The Brussels Post, 1979-12-19, Page 22THE. BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 19, 1979
Correspondent
MRS. STONEIROUSE
887-9847
The Christmas meeting of
the afternoon unit of the
U.C.W. was held at the home
of our leader. Mrs. Cecil
C',-Inultes on Tuesday. Dec.
11th. Mrs. Coupes welcomed
all present and especially
those from the Presbyterian
W.M.S. our invited guests.
She continued with a reading
"The Legend of the ChriSt-
mas Rose".
Mrs. u William Fenton was
in charge of the worship
service which she began with
a poem, "For you at
Christmas" followed by the
hymn. Glory to God in the
Highest and prayer.
Mrs. William Black read
scripture from Luke. "Home
for Christmas" was the
theme chosen by Mrs.
Fenton.
One of the most .wonderful
things about Christmas, she
said, is the way families love
to be together. But for many
lonely people there is no
"Home for Christmas —. for
the millions of families
suffering from hunger and
malnutrition there is no joy
for Christmas unless we
bring the true meaning of
giving and sharing to our
fellow man. Let the Babe be
born again in the manger of
your heart and celebrate the
birth of Jesus in a special
way. Let us not forget the
gifts in every home that
cannot be wrapped - laughter
and joy and love, the fra-
grance of flowers and the
memory of the peaceful hills
and woods.
Four candles were lit each
followed by prayer and the
benediction. Christmas
carols were sung at inter vals
through this meditation.
Members were reminded
to save their used stamps. It
was decided to hold the next
meeting the second Monday
in January.
Mrs. Coultes began the
study period with this
thought "As you ponder the
meaning of Christmas go
back to the first one. "As we
share the joy of Mary and
Joseph in the birth of a son,
she said "Let us not forget
God who sent Him". Con-
sider the agony our heavenly
Father must have endured
knowing the life of sacrifice
that he has asked him to
endure and the tragedy to
follow. This Christmas let us
not forget God the Father but
thank him with renewed love
for His love for us in the gift
of the Baby Jesus.
"Christmas - Japan's
biggest Non Holiday" was
the subject for the
continuance of the study on
Japan. Japanese spend
millions on gifts, decorations
and food then go to work as
usual when the day comes.
Christmas is a business as
well as a season to be jolly.
To the 800,000 Japanese
Christians Christmas is more
than a commercial festivity,
it is the birth of their Lord
and Saviour. Japanese
churches continue to use the
occasion to get the message
across but resistance is
strong. Stillthe materialistic
side seems to be waning and
the younger generation is
showing a tendency to come
to grips with the deeper
significance of Christmas.
Mrs. Coultes concluded
with a reading from the
Observer "Christmas Up
dated".
Carols pealed forth on the
crisp morning air welcoming
members of the Knox United
Church, Belgrave, Sunday,
December 16, to the White
Gift Service. Christmas
decorations gave a festive
atmosphere to the sanctuary.
George Procter, Sunday
School superintendent, gave
the call to worship.
Scripture passages from
Isaiah and John 1, were read
by Steven Taylor, Patrick
Cull, Paul and Steven
Coultes, Katherine Procter
and Cari Ann Pletch.
The children's choir of
twenty voices sang "The
Virgin Mary Had a Baby
Boy" accompanied by Mrs.
George Procter, organist.
A report on the Foster
Child, Sinta of Bali, In-
donesia was presented. A
sum of $288.00 is required
annually for his support. The
Sunday School has supported
Sinta a diligent 5th grade
scholar annually for five
years. He is lively and
active, but the family lacks
protein as the main food is
rice. A box containing four
different objects was used by
Rev. John Roberts as he
spoke mainly to the children.
A balloon was shown as the
symbol of surprise. He stated
that Jesus' birth• was a
surprise. For hundreds of
years a powerful person had
been expected. What a sur-
when Jesus carne as a baby.
A loaf of bread symbolized
"Life" a bell represented
"Joy" As a town crier ring-
ing a bell might announce a.
joyful celebration. The i'ourth
symbol, a candle, stood for
"Hope", Jesus is the Hope
of the World.
We send gifts to our adopted
boy to bring him surprise,
life, joy and hope.
The white gift envelopes
were received in white
baskets by Andrea Coultes
and Sheila Anderson,
Christmas hymns were sung
as a postulde the choir sang
"Go tell it on the Mountain."
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and staff at
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