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tribune february 17 1988 a7 wedding date appropriate choice i i mr and mrs brian murphy leave the stouffville missionary church following their valentine wedding saturdaythe bride is the former darlenegood daughter of mr and mrs garth good stouffville the groom is the son of mr and mrs john murphy pickering rev douglas gray conducted the ceremony the brides attendants were cheryj good maid of hortortracey broom laurie murphy and janet lowe bridesmaids the grooms sbest man was steve vansickle the ushers were geoff ward- scott lang stancurrie and brian good following a reception held at the markham centennial centre the happy couple left on a honeymoon to montego bay ir jim thomas editors mail crisis pregnancy has listening ear dear editor i wish to reply to the letter from sonyazeisig under the head ing abortion a difficult deci sion published in the feb 10 jissue of the tribune since it was somewhat directed towards rev craig pitts and myself i appreciate the letter i hope my response will reach you and anyone else in a similar situation i thank you for sharing your very personal experiences with us regarding abortion it was a very vivid portrayal of the agony and heartbreak of a crisis pregnancy something we all need to know how my heart aches for people like yourself who have had to en dure such pain alone like you i disdain any faith that is sheltered from the real world of oppressed hurting and lonely people certainly that was not christs way his days were spent with those considered outcasts by the religious leaders of the day his footsteps led to theblind the hun gry the sick the imprisoned and the forsaken his strongest conde mnation was to those who worried about trivialities tithing of mint rue and cummin while neglect ing the important issues of jus tice compassion and faithful ness the anger that was voiced with regard to the supreme courts de cision was in no way directed to- wards people like yourself rather it was at a system that encourages the further victimiza tion of both women and children system that fails to hold men accountable and allows them to get women into trouble and then irun a system that deceives women by offering a quick fix ithat can boomerang into years of physical mental and emotional suffering i have worked many years lamong the hungry and oppressed in refugee camps and famine arcas of countries like ethiopia and haiti and have a child who is handicapped i can fully empathize with the anguish of sleepless nights crying infants unreached goals and crushed dreams i only wish i had known you eight years ago when you were facing your crisis its unfor tunate you could find no one to which to turn my wife sharon has spent con siderable time assisting in setting up centres where women facing crisis pregnancies or post abortion trauma can go for help there is hope there are answers even for the most de sperate cases you said your decision does not rest well with you today we would consider it an honor if we could meet you we cannot change the past but we can offer hope and happiness for the future beassured that we do love you unconditionally and would love to talk to you not as a judge or a preacher but as friends our home is your home whatever we have is yours to share you asked a valid and challeng ing question could an unwed young mother call on you in the middle of the night my answer to you and anyone else who needs someone to which to turn for whatever reason is a sincere yes well rock your child well lis ten and try to help in whatever way we can if we do read a text from the bible it will likely be the words of christ come unto me all who are we ary and heavy laden and i will give your rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and humble in heart and you shall find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my load is light my telephone number is 640- 1187 call anytime sincerely in love mel middlcton box 70 gormley around town meet michael fox phil and loretta lavell accom panied by sons tim and michael cam fella blvd stouffville re cently returned from a wonderful ski trip to vermont the highlight of the holiday was personally meeting michael j of televi sion and movie fame he was sea ted in a tiny restaurant at wood stock mr fox graciously signed autographs for tim and michael and chatted with them for a few minutes bridetobe congratulations to sharon moyer and mark busse op their forthcoming marriage planned for the stouffville missionary church saturday feb 27 at 230 pm sharon is the daughter of willard and ruth moyer dick sons hili a shower in their honor will be held in the churchs fel lowship hall this tuesday feb 23 at 730 pm hostesses are val hoover susan rosenberger and becky mashinter belated welcome a belated welcome to helen grose formerly of cone 9 whitchurchstouffville and now residing at 92 stuart street in stouffville friendship club the stouffville friendship club will meet thursday evening to morrow at 8 pm in the veter ans hall ninth line north for transportation call 6402443 fundraising dance the stouffville little league theatre is holding a family dance saturday feb 27 in the legion hall young people are asked to bring their parents the cost is 10 per family with door prizes and spot dances throughout the evening tickets are available at cards hardware john lords books or by calling 6420006 and flowers t a ladies coffee gathering at the stouffville missionary church thursday evening was well attended guests included cake decorating spe- cialists vera francis left of vivian and her daughterinlaw of musselmans lake cherry street teena francis soccerfilm a film on soccer is being shown at the town library this satur day feb 20 from 10 to 11 am the video will include training tips and game skills registration forms for the 1988 season will be available admission is free fun family skate mothers fathers preschool and elemetary schoolage chil dren are invited to enjoy an hour of free skating at the town rec centre this friday feb 19 from 10 to 11 am sponsored by the christian education commit tee of st james presbyterian church legion luncheon the legion ladies auxiliary are sponsoring their annual noon day luncheon on wednesday feb 24 from 1130 am to 130 pm in the stouffville legion hall tickets 6 are available at the tribune or from gladys clarkson 6401941 special music for the occasion was provided by wendy williams left of altona and judy steck- ley of richmond hill wendy and judy sang prior to and following the luncheon jim thomas from montreal the community welcomes edwin raymer from montreal and formerly of dicksons hill to his new apartment residence in testa villa albert street south mr raymer has been an active participant in the work of the gi deons many years legion ladies host luncheon stouffville the legion ladies auxiliary are again host ing a hot roast beef luncheon in the legion hall the date is wed feb 24 from 1130 am to 130 pm tickets 6 are available at the tribune or from gladys clarkson 6401941 proceeds will go to sunnybrook veterans welfare this annual event has become very popular in stouffville last year 248 people were served thank you the clarcmont winter carnival and sesquicentcnnial pageant would not have been such a success without ihc generous support of our many spon sors- the winter carnival committee would like to acknowledge with thanks the following people and businesses for their contributions and their support colley borland vale insurance clarcmont lioness club maureen foxton clarcmont country store clarcmont country accents clarcmont coop pleasure valley glendas hair place bill edgar sharon logan laura spencc clarcmont girl guides clarcmont winter carnival committee keith nelson conrad kipping joe borland dave houston bunnys flowers the wedding room ken mulvcney james watson sons painting and decor town of pickering lyn craig fred beer bcv morgan clarcmont public school freckles crosswinds stouffville printing wheels 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