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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1996 PAGE 19.
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Paul, Diane and Ken McCallum
greeted worshippers at Duff's
United Church on Dec. 8. The
musical trio of Phyllis Mitchell,
Margery Huether and Glenda
Carter played Christmas music
before the service began.
Rev. James Murray gave the Call
to Worship and the choir sang
Watch and Pray as an Advent
introit. Nikki Hill, Crystal and
Shannon Gibbons read the Advent
liturgy and lit the second Advent
candle. The Advent candle chorus,
A Candle is Burning was sung by
the congregation, verse 1 and 2.
Rev. Murray made the following
announcements: Dec. 15 at 7:30
will be the Brussels Community
Carol Service at the Presbyterian
Church. There will be a
Community Christmas Eve service
at Duffs United Church Dec. 24 at
7:30 p.m.
Gloria Wilbee shared her gift of
music by singing a' Christmas
medley, followed by the choir
singing the Advent hymn, Herald!
Sound the Note of Gladness.
Rev. Murray called the young
worshippers to the front. He
showed them an old camera and the
long process of setting up the
camera. He explained about
waiting to get film developed. Then
came the polaroid camera, where
you get an instant picture right
before your eyes.
But sometimes, something
worthwhile is well worth the wait.
Right now, the church is
preparing and waiting for
Christmas, he said.
Monique Baan read the Gospel of
Mark 1: 1-8.
The sermon was titled "What's
So Funny About Peace, Love and
Understanding?" Rev. Murray said
that peace is different to everyone.
If you were to talk to a veteran they
would say that it is the end of war.
To those of the baby boom
generation peace meant social
change or protest marches and
those of Generation X it is inner
contentment.
Peace is a gift given at
Christmas, he said. "We-need to see
peace as a verb and to put it into
action everyday. Yet here in our
communities we are pitted against
each other in our fight to save our
hospitals. Community against
community. It seems that we have
fallen for the divide and conquer as
a way of dealing with this."
Rev. Murray pondered what the
new year would bring. "Will the
closing of our schools be next?
Does it have to turn out like this?
Where is the voice in the
wilderness telling us that we could
have reached different results using
peaceful methods? Christ calls us
to be peace makers. We must look
at this situation through the eyes of
peace."
He sang a song written by
Johnny Cash's son-in-law in 1979,
What's so funny about peace, love
and understanding.
In the Grade 1 classroom this
past week the kids have been
exploring the Festival of
Hanukkah. They made and tasted
latkeys and applesauce. They made
dreidels and learned to play the
dreidel game. They made
Hanukkah cards with menorahs on
them. The play for the school
Christmas concert is 'Happy
Hanukkah' in which they will share
songs, poems and the Hanukkah
story.
The Grade 2/3 class have had a
very busy week practising for the
concert, working on costumes, as
well as on stories, poems, recipes
and pictures for the Christmas
section of the paper.
They also put on a gymnastic
demonstration for the whole school
Lloyd Regele (brother to Pearl
McCallum) from Princeton, and
Norman and Idella Hubley of
Seaforth enjoyed an evening pre-
Christmas meal at the home of
Pearl and Harold McCallum on
Saturday.
Doug and Marj Fraser travelled
to Waterloo where they attended
church at Emmanuel to see their
grandson, Mark Sullivan, join the
church. Mark is the son of the
Fraser's daughter Carolyn and her
husband Gerald.
Last Sunday at Duff's United
Church, Malinda Johnston had a
very pleasant surprise waiting for
her after church. As she went
downstairs there was a basement
full of people greeting her with a
big birthday cake and singing
Happy Birthday. Malinda
celebrated her 80th birthday.
Visiting the Brussels and Walton
area this past week, were Glen and
Marilyn Oliver from Allentown,
Pennsylvania.
Last Wednesday night was the
UCW's Christmas party. The
evening began with a smorgasbord
showing what they had learned.
They had their third playday in
which they paid up their taxes and
they all discovered that they were
now poor.
The class would like to thank Val
Pethick, Shannon Gibbons and Rita
Bowers for helping out this week
with costumes and backdrops.
The Grade 3/4 students are
reading and writing many Christ-
mas stories, including "Santa
Paws," "Santa Claus doesn't Mop
Floors", "The Night Before
Christmas" to name a few. They are
also preparing and learning lines
for their program. The concert is
Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Duff's
United Church.
In French the class is studying
the vocabulary relating to
meal and then Marjorie Humphries
read a story which was interspersed
with the singing of carols, played
by Margery Huether. Olene Dennis
and Edith Wey also helped with the
worship. Edith Wey and Marjorie
Humphries then led the business
part of the meeting.
The staff of McGavin Farm
Equipment and Supply enjoyed the
Mystery Dinner theatre at Blyth on
Saturday. Dec. 7.
Celebrating December birthdays
are: Dec. 1, Lindsay Hoegy, Keith
Williamson, Elva Wilbee, Lindsay
Lubber, Dec. 2, Malinda Johnston;
Dec. 3, Paul McCallum, Shane
McClure; Dec. 4, Gregory Bowers;
Dec. 5, Rick McDonald; Dec. 6,
Joshua Baker; Dec. 9, John
Glauser, Janine Fischer; Dec. 11,
Mark Elliott; Dec. 16, Alan Brown,
Jennifer Gerber, Dec. 17, Matthew
Bolton; Dec. 20, Marjory
Humphries, David Pethick, Andrea
and Nikki VanderVeen; Dec. 22,
Pearl McCallum; Dec. 23, Alice
Searle; Dec. 26, Kim Smith, Adam
Braecker; Dec. 27, Mark Gillis;
Continued on page 24
Christmas. They decorated their
tree using the French words as they
went along.
OBITUARY
Patricia A. Augustine
Surrounded by her immediate family
Miss Patricia Augustine passed away
Sunday, November 24, 1996 at
University Hospital, Edmonton, AB.
Patricia was born January 11, 1961 at
St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton,
Ontario. She had not enjoyed good
health for the past two years and had
been in and out of hospital on
different occasions during that period
of time. Her health deteriorated very
rapidly during the week preceding her
death. Patricia's career was
connected to the food and hospitality
industry.
She is survived by her father Mr.
Gerald S. Augustine, Uxbridge,
Ontario, formerly of Blyth, Ontario,
and her mother Mrs. Florence (nee
Bacon) Berglund, Edmonton, AB
formerly of Belgrave, Ontario, and by
her brother Mr. Brian S. Augustine
and his wife Lisa and their children
Kyle and Emily of Surrey, B.C. Also
surviving are many aunts, uncles and
cousins. Miss Augustine was
predeceased by her paternal
grandparents Mr. & Mrs. G.R.
Augustine, Burlington, Ontario,
formerly of Blyth, Ontario and her
maternal grandparents Mr. & Mrs.
Albert G. Bacon of Belgrave, Ontario.
Patricia is also very fondly and sadly
missed by Mrs. Maxine Augustine,
Uxbridge, Ontario. The funeral
service was held at Howard &
McBride Westlawn Chapel, Tuesday,
November 26, 1996 with the Rev.
E.S. Eden officiating. Interment was
in Westlawn Memorial Gardens,
Edmonton, Alberta.
Written by: Gerald Augustine
Uxbridge, Ontario
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