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:tams and babies' was worship service for Unit 2
Unit 2
Unit 2 of UCW held
their Cluistmaa.neeting at
the Glenn' Haven
Apartments on Ntav«
The topic ,for the meeting.
was "chstras and
•
• designed asa woxshi ser-
viee, not the traditignal
- feel: good Christmas ser
• vices.
Many people..' feel
depressed fear various ren- •
sons; at this time 'of year
and -may appreciate a dose
of realism: to counteract
• the -rosy nostalgia: that is..
prevalent at holiday time.
The call ter worship was
,. Yea shall find a aihild«
wrappcpt in bands of cloth
and lying in a manager.
Let us worship before the
empty cradle Whirrs; the
central..eharaeterr in the
Christmasdrama will soon
Wear.
The skit 'Rocking
ing
Chair" was portrayed by:
;ret .Lady - La= Seller
- The cradle is empty. She
has no children but .finds
happiness -in babysitting. >ilt
is God's way for her.
Second Lady - Grace
Gibson. - She has several
children. It was hard for
her as she had to live on
welfare in those days.
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Third ]Cady - Grace
Finnigan - Times were
hard, war was. on and her
husband was called to
serve.. She was left with
children to feed.
]Fourth Lady - Caroline
Menary She WAS $0,
upset, she felt,abonion the
only way* then she thought
about adoption, which she
did. •
Fifth fth Lady - Jean ° Irwin -
She thanked God every-
day for her children,
Sixth Lady - Gertie
Henderson - as Iktary - My,
baby is reborn every
Christmas, because so
many people celebrate His.
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birth. They call it .a inirar
i:1e. All children: are t till
dren 'of God. •
An those who told sto
ries came forward and lit
five cairdIcs from the
Christ candle and prayed
for waanen :and children.. •
D.uriatg the- skit; aro
priate• Christmas hymns
were sung. Genie gave a
reading and Cynthia
Lazaroh our new minister's
wife, sang Maly Night.
This Was fo110wed by the
Benediction,
• During the business
portion, 15 ladies
answered the rolieall with
a favourite Christmas-
hyann.
Reports were ,received
by the flower committee,.
Nimble fingers, and the
treasurer. Laura read
"Rejoice in Hope i995"
for the Least: Coin. Laura:
closed the•rrieeting, with
prayer..
. Lunch and a social time
followed. •
Uaiit 3,
The Lueknow •Jnited
Church Women, Unit 3,
met Nov. 14 at. the church
for their Christmas tneet '
ing• Anne Anderson;
Shirley Brooks, Norma.
Weatherhead and Ilene
Greer presented a
"Christrnas Rive Carol
Mrs. Anderson gave
CAR to worship. Tltereeis. a.
reason to hope,' love, and
live. "0 Corrie all ye
Faithful", was sung fol-
lowed by prayer,
Mrs. Weathencead: gave
a reading "Afraicl, of the
dark," portraying. ho
evenadults are sotnetines
afraid of the dark but that
everyone need not be
afraid when they . are gid'•
ed by the light 'of Jesus"
life. .
Ms.:Greer told that in
London,. England 500
years ago the $ethlehem,
hospitals name was, short-
ened to Bedlam. hospital, a
piaGe. of uproar and corafu-
sion. When baby Jesus
was born there was also.
bedlam in Bethlehem and
no une had ronin for Mary °,
ad Joseph for the night:
Are we so busy making
bedlam in our lives that
we have no time for the
real 'mea:ning of
Christmas'
Mrs. Jamaica read "A
king is. born,' saying that
Jesus was a different kind
of King, wh6 washed his.
servaants` feet and sacri-
ficed his own life so that,
others could live. Anne
read about the people of
.Israel waiting for a King
who would be like a shop -
herd and Nowa: teld how
the wise Men, searched
long; and far for a King.
they could serge and when
they found the baby.
offered hint gifts." lie was
a King who valued sial%
fice and service more
highly- than wealthand
achievement. This is the
King for us.
The worship service
vias "interspersed watt,
Christmas carols, with the -
scriptures taken from
Matthew .and. Luke, read
by Shirley and Norma. '
This pari of the meeting
eget
-ended with everyone
singing "We Wish you a
Merry Christmas."
Mary Lou Lrwin opened
the business portion of the
meeting with a poem,
'Christmas'Timae." Thhe
Miceli was answered with
each one giving a donation
for poinsettias for .
Pinectest and Maple
Breezes. Mary Boyle read
an article an the
Fellowship of tite Least..
Coin.
Susan -Alton reported
that Nimble Fingers were •
busy Making stuffed toys: ,
and that two quilts were;
set up to quilt and tie. One
. quilt was. given toe family. •
that. recently lost their
houseto tire.
Betty Bone reported for
Stewardship,'Shirley
Brooks for Community -
Friendship and ,Laura Lee
Cayley. for Christian.edu'.
cation, and Amnesty
International. • Alice
Ritchie• will be press
reporter for the next, year:
A savial.time followed, ' •
with the,committee •sery-.
ink delieioas fruit bread
and Chtistmas cake.. (sub-
mitted by Alice -Ritchie/..
babies
will • receive
t'r .di icJ a stileking
` The Nov 1 ineeting.f coining, week for -the
the Wuxi Bary to,; the • Christmas Season.
Wrnglam and Di'stri,ct • December babies will
Hospital . was held in the be leaving the hospital to
hospital -board room with Christmas stockings made
• 1g Members in attendance. by .auxiliary teem;l et
Marion MaeeKenzie. , .
,President: Helen Four member's attended'
Dougherty welcomed the the Fall Conference held. '
ladies and the 'Auxiliary, ,.at the Waterlog lite, enjoy .
prayer: was rad in unison ing'tlre speaker Elizabeth
Helen introduced and_ Winner, 'Minister, of
•thagired the guest speaker, Health and the sessions ;
Judith Gaunt who spoke: they attended:
.about the guide ,book: Hospitalbridge is.
"Harvest Trail" - a directo- ' underway. New players
ry . promoting Huron are needed! Ifyou wish to
County. learn how to play bridge.
" .Shirley. Kaufman and. and to enjoy being part 4f.
her committee will be dec- the. group contact Marilyn
orating the hospital. this .Wood,at357-1923.
Linda Andrew (left), and Tracy ;Me rsof l ,verlasiings. Flowers: and 'Gtfis
are shown at the AndrewS' 'elegantly' set dining table during the Chambe.r
of Commerm4es Christmas House tour on Sunday.'' (Livingston .photo)