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A look at. Christmas 50 years a.o
Seed and you
shall find
The struggle for every Individual and every generraat_ion is
between Truth and illusion Light and darkness, Spiritual
Health and sickness, and ultimately, Life and death.
Our Christian 'revealed' GOOD NEWS is that Gods, the
eternal Light, Words and Truth, became one of us 119991 years
ago.
The °'GODNESS9H of Jesus was hidden at Bethlehem;
The real light which gives light to every
man (Le. 'man' In the universal sense)
was coming into the world.
He was In the world,
and thru him the world was mades
yet the world did not know who he was. (John 1:940)
The "GODNESS" of Jesus was hidden on the cross. The
real °TRUTH' was too hard to bear. Jesus, and the `presence
of God' is hidden in the world today.
If we are to find the Truth, Light and ultimately Life, we
must follow the example of. the Magi, who also were `forei-
gners'. They searched and asked, until they found the Truth.
Jesus promised, `Seek and you shall find.`
The power of His love
is everlasting.
As we reflect and
remember, Christ's
message is forever.
We take this joyous
occasion to express our
thanks to all of you.
MacLennan
Farm Drainage
Stuart &. Ken
529-7319
B.R. 6 3 GODERICII 639.7365
Father Harry Reitzei, CR
Pastor of the Ashfield Parish
Cbristoas Fifty Years Ago
Around Chose atlas SO years ago
they used a horse and cutter„ : a
team 'and sleigh if the snow on the
roads got too deep for the ears.
`['hey ltd .Christmas plays and
things at the one room schools,
Ev nary grade helped out in the pro,
gra. 1 e people that came were
family and neighbours,
The night before Christmas they
would put stockings up and hope
they were good enough to get
something frorn Saint Nick. They
got a few presents.
What they would eat would be
duck or goose mouse they didn't
have turkeys.
At the parties they would go
sledding or skating. If they went
skating they would go on ponds in
people's fields.
Sunday mornings everyone got
together to go to church
Melissa Campbell, Grade 6
Lucknow Christian
Christmas in the II World War
I think that 'it was a very sad
Christmas if you hid Jews like my
Oma and Opa. They were always
worrying about German soldiers
and not having presents for the
Jews unless you made them.
- They had -Saint ' NitlCalid-Blank-
Peter coming every Christmas, but
he never left a present. But they
thanked God they were alive.
I think it was sad for Grandma
and Grandpa because Grandpa was
taken to a Concentration Camp.
For all the world to share,
simple joys of a country Christmas.
Thanks, friends, for your kind support.
Chisholm Fuels.
Grant, Wilma, Bill, Peter, Neil, Eldon & Bill Searle
Lueknow
529®7524
And so she only had Aunt Jauep
She couldiet take are of the Tann
soshe went to her paent? house.
She liked Christmas, though, The
bestt gift was. when Grandpa came.
home after four or five years.
Stephanie .8roer, Grade r e 6
Luelow Christian.
Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago., ►y Opa lived in
Hoilaud On. Christmas Day Opa
would got to the bani to fwd the
Jews. Of course, he only had tittle
bits of food. Always, before the
Jews would eat, they would pray..
What they prayed for would always
be that the war would end soon
because some of them were thin,
But Christmas Day was different.
Opa would go to the barn as usual.
But this time Oma went with extra
food and little presents for all of
them. Then they would have a little
Celebration
Matthew Piel, Grade 5
Lucknow Christian
Christmas 50 Years Ago
Christmas in 1941 was a hard
cold year during the Second World
War. Food and clothes were
rationed, which means people could
only , have so much. Not everyone
had._.._ a.__... Christmas tree, ' because
money was scarce. The people cut
trees fresh from the woods.
Their decorations were handmade
mostly. Presents were homemade
and few, but the families still had
lots of fun together. They had few
presents but they were mostly sat-
al
i:ed.
People got together and told
Stories, sang cools and dance.
They still had turkey and an
almost regular ChristOmer,
Even if they didn't have a two
Chrishuas dinner or presents they
could, still rejoice inChrist's birth.
May Geertsiva, Grade 6
Lucknow Christian
1941
Christi nas oh so long ago
Was very merry but quite sad
though,
War was on and popk & gone
We look for him through ' the old
curtain
Songs we sang
While snowballs rang
Tree now inside
We look at it with pride.
Decorations that are homemade.
`This year no town parade.
Instead we shall stay at home
And for my present, I got honey-
comb.
I hope that soon pop will come
home to stay
In the meantime I will pray.
Michelle Vander ,Vaart Grade 6
Lucknow Christian
..
From our home to yours, have a
great holiday. Thank you for your
loyal patronage.
The Andrew Family
17se
Fairview -Dairy
Beatrice
Distributors for Beatrice Products & Juices
LUCKNOW 528-3725