The Citizen, 2003-12-24, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2003.
Falconer family greets at United Church
FROM LONDESBORO
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dinner
Christmas Sunday, the fourth
Sunday of Advent, was a beautiful
winter’s day. The Falconer family.
Brian, Julie and two young
daughters lit the Advent candle of
love at Londesborough United
Church that Sunday. The senior
choir sang the anthem. The
Christmas Invitation.
Valerie Westerhout, Kelsey
Falconer and Tonya Drost provided
renditions of Christmas carols on the
piano as churchgoers entered for
worship.
The small evergreen tree the boys
and girls have been decorating
during Advent in their time with
Rev. Pat Cook is called a Jessie Tree.
Jessie, the father of King David was
the father of Christ’s royal line. The
pictures and symbols added on Dec.
21 were more examples of the
spiritual lifeline of Christ.
Tonya Drost read a minute for
missions titled Someone Special.
That someone special was Margaret,
a farmer on a family farm in Nova
Scotia. During her lifetime she
shared her food with those in need
and her talent of music with her
United Church. Her will left a large
amount of monies for the work of the
mission and service fund worldwide.
The gospel reading was Luke I:
39-55. It was the story of Mary's
visit to her cousin, Elizabeth when
the two women talked about their
respective pregnancies and their
significance to the world. Mary
marvelled that an ordinary person
like herself had been chosen by God
as the mother of Jesus, the Star of
Bethlehem, the Light of the world.
If Jesus is the promise of salvation
and Christmas a time of hope. Rev.
Cook queried whether past
Christmases had brought fulfillment
to our lives. Each Christmas
represents the rebirth of God’s love
for humanity. The baby can
transform lives through the mystery
and miracle of Christmas.
Rev. Cook asked each person to
consider the question. “What
difference does God’s gift make in at 7 p.m.
your life?" The senior choir is asked to be
The Christmas Eve Service begins ready for practice at 6:15 p.m.
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Nine members of the Cheerio
Club and two guests enjoyed a
Christmas dinner at G.T.’s Corner
Cafe in Londesborough on
Wednesday, Dec. 10. Two take-out
orders of the meal were delivered to
members unable to be present.
Dorothy Johnston read Christmas
to begin the afternoon at the home
of Mary East. The group
acknowledged the birthday of
Geraldine Dale and Beth Knox won
the gift of the month given by Marie
Giousher.
Edythe Beacom passed pictures
of past members, around for the
ladies to enjoy. The group plans to
put the photos in an album. The
remainder of the afternoon was
spent playing cards and discussing
each other’s Christmas plans.
Their next meeting is set for Jan.
21.
Hullett Central holds
fall term winit assembly
Staff and students held a winit
assembly on Friday, Dec. 19 to end
their fall term and sent everyone
home for the holidays on a positive
note. The virtues for December were
acknowledged that afternoon as
well.
A pupil who, like the little engine
that could, meets every new
challenge with perseverance and a
sense of adventure was noted as an
example of confidence.
Someone who, with a positive
outlook balances his/her daily work
and play demonstrated moderation,
the virtue for week two of
December.
A Grade 5 pupil demonstrated the
virtue caring with kindergarten
students when they are lining up.
She always takes care to ensure she
has the right number and that they
are organized and ready to go.
The Christmas thought for the
week comes from the school’s
newsletter. “The beauty of this time
of year isn't only in what is naturally
beautiful; it is the warmth in a
Christmas time greeting and the
kindnesses shown to others which
exemplify the beauty of human
nature during this season.’’
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
Although someone inadvertently
let the cat out of 'he bag so to speak,
and the celebration wasn’t quite the
surprise his family had originally
planned, helping Bill Bromley
celebrate his 60th birthday was a
great way to spend a Friday evening.
Having lived all those years in the
Londesborough/Blyth area, it was
fitting that the celebration was held
in the Londesborough Community
Hall which guests filled with
laughter, some music and
reminiscing.
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