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lkeoup prepares new for summer _ The congregation of Christ Church was started by Rev. Roy N. Grosz in Winston Churchill school in 1966. Since Easter, 1969, services have been conducted in the Waterloo seminary chapel. ' The church is currently my construction at Lex- ton Road and Anndale Road. The first unit, costing $110,000 will,be completed and occupied early in the new year. Accommodating 130, it will serve the mis- sion congregation of I75 baptized members until the church is completed in due course. The cornerstone for Wa- terloo's fifth Lutheran church will be placed at a service Sunday Oct. 28. at 3 p.m. in the Lincoln Vil- lage area of the city. Mayor Meston is expect- ed to attend the cornerstone At that time, the original building will become the educational and fellowship hall. New church being built in Lincoln Village welcomes letters to the editor “I remember when sum- mer was over and every- one would come back talk- ing about what a great time they had at camp. Then there is the one who can't say anything because he or she couldn't afford to go." But even those who do go to the Uhuru camp probab- ly won't know that their ex- periences there are some- what different than at an- other camp. John Turner, a counsel- lor at the camp last sum- mer and one of 20 continu- ing to plan for next year's camp, gets a lot of satisfac- tion from the camp. He said, "The important part is, the giving of ourselves to a kid who never would have a chance to go to camps otherwise. Bianca Ghirincelli. one of the co-directors of the camp. The refreshing aspect of talking with these young people, the _ majority of which are in high school, is that they are not out to just fill in their time in the sum- mer nor are they interested in the minimum wages that they draw. What they are interested in is the children they are providing the camp for. daily thinking isttout next summer .... 'and not because it means a vacation from The young people form a mp called Uhuru Ex- irii'iir,ii' and they are nning their fourth sum; mer camp for underprivilg- ed children in the Twin Cit- Although that my be true for mart people, it isn't for a group of Twin City young By Wendy lien-u Last summer has not been behind as long enough to start Iodine forward to next July and August. The The outer shell is almost completed on the first phase of build- cornerstone laying ceremony will be held at the construc- ing a church for the Christ Church congregation. The official tion site this Sunday." laying and a brass quartet conducted by Arthur Freund will provide ac- companiment for the con- gregational singing. If the weather is unfavorable. the service will be held in the Waterloo Mennonite Breth- Bruce Fowler (left) talks with one of the co-di- rectors of Uhuru Experience while in the back, treasurer of the group Tracy Bray (left) and John Turner count nroceeds from a recent raf- said “The name Uhuru was chosen because it stands for freedom. That freedom is illustrated in the camp because it is basically un- structured. We keep a ratio of five children to one counsellor so that there is more friendship. If the chil- drengetuponedayandde- cide they want to do crafts all day than they can. The counsellor is there at their level, no one is superior or interior to anyone else." That sounds like an ideal- istic approach to a camp, but the group has experi- Rev. Dr. Alvin Baetz. minister of St. Stephen's church Kitchener will be the guest speaker. Dr. Baetz is dean of the southern district of the eastern Can- ada Synod of the Lutheran ren Church, nearby. eneed little difficulty in children have come from lining a problem child implementing it. either broken hunes or taken out ot group has little When hiring the eouniier problem families they tend effect on the other chilo lors Miss Ghirineeiti said. to hemore mature fortheir dren Mr Fowler said "it they are very carefulol how age hecauseoftheir environ- . ' . . . . the person will relate to the ment. _ as really Prtr.'P'tt how children. She said they thor- Another counsellor. Bruce well the other kids under oughly test the person's at- Flowler. said the group stand. Last summer I?r titude to make sure they does not pretend to be pro- example we had one. kid are ready to give at them- fessionals in handling the who really had an emotional selves to the children and children. There have been prottiem and he gave tls a do not want the job just for times he said, when a prob- lot of trouble helm-e final- themoney. lem would come up that ly removnng m?“ from the The children who go to they could!“ handle. They camp. I explained to the the camp are recommended could then quickly contact other kids What was hap- through Children's Aid or one of the professional peo- petting and It was surpris- the Crisis Clinic. Mr. Turn- ple they have as referend-s ins some of the observa-. er said that because the es. ' tions they had made by The church is ideally situ- ated to serve a developing area extending from the Conestoga Expressway northeast to the Grand River. The area is expect- ed to be a community of Church in America. Another emtnseUor, Bruce Howler. said the group does not pretend to be pro- fessionals in handling the children. There have been times he said, when a prob- lem would come up that they couldn't handle. They could then quickly contact one of the professional peo- ple they have as referenc- fle. The raffle hejduring Oktoberfest is going towards the Uhuru summer camp for under- privileged children. __ _ Construction of the church is of particular significance for Mr. Grosz who serves as mission developer for the Eastern Canada Synod, A Kitchener-Waterloo native, Mr. Grosz had served in 15,000 to 20,000 in 15 years. lot of trouble before final- ly removing him from the camp. I explained to the other kids what was hap- pening and it was surpris- ing some of the observa-. tions they had made by stand. Last summer for example we had one kid who really had an emotional problem and he gave us a tfilatttrtoo%hroetioie, WM. Octohu 24. 1973 3 . Chronicle Photo "Everyone really becom- es quite close during the three two week sessions“ Miss Ghirincelli said, "When we are all together for those two weeks we give respect. love aM friend- ship and we get the same in return." But besides laying plans for next summer, Uhuru also holds a Christmas re- union where the counsel- lors and 90 children get to- gether again to renew ac- quaintances. Miss Ghirincelli said, "We have the tents and equip- ment for the camp, but we need some land with a build- ing which can provide kit- chen facilities. We're look- ing for maybe a farmhouse a couple would like to rent for the summer or some- thing like that. .. Late in November he will return to Oakville for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Grace church which he founded. they took the children camping to Algonquin Park. Halton County for some time before -retuming to the Twin Cities. each summer even if an expettrd grant falls through. Besides money being a problem, Uhuru also is looking for a place to hold the camp this summer. For two years it was held at Bamberg and one summer The past three years, Uhuru has been financed through OF'Y and Youth in Action grants. Ptans now though. call for the bring- ing of Uhruru Experience in- to settstttficimrey, That is to ensure the camp will run themselves. They are just somture." This, year, according to Miss Ghirincelli, the group will be working to earn most of the money needed. over $5,000. "We're trying to become a federated charity. That will mean we have to be operating for four or five consecutive years. We will apply tor an Opportunities for Youth grant next summer, but we are not depending on it.