Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 7, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba 3 Winnipeg free january 1980 athletes dedicated to spreading gospel Brian Gervais left and Chuck Harrison outline program for athletes in action activities in Winnipeg 30 to by Nancy Birks professional athletes have endorsed everything from shaving Cream to but a growing number of Canadian football players Are promoting something less tangible Christian Winnipeg bomber Slomback Brian Gervais estimates that about 20 per cent of the Canadian football leagues 300 or so players now Are Active compared with Only eight in share message Gervais belongs to athletes in action a group of Cal players dedicated to spreading the members strive to share the Christian message with other ath letes the about 60 of the organizations participants Are retired pros like Chuck har when the Ottawa rough riders traded Harrison to Winnipeg in he reacted by drinking his sorrows seven years later the bombers told him his abilities were no longer but this time he reacted he went Home and prayed with his Fame its a Miracle How it his Faith changed my the former offensive tackle Harrison is general chairman of Aias Winnipeg pro 30 to More than 50 professional football players plus an aia basketball team Are expected to attend the weeks act players like Ottawa rough rider Gerry Organ and Edmonton Eskimo Ron Estay will be in Winnipeg to demonstrate their athletic ability and share their Faith in Many activities planned activities include school As Christian training seminars and a basketball game Between the University of Winnipeg Westmen and the aia As four aia members will com Pete against top athletes in relay races and other sports at More than 40 Winnipeg High afterwards they will Tell the students about their personal relationship with Christ How they came to find How this has changed their lives and How the students can form a relation ship with Jesus attendance at the assemblies is vol we Arent trying to give people our our were trying to Tell them simply the Bible Gervais and its up to them to make a Harrison Gervais and Harrison emphasized that athletes in action is non Menomin an illustration of its nondenominational nature Are the Chapel which All Cal teams hold before each the Chapel Leader May be a local pastor or Harrison most Cal teams also hold weekly Bible study classes for team members and their Many people have misconceptions about Christian football Ger Vais they ask such questions As How can you go out there and really let a Guy have it but the Bible says whatever work you you should give it a 100percent Gervais hitting involved football involves hitting and if the lord didst want you doing he have called you As a football he would have called you to do something he that Doest mean football or work takes precedence Over when i spend time with my i give them 100 per Harrison when Hes at work directing the manufacturing of a Winnipeg farm equipment he devotes All his efforts to As a Christian sharing his Faith in Gervais wants to be As Persua Sive As i can in encouraging people to invite Jesus into their if Gervais techniques happen to coincide with those of advertising firms he Doest necessarily see that As a bad if its a bad thing for christianity to use those is it not a worse thing for Madison Avenue to use them Gervais and Harrison try to live by the Christian they have no doubts about the Quality of the product so to speak that they the last thing Jesus said before he left the Earth after the resurrection was go into All the world and preach the Gervais seed firm still seeking partner Mckenzie Steele Briggs seeds of Brandon still is looking fora business Board chairman Robert Clem ent said he said in a Telephone interview that while the firm has no set criteria for a knowledge of such areas As manufacturing and transportation obviously would be help there Are no guidelines and no time limit on finding he he added that the would be partner should be Well the firm now spends about million a year paying off its debts to Banks and the Manitoba development Corpora he weather Clement said Mckenzie seeds has received some inquiries from prospective but refused to say what Type of firms or How Many have the provincial government raised a storm of criticism in the summer of 1979 when it announced it had called for bids to sell the which employs about 250 five bids were but the government announced 30 that none was the government has since tried to find a partner for the firm and also is considering a Mckenzie seeds request that it take an equity position by acquiring shares in the firm rather than simply loaning it City Calendar the red Cross water safety department will provide theoretical and practical training in helping the Handi capped to enjoy therapeutic the first session on theory will be held from 7 to 10 wednesday at Sargent Park boardroom b and the second session on practice is scheduled from 1 to 5 19 at the for further phone local the committee for total pooling of Winnipeg mortgage investments will hold a Public meeting at wednesday at Andrews 425 Elgin investors who cannot attend the meeting May Register from 2 to 4 thursday and Friday at in the Winnipeg Centennial Library Finkleman and Finkleman optometrists 2nd floor 265 Portage Avenue Avenue building thru saturday phone 9422496 eyes examined glasses fitted can Dagold coins buy sell 3006 40100 All Canadian Silver coins Pra 1966 face All Gold Silver coins bought and daily Regency coins 1oui floor 228 notre Dame 9438666 1967 1976 14k 1976 22k 1977 100 Jisoo we Are buying we always buy Good used books records magazines red Rivir Book shop 346 Cumberland 9439788 Venturas is buying 68 Canadian Silver coins All olympic coins All foreign coins All Gold foreign scrap old Gold dental Gold old Sterling Silver and scrap Silver All Franklin mint issues deaths classified death Cloudy and cold Winnipeg area forecast becoming Cloudy with occasional Light Snow flurries this wind North at 35 decreasing to North 20 this High today near Low overnight near mainly Cloudy tomorrow with one or two Light Snow Lur Ries and a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mostly sunny and very Cloudy and not quite As cold Northern Manitoba mostly sunny and very cold Over the three Day Northwestern Ontario mostly sunny and very Cloudy and not quite As cold temperatures Canada and world National 3 1 1 4 is 27 7 21 20 21 m 25 16 21 16 19 h 23 14 26 Thunder 2 8 3 10 10 17 9 17 7 10 International i 5 0 6 new 1 6 2 8 2 i 11 4 n i 7 is 9 Clear 24 9 partly Cloudy 30 25 partly Cloudy 31 26 partly Cloudy 27 22 Winnipeg temperature comparisons mean 5 last highest on record in 1958 lowest on record in 1896 Winnipeg temperature mean 6 last 233 highest in record in 1949 lowest on record in 1968 precipitation total for 1 to 6 Normal Ina of 1453 Wellington Ethel of widow of Leonard William George Vin of 50 Alpine suite husband of Florence of husband of Hazel Margaret of widow of Thomas Elizabeth Evelyn of wife of John formerly of widow of William Harry of 1121 Mcmillan widower of Elsie Amelia Fred of 285 Pembina suite husband of Emily of of 1030 Brazier suite Ernest of 2730 Ness suite husband of Edith of 1052 Burrows Donald of Lions husband of Beulah Mcken Rodney Patrick of Vista son of Peter and Angela by Beatrice of of 1830 Portage widower of Emma of 184 Home wife of Daniel of Rich of 817 main suite wife of Paul of 2395 Oakview of formerly of la i Arden and wife of Milton Dorothy of 50 Alpine suite widow of Jack of Little of 38 Frederick husband of Teenie of 210 Evanson widower of Phyllis Daphne Mabel of Nightingale nursing James of widower of bar Bara Ann of 1007 Bannerman husband of Gertrude Theo of Lions widower of Beda paying record High prices he mint 248 Edmonton rec Iii Ali nun me ventures open daily till 6 Al we Loon popular singing guitarist easy a toning Gold prices highest Ever get the most out of old jewellery now top prices paid on old Gold and Diamond jewellery All twi Mctoni confidential special appointments available estates Welcome Zimmy liquor licensing Board a meeting of the licensing Board will be held on March and March at the head office of the 1555 Buffalo to enable applicants to be heard at that formal together with supporting Docu As required by the liquor control and must be submitted to the Secretary of the Board at the head office of the liquor control commission by january licensing Board there is absolutely no other cigarette quite Tike medallion warning health and welfare Canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked avoid average per cigarette Imp tar ;