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sincere appreciation to
our many valued
customers.
We Wish you a happy,
healthy and memorable'
holiday season.
Amanda
McClenaghan
Sales
Representative
519-528-3129
Paul Zinn
Broker
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In this season of merri-
ment and mirth,
We pray for joy and
peace on earth —
And add a special
prayer for you
That all your hopes and
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clients for our Wilms_
and friendship
Christmas Story sends a great message
BY REV. PEGGY KINSMAN
Lucknow and South Kinloss
Presbyterian Churches
There was once a Christmas
pageant at a small church and the
people had gathered to hear the
Christmas story once more. The
part of the innkeeper was played
by one of the teenagers. He was a
quiet and polite boy, tall and thin.
In size and social • skills, . in his
manner in . general, he was what
we might call awkward.
While his peers liked him well
enough, he was the sort .of person
who was easy to overlook. You'd
never find him at the center of
things.
When Mary and Joseph
appeared at the inn, he stood awk-
wardly in the doorway, as : they
made their request for lodging.
With ease he -recited his one line...
"No room in the inn tonight," he
said. But as
Mary and Joseph
turned and ` walked wearily away
toward the animal manger where
they were to spend , the night, the
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boy continued to watch them.
His eyes filled with compas-
sion. Suddenly he responded to a
grace which, though not part of
the script, fined the moment. He
startled everyone including him-
self by caihng out... "Hey wait a
minute. Don't go! You can have
my room."
When allis said and done those
Christmas pageants acted out in
the churches and community halls
and most often by children, per-
haps capture the Christmas story
best. They are like the story told
in the gospel of Luke, pictures of
what happens to unremarkable
people in a dark world when sud-
denly and in, ways they do not
fully understand, the glory of the
Lord shines upon them.
Like the characters in Luke, the
players in these pageants do not
pretend to express the light; they
only try to reflect it. Those who
play the P
roles of Mary and Joseph,
the shepherds, the angels are ordi-
nary people from our ordinary
everyday world. In their ordinari-
ness they :embody the truth of the
angel's promise - Unto you is
born this day a Saviour.
There's your own nephew wear-
ing a foil covered crown and car-
rying his precious box of fankin-
cense. There's your youngest
daughter adjusting her wire halo
as she says something about her
soul praising God. And we're
there too, trying to get close
enough to l see that tiny baby born
in a manger. Our voices are
unsteady but we do . our - best to
sing... 0 come let us adore Him, 0
come let us adore Him, Christ the
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Lord.
At Christmas we're invited each
one of us to be a part of the cast of
the Christmas story. The awkward
innkeeper surprised everyone
with his compassion_ and brave
invitation. May we be as . compas-
sionate and gracious. This
Christmas season may we be as
open and able to say, "Hey, wait a
minute. Don't go! You can have
my room. You can have my heart
for your birth."
Maythe blessings of Christ`
;ill your hearts and your homes:
ave lots of questions for Santa
Dear Santa,
How is Rudolph? I .would like Lego.
From; Tyler Hallam
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Dear :Santa,
How are you Santa? I will leave yo cookies and
milk. Can I have some make. up? P.S. Ilove you!
Your friend, Terri Bateman
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Dear Santa,
I am going to leave you cookies. How is Mrs..
Claus? I would like a .Hannah Montana Barbie.
From, Mikayla Havens
SK1 MPS
Dear Santa,
I will leave you a snack on Christmas Eve: 1 want
a princess doll.
Dear Santa,
1 like Rudolph. I want to go on his back. I want a
race car.
Your friend, Kealan Conley
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From, Tyler Falconer
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Dear Santa,
For Christmas
named Minty.
would like a My Little Pony
Sincerely, Lily McDermid
SK1 LCPS...
Dear Santa,
How are the •reindeer? May 1have a PSP?
Sincerely, Brody MacAdam
SK1 LCPS
Continued on page 13
Season's Greetings
and Best Wishes
for a Happy New Year!"
To all our good friends, neighbours and
customers, far and near,
Goes this message of joy and cheer.
One thing that we know is clear
Is that you have brightened up our year!
Allan and Lucy Miller
Holyrood Store, Post owe
and Auction Service