service church school program for all ages including infant care rev janet cawley the anglican parish or christ church 254 sunset blvd rev paul d scuse 6401461 sun march 22nd 1987 800 am holy communion 1000 am morning prayer guest preacher the rev rick myerstop 103 n pentecostal chuich 460 main st stouffville ont 6405696 revcrgpuu- 945 am christian education ii am morning worship 600 pm evening rally