CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 11, 1980 _ 2 1 i 1. MP Lyle Kristiansen’s constituency secretary, Gerald Rotering, presents aang publisher Burt Campbell with a Canadian flag and offered the MP's Qi congratulations to the Castlegar News and its staff. 4 2. Many friends, staff members and family were on hand for the historical <3 first Sunday press run. 3 3. Audrey Moore brought congratulations and best wishes from city council and the people of Castlegar. i 4. Mrs. L. V. Campbell, widow of the founding publisher of the Castlegar @ News, pushes the button with pressman Tom Brodman formolly starting twice- weekly publication of the 32-year-old Castlegar News. : ; 5. Castlegar Chamber of Commerce president Tom Oglow and advertising soles representative Bob Smith enjoy a glass of Champagne served by CasNews staffer Kay Hughes, 6. Important part of the twice-weekly Castlegar News and its sister publication, the Mid-Week Mirror, are the "stuffers" employed by Mary Ann and Robert Fullerton. All sections of the paper and flyers are colladed together by their hard-working crew and then distributed to carriers at drop-off points. 7. Castlegar News carriers Brian Graham and Darryl Patter inspect the first sdition of the Sunday edition which expands their jobs to twice-weekly lelivery. : 8. Bob Zanon, senior account manager of the Bank of Montreal, looks over the first Sunday paper with publisher Burt Campbell, 9. Composing room foreman Mickey Read presents CasNews publisher Burt Campbell with a "PMT" of the first front page. of the Sunday Castlegar News, Production personnel .made up the special front page with the words “First Issue — Super Sunday” on it, 10. Circulation manager Linda Kositsin was busy on Super Sunday as carriers phoned in between 8 a.m. and 10.a.m. to report completion of their routes. 11. The Sunday edition appeared on the doorsteps of all with Grace Honchar greeting her paper boy, Darryl Patter, at the door. 3 12. Early delivery allowed Castlegar Airport fire chief Jim Brindley to read his - Sunday CasNews during his morning coffee break. 13. M..M. Chernoff found the Sunday edition a welcome companion during Sunday breakfast at Dixie Lee. 2 “DEAR DR. GRAHAM: With all the terrible things happening in the world today, don’t you feel that the second coming of Christ is very neur? ; if t : CW. DEAR C.W.: It is interesting that I am asked this 3 question with increasing frequency ‘today. I believe It is because many people realize how hopeless the, human situation is apart from the intervention of God. | ey Be We are warned in scripture against making specific . predictions about the return of Christ. We are promised that some day He will return to establish His rule. < This is what the Bible calls “the blessed hope” — the glorious appearing of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13), However, we are also told that He will come . when many people least expect Him. “The day of the Lord will E come like a thief” (2 Peter 3:10). Or again we are warned, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (Matthew 24:36). Billy Graham At the same time, however, the Bible does tell us there will be certain signs which should alert us to the nearness of «His coming. For example, the Bible speaks of “wars and rumors of wars... Nation will rise against nation, and ‘kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places” (Matthew 24:6-7). Certainly that description could well apply to our own age. : ‘The Bible also tells us that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as‘a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). ‘This is ’ increasingly true today, with modern missionary movements reaching many parts of the world and Christian radio extending into virtually every corner of the earth. : _ Whether Christ comes soon, or delays His coming for many generations, our lives should be the same. We should always be living for Him. “You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming” (2 Peter 3:11-12), t Collection plates foil inflation Vancouver churches haven't been hurt by a spi- ralling inflation rate that has effectively halved the -Can- adian dollar's purchasing . power of 1970. Lower Mainland religi- ous leaders report that col- lection plate funds have increased with inflation — usually at the same level. Ina 1970 cliurchgoer put $10 in the collection plate in 1970, he. or she gave $15 in 1975 and gives $20 today. Rev. Robert Bruneski, of the Royal Oak Baptist Church, 5190 Norfolk, Bur= naby, said that in 1974-75, active members of his con- gregation donated, or tithed, an average $410.87 each an- nually, In 1979 they gave $662 a year — an increase of more than 50 per cent. Rev. Bruneski reports that donations from the Sun- day: morning attendance — which includes non-active members — showed an even more dramatic increase. Those figures rose from $19.74 each in 1975 to $408.23 each in 1979. Rev. ly $25,000 of their $30,: budget for }1979 was raised in the coll he says, cames from other sources, such as their handi- capped day care centre. Rev. Bruneski said it is possibly because his congre- gation is so small (60 mem- bers) that the church has been able to escape the pains of inflation. “Small congre- gations become aware of our needs quicker.”, The. word tithe, which comes, from the Old Testa- ment, means donating one- tenth of one’s income, which belongs. to God. “We don't advocate giv- ing that. much,” Rev.: Brun- eski said. “But some churches do.” : ‘ Mark Kennedy, treasur- er for the’ Vancouver First Church of the Nazarene, $98 East 19th, said 97 per cent of their budget comes from tithing. “We're not subsi- dized by anyone. “For the last three years T've seen that our collections have doubled the inflation rate." Before that, he said, do- nations merely kept tabs with inflation. “We've had no trouble meeting our ex- penses.” . : The church has 200 ac- Sixteen children make st communion today Sixteen children will make their First Holy Com- munion today at the 10 a.m. mass at St. Rita's ‘Catholic . Church. The children, all grade 12 children, will enter the church in a procession. Following the mass, there will be a lunch for the len plate, The rest,---7. ‘the First Commiunion scrolls will be presented to the chil- dren by Fr. Michael Guinan at the lunch, while a gift will be given to each child by the CWL in honor of the special occasion. Those making their first communions are: Maria Sequeira, Jennifer Small, Gerald Quintanilha, Christena Sabourin, Paul ‘Bayes, Peter Decosta, Jamie Muller, Christopher Stock, Luis Nachado, Maria Costa, Sheila. Miner, Tracy Pavitt, Darryl Pavitt, Cynthia Read, Luana Masini and Marc Bois- vert. Pulpit & Pew. by Ministers in the West Kootenay ‘By PASTOR ED WEGNER Forgiveness is one of the sweetest words of any lang- uagel - According to the diction- ary, the word means: To cancel, to remit, to pardon, to overlook, Because of sin, we need forgiveness. People are look- ing — reading — crying out for forgiveness and freedom from guilt. Man has looked to formal religion but the guilt and pain of unforgiven sin still remains. Buddha cries out. The leaders of Hinduism, with their many forms and gods, ask you to live a. good life. Still, forgiveness and per- sonal peace do not come. The prophet Mohammed de- mands the loyalty of its. millions of followers. Islam even believes in one God but there is still no relief. “Many cults are in the world today — all of them promising many things, but they cannot promise, or give forgiveness. No cult, no religion, no church, no man, woman can forgive your sins. No one except the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Paul, in Ephesians 1:7 says “in Him we have re- demption, through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace.” We hear some people : say, “What a shame that Jesus, the Son of God, who lived a perfect life, had to die | such a horrible death!" The Bible answers this statement in Hebrews 9:22“... and without shedding of blood there is not forgiveness,” Jesus had to die the way that He did on the crass. This sinless Man, the only right- eous one ever to live on this. earth, gave His life willingly, — voluntarily — to secure forgiveness for every man, woman and child ever to live. Jesus, in John 14:6, boldly said “I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to tive members and the aver- age donation, offered every two weeks, is about $75. -Kennedy believes do- nations may have increased so dramatically because the parish realized the church wanted to pay off the mort- gage on a 1972 addition. The. addition — cost $120,000 and half the original $100,000 loan is paid off. Rev. John Charnell, of the Church: of -Christ the King, 4550 Kitchener, also said donations have’ kept pace with inflation. | Jim Chisholm, adminis- trator for the B.C. conference of the United Church of Can- ada, said the United Church has a national pool of funds to help churches “but we haven't had to increase those grants at the same rate of inflation.” Those grants in- | creased by two to three per cent last year — well below the inflation rate. Chisholm said congrega- tion offerings are “healthy” and the 1979-80 saw a 29 per cent increase in the collection plate over 1978-79. The United Church pre- fers to receive five per cent of each parishioner's dispo- sable ‘income. “But (though) “the ‘majority of*givers are below that . . . we're not suffering.” 2 Chisholm said it is more difficult these days to initiate new church programs. Senior Pastor Rod Loe- wen, of the New Westmin-- stér Evangelical Free Church, 7895 Canada Way, , said the church isn’t short of funds, but “inflation is hurt- ing... I can't put a new the Father but by Me.” Have you come to Jesus for forgiveness? John 1:7 says: “The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin? sin.” Has Jesus forgiven your 6350 extension on the building. And we'd like to hire a youth pasto Father James, O'Brien, of the Corpus Christi Church, Nanaimo, _ said church-is doing fine. : 1 To tell her how special she is, take Mom out to dinner on her special day, from us to her : -We have a special gift for Mom on Sunday. 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