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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-16, Page 11IT Times -Advocate, Decemlber 16, 1992 Precious Blood principal accepts new post as superintendent By Ray Lewis T.A Staff EXETER - After eight years Lan- der the eat guidance of Mew - ret Nelson, Precious Blood elattwt- tary school in Exeter is about 'to undergo a changing of the geard. Effective December 31, 1992, Nelson will be leaving the school having accepted a position as Su- perintendatt of Programs with the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. "Emotionally, 1 feel very badly," said Nelson, as she sat in her office which has become adorned with cards and letters of good-bye. "I'm really going to miss the children." Nelson said life in the small town has been wonderful for her, and is especially thankful for the parents, Precious Blood principal argaret Nelson welcomes Sandy eQuillan to the school. McQuillan will be replacing Nelson as rincipal in the new year. Nelson leaving for a new post as super- intendent uperintendent in Simcoe County. December ACW in Saintsbury By H. Davis SAINTSBURY - The December A.C.W. meeting was held last Tuesday evening at the home of Hazel Davis with 10 members present. Members Prayer and General Thanksgiving was said in unison. Rev. Stephen Emery read the scrip- ture Luke 2 and based the medita- tion from the reading. Each member read a Chrisunas story or poem which was very much enjoyed. Plans were made for the 93 meetings and reports were read. Daily Bread donations were de- livered on Thursday to St. Pauls Cathedral in time for the Christmas hampers. Si.- Patrick's Holy Communion service and Children's Christmas Pageant was held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School Superintendent Hazel Davis welcomed everyone and the Pageant began with a poem by Crystal Davis. Ryan Carroll read the Scripture reading Isaiah 35:1- 10, Scou Jefferies read James 5:7- 11. Courtney MacGillivray, Ryan Carroll and Scou Jefferies were readers for the Pageant. Katie-Scarleu MacGillivray, as Mary, Harley Davis as Joseph, Crystal and Starr Davis as angels, Caleb and Corbin MacGillivray, Travis Davis and Jeffrey Hendrick- son as the shepherds and church servers, Rose Cunningham. Lisa and Julie Carroll portraying the three MO bringing gifts. Cheryl Carroll provided the mu- sic for the Christmas carols throughout the Pageant. Travis Da- vis, Jeffrey Hentirickson and Har- ley Davis assisted with the lighting of the candles in the Advent Wreath. The third candle is the candle for Joy. Crystal and Starr Davis re- ceived gilts for "Perfect Auen- dance" from the Sunday School presented by Rev. Emery. • The Holy Communion service followed, then a time for singing and the arrival of Santa Claus who was a very welcome visitor. Sunday, December 20, Advent 4, , THE RUGGED, DEPENDABLE ZET011 Brings Comfort and Safety to the Business of Farming. St. Patrick's Morning Prayer ser- vice will be held at 8:30 p.m. Scripture readings to be Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, Responsive reading Psalm 24, The Holy Gospel St. Matthew 1:18-25. Note: Christmas Eve service at 6:45 p.m. at SL Patrick's. Centralia by Mary Kooy CENTRALIA - At the United Church on Sunday, Rev. Geddes chose as his topic "More Peace Than We Can Measure". The Christmas concert will be held at the church on December 22 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. A Christmas Eve Carol and Com- munion Service will be held on Thursday, December 24 at 8 p.ni. Come and join in this joyous family festival. The Centralia .Umted Church will go carolling through the village on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. from the church. Anyone wishing to join the group please be at the church at 7:10 p.m. Prize winners at the community centre on Monday, December 7 were Marian Noels, lelene Pull- man, Marie McGraw, Harry Noels, Percy Noels, Harry Arnold. The next euchre will be January 4, 1993 at8p.m. Brent and Jean Caslick attended the Chrisunas dinner and dance at Varna on Friday evening sponsored by Hensel] Co-op. Mary and Clary - ton Kooy were guests at Exeter. Le- gion on Saturday for the Nabisco Christmas dinner. Thursday evening dinner guests with Mary Kooy were Gordon and Edith Eaton, Helen MacDonald, Bessie Caldwell, Howard Dolan, Harry and Marian Noels and Sun- day evening visitors were Brent and Jean Caslick, Gregory and Dan, Terry and Judy Morgan and; Mark. Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1 (Established in 1876) Provides Full Insurance Coverage tor Fenn Properties t4ew Applications are Welcomed DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Jock Hartigan RR 3 Luc an _174305 Larry Gardener, RR2, Strata 946.21711 Lloyd Morrison, RR1 St. Marys ,223.a2Tr Lome Fenney, Mildred .3451163 Jack Hodgen, RR1, Kirkton 2294152 Joseph Ghetto, RR5 Mdcheti -.34$4705 AGENTS floss Hodgen, Exeter 23S4250 John Moore, Dublin .345-2512 Joseph Untie, Mitchell .3484012 Heed Office, Exeter 2364350 A refund from surplus was di-- Waned i=Waned for all policy hotdaris who qualify, ire on record and k good standing as at Decem- ber 31, 1991. 4 ANNOUNCEMENT Brian Horner The Partners of Hetwth, Taylor, Pinder and MoNeilly Char- tered Accountants are pleased to announce that Brian Homer has successfully completed his C.A. Designation. Originally from Zurich, Brian joined our staff in 199.1 after three years of experience with a Toronto firm. Brian joins our team of professionals that take pride in provid ing personalized service to the businesses and organizations in the local and surrounding communities. Brian and his wife Suzanne reside on Victoria St. l . in Exeter PTA and the parish. "In terms of the people, the rela- tionships and the caring, I'd love to stay here the rest of my life," she said. But after eight years, Nelson also agrees that change is something good for the school, giving stu- dents a look at new thoughts and ideas. And Nelson's move to Barrie is a step up. She will now be in charge of supervisory work for a cluster of 13 schools from Barrie to Colling- wood. She will also be responsible for all programs in all Simcoe County schools, making sure pro- grams are written, implemented and revised when necessary. Normally, principal moves are made at the beginning of a school year, but the superintendent she is replacing is retiring at Christmas. !stetson is looking forward to the new challenges ahead, and will be immediately thrown into the fire to tackle changes coming as a result of a new school being built in Sim- coe. Meanwhile, Precious Blood is set to welcome its new principal, Sandy McQuillan. McQuillan had been principal of St. Joseph's School, in Kingsbridge for the past six years. He began a career in teaching 24 years ago, and actually spent his first three years at Mt. Carmel. Al- though living in Stratford, McQuil- lan operates a mixed farm in Luck - now, where he returns on weekends. "I'm really enthused about com- ing to this school," said McQuillan. "It's something I've beers looking at for quite a while." 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