HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-12-22, Page 33THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016. PAGE 33.
White Christmas an upside of recent wild weather
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
Are you tired of winter yet? I
know, I know. It was a nasty week.
But we knew it was coming and we
have weathered these winters before.
And you have to admit the evergreen
trees are beautiful with their snowy
frosting. Also it will be a white
Christmas which is what everyone
likes.
The weather had an effect on mail
delivery as well. Thursday's mail
arrived on Friday but I'm not sure
the driver did the rural route that
day. And Friday's mail came with
Monday's mail making it a very
busy day. Mondays in the month of
December are always busy. There
will be no mail delivery on Dec. 26 -
27 or Jan. 2 and Radford's will be on
even shorter staff and hours the last
week of the year. You might want to
pick up your mail in the morning
just to be sure.
All of us are familiar with the fun
song, "The Twelve Days of
Christmas", in which the 12 days of
Choir sings
Christmas
anthems
For a Christmas Sunday the
congregation at Londesborough
United Church on Dec. 18 was
small, most likely because of the
blustery weather. However, the
senior choir warmed every heart
with their Christmas anthems, "This
Is Christmas Grace" and "Ring the
Christmas Bells". Rev. Fletcher lit
the candle of love in the Advent
wreath.
In his conversation with the
children at the front of the
sanctuary, Rev. Fletcher revealed
that as a small child he had a
collection of toy soldiers with which
he spent many hours of play. He
expressed a desire to have a fort to
use with the toys. One Christmas
season his parents collected some
small wooden boxes from the grocer
and used them to make him a fort.
They painted it appropriately and he
treasured that gift because he knew
it had been given with love.
Likewise, Terry reminded the
children that in this season of
Advent, we are all waiting to receive
God's gift of love, the Christ Child.
Rev. Fletcher had included in the
morning's order of service this
quote by Kahlil Gibran. "You give
but little when you give of your
possessions. It is when you give of
yourself that you truly give".
The message to the adults was
titled "The Gift of Love".
Supporting scripture passages were
the prophecy from Isaiah 7:14 and
the visit of the shepherds to the
Baby as found in Luke 2:5-18.The
responsive psalm was verses from
Psalm 89.
Rev. Fletcher spoke of how people
spend a great deal of time each year
searching for the perfect gifts to
give. Perfect according to the ads
that abound. However, we all
recognize that many times these
gifts are not as well received as we
might hope. For all these gifts could
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Christmas end with Epiphany on
Jan. 6, the date celebrated as the
time when the wise men visited the
Christ Child. Some religious
persuasions wait until Epiphany to
exchange gifts.
John Henry Hopkins Jr., an
American author and composer, was
born to an Episcopalian family in
1820 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A
bachelor in 1857 he enjoyed
spending the holidays with his
nieces and nephews. That year as
they waited for their Jan. 6 gift
exchange, the story in Matthew of
the visit of the Magi, inspired him to
write a new hymn for the children,
"We Three Kings of Orient Are".
His words recount the story of the
three Kings and their journey to pay
homage to the Christ Child. The next
time you sing this hymn, think about
how Hopkins fit his words to a tune
that mimics the rhythmic gait of a
camel caravan.
The author tells of the three
special gifts the wise men presented
the baby. Gold is a gift fit for a
descendant of King David.
Frankincense is a symbol of prayer
and Christ as the Son of God.
Christ's sacrifice on the cross for all
of mankind is symbolized by the gift
of myrrh.
John Hopkins gave a gift to all
Christians when he gifted his family.
I found a neat little prayer,
obviously written by a child, I'd like
Have a merry and
safe holiday season
from
Barney (Don) &
Linda Stewart & family
Queen Street,
Blyth 519-523-4840
FROM LONDESBORO
to share with you: "Thank you, God
for sending Jesus down to earth so
he could tell us all about You and
show us how to live. He was the very
best Christmas present we ever got."
I wish all readers of this weekly
space a great holiday season with
family and friends and leave this
year with this thought: "Your Merry
Christmas may depend on what
others do for you but your Happy
New Year depends on what you do
for others."
White Christmas (concert)
Huron Christian School's Christmas concert was pushed
back due to the weather, however dress rehearsals
continued. Shown practicing are, standing, from left: Abby
Wynja, Anneliese Nyman, Allyson Den Hollander, Abigail
Boersma and Ashley Goudy. Kneeling are Maddie
Veenstra and Kyla Vandendool. (Photo submitted)
'Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season
and the very hest for the coming year.
42309 Morris Road, Brussels, ON NOG 1H0
519-887-8253 Office
brettandlaura@plantpioneer.com
In The Holiday
MOOD
In the town, or on the
farm, we hope the holiday really
mooves you! With our thanks
and to one and all.
Merry Christmas!
Don Sholdice
LIVESTOCK
Order buyer of fat cattle, stockers and feeders
Box 389, Brussels
Cell 519-357-5135 • Fax 519-887-6836
Merry
Christmas
from all of us
Wishing you peace and joy
both now and in
the coming year
Residential & Commercial
Dumpster Rental
& Service
R.R. #1 41403 Londesboro Road
•
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Jim Anderson
519-523-4894 Cell 519-440-6007
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