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'The Christmas card made r the birth of Jesus on De- , by the4maai >rlipet or
comber 25th; the .date bb- • . Constantine Ui $39, 9 pre-,
a photograph of chit- served by the Roman Cath, cedelnce in worshipping
s • dean Or family group is k h
1�18ki1 ular a cansH V oils Church and most Prot-. there, the Gree.. Cat. ol d-
escant denominations but took ossession o! the buld-
of. bring t g' •a sense :af to- ` not aA Cht'istian ! fibs ad- Ing in x672. The Roman
therness' to relatives and here to that date Catholics have 'shared -it'
gg�� since the m1dr1'ath century
Mends when In Bethlehem, Chr sb s with the Cireelus, Armenians
separation makes the real C� i ' the Romariele-
thing .impossible. „ ...... Star d 63%lS,. birthplace, Have their o n chapel°•a'nd
Wise Ken Foll ot11 Guiding bir t birthplace,
begins on Christmas
The best time for such ,Eve, December 24th;' high- monastery iA this.,pity of
.' pictures, naturally, is whenlighted b the traditional about 25,000 population.
presents are being opened Midnight Mass, and Contin-, Binge the dlff6roAt :ob-
and the family, group is ues on Christmas Dayr. The • se ce all involve num-
together, sharing and show- Greek Orthodox Church, bers o elebrants, proses-
° t Eric contrgl � the
ing their joy in Christmas however, ias Day, markt' ochre' is problenhs, and
surprises. : < Y: 4" . , , azatii ; �:
second o rtu- ''`4X'' �''"f <>% "<: "'<' :, ing the occasion with Simi- audio ties of Bethlehem
A good s co d ppo f -n•F : i
nit may be found when the k. ,: >"' lar ceremonies. January and the 'surrounding area
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' family is gathered at the .,:. .:.:,�, ; ,{ 18th and 19th are the dates would be just, as happy if
table for Christmas dinner. for the .observance •in the•' Chrj#tmas were celebrated
Other possibilities include, - ' Armenian Churchuniversally on. one day, but
"stockings hung by the The separate observances it is unlikely that such bell, towers in the city, retains man of its age-old et%s-
chimney with care" and are bolstered b a long his unanimity will be achieved
y .toms and looks, much -the qa'y it did during ancient times,
tory which ecumenism may soon in the face, of the despite modern vehicles which move through timeless
children playing; indoors or 'r' find it diffilt to erase. For in,the,face of the Churches' - P
i' out, with new gifts. °:;':'<: '}:
Whatever subject yotl ;.�•_; :kv: ; ;;;�<�; �:<`?�`.',�. �:;..eft} , centuries the Churches dis- different tradtions. streets. Photo courtesy Israeli Government Tourist Office.
choose, better do It today
tomorrow may be too late z >:x ,...,A st:< ,
to capture the best "shots"ft
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.V •In mot cases, Christmas bi• ?i:..y.;.;...,; •<r DELIGHT A T •m
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r M `cards become waste paper.
,Before you consign this ;,• ,;.,.•,.a :::°E::r:'>:s.: :.>%.. i� F
year's cards to . the trash.
f� a
can, consider removing per-
sonal messages from them (1
. CHRISTMA$
and turning them over to, ?" : ' t•� %; k, ,',,:°= r;fS2.:' ;¢. s r :> u ^ } o o : .
a church or other group
whose members devote their V JOURNEY OF THE MAGI — This symbolic +tempe0a on wood by 15th century artisttime o
a , sc aptbooks with theractive cards Sassetta of Siena, Italy, in part, depicts the rugged roads and methods of trans. -
Many beautiful and col- ' por4alion during Biblical" times. Here tl* Wise Men (on horseback) apparently
orful card"s; carefully se- are following the guiding star, lower right, to thQ Infant Jesus., Froin the Metropolitan �` f; x ,,i� ". Q
b; lasted apXiranged' in Museum of A.rt, bequest of Maitland F, Griggs, I943. r{' ' %< �i
these. inexpen�ve atnd easy
f to -make: scr p -books,- prbr Christmas novelties; glass
vine•hours of enjoyment to
ornaments•and tinsel deco- "Arid it came to pass in those days that there'went out
older people and other rations, from America and a decree from Caesar Augustus"that all the world should
j . whose activity is curtails abroad, will en'o °
1 y great be taxed ..." So Begins tete Bible story of the birth of
for ohe reason or anothe popt)larity dut°ing the 1974 'Christ in Saint Luke's Gospel. „ l
You might enjoy trkaki Yuletide season,
,,+a "scrap -book fpr your `people •are celebrating "All they world," of course, 'meant the Romafl Etpire
4Krh.f__ the 'case `' the, h ' titn d th "ta t " • f d t 'b" it; ll '
r loin
• e c o n d l i f e., g i v e n �t h e s g;
s'e'
. with more non -electrical
decoratio , such as Q,rna-
of t e e, an a xa re erre o was as a y ,
an."enrollment," -according to biblical scholars, a census,
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C&hristmbLs end greeting .
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ments. maw from •house-
leading ultimately to a land tax;' so it was decreed that
,4is,own.city."
cards l�e revnrding.and
ht>ld- item, glass deeot�
."All went to be taxed, every one into ., -'
=„ Saint Nick,, him-
useful. , , , which reflects 1*11e usual
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•� n r. home lighting, and candles,
An so, Saint Luke goes on ;to tell, us, '`Joseph so went • '
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honjemade or bought.
,up fromcities; out of the city of LJazareth, into Judaea,'
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uny of David, which.is called Bethlehem, to be-,
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ste. around •in a pair i --
taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
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of -these! They're
NEws F , - The Bible gives, lis littler more, than those .bare fdGts
about the jou y which ended at a,manger outside Beth e., great gifts for each
lehem:. It has remained' for biblical scholars and archae- • -
Jogists' to 'try to fif 1 in the details as best they can from member. of ' the family. E
facts known or gue+sseA Aout, the Falestiffe of .that time
H U l'ot'1 V, •e�11 band from other indirect evidence in the Bible itself.
F' Although Joseph was a''Judaean b`j ancestry, he lived
and plied his trade as carpenter some 70 miles to the north" ' a
{ in Nazareth it!' Galilee; where Jesus spent •his early years, ,(
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thus becoming identified a$. Jesus of Nazareth,- �.
. ' Members of Ahe North Huron.'L.O:L. sponsored a song. w
service in the' Atid.itbrium Sunday. evening. A Past Master of There was a good road. leading southward from Nazareth,
to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, for this was no "backavoods"
the Lodge, Bob kHibbard, led the ,servico with devotions: by area but one travte'r d 'bye .merchants and thele caravans
'Rev. C.A.McCarrol of, the Brussels, Betgravg Piesbyferiaq THE ENTIRE FAMILY. * � �.• ''
Churches. Mr. Blake wag pianist for the avenin and', ps,well as functionaries of the`Roman EMpire, all•following {• : � I. . �.� (�
P g in',the footsteps of invaders and travellers of'many years. ,,i,. ' +e•;, •, `� i
`. accompanied Mrs..Emmerson Mitchell with violin solos.. Past "r'; V
6 . journey ptf so -me 40 imiles over -.mostly hilly country,
r Master Alvin Smith expressed the'.+Qippreeiation' of the wLT N - = i .. • �-
# �.•-. r.'esidents.. 'tl% withqut_ a car might give many of, us pause today, par- � CL��Ir 1 Ok � 1'A�R�Q ,/
` Five stew residents were welcomed to the Home on Monday, titularly in view of Mary's condition. According to tradi-
i . y tion, Mary rode a good part of the. way on an ass, a common
K afternooh, Mrs. Taylor, 'Centralia;, Miss Scott, Wingham; beatt 'of burden and one certainly more approol�riate 'tot' al
Charlie oultis; Belgrave; Brown -and * Bot Smyth hof the -task tharf eitherlcamel or hdise, even had thele been
available to Joseph
Pun' antion.'The Goderich W.I. volunteers assisted with the•,,
a °
j " 1 'Afternoons actiy'lties ,of old ,tyme .music.; dancing and a A, journey. of that distance, with Joseph walking and 1
1 sing -song with the music Q�ovided ¢y Mlolly Cox, ivies. leading the ass, would be bound to consume several days, r�
i so�it is,likely.'that the travellers'ma.de provision for spend=;
aitland Driver., Norman. 5 sir' and Art Collins.
M/ p y ing some •nights along.:the: w2y and, alsf�, carried sufficient See.
a The Hensall W.I. we're hos"ts on Wednesday off ernoon for.. fn sand water-Infea� supplies ,were not always available. • "
,;the •November birthday" pa y. 'Mrs: Jim McAllister was - • , -
- , Although' Nazareth`was a fair-sized towel, it was reported
emcee for the'program which included instrumentalsbq Mary to have had only one good. source of water, known'today,
5 Broadfoot and Fran, Forrest; resdings by MrS', Riley and as Mary'sWE:11; tram which it would have been prudent to ',
Mrs. Luther leading,a sing -song. The twenty-five celebrants obtain a "canteen" before setting out on a journey, Wells
�. . rcceived gifts from; the Instltufe followed by U.S D 1"S,C 0 UIN T
a social period. M and springs were to be fotind infrequently -in the hills;
' with cup cafes and tea servekl to 150 residents and guests + particularly' -toward the end of the -dry season, which his- ,
. ' Mrs,'fAi16 Finkbeiner thanked the, I dies.on behalf of th�' torians believe was the most likely period for the trip of •_ ,0
residents. �K° Mary Land Joseph. As to food, there woul-d have been no a O r o
x problem iC�rocurirlg;rations of bread,'olives and, other v 1
` `A Communion Service for;all faith was'held in the Chapel provisions for the•journey from an area as,rfph•in agrt-
on Thursday morning- conducted by R'everand Wittick'of the - culture as, Galilee.
Blyth United .'.Church,. assisted. by ',members of the Arrival at their 'destination .in Bethlehem did not brim
congregation, ' , ' an end to "roughing it" for the travellers, for there were ,
Parc Brown of Clinton showed coloured lldes and ave an so many who had preceded them that "there'was no room
" interesting commentary of. a vacaiiail which hp and his wife for them at the inn." Therefore, this predicament lead t
Mary and' Joseph to the iaa4ger;,a cattle 'shelter outside
t had taker in- Greece 'and Yu oslavia; at the � Famil Night",
g y g Bethlehem which, sytribolizes the birth of Jesus. ,;.;,.,
}' program. - ""c.'
Swift severs
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L,if;actio'.
have buffet t of Dl� xk.
Members of Seforth 11. had - - —
their .parents as g:.ests at their ••� ';; �+ � '••.•;.;,,• ..
eighth omeeting on November 19`
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held at the home of their leaden,
4 Mrs. A. 'Devereaux. Special Here's a timely opportunity to buy the'most luxoriou+s home gift of all!-
guests
ll! guests were" Mr., & Mrs. Gordon Carpeting for the most important rooms in the house, completely installed = -1
4 ' Elliott. ". Mrs. Ellipft is 'the in time tor -Christmas! Broadloonxfn several fashion colors. Resilient deep
.i Seaforth Women's Institute con= thickcarpeting that springs back at every step. Gift luxury for many years, X95'
veno% for 4-H'Homeinakin iu e!
r g Cbs .� to come-, From Sq. Yd.
. r .The members - brought their
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• favourite dishes and the evening ,,, .
began with a delicious buffet
C( supper. A Fail table ceritre was
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made by Patti O'Rourke.
'? Ida Stirfnissen• chaired a prg-
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wrth piano solos -by. Carolyn
'h Wilson, • Joan Sills and Clare
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•' Devereaux, Vicki O'Rourke f '�`
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'1 played the accordion and. Patti'.
' O'Rourke!• played t'hq guitar.
Everyone joined in a singsong ,,, ,,:, :: •� � �r.. k: . , •
with Patti playing the guitar and
her mother at the piano. Mr. Sills Lou also :has a com � lete selection of
sang a'Comic rendition of "Alice
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