Our Service was together with St John\u2019s Church in Marathon<\/p>\n
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Scripture Mark 10: 46-52 : \u201c They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, \u201c Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!\u201d Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, \u201c Son of David, have mercy on me!\u201d Jesus stood still and said, \u201c Call him here.\u201d And they called the blind man, saying to him, \u201cTake heart: get up, he is calling you,\u201d Then Jesus said to him, \u201cWhat do you want me to do for you?\u201d The blind man said to him, \u201c My teacher, let me see again.\u201d Jesus said to him,\u201dGo; your faith has made you well.\u201d Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are some interesting Characters in this story. Jesus, the crowds, the disciples and the blind man.\u00a0 Could you relate to any of these persons? Could you have been a disciple and watched as the friends brought the blind man to Jesus? Could you have been a disciple who stood by and watched the healing? Could you have been a friend? Or could you have been the blind man who in his faith was healed?<\/p>\n Isn\u2019t it interesting that the upper class or the well to do seldom came to Jesus for help? Jesus chose the poorest, the neglected, and rejected persons to help and they are the ones that had the faith in him to accept his healing. We all need in some way to ask Jesus for our sight to be returned so that we can see the image of God\u00a0 in all of those \u201c sitting by the side of the road\u201d in our time and place. Jesus is calling you. What would this do to your faith?<\/strong><\/p>\n Announcements:<\/strong><\/p>\n November 3,\u00a0\u00a0 next Sunday Pastor Ron Henson will be conducting the service at First United at 11 am. The Royal Canadian Legion members and auxiliary will be attending and then go to Hawk Junction for a Remembrance Day service. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We invite you to join us in faith.<\/p>\n The United Church Women will meet on November 4, at 7 pm in the Family Room. Please feel free to join us.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Prayer Shawl group will meet on November 9th<\/sup> 3 pm in the Family Room. All knitters and crocheters are welcome, Needles, crochet hooks and wool are available if needed.<\/p>\n On Saturday, November 2 the clocks fall back, if you don\u2019t change your time you may have an extra hour of prayer at the church before the service starts.<\/p>\n October 29 to November 2 \u2013 Diwali\u00a0 (the Hindu festival of Lights. <\/strong>It\u00a0 symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The five-day celebration is observed every year in early Autumn after the conclusion of the summer harvest. In coincides with the new moon and is deemed the darkest night of the Hindu lunisolar calendar.)<\/p>\n October 31 \u2013 National UNICEF Day<\/p>\n November 11 Remembrance Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our Service was together with St John\u2019s Church in Marathon Scripture Mark 10: 46-52 : \u201c They came to Jericho. 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