Wear your daffodil: Radford

tree/branch stands for victory, triumph, joy and peace, making it appropriate for the people to wave along Jesus’ way.

Included in the service were two prayers, “Prayer on the Way to Jerusalem” by Ian Cowie and “After the Palms and the Parade” by James Hart Brum.

Registered Nurse Kara Daw, $112,010.25; Patrol Foreman Gary Pipe, $111,837.59; Technical Services Manager Jeff Kerslake, $111,245.06; Primary Care

Paramedic Sean Gelber, $110,190.20; Public Works Manager Cameron Harper, $109,697.60; Primary Care

Paramedic Karen Rollins-Beneteau, $109,408.88; Network and Security

Architect Mike Mason, $108,994.73; Primary Care

Paramedic Melvin Andrews, $108,304.01; Registered Nurse

Laura Schutten, $107,948.50; Senior Accountant Mark Mathers, $107,611.88; Deputy-Treasurer

Annette Fletcher, $106,781.20; Primary Care Paramedic Joel Siebert, $106,673.83; Primary Care Paramedic Mitchel Homuth, $106,421.54; Registered Nurse Dawn Powell-Parker, $105,540.18; Senior Planner Craig Metzger, $104,445.01; Provincial Offences Manager Lavonne Maize,

$104,395; Primary Care Paramedic David Bisback, $104,364.58; Museum Curator Elizabeth FrenchGibson, $104,293.27; Primary Care Paramedic Jennifer Randell, $104,060.74; Primary Care Paramedic Savannah Johnston, $101,788.95; Primary Care Paramedic Inna Nikonorova, $101,253,37 and Primary Care Paramedic Kevin Gorman, $101,185.56.

Licensed Lay Worship Leader Sue Barnett led the morning worship at Londesborough United Church on April 2, Palm Sunday in the church calendar. Appropriately, the senior choir, under the direction of Barb Bosman, sang “Jerusalem”.

The scripture readings were Psalm 31; Matt. 21: 1-11, which is an account of Jesus entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey, and Matt. 27: 11-54, the story of Jesus' crucifixion at the hands of Pontius Pilate.

During the children’s time, Sue read a story titled, “Humphrey’s First Palm Sunday”, the story of a donkey foal that was part of Jesus’ entourage into Jerusalem. Before she gave each of the children a palm branch to wave, Mrs. Barnett shared this bit of trivia. A palm

Rev. Jan Aylward will offer the Good Friday service on April 7. And she will offer the Sacrament of Communion on Easter Sunday. That service will also offer official Confirmation for one of our faith community’s young persons.

The ladies of Londesborough United’s United Church Women will meet at 7 p.m. on April 17. All women are welcome at these meetings. Why not check us out?

Staying with the religious theme this week, Catholics around the world will be relieved to learn the Pope has been discharged from hospital in time to lead his followers through this Holy Week. Which brings me to another trivia fact: the cassocks worn by priests in former days had 33 buttons – one for each year Christ lived on earth.

My tulip sprouts are visible these last few days and the lilac bush down the street is in bud. Snowdrops seem to be everywhere as well. Perhaps there is hope that spring is on the way.

Just a reminder, April is Cancer Month. Wear your lapel daffodil throughout the month in support and remembrance of all the people in your world who have been touched by this disease.