The GOOD NEWSletter –

for Central United Church - Lunenburg

September 27th, 2020 Fall Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 8

Welcome Back to Church “2020”!!

You know you are from the Maritimes when …

1. You see people wearing hunting clothes at

social events.

2. You think of the major food groups as:

Meat, Fish and Tim Horton’s.

3. Your lingerie consists of tube socks and

flannel pajamas.

4. Driving is better in the winter because the

potholes are filled with snow.

5. You measure distance in hours.

6. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars

waiting to pass a tractor … on the highway.

7. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter,

Winter, Still Winter, and construction.

8. You know several people who have hit a

deer.

9. You install security lights on both your

house and garage and go and leave both

unlocked.

10. You often switch from “Heat” to A/C” in

the same day.

Happiness is a Choice

I asked one of my friends who has crossed 70 & is heading to 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following very interesting lines, which I would like to share with you.

1. After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children, my friends, now I have started loving myself.

2. I just realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders.

3. I now stopped bargaining with vegetable & fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not going to burn a hole in my pocket, but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees.

4. I pay my Sonic car-hop a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is toiling much harder for a living than me.

5. I stopped telling the elderly that they’ve already narrated that story many times. The story helps them walk down memory lane & relive their past.

6. I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of making everyone perfect is not on me. Peace is more precious than perfection.

7. I give compliments freely & generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only for the recipient,

but also, for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment, never, NEVER turn it down, just say “Thank You.” 8. I have learnt not to bother about a crease or

a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks louder

than appearances.

9. I walk away from people who do not value

me. They might not know my worth, but I do.

10. I remain cool when someone plays dirty

politics to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a

rat & neither am I in any race.

11. I am learning not to be embarrassed by my

emotions. It is my emotions that make me

human.

12. I have learned that it is better to drop the

ego than to break a relationship. My ego will

keep me aloof whereas with relationships, I will

never be alone.

13. I have learned to live each day as if it is the

last. After all, it might be the last.

14. I am doing what makes me happy. I am

responsible for my happiness, and I owe it to

myself. Happiness. Is a choice. You can be

happy at any time, just choose to be.

I decided to share this with all my friends. Why

do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 or 80, why

can’t we practice this at any stage or any age.

Old Ottawa’s part-and-forgotten memories,

FB Sept/2020

MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2020 - LIST OF CANDIDATES

The date of the next municipal election is

Saturday, October 17, 2020. The Town of Lunenburg elects a Mayor and six Councillors-at-large. List of Candidates (in alphabetical order) Mayor - you may vote for one (1) candidate: 1. John McGee 2. Matt Risser Councillors - you may vote for not more than six (6) candidates:

1. Ronnie Bachman 2. John Barr 3, Jenni Birtles 4. Kevin Corkum 5. Melissa Duggan 6. Stephen Ernst 7. Ed Halverson 8. Theo Heffler 9. Peter Mosher 10. Susan Sanford For more on the election and information for voters and candidates, visit the Town's "Elections" page: https://explorelunenburg.ca/elections.html

Recipes:

John Scott’s “Baking Powder Biscuits”

It is probably the same as most other standard

recipes, but I use frozen butter. I also like a

really wet dough, and do most of my mixing on

the board, treating it more like pastry.

4c flour

2 Tbsp Baking Powder

2 tsp salt

1 1/2 c milk

1c butter

I start them in a really hot oven, then drop it to

450-ish. Cook for 15-17 min turning halfway

through.

Sautéed Zucchini (recipe by Barbara Gerhardt)

1 cup sliced onion

2 TBSP. butter or margarine

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

6 cups unpeeled zucchini (cubed)

½ tsp salt, pepper, garlic powder.

Sauté onion in butter until soft.

Add mushrooms. Sauté briefly.

Add zucchini & spices.

Sauté until heated through

and tender.

(Add to casserole

for your

thanksgiving

Interview by: Big Turnip Records (Dartmouth),

in Lunenburg with Diane Oxner,

August 31st

Today I had the pleasure of meeting and

interviewing Diane Oxner. Diane's 1956 album

"Diane Oxner Sings the Helen Creighton

Collection of Traditional Folk Songs of Nova

Scotia" was the first record to ever feature

songs of the collection here in Atlantic Canada.

It was and is a highly important work. Many of

her recordings were also included on the 1967

"Centennial Collection" of Canadian Folk Music.

Diane was a classically trained vocalist and was

a vocal coach up until very recently. She is 92

years old and still very spry. She was gracious

enough to allow myself and Folklorist and

Creighton Biographer Clary Croft to come to

her home this afternoon. She told great stories

and even sang a little for us. I will be posting

the interview at some point down the road.

#novascotiafolklore #rodeorecords #maritimemusic

#classicalmusic #folkmusic #canadianfolk #halifaxmusic #clarycroft #helencreighton #lunenburg #folklore

FB, September 1, 2020

Quarantine Humour:

- I am having a quarantine

party this weekend!

None of you are invited.

- All these people are worrying about a baby

boom in the next nine months. Two days of

homeschooling should nip that right in the bud!

- I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on

Wheel of Fortune.

Now I turn it like I am cracking a safe!

- The Department of Health is looking to hire

couples married seven years or more to

educate people on social distancing.

- My wife and I play this fun game during

quarantine.

It is called, “Why Are You Doing It That Way?”

There are no winners.

- Grocery shopping has become a

real-life version of Pac-Man.

Avoid everyone, get the fruit, and

take any route possible to avoid contact.

So, we are into our 6th month of COVID-19:

- Is it too early to put up the Christmas tree yet?

I have run out of things to do.

- Another Saturday night in the house and I

just realized the trash goes out more than me.

- The spread of COVID-19 is based on two factors:

1. How dense the population is, and

2. How dense the population is!

Great Family Moments: The Mutch Family:

Andrew & Lisa had a new birth in their family. On August 27th, their first granddaughter was born; to join the contingent of four grandsons. She was 9 lbs. 9.5 oz. Named Elizabeth “Ellie” Mae Palmer. Sister to Andrew and Jackson, proud parents, Amy and Tyler Palmer.

The Stratford Family: Grandma Laureen and Grampy Pete have welcomed “2” new grandsons in 2020! Willem Jeffrey was born on March 4th, 2020 to son, Jeff & his wife, Dustin in Victoria, BC. Weighing in at 6 lbs. 3 oz., he now lives in Sidney, BC.

Bowen Edward was born on August 18th, 2020 to son, Chris and his wife, Jen. Bowen has a big brother, Alexander and a dog named Spruce. Weighing in at 8 lb. 11 oz., he was born in Comox, BC and now resides in Cumberland, BC.

Pete’s daughter, Alyssa was married on September 13th to her fiancé Justin at Harrison Lake, BC. Plans for a large, August wedding in Surrey were cancelled due to COVID-19 so this small wedding was planned!

We wish them every happiness!!

The Bailey / Bachman Family Congratulations to Brogan & Jenna Bailey who welcomed their 2nd daughter, Bree Kimberley, on June 14th, 2020. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz., Bree has a big sister Blake. A new granddaughter for Rachel & Michael Bailey and a great-grand-daughter for Brenda and Earl Bachman.

Superhero Muffins (recipe from Shelley Mann)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups almond flour

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled

oats (gluten-free if

sensitive)

• ½ cup chopped walnuts

• ½ cup currants or raisins,

optional

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp ground nutmeg

• 1 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp fine sea salt

• 3 eggs, beaten

• 1 cup grated zucchini

• 1 cup grated carrot

• 6 TBSP unsalted butter,

melted

• ½ cup Grade B maple syrup

• 1 tsp vanilla

• Paper muffin cups

Instructions: Arrange a rack in the center of

the oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 12-cup standard muffin tin

with paper muffin cups.

In large bowl, combine almond

flour, oats, walnuts, currants or

raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking

soda, and salt.

In separate bowl, mix together

eggs, zucchini, carrot, butter,

maple syrup, and vanilla.

Add wet ingredients to the dry,

mixing until just combined.

Spoon batter into the muffin cups

filling to brim. Bake until the

muffins are nicely browned on

top, about 25 – 35 minutes.

Yield: 12

Pumpkin Cheesecake (recipe from Barbara Gerhardt)

Crust:

Butter or margarine – ¼ cup

Ginger snaps or graham wafers, crushed – 1-1/4 cups

Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in crumbs. Press into

ungreased 9 x 9” pan. Bake 350°- 10 minutes.

Filling:

Cream cheese softened – 2 – 250 g.

Sugar – 2/3 cup

Eggs – 2

Pumpkin – 398 ml (14 oz).

Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt - 1/2 tsp.

Beat cream cheese and sugar well. Add eggs

1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add

pumpkin and spices. Pour over crust.

Bake 350° - 50 – 60 minutes. Chill.

Serve with whipped cream. (A Great Fall Dessert!)

Computer humour:

Nova Scotia Did it ever occur to you that the Creator may have left this little sea-girt peninsula until

the last? That He may have reserved for it many of the treasures of His workshop? That

after He finished His great masterpiece He may have spent aeons in moulding those features

of this Province which possess such delicacy of beauty, such subtlety of charm that, travel

the world over, we find them unexcelled, and without peer?

Did you ever think that when this world was coming out of chaos the Creator might have

set aside over so little of the congealing mass upon which to imprint His own special design?

Have you not thought of the Divine Hand pressing a finger upon the soft clay, and behold, a

valley here, another there? Have you not seen in the wonderful contour of hills and

mountains of this land the Divine imagery of what hills and mountains should be?

Have you never heard in the babble of its brooks and the murmur of its tides and surge

of its surf, the music of a Divine choir which sang praises while the Creator worked? Have

you never yet heard through the forest, through the orchards, over fields and meadows, the

Breath that gave it life?

Did it never seem strange to you that this is a land without tempest, or flood, or drought,

or gale or pestilence, and if you did, did you ever think that the reason may be, because it is

God’s land?

Horatio C. Crowell

(From: Shirley Zinck)

In 1969, when black citizens in the United States were not permitted to swim in

community pools along side white people, Fred Rogers brought a black police officer to

his television show and invited him to cool his feet with him in a small, plastic wading

pool. Mr. Rogers then helped Officer Clemmons to dry his feet.

Remind you of anything? "After dinner, Jesus poured water into a basin and began to

wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him."

(John 13:4-5).

Mr. Rogers never openly preached on his show, despite being an ordained Presbyterian

minister. Yet he preached volumes in this simple act of love.

In a world seemingly filled with hatred, where you can be anything, be a Mr. Rogers.

LIFE BEFORE THE

COMPUTER

➢ Memory was something that you lost

with age

➢ An application was for employment

➢ A program was a TV show

➢ A cursor used profanity

❖ A keyboard was a piano

❖ A web was a spider’s home

❖ A virus was the flu

❖ A CD was a bank account

➢ A hard drive was a long trip on the road

➢ A mouse pad was where a mouse lived

➢ And if you had a 3-1/2-inch floppy

….. you just hoped nobody found out!

“LIFE’S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN”

Coming across a well-worn old hymn book which is dated 1919 (cost 35 cents) with its limp dog-eared cover, proved to be so interesting. When I think about the large (and many small) congregations singing so sincerely yet lustily of their faith in the Holy Spirit, it moved me in so many ways. Recalling our nightly devotions in the summer with my grandfather’s big-voiced scripture readings either in Gaelic or English and a hymn or two, I am thankful for this childish experience, though sounding so “far-fetched” with children of today. Many of these hymns struck a familiar chord with me as well as a smile with some of the old titles and lyrics so full of zeal.

DWELLING IN BEULAH LAND – THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT – HAVE YOU A FRIEND LIKE THAT? – THE FIGHT IS ON – HELP THE ONE NEXT TO YOU – SAVED BY THE BLOOD – HE DID SO MUCH FOR ME – JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR – PURE WHITE RIBBONS – ARE YOU COMING HOME TONIGHT? – LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE – BUSY FOR JESUS – ALL WE CAN – JEWELS – FROM EVERY STORMY WIND – WHO’LL BE THE NEXT? – YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION – HIGHER GROUND – IS MY NAME WRITTEN THERE? – ONE SWEETLY SOLEMN THOUGHT – AND MANY MORE!!

Hummingbird Cake

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1-1/2 cups oil

1-1/2 cups mashed

banana

1 – 19 oz. can crushed pineapple (drained)

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 lg. bag chopped nuts or 1 cup gold raisins

Fold mixture and pour into 9 x 13 or bundt

pan, Bake at 350° for 1 hour – 10 minutes.

Ice with 1 lg. cream cheese, ½ lb. icing sugar,

¼ cup butter.

(submitted by Shirley Zinck)

BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH

May the Christ who walks on wounded feet Walk with us on the road. May the Christ who serves with wounded hands Stretch out our hands to serve. May the Christ who loves with a wounded heart Open our hearts to love. May we see the face of Christ in everyone we meet, And may everyone we meet See the face of Christ in us.