Wednesday, March 28, 2007 · Page 22 SHUTTER BUG Known for his extensive collection of photographs and cameras, 82-year-old Bob McLean of Amherstburg explains the workings of an early box camera during a presentation to the Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society, March 22. Trinity Anglican Choir practice will be held on Wed. Apr. 4 due to the service on Thursday for Maundy Thursday. Baptism date is set for May 27. If you wish to participate or bring forth a child to receive the sacrament please call the office. If you are over the age of 12 and are interested in Confirmation please let the rector know by contacting the office so that preparation can be made for classes. St. Paul's and Trinity are now online. The email ddress is stpauls.trinity@ ellnet.ca. We would like to ut together a web page. If ou have any knowledge of ow this can be done, lease contact the office. Palm Sunday, Holy eek and Easter Sunday ervices: Sun. Apr. 1 Palm Sunday Sunday of the Passion. :30 a.m. Holy Eucharist at rinity. Thurs. Apr. 5 Maundy Thursday. One service only at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's. Fri. Apr. 6 Good Friday. One service only at 3 p.m. at Trinity. Sun. Apr. 8 The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day. 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist at Trinity. Essex Deanery ACW Annual Meeting Sat. Apr. 14 at St. Stephen's in Oldcastle. Registration and coffee from 9-9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. with the business meeting to follow. Lunch hosted by Stephen's ACW. Afternoon guest speakers are Terri Whitfield and Val Reid from St. Mary's Family Learning Centre. Movie Night at the Church as part of our celebration of the Dio- cese's Sesquicentennial. Come and watch a showing of "Huron Our Story" a documentary that brings to life the legacy of our first bishop Benjamin Cronyn. April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity (movie review on bulletin board). If you need or would like a ride please call the office. The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer presents a workshop "Joy in Prayer" Sat. May at East London Anglican Ministries, 2060 Dundas St. E. from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please bring a bag lunch. Refreshments supplied. Please call 519433-7164 to register or email marianhaggerty@ sympatico.ca Diocese of Huron Sesquicentennial Children's Festival Sat. May 12 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Call 519-631-8750 or check out the diocesan web site www.diohuron.org for further details. vacation. If anyone would like to receive or discontinue the United Church Observer please let Rob know by Apr. 1. Bethel-Maidstone is having a Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner on Mar. 31 at 5:30 p.m. Advance tickets see a Steward or call 519737-6359. Tai Chi will be held on Fri. Mar. 30 at 10 a.m. in the hall. Gesto U.C. is having a Roast Beef Dinner on Mar. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Communion will be observed on Palm Sunday Apr. 1. The Sunday school is having their annual Easter Party and Egg Hunt during church time. Come and bring a friend. Easter Services are as follows: Maundy Thursday is on Apr. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Gesto. Pot luck supper. Good Friday service will be held on Fri. Apr. 6 at Gesto. Easter Sunday will be held at both churches at their regular times. Ruthven/Olinda United Church are presenting a Spring Fling on Apr. 1 at 2 p.m. for an afternoon of fun and entertainment. Refreshments at intermission. All proceeds going to Gesstwood Camp. Cottam United Church Women are holding their Easter Luncheon on Wed. Apr. 4 at 12:30 p.m. Reserved seating. The speaker is Madeline Malott. To reserve your seat call Mary Ann at 519-839-4165 by Mar. 30. The Stewards are planning a day trip to the Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia on June 9 to see "Nunsensations - a nunsense Las Vegas Review". Dinner at the Countryview Golf Club. For more information or to reserve a seat please call 519-737-6614 or 519-839-5475. Please remember all the sick and shutins, those in hospital and at home recuperating and those who mourn in your prayers and in your thoughts. - Bev Holland at St. refreshments Stephen's. Someone is needed to accompany on the organ the monthly services at Oak Park, LaSalle. Several people could share in this ministry. See Rev. Jane if interested. A.C.W. Deanery Annual Meeting on Sat. Apr. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Stephen's. Lunch will be a nominal fee. All welcome. A.C.W. Annual Meeting on Sat. Apr. 28 at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Registration at 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist at 2 p.m. St. Stephen's Yard and Bake Sale on Sat. Apr. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations (no clothing, shoes and purses) and baked goods welcome. 53rd Weekend will be held on June 1-3. Add a little music to your weekend with 3 Cantors in Concert. Weekend with the Primate: Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, theme speaker. Dinner at Pasta Redeemer on Sat. Apr. 28 from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets from parish council members. Strawberry Social and Yard Sale on Sat. June 16 at Redeemer. Dig out all those buried treasures. Holy Week Services: Apr. 1 Passion Sunday with liturgy of palms and Holy Eucharist; Apr. 4 mid-week Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at St. Stephen's; Apr. 5 Maundy Thursday Institution of the Lord's Supper with the washing of feet and stripping of the altar at 7:30 p.m. at Redeemer; Apr. 6 Good Friday, The Way of Sorrows, a Tenebrae service at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's; Apr. 7 Easter Vigil, This is the Night, 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's, a service of word and music that carries us from darkness to light, from bondage to freedom, from death to life, from promise to fulfillment; Apr. 8 Easter Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. Stephen's, 9:30 a.m. Sung Choral Eucharist at Redeemer, 11 a.m. Sung Choral Eucharist at St. Stephen's. very busy with their card playing activities. The winners of the Pepper game last Tuesday were Nina Towle, John Neufeld, Bob Ford, Cecile St. Denis, Josie Dresser, Vi Majors, Ruth Ferguson and Bob Matthew. Everyone is welcome to come and join in whether you really know the game or not as the others are great to help you to learn it, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday the regular euchre winners were Reba Knight, Lynn Will, George Diesbourg, Cecile St. Denis, Helen Slavik and Garnet Galloway. Door prizes to Nina Towle and Keith Dresser. Every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. a regular euchre party is held and everyone is welcome to come and join in with friends and neighbours. The ladies provide a great lunch following the games. Word was received that Ethel Allison will be moving this week to the Iler Retirement Home in Essex and I am sure she would love to see you for a nice visit. Enjoy your stay there Ethel as it's a beautiful place and the staff are wonderful. Happy anniversary wishes to Ollie and Joyce Smith as they celebrate #38 on Thurs. Mar. 29. Also on this date we bought our home here in 1970 and moved in and it was sure a wet muddy mess the day we moved. Bethel-Maidstone United We would like to welcome back Rev. Lilian from 7 p.m. Eucharistic Service with Bible Study following on Wednesday and Thursday from 7-8 p.m. with Ruth Harnadek, both at St. Stephen's. The best of Nooma on Sunday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. with Weather this past week has been gorgeous temperatures wise. We were finally able to get rid of our winter duds. The Pleasant Valley Community Club has been Gesto Beef Dinner on Thurs. Mar. 29 served from 4:30 p.m. to ? Bethel-Maidstone is having a ham and scalloped potato dinner on Sat. Mar. 31 at 5:30 p.m. Advance tickets only, call 519-7376359. Palm Sunday,Apr. 1 service at 9 a.m. and also Communion. Roast Beef Dinner at Trinity United Church on Sat. Mar. 24 from 4:40-7 p.m. Advance tickets only, call 519-733-2590. Maundy Thursday Service at Gesto on Apr. 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Good Friday Service Apr. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at BethelMaidstone. Easter Luncheon at Cottam United Church on Wed. Apr. 4 at 12:30 p.m. Call 519-839-4165 no later than Mar. 30 to reserve a seat. COSTIN, Donald Richard Donald Richard Costin, 67 yrs., passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Fri. Mar. 23, 2007 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Carolyn (nee Laramie) for 46 yrs. Loving father of Donald and Michael both of Essex. Proud grandfather of Jessica, Donnie and Brandon. Survived by his brother Clifford of Essex. grandfather Don's Richard "Dick" and his father and mother Don and Anna bought the Grand Central Tavern in 1947. Through the years and many changes in Essex the family has always maintained and operated "The Grand". In recent years Don, along with his wife and sons, have been proud to serve the many families and friends that come to the Grand. Don was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #201, Essex, member of Central Lodge #402 AF & AM, the York Right, as well as a longtime member and supporter of The Mocha Shrine. Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home, 87 Maidstone Ave. E., Essex (519-776-4233) Wed. 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial Service to celebrate Don's life will be held from the funeral home on Thurs. Mar. 29 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Loretta Zimmerman officiating. Masonic Lodge service on Wed. at 7:30 p.m. Private family interment at Victoria Memorial Gardens will take place at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Salvation Army or the Crippled Shriner's Children's Hospital would be appreciated. Family and friends are encouraged to share their memories and condolences at www.reidfuneralhome.ca Reid Funeral Home will plant a tree in memory of Donald Costin 169 IRWIN AVE. 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