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Page 2 Nipigon-Red Rock Gazette Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Regional Church Calendar St. Mary’s Church 20 Second Street, Nipigon Rev. Diane Hilpert-Mcllroy Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. 887-3693 The Anglican Church of Canada Nipigon Pentecostal Assembly 105 5th Street Rev. Alvin Rowsell Sunday 10:00 a.m. & 7 p.m. evening service Bible Studies Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 887-2103 Immanuel Lutheran Church 164 Fifth Street, Nipigon Rev. Richard Mensch Sunday 10:30 a.m. 887-0692 North Shore Pastoral Charge Grace United Church 5th & John Street, Nipigon Clergy: Roberta Beyer,R-DLM Office: 887-2722 Hall: 887-2722 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays: 9:30 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays: 11:15 a.m. Call office re: summer hours North Shore Pastoral Charge Red Rock United Church White & Brompton Street Clergy: Roberta Beyer, R-DLM Office: 887-2722 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays: 11:15 a.m. 2nd Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Call office re: summer hours Nipigon Baptist Church 1st Street Pastor Jeremy Hetz Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Service: 11:00 a.m. Evening Service: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. Thursday Prayer Meeting: 6:00 a.m. All Are Welcome Church of the Annunciation Nipigon 2nd Street Father Milton Me Watch Saturday Service: 7:00 p.m. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. 887-3153 Non-Denominational His Way Ministries Resource Centre, New Street East Lake Helen Reserve Pastor Les Toth Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. 887-0057 All Are Welcome St. Hilary’s Roman Catholic Church Red Rock White Boulevard Father Randal Morrisseau Saturday Service: 5:00 p.m. Sunday Service: 10:00 a.m. 886-2902 St. Isidore’s Roman Catholic Church Father Randal Morrisseau Sunday Service: 12:00 Noon Dorion Loop Road 886-2902 Dorion Bible Fellowship 125 Dorion Loop Road Worship Service & Sunday School -10:30 am Pastor Victor Koop 857-1533 The Pearl There once was an oyster, whose story I tell Who found that some sand had got under his shell; Just one little grain, but it gave him a pain For oysters have feelings for all sorts of things. He said to himself as he lay on the shelf, Since I cannot remove it, I’ll try to improve it. The years rolled around as years always do. And he came to his ultimate destiny...stew! And the small grain of sand that had bothered him so Was a beautiful pearl, all richly aglow. What an oyster can do with a morsel of sand? What couldn’t we do if we’d only begin With all the things that get under our skin. ... Anonymous On life’s journey, more than black flies get under my skin. I try to remind myself, that it is polishing time again. God speaks not through big bolts of lightning, but chooses rather to do His work through the gentle drizzle. The beauty of a cultured pearl is beyond our words. How much pain did the oyster endure? Can I, like Oliver the Oyster, allow my difficulties to be turned into something beyond compare. If we want to shine like Jesus, we must allow Him to refine us into His image. Isaiah 48:10... “I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure. I have purified you by troubles”. When we encounter difficulties; remember once again it is polishing time. Chaplain Lenora Rowsell “Kicks for Kids with Cancer” Supported by St. Edward’s Students On January 17th, Mr. Dupuis’ Grade 5/6 class at St. Edward Catholic School read a newspaper article entitled “ Marathon Soccer Match Supports Northwest Kids with Cancer. The Grade 5/6 class was eager to participate in such a worthwhile cause, fundraising for children in the region with cancer. Funds raised through this event would help enable children from the area to access treatment and care for the disease in far away centers such as Toronto. Students in Mr. Dupuis’ class started immediately to collect pledges, shovel snow, sell hockey pools and organized hot chocolate sales and a bake sale in the school. In a few short weeks, the class had raised over $2,000.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society. On Saturday, February 9th, the class boarded a bus and headed to the Sports-dome in Thunder Bay, the site of “Kicks for Kids with Cancer”, to participate in the first 24-hour charity soccer game. The game is the result of a collaboration between the Canadian Cancer Society and Sportsdome manager, John Rider. Mr. Brian Ball (Ball Bus Lines) donated the bus for the group to Continued on Page 3 Nipigon Council Notes continued Continued from Page 1 Council; the role of Municipal Government for school curriculum; the DSSAB budget which shows a decrease of $13000 and a move by NOMA to have an immigration Portal set up in Thunder Bay. A resolution was passed to introduce a bylaw for the interim tax levy for 2008. An extension, to October 31/08, has been granted to the Labour Adjustment Committee, set up to help anyone unemployed by the mill shut downs. The Committee will be available to anyone in the area who needs information and help with work/unemployment related issues. The Committee works out of the Beilin Office building at 16 Front St., Monday to Friday 8:30-4:30 p.m. Council will seek more information on the Chamber-Federal Flow Through program before making a comment or decisions. There was a lengthy discussion on the Longlac-Ogoki Diversion Clean-up project proposed by the federal government. This project would have a study price tag of $5 million and could have a budget of $400 million to see primary rivers and streams cleaned and cleared of debris that would then increase the flow of water into Lake Superior. Plans are underway for a Canadian Cancer Society “B achelor-Bachelorette” auction to be held late in March, in Red Rock. Con- tact Naomi Esquega. Councilor Pelletier introduced the topic of the Little Jackfish project, under the Ontario Energy Board, to do with enabling transmission lines. He will send out more information to the Councilors and will work on a resolution about this project to go before the NOMA meeting later this spring. Councilor was questioned by a member of the audience about the article in the Chronicle Journal regarding the former Multiply property. It seems as far as any of the council knows, there is nothing definite in the sale of the Multiply name or property. It was understood though that the sale of the name included the sale of the property. Council was also questioned about picking up the tab for the supper for local EDC members and those who worked on the NMCA and the four men who made the trek out to St. Ignace Island and stayed on in the new “Lake Superior Marine Conservation Park”. Mayor Harvey did say that the cost came from the Council’s discretionary budget (some who attended paid their own meal) and was to build a good relationship with the 4 men, who plan to do magazine articles and photos and promote the Nipigon area in their lines of work. Councilor Dupuis stated that they had some amazing stories to tell. Mr. Dupuis’ Grade 5/6 class at St. Edward Catholic School raised over $2,000.00for the Canadian Cancer Society Photo submitted