APRIL MENU: Quarter Chicken Baked Beans Baked Potatoes Rolls Cabbage Salad Plains Perfect Pies Cheese Cakes Juice, Tea and Coffee

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1 APRIL 2018 THE PLAIN FACTS a monthly newsletter of FIRST YARMOUTH PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH 6071 Fairview Road, R. R. # 4 St. Thomas ON N5P 3S8 plainschurch@rogers.com Website: Phone: Newsletter Staff Distribution: Barb Axford Technical Support: Phyllis Huffman Editor: Nancy Millman Contributors: Pastor Margaret Bell Rev. Malcolm Rust Plains family PLAINS CHURCH SPRING CHICKEN BARBEQUE Wednesday April :30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Advance Ticket Sales Only NO tickets sold at the door. PHONE: ADULTS - $16.00 CHILDREN (6 YEARS - 12 YEARS) $6.00 CHILDREN under 6 years - eat FREE MENU: Quarter Chicken Baked Beans Baked Potatoes Rolls Cabbage Salad Plains Perfect Pies Cheese Cakes Juice, Tea and Coffee Cash donations toward the purchase of chicken and condiments are welcome. Please contact Edith Norton A portion of the proceeds designated to Childcan Supporting Children And Families Through Childhood Cancer.

2 2 PRAYER CONCERNS To protect the privacy concerns of our families, friends, neighbours and church family, it is requested that before names are submitted to the Pastor for prayer, or are put on the Plain Facts prayer list, permission be sought and granted from the individuals to be named, or from family members who have been given express permission to speak on their behalf. Sylvia Lusted Cathy Tredenick Marilyn Cartwright Myron & Kathy Cannady & family Eleanor House Family of Earle Kipp Janet and Dennis Dennis Angyal Janet Stewart Wayne Dale Cherie Doyon Eric Plaunt Jim Duffy Sherry & Courtney Jack & Noreena Satchell Toots Gillard Jim Maynard Brenda & Brian Oliver Glenda House Karl Crocker Randy Paul Brad Bastien Floyd & Sharon Axford Elsie Robins Sara Atkinson George Martyn Sunday Scripture Readings April 01 - Easter Sunday April 08 April 15 John 20: 1-18 John 20: Luke 24: 36b - 48 Mark 16: 1-8 April 22 April 29 May 06 Psalm 23 1 John 4: 7-21 John 15: 9-17 John 10: John 15: 1-8 Acts 10: In Sympathy The Plains Church family extend our sympathy to the family of Earle Kipp who passed away on March 22, 2018 in his 96 th year. Earle was the husband of the late Florence Kipp, father of Kevin Kipp and Janet and the late Kim Kipp (Terry), and uncle of Floyd and Sharon Axford. He was a former long-time organist at St. Andrew's United Church, St. Thomas. He will be missed. GOD HATH NOT PROMISED God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. God hath not promised we shall not know Toil and temptations, trouble and woe; He hath not told us we shall not bear Many a burden, many a care. God hath not promised smooth roads and wide, Swift, easy travel, needing no guide; Never a mountain rocky and steep, Never a river turbid and deep. But God hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the labor, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, Unfailing sympathy, undying love. Annie J.Flint 1919 On Earth Day, take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time.

3 3 EVENTS FOR APRIL April 01 Sun 7:00 A.M. Easter Sunrise Service - AT Dayna s oak tree, front lawn of church, followed by breakfast in Oak Hall. 10:00 A.M. Easter Sunday Service - Communion Sunday April 02 Mon 9:30-3:00 Plains Knotty Quilters quilting in Oak Hall Easter Monday April 08 Sun 10:00 A.M. Sunday Service - Service of Child Presentation and Parental Dedication for Mateo Mifsud and his mother, Erene. April 09 Mon 9:30-3:00 Plains Knotty Quilters quilting in Oak Hall. April 10 Tues 1:30 P.M. Ladies Aid - Speaker Helen Klassen from Open Bible Baptist Church in Aylmer, and Christian author. April 11 Wed 8:30 A.M. After8's Breakfast at Sunset Café April 14 Sat 2:00-4:00 Malcolm Rust s 80 th Birthday Party - Wayside Inn Lounge, Talbotville. Donations to St. Thomas Food Bank and Inn Out of The Cold in lieu of personal gifts. April 15 Sun 10:00 A.M. Sunday Service - In celebration of Lillian Hartford s 80 th Birthday, birthday cake, coffee and tea will be served in Oak Hall following the service. April 16 Mon 9:30-3:00 Plains Knotty Quilters quilting in Oak Hall. April 18 Wed. 4:30-6:30 Plains Church Spring Chicken Barbeque - a portion of the proceeds designated to ChildCan Supporting Children and Families Through Childhood Cancer. April 22 Sun 10:00 A.M. Sunday Service - Sunday Service- Earth Day- Congregants are invited to wear gardening clothes to worship and to bring a poem, prayer or scripture to share about the wonders of Nature or share one suggestion of what we can do to make the Earth healthier. April 29 Sun 10:00 A.M. Sunday Service - Sunday Service - Caring Cupboard Sunday We will joyfully celebrate a service of Believer's Baptism with Louise Angyal and John Gibbons. May 6 Sun 10:00 A.M. Sunday Service - Communion Sunday - we will happily welcome the following people into church membership: Karen Cook, Faneeza and Martin Proulx, John Gibbons, Louise Angyal, John Doner, Dave and Carolyn Chesterfield, Dominic Kisiel and Erin Chesterfield. May our union be sweet as we seek to follow the Way of Jesus as a church family. What is a tree's least favorite month? Sep-timber. How do trees get on the internet? They log in. In honor of Earth day, I'm sending all of my work-related s to my "recycle" folder.

4 4 APRIL BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES 7 TH Brenton Axford 19 th Lillian Hartford (80) 7 th Ryan Ruddock 20 th Donna Limon 14 th Margaret Bell, Ordained in th Brian Plaunt 21 st Cassidy Proctor 23 rd Malcolm & Donna Rust (35) 9 th Tiffany Graham 21 st Sally Paul 11 th Mary Smoke 26 th Evan Jackson 13 th Madge Barrett 26 th Troy Dale 13 th Malcolm Rust (80) 28 th Pauline Duffy 14 th Lillian Bell 30 th Michael Johnson 18 th Jack Cummings 18 th Diane O Brien FAMILY CAMP OUT at Springwater. The dates are FATHER S DAY WEEKEND June 14-17, 2018 (Thursday to Sunday)

5 5 Saturday, March 14 following the Men s Breakfast... Dressed and ready to go! church group to visit a medical marijuana plant in Aylmer, WeedMD. Photo by Malcolm Rust This group from Plains was the first The Tate family: You may have heard of the Tate family. They are in every organization. There is Dic Tate who wants to run everything. Ro Tate is always trying to change things. Agi Tate stirs up trouble whenever possible, with the help of Irri Tate, who is always there to lend a hand. Every time new ideas are suggested, Hesi Tate and Vegi Tate are there to say they can t possibly work. Ima Tate just wants to copy other organizations and never try anything new. Devas Tate loves to be interruptive and Poten Tate wants to be the big shot. But it is Facilli Tate, Cogi Tate and Medi Tate who always save the day and get everyone pulling together. The Trouble Tree The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles as he hugged his two sons and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward, as he walked me to the car, we passed the tree and curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier. Oh, that s my trouble tree, he replied. I know I can t help having troubles on the job, but one thing s for sure. Troubles don t belong in the house with my wife and boys. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. Funny thing is, he smiled, when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.

6 6 FIRST YARMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENT as at March 31, 2018 General Fund Missions Communion Fund Sunday School Totals Income 25, , , Expenses 24, , Net Gain(Loss) , Balance end of , , Balance as at 03/31/ , , , Notes: 1. The General Fund has a net gain at the end of March, 2018 of $ The cost of the new Quickbooks Software and the new Computer for the Treasurer's use totalled $1, Total Missions income as at 28 March, 2018 totalled $ That amount has been forwarded to CBOQ and CBM. This amount is made up as follows: CBOQ - General Budget - $ CBOQ Local Missions - $60.00; CBM - General Budget - $105.01; and CBM Sharing Way undesignated - $ The Communion fund had a net gain at the end of March 2018 of $ There is an amount from previous years of $627.13, for a total Communion Fund of $1, The designated Sunday School amount as at 31 of March, 2018 totalled $ That amount has been paid to the Treasurer of the Sunday School, Hazel Brekelmans, at the end of the 1st quarter, March 31, There is a Door Fund set up for an automatic accessible door for the front entrance. That fund has a total of $4, to date, which includes memorial funds in memory of Mary Lou Greenslade of $1,700, $150 in memory of Anna Vannoord, $200 in memory of Don Graham as well as $125 to honour Jim and Marion Maynard. There is also an amount of $2,400 from various donors for the door project. 6. Memorial funds to be used for the cemetery fence project are as follows: Dennis Wilson - $5,323.70; Helen Munroe - $20.00, Peg Springer - $50.00, Mildred Chant - $730.00, Millie Williams - $100, Jerry Bristol - $25.00, and Don Norton - $745. These funds total $6, and will be used for the cemetery fence project, as approved by the 2017 Annual General Meeting. 7. There are memorial donations to honour the late Helen (Peg) Bell totalling $2, These funds have not been designated at the present time. 8. An amount of $1,000 has been received from the Executors of the Estate of Helen (Peg) Bell, and is not yet designated. Respectfully Submitted, Shirley E. Dale, Treasurer

7 PASTOR S PAGE In the Spring of the year that I began my pastorate at Plains (1990) I met with the Deacons and asked them, Would you like me to do a Maundy Thursday Service or a Good Friday Service? What s Maundy Thursday? they asked, to which I brilliantly responded, It s the Thursday before Good Friday. Actually that s all I could find out about the day in the Dictionary. Maundy Thursday is also known as Holy Thursday. In some churches the devout gather to celebrate communion or the ritual of foot-washing or both, commemorating Jesus last hours with his disciples just prior to his arrest. The Deacons chose that I do a Good Friday Service instead and for the past 27 Good Fridays a small group of the devout have gathered at the church at 10 a.m. to mark this somber, terrible, yet Holiest of days. In my younger days, the Jerseyville young people s group joined with others to mark Good Fridays at a little country church located just south of Brantford. The service was held at 7 a.m. inside the church. The sanctuary was always decorated to the rafters with Easter lilies and other flowers, all ready for the BIG DAY on Sunday. We sang Easter up from the grave he arose type songs and, well, it felt way more like EASTER than GOOD FRIDAY. I suppose the sermons were focused on the Cross. Don t tell anybody, but I don t remember a single word of those sermons. It was a long time ago after all. Besides that, right after worship we walked out of the sanctuary directly into the hall where a full menu breakfast awaited. So while we were singing Easter Hymns and looking at all the lilies the aroma of bacon, eggs and coffee wafted into the room from the kitchen! After the HOUR long service of smelling breakfast and then having breakfast, some of the pilgrims travelled to the Big Baptist Church in Brantford to celebrate a traditional communion service. Those of us too full to be that faithful went home. Fast forward several years and I am a seminary student mid-way through my third year of Divinity College. I was just months away from meeting up with the fine, faithful friends at Plains! My Supervising Pastor in my field education church invited me to their Good Friday Service. I walked into a sanctuary that had been stripped of all ornamentation. The colorful banners were gone. There was no organist at the big pipe organ. The minister sat alone on the platform beside a table. On the table sat the bread and juice in the usual communion set. We were handed scriptures to read and questions upon which to meditate. No one read aloud or sang or prayed aloud. When we were ready we went forward individually to receive communion from the minister. Then we could sit down again or leave. The room was as silent... as... a...grave. And that s the Day when I FELT I had experienced a Meaningful Good Friday Service. If you haven t attended a Good Friday Service at Plains I assure you that there will be no lilies, no banners, no triumphant music, and no deliciously tantalizing bacon or coffee odors! But if you want or need to experience the darkness before the light, the sadness before the joy, the suffering before the glory, then come. A few of the devout will gather for the 28 th time to remember Jesus and hold a sacred vigil. There s room at the Cross for you. Grace to you, my dear friends,