HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-12-07, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988.
From the Minister's Study
Anticipate and expect at Christmas time
BY REV. LORENZO RAMIREZ
We have come once again that
time of the year when we start to
"Anticipate and expectate” what
this Christmas Season will bring.
Our main street, the same as in
Clinton, Wingham, Goderich, Exe
ter, Hensall, Lucan and London are
well decked for the season; and
stores and malls are "anticipating"
for great crowds of shoppers and we
shoppers "expect" good bargains
and "expect lower prices and good
quality merchandise.
This feeling of "excitement" or
whatever we call it, surges high as
Dec. 25 approaches. Our Anticipa
tion and Expectation ever increases
as the days progress.
We teach our Children to "Antici
pate" and expect something and we
and the commercial system ask them
or coax them to write to the ‘ ‘ man in
the Red suit” to express their wishes
at Christmas. These are our yearly
Obituaries
HARRY ARTHUR WHITE
Harry Arthur White of 155 John
StreetEast, Exeter, passed away
Thursday, December 1, 1988 at
Exeter Villa, Exeter. He was in his
84th year.
He was born in Hibbert Township,
the son of the late William White and
the former Mary E. Gray. He
attended S.S. No. 4, Morris town
ship before taking up farming at
RR2, Blyth. He retired in July, 1986.
He never married. He was a member
of the United Church. He was active
in social retirement activities in
recent years.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Gladys L. Locking, RR 3, Brussels
and one brother, William White, 155
John St. East, Exeter and by a
brother-in-law, James Riley of
Exeter. A sister, Verna Riley
predeceased him.
The funeral service was held
Saturday, Dec. 3, 1988 from the
Brussels Chapel of the M.L. Watts
Funeral Homes with Rev. Charles
Carpentier of Brussels United
Church officiating. Spring inter
ment will be in Brussels Cemetery.
ROSE WILHELM
Rose Wilhelm, 90, passed away
Saturday, November 26, 1988 at the
Clinton Public Hospital, Clinton,
Ontario.
Born in CarrickTwp. the daughter
of the late John J. Wachter and
Cecelia (Fischer) Wachter, she was
predeceased by her husband Henry
in 1955 and three brothers, Clayton
(infancy), Clement and Eugene and
one sister Eleanor Stroeder. She is
survived by one sister Antoinette,
Sister M. Antonio of Notre Dame
Convent, Waterdown, Ont.
She was mother of Edward and
wife Marie, Ottawa; Alfred of
Walkerton; Phyllis and husband
Richard Street of Blyth; Wilma of
Guelph; Henry of Toronto; Raymond
and wife Phyllis of Barrie; Mary and
husband Robert Davey of Ennis-
more and 11 grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren.
Friends and relatives gathered on
Sunday and Monday, November 28
and 29 at the Tanner and Pearson
Funeral Home in Walkerton. A Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated at
Mary Immaculate Church in Chep
stow at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Interment Chepstow Cemetery.
Remember,
it’s their home too!
ceremonial activities. There is noth
ing wrong with it except, that often
times we have the wrong centre of
celebration. We said, it’s Family
Time, it’s a children’s time, it’s
celebration or party time. Most often
if not all the time, Jesus, Christ, son
ofGod, sonofman, LordofLords,
king of Kings, and center and focus
of this great anticipation and
expectation is all to well forgotten, if
not totally ignored. As the Bible
said, "He came into his own home
^and his own people received him
not’’ (John 1:11) But to all who
received Him, who believed in his
home, He gave the power to become
children ofGod, who were born, not
of blood nor ofthe will of the flesh nor
of the will of man but of God (John
1:12-13).
Israel as from the Old Testament
lesson pointed out had a great
expectation and through Isaiah had
pointed out the coming Messiah but
when He came. They received Him
notl
Our Lord Jesus Christ in flesh had
lived for 33 years and He was not
recognized, nor received. He, after
resurrection, promised his disciples
that He will come again. Again only
very few believed and expect or
anticipate. But He will come and we
know not the day nor the hour. Will
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