Times Advocate, 1999-12-15, Page 31Wednesday. Deirnber 15. 1999
Exeter T'irnes'.' Advocate
31
Community
Hensall Scouting and, Guiding organizations, Queensway Nursing and Retirement Home, Hensall fire department and Hensall residents teamed up to collect more than
20 boxes of food for the Exeter branch of the Huron County Christmas Bureau Dec. 8. (photo/Kate Monk)
Queensway holds
ers
higiatA
- The Christmas Season started early at
Queensway as the staff Christmas dinner was held
in the new dining area on Nov. 26. Everyone
enjoyed a delicious dinner catered by Richard Erb.
Grand Cove Singers provided a program of carols
and other favorite Christmas songs Dec. 1.
Friendship Friday on December 3 found the
Retirement Home lounge full as Clare Masse, Andy
Rau and Lois Hodgins gave a performance.
The annual family Christmas dinner was held
Dec. 5. Bill Gibson and Joyce Pepper provided din-
ner music and the volunteer Auxiliary members
and stats worked to ensure everyone had a deli-
cious meal and a good time. Fresh flowers graced
every table and placecards were produced by
Carolyn Lenting.
Dec. 7 the Christian Reformed Singers gave the
Christmas Story in song and readings. Irene Zwart
sang a solo.
Queensway took part in the Community Food
Drive with The Hensall Fire Department, Girl
Guides, Brownies, Scouts, Beavers and other ser-
vice groups. Following the Food Drive everyone
came back to Queensway for refreshments. The
Exeter Christmas Bureau what had been gathered
on their behalf.
Lorne McKenzie played piano and sang for resi-
dents on Thursday afternoon.
Coming events
Dec. 17 - Friendship Friday, 7 p.m. Harvey Smith.
Dec. 19, 11 a.m. Church service with Emmanuel
Baptist Youth. Dec. 23, 7 p.m. Birthday party with
Sherry McCalls Dancers.
Requests being taken for `carol sing'
By Rhoda Robe
THAMES ROAD CORRFLO6N-:
DENT
THAMES ROAD - Rev.
Marilyn Carter was in
charge of the Third
Sunday in Advent
church service on
Sunday morning at
Thames Road.
Robin McKnight lit the
Advent candle. Rev.
Carter told the children
a story entitled "Sharing
Our Gifts".
The choir sang two
anthems accompanied
by organist Marilyn
Vandenbussche. The
scriptures were read by
Don Bray.
Rev. Carter entitled
her sermon "A Carol
For Christmas Spirit".
Lorne and Pat
Ballantyne received the
offering and were the
greeters.
Life and work of
the congregation
There will be confir-
mation classes in the
new year ; fpriGrades 8
and, up. Anyone inter-
ested= may contact Rev.
Carter, Ann Kernick,
Janet Coward or Karen
Etherington.
There will be a carol
sing on Christmas eve.
Please place your
requests on the collec-
tion plate during the
next three Sundays.
December
schedule
Dec. 12: Third Sunday
of Advent at Thames
Road;
Dec. 19: Fourth
Sunday of Advent at
Elimville, "Right Side up
Christmas" with
Communion;
Dec. 24: Christmas
Eve Carols and Candle
Service,- 7:30 p.m. at
Thames Road;
Dec. 26: Service of
Meditation and
Reflection at Elimville.
The Messengers will
meet December 16 at
Elimville from 7 to 8
p.m. Bring a loonie. The
Youth Group will get
together at Thames
Road from 7 to 8:30
p.m. Bring a toonie.
Personals
Doris Elford, Marjorie
Johns, Bill and Rhoda
Rohde attended the
potluck supper of the
Kirkton Horticultural
Christmas meeting on
Tuesday evening at
Kirkton Rec Centre.
Josh Rath of Rath
Roses, St. Marys,
demonstrated how to
make Christmas
wreaths etc. They were
given away to many
happy members.
Dorothy Honderich of
New Hamburg spent the
weekend with her son-
in-law and daughter
Paul and Virginia
Warwick and Brett.
Bill and Rhoda Rohde
visited with their aunt
Ruth Shier at Kingsway
Lodge, St. Marys.
Glenn and Marilyn
Rohde, Bill and Rhoda
Rohde were guests on
Sunday with Dan and
Nancy Rohde and
Elizabeth at Ballinafad.
NOTICE To
RATEPAYERSM.
Hay Zurich
Waste Site
Will be closed
Sat., Dec. 25, 1999
.::� •:.:C < •.: f �_} 4. } � 4"1,;;fr:>;£E•.. `. °.:.,6� `.24i. {.kh:,! •>,. }{ a};vf :.;'::� y,�••!�`t*,:'.••^.: {.,:: r aif'' . ; `: ,.Zr r :`. r'A:f'f.:?';:•r•:
� n. \ ri}::::..i:'• : -• •: T �( 'L�.:::{1:::{ <S:{i':v r.ti � i•$i'v::.};:?}TS••'v£.:rl -:-n''iii::
f,: }:{:::}I::'f,.? {}i.::i}:: vii:::%:..i}::•}•: - i.{:v:, ' {:}:%:?:. •{ i-.i� :.yn:.:: i:: r. •... ri{{:.:..r.:.: r :h. • bas
� w •4
;
-„T. } i:: . 4 •
F r .mot k t use of the fr,tGmet and pa
519-229-8933 or 1-800-265.983 ww v quadnet
-..
1