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BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL
423 Queen Street
519-523-9300
www.BlythFestival.com
Lions’ Christmas trees still for sale as fundraiser
JoAnn Brida and her children,
Hunter and Ally, who had been
residing in the former home of
Margaret Good, next to Bert and
Joanne Lyon, left the village at the
end of November. Villagers wish thefamily all the best in the future.The house is now home to Tim
Pavao and Shawna Stryker and T.J.
and Hayley Pavao.
This family had been living in
Blyth where Tom works for
Hubbards. Shawna is part of
management at Foodland in
Wingham.
We trust they will enjoy life in the
village. Welcome!
It is not too late to get your fresh
Christmas tree from the
Londesborough Lions. They still
have a few trees for sale at Nature’s
Nest.
The community extendscondolences to Brenda Snell and herfamily on the sudden passing on
Dec. 8 of Harris. The family received
support from extended family and
friends at a gathering on Saturday
afternoon at the Falconer Funeral
Chapel in Clinton. Your prayers and
concern will help Brenda and the
girls in the weeks and months ahead.
From the Cherished Teddies
Christmas book comes this quote:
“Christmas is a joyous jubilation, a
cheerful celebration. It’s a festive
party for friends, quiet moments for
two or solitary reflections for one.
Christmas is whatever you make it.
Make it special. Make it yours.”And considering the news aboutCanada Post that surfaced this week,
this little quote might spur you to
buy a few stamps. “If it weren’t for
Christmas cards, some friends would
miss the opportunity to catch up on
the year’s events and celebrate the
year that’s yet to come.”
The Germans may have the
distinction of being the first to
decorate a Christmas tree. From the
early 1600s they decorated with gold
foil, apples, wafers, sweets and
paper roses. In the New World they
added animal cookies, strings of
popcorn and coloured paper.
The first decorations to be bought
came from Nuremburg, Germany, a
city famous for the manufacturing oftoys. In 1880, Woolworths inAmerica discovered Lauscha,
Germany, famous for its glass
ornaments. F. W. Woolworth bought
a few glass ornaments that year and
sold out in a day.
The next year his larger supply
lasted only a week. The third
year he sold 200,000 Lauscha
ornaments.
It wasn’t long before American
companies were turning out tree
trimmings.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
Manger scene genesis explained
The third Advent candle, the
candle of joy, was lit by Terry
Fletcher at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, Dec. 15. With
joy and thanksgiving the world
awaits the joyfulness of the Holy
Birth.
The senior choir anthem was
“When Jesus Came”.
When the children gathered at the
front Terry remarked that when they
come to church even as children they
can understand what he talks to them
about and they can read the hymns
and Bible stories. However, 700
years ago that was not the case. Then
only the wealthy people could read
and church services were mostly
conducted in Latin. This bothered St.
Francis of Assisi, so in 1223 he set
up a live manger scene on the lawn
of the monastery so all the people
could understand the story of the
birth of Christ. This was the world’s
first manger scene. Today manger
scenes are common reminders of
Christmas Eve.
“Songs of Joy” was the title of Mr.
Fletcher’s message to the adults that
morning. Joy, he noted, is a response
not a state of being. It is a sense of
delight in the presence of someone
one loves. Joy beholds whereas
happiness possesses. The simplest
form of gratitude is joy. True joy is
found in the love of God.
Carols seem to be an expression of
that joy and Terry chose to give a
brief background on the hymns of
the service. The first, ‘Joy to the
World’, was written by Isaac Watts
in 1719 and is based on Psalm 98.
Phillip Brooks, a minister in the
United States, travelled from
Jerusalem to Bethlehem to be part of
the Christmas Eve service at the
Church of the Nativity in 1865.
Some time later he composed “O
Little Town of Bethlehem”.
In the early 1900s, Henry Van
Dyke wrote “Joyful, Joyful, We
Adore Thee” based on Beethoven’s
“Ode to Joy”. It speaks of trust, joy
and love in God. “The First Nowell”
means the first birth. Charles
Wesley, who wrote 6,000 hymns,
gave the world “Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing”. It was originally titled
to mean, ‘hark, how the dome of
heaven rings’.
Christians can point the world in
the right direction, to joy, to God.
The world shares joy for the love of
God and the beauty of the nativity
through the singing of the Christmas
hymns.
Santa’s schedule can get very
hectic this time of year. It’s no
wonder he overlooked another
engagement. So – he will not be
visiting Londesborough until
Monday, Dec. 23. The Christmas
In October 2013, Robyn Cecelia
Nicholson graduated from the
University of Guelph with a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in English and a
minor in Music. She graduated with
Distinction in the Honours Program.
She has accepted a teaching position
with Avalon Education in Cheongju,
South Korea.
Congratulations Robyn. We are all so
proud of you.
Love always, Mom, Dad, Emily,
Colton and Bailey, Lucas, Isaac,
Maggie and Bear.
Graduation
Fuzzy and warm
Students at Hullett Central Public School’s Christmas
concert sang about everything from missing teeth to
Christmas wrapping paper to the nice, fuzzy, warm
sweaters their grandmas give them at Christmas. Shown
rocking out in their PJs and slippers are, from left, Macey
Adams, Jillian Shortreed, Ryder Lee, Owen Beacom and
T.J. Powell-Carr. (Denny Scott photo)
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