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Times-Advocate, 1983-12-21, Page 22Page 6A Times -Advocate, December 21, 1983 Drama features UC Christmas event Many families and friends gathered for Christmas Family service at Lucan United Church Sunday morn- ing. Special feature was a musical drama, "Two Nights Before Christmas," presented by the Junior choir and directed by Helen Stanley. The skeptical old janitor, Mr. MacDuff (Matthew Lane), who comes to clean up the Toy Shop, complains bit- terly about the foolishness of the excitement of Christmas and the extra work it makes for him. As he dozes off in the midst of his work, the toys "come alive" at the magical hour of midnight and plead with him to tell the real mean- ing of Christmas. He con- fesses in song that "Christmas doesn't mean much to me." Finally, he reluctantly reads them the Christmas story and discovers the greatness of God's Love in sending Jesus to be our Saviour. As a result, he sings of his new found faith, "Jesus was born for me." The choir of toys join him adding, "Jesus was born for you, born on Christmas Day." As the magic hour passes, the toys resume their former lifeless state on the shelves of the toy shop. Mr. MacDuff awakens a different person. Other characters in the presentation besides Matthew Lane as Mr. MacDuff were narrator, Dana Bannerman; Annie, Sherrie Smith; Bono, Jane Holden; Wild Willie WARM �WIS Rider, Tabatha Froats; Duck, Ian Barr; Ronald R. Robot. Kristine Finlayson. Each of these children were involved also in soloor duet parts. Choir members were Audrey Annis, Brad Coughlin, Laura Culbert, Holly Darling, Kevin Darling, Kyle Darling, Mary Holden, Carrie Lane, Shelly Maguire, and Denise Ward. Other participants in the service were Dave and Sue Barr with Eric and Andrew who greeted friends at the door and later received the of- fering. In addition, Dave shared with the congregation a reading by Henry Van Dyck, "Keeping Christmas." A special floral arrangement was placer: in the sanctuary by the Allison and Young families in loving memory of their mother Eva. Christmas Eve and Com- munion Service will be held at the Church Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Next Sunday morning, Christmas Day, the worship hour has been chang- ed to 9:30 a.m. The regular 11:15 a.m. hour will resume the following Sunday. There will be no Sunday School on Christmas Day, but an open cession for the children will be held January 1. Secretaries and treasurers of Church organizations are asked to prepare their year end reports for early January. Used 1 postage stamps are requested for the Bible Society. Cut them from the envelope leaving a half inch border on all sides. EI'.-7.' -77.-7'-r""1"...."1 AS, //V a 11 N- . 0,'m fir~'' ' Hope your roliday is aglow with happiness. 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AILVA�L����.•uP& iamaTnernwwa7vits-nnvnvaano4avnvroons4uvnrr'e INSPIRINGLY BEAUTIFUL... d v r•� y • • pA O t7; ricsi as sit ht,rrrfj 1 Hv 7 4 tLi. rtnitt+,Lucatt, (St.3cttttes,C inttde1,03e, d L L J cJ unulicdtr (hurt h of Canada, t.linv,Ie you to shore with g them the joy of this Holy and Blessed season. 2 2 Services for Christmas and New Years Christmas Eve: December 24 2 St. James' - 7:30 p.m. g Christmas, Eucharist and Message g Holy Trinity 10:30 p.m. 3 g Short Service of words and music 11:00 p.m. g 1 Choral Christmas, Eucharist and Message Christmas Day: December 23 g 10:00 a.m. Holy Trinity N Joint Service of Eucharist and Message g New Year's Day: January 1st 2 10:30 a.m. Holy Trinity 3 Joint service of Eucharist and New Year's Message The People of Sl. James' and Holy Trinity wish that all the friends and neighbours of our .two congregations have o most Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with the True riches that only God and His Love con send. 1 :00 p.m. g 1 MINIATURE MANGER SCENE — Chris Haskett, Miranda Doner, Steven Greenlee and Cory Munro appeared as Mary, Joseph and w; se men in Wednesday's Christmas concert at Lucan Public School. T -A photo by OPP Six accidents in area During the week members of the Lucan Detachment of the OPP investigated six News from Branch 540 By George Mawdsley 'Tis the season to be jolly so we're told, and with this in mind we called on good old "St. Nick" to stop by Branch 540 December 11 and spread some good cheer to the young children of the members. He parked his sleigh on the roof, and slid down the TV antenna, and came into the hall with a big "Ho Ho Ifo" to the happy sound of the. children singing "Jingle Bells." He gave all the children a gift and a bag of candy and fruit, and asked them if they had all been good and of course they all said yes we have. My thanks to all the willing helpers who helped to make this a fun time and especial- ly Santa (Brian) Claus, who collected enough kisses to last him until next Christmas. December 16 Branch 540 hosted a Christmas party for members and guests in the Lounge, with mystery gift draws and a door prize. Entertainment was provided by "Dwight .same" and was' thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. A king-size vote of thanks go to our bar chairman "Gayle Riley" and the bar staff. and the hard working volunteers, who put it all together. "One Ilelluva Night". Our thanks also to the tradespeople of Lucan for their support. We hope this was the first of many such events. Saturday December 17 we had the grand prize draw and dance, with the prizes being won as follows. The *750 went to Joe Chillingworth. Komoka, *500 to Mrs. Joy Hyde, Lucan and *250 to Mrs. Linda Riley. Huron Park. Congratulations to them all. A fair crowd attended the dance and made it another en- joyable night at Branch 540. A big thank you to the ladies for the lunch contributions, and of course to Vern and Sandra Finlayson who looked after •the bar. If you have not yet got your ticket to the New Years Eve dance, they are on sate at the nar. trrst come first served. *40 a couple, leave your wallet at home On behalf of all at Branch 540 I wish you ail that you wish yourselves at this happy time of year and all the best for 1984. BOOKKEEPING TAX FILING Geo. & Lois Eizenga R.R. 3 Forest NON 1.10 Telephone: 873-4915 (formerly Lucan) motor vehicle accidents. Monday at 7:10 p.m. a vehi- cle operated by Charlie Martens of RR 3 Ilderton was travelling east on highway 7 pulling a trailer. As Martens attempted to turn left into a private drive another vehicle operated by Paul Dresdner of London also travelling east- bound, struck the rear of the trailer. One person sustained minimal injuries and damage was set at *2,550 by Constable Briggs. At 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, a vehicle operated by Guido Coolman RR 3 Ilderton was Schumacher of Walkerton was southbound on highway 4 CWL meets at St. Patrick's The December meeting o: St. Patrick's CWL began with the recitation of the Rosary led by Father Finn. He then congratulated all members for their Spiritual and Finan- cial contributions during the past year. President, Bernice Crunican, extends thanks to everyone who worked at, donated to and patronized the Christmas bazaar which was a success. One half of the profit will be placed in the CWL special building fund and the rest will be divided among various charitable organizations to be decided upon at the January meeting. Since our Historic Plates sold so well, 200 additional have been ordered and delivery is expected in ap- proximately six weeks. Baskets of goodies donated by both Knights of Columbus and the CWL were assembled for the shut-ins of the parish. The evening ended with an at- tractive, tasty lunch. Sunday School for the little ones has ceased until January 8, 1984. On behalf of the parishioners,a big thanks is extended to all the young ladies who devote their time every Sunday to care for the youngsters of our parish. A euchre party sponsored by St. Pat's K.0 members will be held this Thursday evening December 22 at 8 p.min the mini -hall. All parishioners are welcome to this pre -Christmas party. travelling north on highway 4 when his vehicle went out of control on the icy road and went into the west ditch. Damage was set at $700 by Constable Goldschmidt. Tuesday at 6:45 a.m. a vehi- cle operated by Garry when a vehicle operated by ' Roger Carr, Clinton attemp- ted to pass him, slid on the icy road and struck his vehicle. No injuries were sustained' and damage wasset at *3,500 by Constable Goldschmidt. Wednesday at 6:55 a.m. a vehicle operated by Neil McAllister, Centralia was on county road ikwhen his vehi- cle went outcontrol on the icy road, slid into the ditch and struck a . ign. No injuries were sustained and damage was set at *700 by Constable Craig. At 8:15 a.m. Thursday a vehicle operated by Douglas Fischer, Grand Bend was 'eastbound on county road 5 attempting a right hand turn on highway 4 when it was struck by a vehicle operated by Timother McQuiggan; Ex- eter. Damage was set at *3,000 by Constable Vance. Thursday at 4:25 p.m. a vehicle opera'ed by Donald Pryslak or London was south- bound on highway 4 when a northbound vehicle operated by Michael Bugyra, RR 2 Lucan lost its rear left axle and wheel which struck the Pryslak vehicle. No injuries were sustained and damage was set at $1,200 by Constable Wilson. ChrIUmas service at Noir Trinity Leanne sovereign and Heather Blay of the Senior Sunday School class were on hand to welcome members and friends arriving for wor- ship at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Sunday. Beulah Har- dy at the piano played several well known Christmas songs and carols. The fourth candle in the Ad- vent Wreath was lit by Don Ankers. This candle reminds us of Mary, who was willing, first of all people, to let the light of the Lord shine through her and bring the Saviour to the world. Because of her fairhfulness and love, Jesus, the Messiah, was born to us. In opening the service, which was a presentation of the Sunday School Christmas program, Jason Haskett sang the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" with the congregation joining in the re- maining verses. The scripture reading was from the Gospel according to Luke 2:1-20, read by Marion Hodgins. The scripture account of the birth of Jesus set the background for the . children's presentation. A trio, made up of Bobbi-jo Richards, Sarah Henderson, and Sharon Richardson sang "Mary's Little Boy Child." The class of pre-schoelers, recited a poem entitled "The Christmas Tree" with ap- propriate actions. Children taking part were Jennifer Haskett, Andrew Martens, Lori Wood, Lindsay Hardy, Bradley Ankers, Chad Greenlee, Lisa Haskett, and Heather Whitehead. A play, "Tell Me A Story" was acted out by the seven and eight year olds - Brenda Whitehead, Melissa Hardy. John Hodgins, Debbie Greenlee, David Wilcox, David Pocock, Jessica Lin- ton, Julia Van Geel, and Robert Stotesbury-Leeson. As the play progressed several carols were sung to illustrate the telling of the ever familiar Christmas story - "Away in a Manger", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night" and "0 Come All Ye Faithful." This group also recited a poem, "Our Stocking", spelled out the word and reminding us to fill our stockings with gifts of peace, joy and love. The five and six year olds. Lisa Hardy, Kurtis Hardy, Erin Haskett, Heather Smith, William Stotesbury-Leeson, Erica Wilcox, and Chris Haskett explained the mean- ing with "Letters of Christmas." The nine to eleven year olds presented a play, "A Kettle of Gifts". Each was colourfully dressed as an elf and aepesited their gifts in an iron kettle, remembering the spirit of Christmas with each gift given - taking part were Carol Smith, Derek Greenlee, Nathan Blay, Gary Haskett, Christa Hardy, Philip Hardy, Cathy Atkinson, and Andrea Van Geel. The 12-14 year olds, presented a humourous play entitled "A Homemade Poem". Each recited a verse to describe the activity at rehearsals, using the poem, The Night Before Christmas, as the underlying theme. Christine Blay, Jason Baskett, Sarah Henderson, Angela Hardy, Ann Hodgins, Seniors enjoy Sixty-eight members of the Sunshine and Busy Buddies groups, plus two guests sat down to a full course turkey dinner. served by the aux- iliary of the Legion. in their hall, on Thursday afternoon December 15. President Ed Dowdall ask- ed the blessing and the ladies were thanked by Harry Noels. Greta (;ibson, as a member of the program committee in- vited all the share in carol singing, with Muriel Cobleigh at the piano, and with Mary Davis, Iola Goring, Betty Sutherland and Adrien Bax leading in the singing. This group also sang several numbers later in program Eleanor Darling gave a delightful reading "It's Christmas Again" and Mar- jorie Steeper read a story in which there were many pauses where different members filled in with whatever was written on a slip of paper they had been handed previously. Needless to say this proved to be most humorous. Applause reached an all time high for "The Band" which played several numbers. "The Band" is com- prised of piano, Muria! Cobleigh; spoons. Mildred Hirtzel; maracus, Elsie Gib - Lauri St. Pierre, Vicki Mac- Donald, Glen Hardy, Lawrence Pocock, and Sharon Richardson were the participants. The junior choir sang two lovely anthems during the program, under the direction of Beulah Hardy, "Long Ago at Candie Light" and "Sing Noel . " The offering was received by Donna Shipley, Nancy Murphy, Heather Blay and Leanne Sovereign. In conclusion, the entire Sunday School accompanied by Rev. Pocock heartily sang "We Wish You a ,Merry Christmas." Revival Centre Christianview mote College students Sunday morning brought special music to the service. Nello Romagnoli played his violin, while Wen- dy Robertson played her guitar, as they and Twila Duthie sang Christmas is Jesus. Rev. C.J. Williams spoke from Matthew 2:7-12. Every time you have an encounter with Jesus you return another way because things are dif- ferent when you have met God. Only three gifts are named the wise men brought Jesus. Gold represents kingship. Frankincense was a tribute to the atonement Jesus brought. The myrrh was for his death. God began giving at Christmas when He gave His Son Jesus. Because God is a God of giving, giving comes as a gift from God, to give out of love. Sunday evening Mrs. Marlene Thornton, accom- panied by Mrs. Lorraine Ar- mitage on the piano, joyfully sang Come On, Ring Those Bells. Special speaker for the missions evening service was Rick Thornton. Mr. Thornton was born in Cuba when his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Elvin Thornton were missionaries there. Castro was just taking over then, with the town sur- rounded. In that type of situa- tion you learn to rely on the Lord, as his parents did. The family left with only what they could carry for the children and Mrs. Thornton's accordion, taking a plane out, escaping to the U.S. and then back to Canada. Mr. Thornton ministered from 2 Timothy 1:6-14. Everytl ing God wanted to achieve on earth was in Jesus Christ. God knew He would have to send His own prescious Son to be the sacrificial Lamb for the sins • of the world. God wanted to bring back that close commu- nion He had with Adam before Adam sinned. We have joy and happiness because Jesus came that first Christmas.Thiswas lost when Adam sinned. It is God's will as in 1 Timothy 2:4 that all men be saved, and come to the truth that Jesus loves us. Upcoming events - Chrisimas Day there will be no Sunday School. Instead there will be a morning ser- vice only at 10:30 a.m. Fami- ly Night will be cancelled , after Christmas and New Years. New Years Eve there will be a pot luck dinner at the church at 8:30 p.m. followed by a Watch Night service. New Year's Day there will be an evening service at 7:00 p.m. only. dinner son; lewsnarp, Ivallodgins; bells, Eleanor Darling; kazoo, Mary Kooy; cymbals (2 pan lids) Agnes Hotson and washboard, Jean Hodgins. A humorous skit was presented by Marion and Harry Noels and Helen Mac- Donald, the latter also on the program committee. The afternoon concluded with a visit from "the old gentleman himself" who, with the assistance of Harry Noels distributed gifts to those pre- sent. This concluded meetings for 1983 and the groups will recommence on Thursday January 5. 1984 Everyone was invited to the lower hall where the Sunday School teachers served a delicious lunch. No Christmas party would be complete without a visit from Santa Claus, who distributed bags of goodies to each child. Please note service times for the next two weeks: Christmas Eve - 10:30 p.m. Service of Words and Music, 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eucharist and Message, Christmas Day - 10:30 Christmas Eucharist and Message, New Year's Day - Combined Service at Holy Trinity at 10:30 a.m. - New Year Eucharist. Rector, Rev. Bruce Pocock, and members of Holy Trinity Church wish all a Blessed Christmas. St. Patrick's Parents and students en- joyed a Christmas celebration held in the school gym on, December 14. Classes from all grades participated in preparing the decorations and in presenting the program. The celebration was organiz- ed by Mrs. Rozeluk and Mrs. McClure. Students from grades four to eight were able to par- ticipate in a school volleyball league during recess periods. The winning team from grades seven and eight at- tended a volleyball tourna- ment in London. Children from grades five to eight were able to receive the Sacrament of Penance in preparation for Christmas. Classes visited the church and received the sacrament under the direction of Father Finn. • Four students were presented with awards for their efficiency as school bus safety patrollers during the month of November. The school students were Alf Crunican, Chad Hoevenaars, Tina Lan - sink and Mary Morkin. Prior to beginning Christmas vacation, students were treated to a movie and Santa Claus briefly visited each classroom. Santa wish- ed a Merry Christmas to all and distributed a small gift to each student from the St. Patrick's Parent Teacher's Association. Recently, Lucan Legion members Bill Smith and George Mawdsley recognized the inners of their annual poem, essay and poster con- test. Recipients from St. Patrick's include: Lilia Biemans, Anita Crunican, Bernadette Crunican, Michelle DenOtter, Teresa DenOtter, Lisa Foran, Wayne Haygarth, Lori Lansink, Julie Lewis, Angela Perry, Jen- nifer Reymer, Sandra -Lynn Rooney, Tara Sullivan, Coby Vandenberg, Tammy Williams and Tara Zupancic. May seasonal joys warm your heart. To all ... thanks. C. Haskett & Son 227-4211 Furniture & Fune.,al Home Serving the area since 1882 Lucon 1 1 1 Merry Christmas to our friends, neighbours and customers. GEBEL CABINETS ICTIUSTMASi 0 . /1 4 At this glittering time of the 'year . we send wishes 1 ft; for your r a happiness, glowing with bright,,' hope for the future. We look forward to serving you again JINGLE BELLS /OR CHRISTMAS— Appearing as Ong e • e s in We • nes • ay's Christmas concert at Lucan ' u • c School were Sharon Jones, Dylan England, Tanya Lotto, Leighton Gingrich, Jan Coughlin, Shallon McFarlane and Chris Goddard. T -A photo We truly hope your stockings will, be filled to the tot) with gifts of joy, hope and love Our thanks. Season's Greetings from Denfield Store Closing Dec. 24 - 6 p.m. CLOSED Christmas Day Closing Dec. 31 - 6 p.m. CLOSED New Year's Day Ker,, Shirley, Kevin and Brad Parkinson ra aa1n ern e o xV yen ONS aw am am Wel eyn am am etrn ares WOW%ew ens e