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Beyond the empty tomb by Father Bill LeGrand **Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, I have seen the Lord."' John 20: 1-18 (RSV) What stands beyond the empty tomb for you this Easter? How you answer this question might well determine the passion of your faith. Last Easter, a cartoon appeared in many newspapers. The families had gathered for Easter worship, their children neatly groomed and dress- ed for the day of Christ's Resurrection. A minister, looking down from the pulpit asked, '"Who mov- ed the Rock that opened Jesus' tomb?" One little boy yelled out, "The Easter Bunny,"' to the em- barrassment of his parents and the chuckles of the congregation. That child's response, although humorous, con- tains a powerful message that is typical of our con- temporary World, where Easter highlights a religious tradition, not a passionate acceptance of the profound Easter message. The Easter rab- Dear Editor: I should relax more. I should slide back into the silent majority, where I came from. I should have known, at my age, that the pressure groups advocating free daycare would commit political suicide, and they did, with a bang. When Miz-What's-Her- Name's federal task force on daycare dropped their 2-billion-dollar bomb on the press and the govern- ment last week, anyone undecided on whether or not to support this babysit- ting boondoggle very quickly changed to the "*decided"' category. Now everyone is clear- ly informed of the enormi- ty and lunacy of their plan -- two billion dollars of public money to babysit the country's kids. But I've got to give them a "A"' for strength of con- viction. They were so con- vinced the public was go- ing to pay for their madcap scheme, they advocated TOWNE CINEMA for a great night out and the best in new theatre releases 825-3771 HE LOBBY who knows movies better VHS & Beta rentals 825-9281 bit, with his collection of chocolate eggs, sometimes is a vivid reminder of how secular Easter has become. (Not that we should ex- punge the Easter Rabbit ... he, at least, has come to represent sharing and fellowship among adults and children.) Yet, Easter is no more a religious observance than it is a time to search for chocolate eggs. Easter is a time for looking beyond the empty tomb, and experien- cing the Lord Jesus within our hearts, as well as in our minds. At Easter, we remember Good Friday and our Lord's painful death on a lonely cross, abandoned by the world. Easter should remind us that our world is one of sorrow, sin and death. We're not looking beyond the empty tomb, until we see the suffering the despair in our world. This is the kind of grief that brought Mary Magdalene to Christ's tomb. It's where we need to bring ourselves to the Risen Lord in our lives, when we encounter hard- ship, setbacks and loss. But this is only one UNIVERSAL day care. What a great idea. Not just for needy, working moms any more -- univer- sality for everyone. Just think of it. When babysitting dads want to nip» over to. the neighbourhood Bar for the afternoon while the wife is at work, and watch football on TV, the taxpayers will foot the bill to mind the kids. And non-working moms married to successful lawyers could just drop the kids off at the federal play pen, and then zip off to spend the day at the golf and country club. If both parents work in a steel mill, with a family income of $75,000 a year, the Feds would do all their babysitting. And all this for only 11 billion dollars in addition to what we are paying in taxes. While learning to relax more, I've also learned that all the loonies are not in in- stitutions. Some of them are running around loose, and to keep them off the aspect of ourselves. The other embraces joy, thankfulness, hope and blessed assurance. This too comes to Mary, when she knows happiness amidst her tears, as Jesus reveals himself to her. Easter, you see, is real- ly every Sunday of the year. Easter shows us that Jesus Christ understands our frustrations and pain; He also responds to our joy in being in relationship with him each Sunday. Easter points us every week, in our fellowship with others, in a Christian committment, towards the truest message of the Cross: "'Christ has died, Christ has Risen, Christ will come again!"' By faith and through a passionate love for the Lord Jesus, we come to know Easter as the time for our greatest hope ... just as he rose from the dead in his Resurrection, so shall we, in faith, come to know a new life in him. Beyond the empty tomb is the hope ... May the pas- sion of your faith grow deeper this Easter. Telephone (807) Those who attended the film "Out of Africa" at its last showing earlier this month 475-1391. at the Towne Cinema in Terrace Bay also viewed a short alcohol-related message =|: from the Addiction Research Foundation. Afterwards, patrons received response Ministry of sheets to fill out and mail to the Foundation. The project received the full coopera- KA Natural tion of theatre manager Clyde Gordon, shown with the Foundation film and lobby Resources attendant Joanne Bolduc. Ontario streets, they appointed them to a Federal task force on daycare. Toronto Star columnist Frank Jones put it in a nut- shell: "Children are being asked to pay the price for a more affluent lifestyle for their parents."' Mr. Editor, do you know where Federal and BLOCK Provincial Governments get all that "free" money they give away? Newspaper editors should ponder that question before they write editorials poin- ting out that our taxes are too high, like the one you wrote two weeks ago. W.B. Love Terrace Bay PARENT ALWAYS THERE WITH A HELPING HAND ATTENTION SNOWMOBILERS The executive and membership of the Aguasabon Golf Club urge all snowmobilers to keep off the greens and fairways to prevent damage due to melting snow. Failure to comply with this simple request will result in a total ban of all snowmobiles from the Aguasabon Golf Course property. THE AQUASABON GOLF CLUB EXECUTIVE Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, March 26, 1986, page 3 foe Oe (C Senn (ey 4 es SG NOTICE TO SCALERS Refresher Course The Annual Scaling Refresher Course will be held at the Lakehead Labour Cen- tre, 929 Fort William Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, April 15, 16, 17, 1986. Scalers wishing to at- tend the three day course should forward their notice to: Regional Scaling Auditor, Ministry of Natural Resources, 435 James St. S., P.O. Box 5000, Thunder Bay, Ont. P7C 5G6. Film shown The Corporation of the Township of Terrace Bay NOTICE Garbage Collection Due to the Good Friday holiday on March 28, garbage collection nor-. mally scheduled for that date will take place on Thursday, March 27. Notice Please note that due to the Easter holiday, the Ter- race Bay-Schreiber News Office in Terrace Bay will be closed all day on Good Friday, March 28. All advertisements and news releases should be sent in for Thursday, March 27. Thank you. Terrace Bay- Schreiber News The Lake Superior Board of Education announces EARLY REGISTRATION for Jr. Kindergarten & Sr. Kindergarten for Schreiber Public School Eligibility: Jr. Kindergarten -- Children who will be 4 years old by December 31, 1986. Sr. Kindergarten -- Children who will be 5 years old by December 31, 1986. Note: Students currently attending Jr. Kindergarten need not re-register for Kindergarten. Special Orientation Coffee Hour Date: Wednesday, April 2, 1986 at 1:30 p.m. Place: Schreiber Public School - Room 2 Resource Personnel: W. Tessier -- Principal J. Reid -- Kindergarten Teacher B. Asmussen -- Public Health Nurse If you are unable to attend the coffee hour, registra- tions will be taken Wednesday, April 2 -- Friday, April 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the office. When registering your child please bring proof of the child's age. For further information please call: 824-2082. P. Richardson M. Twomey Chairman Director