C2 - Sunday, June 17, 1984 - North Shore News Remember the good times : Present this ad ; and receive : all Window cleaning - Epom page Cl natural for the part. satisfied them. It’s the was marrying van older until Aug. 31/84 rom page C1 Oliver talks about the church’s fault for not couple one .2fiernoon, and North Shore and how it has teaching on a level that has he noticed there were no Carpet Cleaning . » Living Room, aspects could be nourished. changed since 1960. He says reached people.’’ flowers. There had been a Dining Room $6 4oo Oliver, whose sermons the community was very As a minister, Oliver says funeral that morning, so Bob MacDougall and Hall have a present-day appeal, with bible lessons paralleling family oriented in the ’60s, he cannot explain the Oliver thought he would use White carpets could be slightly extra i ‘ before the highrises. In the misfortunes in life. Whereas some of those lowers. “Tt ' 987-5457 (Stainguard $25 extra) modern examples, Says ‘70s he says family homes some le can’t unders- wasn’t unt ha way churches tended to make were bulldozed and the child tand why hardships. fall through the ceremony 1 * BOB'S N.W. CARPET & WINDOW CLEANING religion dull. **All that doom population dwindled. As a a _— = ow GF a = oe oe a eeeweee we @ wi and gloom turns people off. result, Sunday School can’t figure out why I’m so the wreath which said ‘In Ee But Christ isn’t dull,” he became small. But for the lucky. | haven't been killed, | Deepest Sympathy’.”’ says with enthusiasm. why am | let off?’’ He adds For the future, Oliver During World War Il, that ‘‘God is Lord of all life. smiles and says, ‘‘I] know Oliver, still in his early 20s, He is not going to produce you’re supposed to have served in the British army. laws, and then contradict marvellous plans, but I’m BW incthurfers! Though he was born in them. Otherwise the world not sure yet. | have a place Always wear 4 Personal Floatation Device when on the water Canada, he grew up in England, and it wasn’t until he finished theological college, that he ‘thad a hankering to come back to upon them, Oliver says, ‘‘l would be unreliable. | can’t explain evil or disease. But doctors and researchers co-operate with God in the irradication of evil.”’ noticed a ribbon attached to on Saltspring Island, but I’m “fROt quite ready to stare at fish.”’ 25% off Canada.” Oliver’s duty as reverend Mts A, SY Ck toh, CL vec Olver feels the ar did not end at Sunday ec” oe, her bole CYHS prepare Im to be a service, nor did it begin minister more than his there. He spent atleast i“ remove hair permanently formal training. ‘‘The hours a week on bookwork — minimum of discomfort —private consultation by appointment —facial, legs, arms, human experiences and and preparation for his underarms —correcting hairtines and arching eyebrows. comraderie of the war were sermons, and other duties better preparations than the included visiting patients in and private Consuiteten 2nd certified electrologist invites calls tor a personal Greek and Hebrew taught in hospital, counselling and theological college. Who conducting weddings and Room 217B Medical Dental Building Closea Mondays wants to learn that?”’ funerals. 1940 Lonsdale, He remembers what it was The reverend remembers a North Van er 980-2022 like being a young minister, humorous occasion when he 929-4468 (res.) fresh out of school, inexperienced, but cager. ‘‘The problem with a young minister is the people in the congregation are a lot older. They knew more about life than I did.”’ REV. 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