Miss Clarice Alverda received a great honour at the William Pouchie Memorial United Church Sunday.
A special plaque was unveiled as a memorial to her 50 years as a life elder of the church.
The plaque is on the wall above the pew where Miss Clarice dutifully sat each Sunday, passing out the Sunday bulletin to arriving church members and guests.
‘We though that was a very fitting place,’ said Lay Pastor John Fleming.
The stone was unveiled by her brother and sisters, Clinton, Cynthia and Nell Whittaker. Miss Clarice passed a year ago.
Enclosed in the Sunday bulletin was a tribute to Miss Clarice, which read in part, ‘word cannot express the way we miss you. You were a mother and a sister, but God saw your suffering and He did what was best.
‘You were a brilliant graceful spark from God’s eternal light above, sent here to us, as God was sure, we’d shower you with love.
‘In our eyes there lies a vision of the smile that lit your face and in our hearts we know that you have won the final race.’
That theme of winning the final race flowed through the sermon from the Rev. Otto Menko, which followed the memorial.
Related Videos
