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ALL SAINTS

ANGLICAN
COMMUNITY CHURCH

SERVICES 10:30 a.m. Sunday
1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays HOLY EUCHARIST
2nd and 4th Sundays MORNING WORSHIP
THRIFT SHOP 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m.
MINISTER Rev. Allan Studd
PHONE 778-7239

I have been listening to a retrospective collection
of Cat Stevens songs which we recently picked up. I am
struck by a song that I don’t recall from my Cat Stevens
days, but one that now suddenly strikes a chord with me:

Don’t you remember the days of the
Old Schoolyard?

When we had simplicity,

And we had warm toast for tea,
And we laughed and needed love...
Yes, I do.

It got me thinking how much the world has
changed since we were kids. Not only was the world sim-
ple for us, but it was simpler for our parents as well. Our
society had a common sct of belicfs, and the gap between
right and wrong was well defined. From my perspective,
even those who did not attend church held the same sct of
views and values as those who did, but today the Christian
message is utterly foreign to the non-church attender.

Even those who do attend church are often influenced
more by Cagney and Lacey than by Paul and Barrabas.
According to an article I have been reading, the implica-
tions of becoming a Christian today are staggering.

The move away from the Christian faith in the
last two generations is apparent in Garrison Keillor’s new
collection of radio essays, “Coming Home”. In his pre-
vious book (‘Lake Wobegon Days”) he traces the stories
of growing up in small town America. This new book
chronicles this same town, Lake Wobegon, during one
year in the 1980's. The stories are funny, but sad, for
the generation which grew up in the previous book left
home to join a world which leaves Lake Wobegon well
behind. The gap between Lake Wobegon and the rest of
America cannot be bridged.

Don’t you remember the days of the

Old Schoolyard?

Yes, I do, but how do I live in this world and put a
convincing face on Christianity? It is not that faith and
ethics have moved any further away from this new non-
religious world. God is still as much in the midst of this
life as He was in the 40’s and 50’s. It is just that our new
world has left Him in Lake Wobegon, and the gap is ever
widening.

In the past few weeks, 3 people have spoken to
me about not having bcen in church for many years, and
maybc it is time to start again. Such statements are music
to my cars, but it is no easy decision. It is like changing
career in mid-life. 1 hope these people do go back to
church, and I hope that they find God there in the midst
of their lives, because this new stress-filled world needs
God more than ever before.

But | cannot put pressure on them. The decision
is theirs, and they must act on it. And the distance they
must travel from their world to that of Christianity is im-
mensc.

As for me, | will continue to tell them, and you,
about Jesus, God, and their relevance to our life today.

Fr. Joseph Leverge

SCHEDULE
Saturday Mass 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m.

No one will ever take the place of parents in the
important task of instilling the religious attitudes, habits
of prayer and good living in our children. But we are very
fortunate to have among us Father Joe LeVerge, to rein-
force and strengthen our role as parents.

Thus I feel that this year’s group of C.C.D. teachers also
have strong family conviction in the importance of these

values.

Mrs. Sandy Wilcox Course 1
Mrs. Sandy Cooper Course 1
Mrs. Louise Clark Course 2
Mrs. Mirella Saro Course 3
Mrs. Luciana Artico Course 4
Mrs. Lorraine Tyne Course 5
Sister Claire Course 6

Courses 7 and 8+ are held on Mondays, 3:30 and 4:15
respectively.

Our annual church bazaar will be held November
25th in the Rec Centre starting at 2 p.m. The parish:
greatly appreciates the support people have shown our
bazaar in the past. We look forward to seeing and serving
you again, whether it’s a cup of coffee or tea, or perhaps
you'll find that special handmade gift. There will be a fish
pond for the children with some special surprises.

November 27 marks the first Sunday of Advent, a
time to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.

NORTHERN
LIGHTS
- COLLEGE

by Allan Studd

OFFICE HOURS

Tucsday to Friday 9:00 - 12:00 Noon
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

The Cassiar Learning Centre has got off to a bit
of a slow start this Fall, but things are beginning to come
together now. | should remind people that as we sct up
courses, we usually have to make them break even finan-
cially. This means that we cannot run a course without
a minimum number of participants and these students
must pay up before the course can begin. If those regis-
trations are not received a reasonable amount of time be-
fore the beginning of a course, that course often has to
be cancelled.

The other limitation is the availability of instruc-
tors. We pay a good wage and encourage people with
specific skills to come forward and instruct for us. Our
wages vary from $12 to $15 per hour for non-credit

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When yaqu need replacement parts or want some extra
accessories for your Cat, dont settie for cheap copies. Because
in the long run. they cost more. Accept no substitutes. Come to us
for Genuine Arctic Cat” Parts anc Accessories.

DARREW’S
GAPS

AUTHORIZED ARCTCO* ARCTIC CAT“ DEALER

@Arctccinc. [688 ‘Trademarks MARKO Ins

courses, and are $17.85 per hour for credit courses. We
necd instructors in all sorts of arcas from general interests
to trades and skills. If you have a special area that you
could teach, please drop in and sce us or give us a call.
It is a wonderful thing to be able to help another person
Icarn.

The Cassiar Learning Centre has come a long
way in two years from the days of working out of the
Programmer’s living room. We realise, however, that we

“need to make our Céntre much more. presentable.
Therefore, over the next few months we will be remodel-
ling, buying new furniture and reorganizing. The com-
puters will be moved onto real work stations, the over-
sized counters will be moved out, one room will be sct
aside for student services and counselling and books,
calendars, investment information will be organized and
attractively displayed. A bullctin board will be dis-
played on the side of the building so that it will be casy
for you to find out what is taking place at the College.
REFERENCE MATERIALS

We now have a complete set of calendars for the
Universities and Colleges of B.C. and Alberta to assist

We keep

quite a bit of investment and business information. We

you with planning your further education.

have just acquired, on loan, the new four-volume Cana-
dian Encyclopedia. All of this is available for you to
look over, so come down and see what we have.

SEE THE LATEST
FROM

DARRENW'’S

AUTHORIZED ARCTCO* ARCTIC CAT* DEALER

COMPUTER INSTRUCTION

In the way of actual courses of instruction, we
have had an overwhelming response to anything to do
with computers. At the beginning of October we ran
one course in computer spreadsheeting and another in
computerized accounting. We now have Word Process-
ing in progress and it bas a waiting list. We will be offer-
ing more of the same, but instructors, times and course
content still have to be worked out.

CPR TRAINING

At the end of November we are bringing in an
instructor in CPR (Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation)
who will be updating the Hospital staff, but who will
also be offering courses for the public or special groups.
Heart failure is the number one cause of death in Canada.
In a four-hour course at Northern Lights College, you
can learn what to do if someone chokes, stops breathing,
or has a heart attack. The course is available for those
concerned about infant-child, family, adult or institu-
tional situations.

Finally, we are looking for your input. In a town
where nearly everyone works, and works on very differ-
ent shifts, it is hard to know what courses to offer and
when. We would like to hear your ideas. Give us a call,
drop us a line or come in and visit, but do speak to us so
we know what you would like to see.

THE LEGEND.

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CARS

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NEW LIBRARY HOURS

Monday a 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

7-9 p.m.
Thursday 2-4 p.m.
Friday 7-9 p.m.
Saturday 2-3 p.m.
Sunday 2-4 p.m.

CHILDREN’S STORY TIME
Saturday afternoons, 2 - 3 p.m.

A number of older kids have expressed an interest
in reading to younger kids, so if you’d like to hear a good
story and you’re from 3 years to 9 years old, come out to
the Library on Saturday afternoons!

The Cassiar Public Library

is happy to announce that we will be
raffling off a set of the new

‘4-volume edition of

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Tickets - 2.00 Each

or
3 for *5.00

Available from any Library Board
member or at the Library.

Draw will take place at the

LIONESS BAZAAR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

1st PRIZE - FOOD HAMPER

The Writer’s
Corner

THE ENCOUNTER
by Lorraine Lanteigne

Brief, too brief we touched in time
Two lonely souls needing one another
You for your purpose, me for mine.
The conversation came easy, just right
We spoke one to another as if

.Old friends restoring memories of a night

Long ago when we knew each other

In a deep and intimate way.

Testing the depths of understanding

Each deciding not to go but to stay.

We sat as friends oftendo

Comfortable in the warmth of our laughter
Both.willing to see this time through

To its end not rehearsed or planned

But one which led us both to

An encounter meant for woman and man.
In reflection I ponder that moment long ago
When in the light of human relationship
We two shared something special I know.
For though our encounter was one of need
It will not be forgotten

At least not by me!

The Courier welcomes contributions from its

readers for this section - poems, verse, short stories.
We reserve the right to edit all material submitted.

Annual Tea, Bake Bale & Bazaar

WILL BE HELD
ON

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26th |
at THE REC CENTRE 2p.m. :

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Cassiar Courier November 1988 Page 5
THE RIVER DEASE

by P.C. Sumners:
How gentle flows i
The River Dease
Its waters cool and clear.
And on its banks
Log cabins stand
To guard its tranquil peace.

Gone are the times
When on her breast
She carried men with dreams

-On rafts and boats of every sort

They came
With all their schemes.

With perils and starvation
Ever close at hand

With spade and pan

They made their stand
And tamed a savage land.

Silent are the paddles now

Of men of former times

To the graveyard of ambitions
They’ve made their final climb
But if you listen carefully
With spirit all aglow

You'll hear those men

Of former times

A-singing as they go.

The river boats

/n disrepair

Lay on her wounded shores

A-waiting on their captains

Who will return no more

For the highway that she helped to build
Has now her burden eased

So gentle... gentle

Flows the River Dease.

2nd and 3rd PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED
TICKETS - $2.00 each 3 for $5.00

‘DOOR PRIZES

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#2 SPECIAL TABLE FOR CHILDREN

DONATIONS OF HANDICRAFTS .

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