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SPECIAL PART — The grades 5 and 6 students of Grand Bend Public School performed a Christmas
medley of songs last week at their annual Christmas concert. Keith Crawford, grade 6 portrays the Lit-
tle Drummer Boy in his solo part for the Targe crowd.
Churches mark the season
Sunday School began the activities
at the Church of God this past
weekend, followed by the morninu
services. The congregation thanks
God that they were able to complete
the auditorium of the church, to paint
and clean it, ail in time for the Sun-
dpy services.
Mr. Winegarden led the singing
with Morley Desjardine at the,,organ
and Laurie Vincent at the piano.
Laurie has returned from college
she's attending in Florida, for the
holidays with her parents. Marilyn
MacGregor also came home from
Gardner College in Alberta. Michelle
and Michael Vincent sang a special
number "Once a Light".
Pastor Desjardine explained that
the Christ's Birthday offering col-
lected from the Ontario Churches
would be going to Uganda, to help
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support a young missionary couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stevenson are
short-term missionaries in Uganda,
where he is helping to build a day care
centre at Kampalla, the capital of
Uganda. When completed, Mrs:
Stevenson will be teaching
kindergarten children there. Mr. and
Mrs. Hoffman, who are full time mis-
sionaries also working in Uganda,
Africa, are the parents of Colleen
Stevenson.
Pastor Desjardine spoke on John
1: 1-5, "The Celebration of Light and
Life", being his theme. Instead of the
regular evening service, the
Christmas program was held, in-
cluding the Sunday School children,
and the young people right up to the
Beaconnaires. Pastor Desjardine
acted as host. Fellowship followed in
the church basement. Greetings go
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Members and friends of the Grand
Bend United Church were greeted on
this Christmas Sunday by Don and
Elizabeth Adams. Mrs. Dianne Rice
read the scriptures. The choir sang
"Ring Christmas Bells" and "Christ
was Born in Bethlehem".
Rev. Peebles' sermon "Born a
King" gave a new dimension to the
Christmas message, which is an im-
portant part of the Christian faith.
Christ was not just a Babe of
Bethlehem, but a man who died, rose
again, and will return as King of
Kings. The wise men looked for Him,
born King of the Jews, and many old -
testament prophets foretold His
coming.
As Christian believers we should
work, watch and pray for the coming
of the King of Kings, to make ready
for the Lord of Lords.
Christmas eve services will be held
at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening, at the
Grand Bend United Church followed
by services at 8:30 p.m. in the Green-
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by Roberta Walker
I am so glad to see the popularity'
of sleigh rides retgrn, even though the
vast majority are still tractor -
powered. There is nothing that rivals
the beauty of horses skimming a
sleigh across the silvery snow.
One of my earliest memories,
however, is of a sleigh ride of a total-
ly different sort. The moon shone high
and white, the stars twinkling like
diamonds against a black velvet
night. The very air was so cold that
it caught in your chest if you inhaled
too deeply, so you breathed through
warm, woolly mittens.
My sister and I were still small
enough to be stuffed into a homemade
sleigh - an orange crate nailed to an
old sled. The sled runners squeaked
in protest over the snow,piercing the
silence, as my father towed us rapid-
ly along. His huge strides seemed to
eat up the distance as if he were wear-
ing those fabled seven -league boots.
Mother skittered along after us as fast
as she could in tiny heeled black
velvet boots, trying not to slip and fall.
It was Christmas Day, after dinner,
and we were all hiking to the home of
my aunt and uncle, who had three or
four children roughly our age. (Even-
tually they had eleven children and
such visits became logistically im-
practical). My sister and I each clut-
ched our favorite Christmas gift to
show our cousins - sharing the joy was
one luxury we could all afford.
Suddenly my father hit a bump and
my baby sister tumbled out into the
snow, a plump figure getting smaller
and smaller with my father's rapid
strides. I managed to find my voice,
and squeaked in horror, "Jackie fell
out, Daddy, stop, stop! ". Mommy and
Daddy ran back to retrieve their
precious darling, so bundled up that
she never got a single bruise. Back in-
to the orange crate, down the sparkl-
ing pathway, illuminated by street
li hts and u ' to their door.
DEAR SANTA — Jamie Mason thanks Santa Claus for the candy cane
after he told his Christmas wishes at the Bank of Montreal in Grand
Bend last Friday afternoon.
BEST CHRISTMAS
Ily Nicky Van de Ven Grade 4 GB P
School
It was Christmas and boy, oh boy,
was I excited. I was so excited that I
screamed. On Christmas Eve my
sister read me a story about the Lord
Jesus, when he was in a manger. It
was a very good story. My sister and
1 were playing until the clock struck
midnight. We suddenly heard bells
jingle, jingle and Santa said, "Come
Prancer, come Dancer, come Comet,
come Vixen".
We fell asleep instantly. In the mor-
ning we found our full stocking and
about 33 gifts under the Christmas
tree. I was so happy because I got
toys and clothes. It was the best time
I've ever had. Santa had eaten all of
our cookies and had drunk all our
milk. I didn't know he liked cookies
and milk. It was the best Christmas
1 have ever had.
THE CANDLE
by Trent Stellingwerff
(.rade 5 (:rand Bend 1'.S.
One candle I hold in the night
One candle how dim is the Tight
One candle to show the way
If all of us go astray.
THE.PRESEN'
by Teresa Petch
(.rade 5 (.rand Bend P.S.
1 got a drum for Christmas, I beat it
night and day cause if I never prac-
tise I'd never learn to play.
My mommy wearing earplugs, my
daddy's door is closed, my Uncle John
who gave me it has a bloody nose. -
When I played it for my friends
nobody seems to clap, that's when 1
noticed that everyone was taking a
nap.
At recess I play my drum loud and
clear, but Tor some strange reason
everybody seems to disappear.
SANTA'S NICE
by Julie Hume
(:rade 1 (:rand Rend P.S.
Santa is nice. Ile fills my stockings
and chooses the presents. Oneyear 1
got a Twinkle! That's why I love San-
ta Claus.
"MLry Christmas" rang through
t& frosty air, followed by warmth,
color and Noise. The grown-ups
visited while we children dashed
around comparing our newest
treasures sampling fresh-baked
cookies and eggnog.
One year the boys got a pogo -stick
and Uncle Bob wanted to show them
how it worked. "Outside, please,"
said Aunt Kate! He finally got up on
it, bounding crazily through the back
yard until he reached their driveway,
which sloped sharply to the street. 1
can still see my tall, skinny uncle Bob
clinging for dear life to that ridiculous
pogo -stick as he bounced, with ever-
increasing speed and height down the
driveway, across the street and into
the park beyond, yelling his head off!
Wonderful memories of
Christmases past to help build mean-
ingful Christmases of the present for
our own children. May this Christmas
find you and your loved ones making
memories to last a lifetime. The only
ingredients necessary are equal part
of love, sharing and laughter, season-
ed with a touch of song and joy, things
we all can contribute no matter what
our present circumstance. Rave a
Merry Christinas and Happy -New
Year'
DEAR SANTA„°`� r,
by -Anita Bedard
Kindergarten, St. Boniface
I want to see you at Christmas. I am
five. I love you. Everybody sleeps
when you are there. You can give me
whatever you want.
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