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A Christmas melody
Elgin Knott, left and Warren Whitmore of Marie Flynn and
the Huron Strings entertained the residents of Huronlea in
Brussels on Dec. 20 with some Christmas favourites,
dancing and singing.
Brussels
People
A family gathering on Saturday,
Dec. 18 at the home of Cameron
Ross and Barbara was held to
celebrate Christmas. Present was
her sister Marlene and Ken Fosberg
of London, Daryll and Carol and
Alexandra Ingrey of Hidden
Valley, Darlene and Korrie
Dejournett of London and her
mother, Mrs. Mel Jacklin and her
husband of Brussels as well as
other family members.
Morning Star
plans party
The regular meeting of Morning
Star Rebekah Lodge took place on
Tuesday, Dec. 14. There was a
good attendance.
A donation was made to The Ark
to promote youth work in the
community.
District Deputy President Jean
Hodgert will visit the Lodge on
Jan. 11.
The Annual Christmas party is to
be held on Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in
the Lodge rooms.
The next regular meeting will be
held on Jan. 11.
:*.•A very merry Christmas
..• to our customers and
their families
May the warm glow
of Christmas
light up your life .
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Brussels 887-6942
PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1993.
14 attend Friendship Club's
Christmas pot luck meeting
Fourteen Friendship Club
members and one visitors enjoyed a
bountiful pot luck dinner at
12:30 p.m. in Brussels Legion
recently. Sarah Stephenson
presided for the meeting, which
included an invitation on Jan. 11 to
Huronlea. It was moved by Adah
Smith and seconded by Ruby Steiss
that members attend with Adah
Smith and Mary Lowe to arrange a
short program.
Ethel Brewer reported on the
"Geared to Seniors" seminar held
Saturday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. in
Harriston which she and Mary
Lowe attended. They were pleased
to have the opportunity to attend
this informative meeting.
Mary Lowe was given authority
The Christmas meeting of
Melville WMS was held in the
home of Gerald and Isobel Gibson.
President Helen Elliott opened the
meeting with prayer.
The hymn "Hark the Herald
Angels Sing" was sung. The
secretary's report was given by
Ruby Steiss and Marguerite
Krauter gave the treasurer's report.
There is a meeting in January.
Members are reminded to save
greetings cards, used stamps and
IGA tapes.
The hymn "Away in a Manger"
was sung. The scripture from Luke
1, verses 26-38 was read by Leona
Armstrong. The meditation on the
birth of Jesus and Mary his mother
The fourth Advent candle was lit
at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
on Sunday, Dec. 19 by Sarah
Garland, assisted by her father,
Elwin Garland. The children of the
congregation, under the leadership
of their Sunday School teachers,
put on a program during the usual
worship service time. Mike Hiller
was worship leader.
On Sunday afternoon, Tom and
Andrea Warner and family hosted
Community Dining for Seniors
and Physically Challenged Adults
held its Christmas meeting on Dec.
9 with 42 in attendance.
A full-course turkey dinner with
all the trimmings was enjoyed by
all. Special thanks to student
volunteers Jason Kellington, Amy
Crawford and Cory Bragg. Door
prizes were won by Keith Turnbull,
Ruth Galbraith, Merle Underwood,
Betty Dale, Doris Hooper and
Laura Fischer. The 50/50 draw was
won by Mary Davidson.
Everyone was favoured with
special Christmas music by Mary
Bryans, who also accompanied the
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SPECIAL
ThankYou
To Agnes and Hank
Ten Pas for letting
Santa use their
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Brussels Santa Claus
Parade Committee r
to sign all cheques.
A short Christmas program
followed with Jeanne Ireland
playing the accompaniment for the
singing of Christmas carols. Sarah
read "Christmas Star" which was
interspersed with Jeanne playing
"Star of the East". Mary Lowe and
Ethel Brewer presented a skit
entitled "It Won't Be Long Now",
followed by Mary Lowe reading
"Christmas Puppy".
The next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Maple Villa
at 2 p.m.
Euchre followed. Winners were:
high man, Mary Davidson; low
man, Eluned McNair; high lady,
Thelma Keffer and low lady,
Marguerite Crawford.
was given by Helen Elliott.
A card was signed for Ruth
Martin who was a WMS member
and is now living in Livingston
Manor in Listowel.
Ruby Steiss had the members
guessing Christmas Carols. Isobel
Gibson gave a reading on "Just
Mary and Joseph". Leona
Armstrong read, "Do You See a
Great Light". Thelma Cardiff read
"There is no Time like Christmas"
and "The First Christmas Stocking"
and Marguerite Krauter read "Let's
Stop Whining about Christmas".
Helen Elliott read "No Room in the
Inn" and closed the meeting with
prayer.
A lovely Christmas lunch was
served and a social time enjoyed.
an open house for the congregation.
A Christmas Eve service will be
held on Friday at 7 p.m. at the
church.
The community praise used the
theme of gift giving, at their Dec.
18 service. Carol Goodland told a
children's story about Saint Nick.
This group also lit the fourth
Advent candle.
There will be no Community
Praise service on Dec. 25.
group for a carol sing. Rather than
exchange gifts, the group brought
canned goods which will be
distributed to needy families.
A Christmas video was shown
after dinner.
"Our government's goal to make
Ontario's roads the safest in North
America, in every season of the
year. But I encourage everyone to
take extra precautions in the
winter." — Gilles Pouliot, Ontario
Minister of Transportation.
RECENT WINNERS
OF THE C.W.L.
DRAW WERE:
1/2 pig - Shawn Johnston,
Monkton
$100.00 IGA Gift Certificate
Rick McDonald,
R.R.#2, Brussels
$35.00 Brussels Variety Gift
Certificate - Ann Ryan,
Walton
Rag Doll - Bernadette Howse
Wingham
Gift Basket - Theresa Bridge,
Brussels
Special thanks to Al & Marg
Teeft of IGA for their
special donation.
Melville WMS members
do Christmas carol contest
Father, daughter light candle
at Mennonite Advent service
42 enjoy Community Dining