Issue 23 - Feb/March 99

Issue 23 - February - March 1999

"sing psalms, hymns & spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the lord

Colossians 3:16,17

"A Trusting Heart"

The following are pointers that Major Rowe gave to us on his last Sunday before heading off to International Training College in England:

ť Make a decision to trust the Lord. Remember only He can save, & satisfy.

ť Make a total surrender. Renouce yourself & put God first.

ť Be devoted. Seek the pleasure of Christ daily.

ť Know your sense of direction!

Primary Department - "Little Brick Layers for the Lord"

All young people between the ages of 2 & 7 are invited to visit our Primary Department. They meet in the gym each Sunday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. They sing, share stories, enjoy activities and learn more about the life of Jesus.

Ask Primary Sgt., Lesley Lee & her teachers to explain to you what all the excitement is about.

Take a look at the big poster on display in the gym and see how "Little brick layers are building up God's Temple"!

Sr. Sunday School Invites You to Beat the Midwinter Blahs!

The Sr. Sunday School children have begun to diligently raise funds for Self Denial. Bill Leach is coordinating a Bowling Event for the entire Corps Family.

You are invited to join in the fun on Saturday, February 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. This will take place at Bowlerama (Market Plaza). See Bill if you have a team of 6 who would like to enter or if you just want to bowl by yourself.

Scout News

Sunday, February 7 @ 2 p.m. Scout Leaders Deryck, Cara & Mark will be taking "The Polar Plunge" into Chemong Lake at the Causeway. ** All proceeds to boost Scout Funds. They will also make a donation to the Self Denial fund. The Temple Times news team is offering a $5.00 reward for the best picture, we will also make a $5.00 donation to Self Denial. See Debbie with your pictures.

On February 21 @ 11 a.m. Capt. Mark Guitter will conduct the DIVINE SERVICE in the Temple. The scouting movement is recognizing their 60th Anniversary.

Good News

Michelle Hatfield passed her Nursing exams & has accepted a position in Texas. This past week proud Mom, Bev, travelled to the U.S. with her to help her get settled. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Greg Leach who received his Jr. Soldier Graduation Certificate.

10 year old Matthew Harding underwent brain surgery last November at Sick Children's Hospital in T.O. Drs. succesfully removed some brain tissue which was causing serious seizures & the necessity to take heavy medication. Grandparents Roy & Jean Harding feel the surgeons knife was guided by God's hand because of faithful prayers of many of our Corps Family. Thanks for you prayers.

Matthew lives in Bowmanville with parents Russ & Kim, sister Jennifer and brother Andrew. We were pleased to see Matthew at our Christmas Eve service & at a Sunday meeting in early January, just weeks after his surgery.

"Free Valentines"

Courtesy of Temple Times News team. See Major Sandra or Primary Sgt., Lesley Lee for a sheet of valentines you can give away. Unique messages!

A Musical Commentary:
Feb. 14th Guest Leader, Capt. Kevin Metcalf

God says that his people should make music together in fellowship & in worship. There is an assumption in scripture that this will be done regularly & that it will be done well. As with many of life's pursuits.

In order to do music well, some effort is required. This is called "practicing" - a personal discipline which has lost its appeal for far too many "musicians".

The number of competent pianists in the Army is declining (not in Peterborough!) in some part due to the popularity of taped music. And while the number of people involved in church bands and orchestras in North Americahas grown exponentially over the past 20 years, the opposite is happening in the Army.

There is a potential tragedy here and it remains for the faithful few to show some real effort as a motivational example to the next generation.

Not every musician will achieve great accomplishments, but every musician can practice. Get at it!!

Kevin's Pick (CD recommendation):
"Masterpiece" by Doug Chalk. Contemporary Christian Songs. (Instrumental)
Available at Salvation Army Supplies & Purchasing or through Capt. Metcalf. We have his E-mail address.

Great Work!

Temple music scholarships have recently been given presented to ... Rachel Ewing, Amanda Leach, Kelly Reid, Sarah Ewing, Tawnya Shields, Martha Ewing & Emily Ewing.

Look Who's Talking ...

Richard Allen Jr. wants grandparents , Majors Bob & Mary Allen to know that they can see him in his Bonnyville Alberta crib anytime they want by looking at the Temple Times On-Line Photo Album! Proud parents are former bandsman, Rick Allen & wife Lorraine.

Hope Calderwood (Born on December 29/98) would like to wish her mom & dad, Lisa & Glenn, a Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary on February 28. Hope says "It's been quite a year".

Hope has a riddle which Grandpa, D/BM Gary Wombwell taught her:

Q. What do John The Baptist & Winnie The Pooh have in common??

A. They both have the same middle name.

Message From Great Britain

As many of you will know I am in London, England for nine weeks at the Army's International College for Officers. I fear however that nine weeks may not be enough time for me to complete my mission here.

The Brits are a stranger lot than I had originally thought. For example, it will take at least a month to teach them how to drive properly. When I took the automobile for my first drive I found that someone had moved the steering wheel and all the gears to the other side. If that wasn't bad enough, when I finally got moving everyone was driving towards me, when I motioned for them to get back on the proper side of the road, they honked their funny foreign horns at me. One red, two storey jobby got rather rude and since he was so much bigger than me, I've decided to drive on the wrong side too, for now.

Then I hit my first "round-a-bout." Well, you know it's definately put together wrong when the inside track doesn't even have an exit. Fortunately, you can keep going round in that lane all day if you wish, matter of fact, I had to even if I didn't wish, fortunately I had plenty of petro, that's what they call gas over here. I told you they're strange. Actually at least that makes sense, I've never heard an Englishman say he had "petro" after eating his dinner.

Now that you mention dinner, eating is another area in which these poor chaps are rather confused! Someone asked, "what will you have for Tea?" Dah! Earl Grey, hot just like Capt. Picard" I said. They looked at me as if Capt. Picard was their Corps Officer or something. Oh yes, they had Earl Grey, thank God, but by "tea" they meant the evening meal. Can you say "supper?" Then someone said "what would like for pudding?" "How absurd", I thought, I'll have pudding for pudding." But no, you see, pudding is actually dessert over here. So I had pie for pudding and everyone was happy. In fact, they eat so often over here I'm not sure when they get time for anything else.

After dinner (that's noon by the way - stay with the program here), I recalled that a famous pussy cat went to London to see the Queen. I thought that would be a nice way to spend the afternoon. So off I went. It appears the Queen was not receiving guests that day. You know those toy soldiers with fuzzy hats and wooden guns? Turns out they are not just toys after all, they really can see, and run and shoot too. In Canada they send you to jail and let you out on bail real soon for lesser crimes but over here its "off with your head" for every little thing. It really is a terrible habit. Can you say "Charles the 1st?" I got a little scared whe I saw the tower. Fortunately they've not done that for quite some time now. Whew! Did you ever wonder what the world looks like when your head is rolling? Hey, who turned out the lights?

Actually, my first two weeks have not bee quite that eventful, but it has been great. I've not only been enjoying London and the great English hospitality, but it has also ben great getting to know my fellow officers from sixteen different countries. We have delegates from Canada, USA, Great Britain, Norway, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Bolivia, Philipines, Netherlands, Sweden. We are all becoming very good friends and making memories that will last a life time. It is amazing how the love of God and the unique fellowship of the Army crosses cultural barriers and how God breaks down all dividing walls between those who love and serve him. This is a great experience!

Thank you for your prayers. May you be as happy in whatever God has called you to do as I have been and continue to be in his service.

God Bless!

Major Rowe

Mocha Anyone?

Terry & Cheryl Mouland have a new addition in their family. Little Mocha says it won't be long before he can go down the stairs too! .... and for those of you not in the know, Mocha is a dog.

Friday Nights at Millbrook Arena

Want a good workout? Our men gather together to play hockey Friday night's at 11 p.m. If you are interested in playing see Keith Calderwood.

Keeping with the sports theme our Mens Championship Slo-Pitch team photo is now On-Line in the Photo Album.

What are you doing March Break?

We wish Amanda Leach a happy vacation with her cousins when she travels to Langley, B.C. Bring back a picture to share with us Amanda.

Some of our teens & twenties will be conducting Children's Crafts at Portage Place - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bring your young person along for some indoor activity (play room next to A&W) Our consultant, ECE, Lisa Calderwood will be co-ordinating this week. Rumour has it that Ms. Frizzle will be making a scheduled visit too!

What are you doing March Break?

Another reminder to visit our photo Album. New pictures are added as we receive them. If you have a picture you'd like to share give them to Debbie.

View Jr. & Sr. Soldier enrollement pictures from Christmas Sunday as well as others.

You can also check out the album and see a picture of Nannie Peg Braund's Christmas trip to Bermuda with Flipper?, James Birrell & family. This trip was courtesy of "Make-A-Wish Foundation".

ps ... James is doing G-R-E-A-T !

A Bug's Life

Congratulations to Sarah Ewing who has submitted the winning theme for the Sr. Sunday School's Self Denial effort this year. Keep the antennae up - you'll learn more about this in the weeks that lie ahead.

A High-Tech Prayer

As i boot up my PC,
my modem dialling next to me,
I ask you lord, Lord, give me a sign -
will i ever get on-line?
If you'd kindly let me through,
I'll byte no more than I can chew.
I'll surf the waves amid the Net,
with my mouse, my loyal pet,
And through each window I will see
the websites that are offered me.
Resisting any chat room's lure,
I'll download only what is pure.
If system errors don't prevail,
I vow to read all my e-mail.
If you save me from a crash,
I'll dump my games into the trash.
Just please don't take my CD-ROM!
Thank You, Lord, God Bless.com

Who's that lady always taking pictures?

Most of the photos you see on-line have been taken by A/CSM, JoAnne Leach.

Welcome aboard ...

The following people have recently joined our e-mail group: Brian & Lesley Lee (alisa Oliver & Joyce); Keitha Watson; Amanda Campbell; Jamie Pedlar (Kingston Citadel); Ryan Szabo (Woodroffe Temple); Capt. Jamie Braund (Bermuda); The Jeff Braund Family (Woodville); Majors Eric & Wanda Brown (THQ); Leut. Rob Reardon (Phoenix, Arizona).

Sunday Meetings

Christian Education Hour
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Classes for ages 2-99!
11:00 a.m. - Family Worship in The Sanctuary

Feb. 13th 8-11 a.m.
Valentines Breakfest Buffett in the gym.
Cost is $5.00 with proceeds to the Building Renevation Fund.

Feb. 14 @ 3 p.m.
Valentines Musicale in the sanctuary followed by refreshments in the gym. No cost & all are welcome.

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