Times Advocate, 1994-12-21, Page 12Page 12
Times -Advocate, December 21, 1994
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Sunday School performs
Conflrmation for area children
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The Crediton United
Church held its Sun-
day School Christmas
Concert on Sunday.
Shown above, in the
manger scene are left
to right, Jamie Hodge,
Sarah Ridley, Carmel
Smith, Jackie Payne
and Melissa Pertschy.
At left, Sarah Gro-
tentraast lights the
fourth advent candle.
4-H members enjoy tour
By Muriel Lewis
GRANTON - The Granton 411
Club visited Murray's House of
Flowers at Arkona November 29.
The shop is famous for its decorat-
ed Christmas theme and articles for
sale range from Christmas trees to
porcelain dolls to all sorts of novel-
ties.
Murray's house of Flowers starts
decorating in September and thou-
sands of people come from all
hear San
around to admire the arts and
crafts. The 41-1 members thorough-
ly enjoyed their visit and did a lit-
tle Christmas shopping as well.
Susan Bryan presented Nancy
Murray with a 4H certificate and
thanked her for the tour. Lee Anne
Kelly was the secretary and report-
er.
The Granton 41-I club held their
achievement program December 8
at the home of leader Deana Beat -
I've been a very good baby all
this year. For Christmas I would
like a Lion King Rolly Polly toy,
some warm mittens, a some nice
fuzzy pajamas.
I'll leave you out a snack of milk
and cookies. I know that you'll be
hungry after all your hard work
I'II leave out a few carrots for the
reindeer to enjoy snacking on.
Please wish everyone up there
at the North Pole a "Merry
Christmas and a happy new year". Also very special
"Christmas greetings" to my Grandpa and Grandma
Stanley and my Grandpa and Grandma Payne.
Love and kisses,
Brandon Payne - age 1
Crediton
son of Ken and Laurie
A Christmas Prayer
May the holy light of the Christmas
Season shine on us and bring peace to
our hearts.
The Residents & Staff at
Queensway Nursing and
Retirement Home extend greetings
and appreciation at this
joyous Christmas Season
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son for the course "Home for the
Holidays'. President Susan Bryan
opened the meeting with the 414
pledge. and the roll call was an-
swered by telling about the most
precious gift you have given.
Time was then spent finishing
the hook covers, and then they
played sonic Christmas trivia. The
leader handed out the awards when
Sonja and Beth Desnmore received
their first Kars and Jean Bryan re-
ceived her 12th bar and a desk set.
Lee Anne Kelly presented Dean-
na Beatson with a gift from the
group in appreciation of ten years
as their leader.
The other leader Margaret Bryan
then demonstrated making Festive
Raspberry punch and Spinach dip
in bread after which the meeting
was closed with the 411 motto.
Peace and joy at Christmas and
much happiness in the new year! If
you have something you wish to
have put in the Granton news, call
225-2578.
By Hazel M. Davis
SAINTSBURY - There was no
service at St. Patrick's on Sunday
December 18, Advent 4 an all par-
ish service was held at St. Thomas
Granton for the Confirmation and
Holy Communion service with
Bishop Robert Townhend cele-
brant. Courtney MacGillivray and
Crystal Davis from St. Patrick's
were presented by Rev. Emery and
received the Laying on of Hands
by Bishop Townshend. Corbin
MacGillivray, Caleb MacGilliv-
ray, Harley Davis and Starr Davis
assisted with the lighting of the 4
Advent Candles, Hope - Peace -
Joy and Love. Margaret Carroll
sang in the all parish choir and
Rose Cunningham from St. Pat-
rick's was the Bishop's Chaplain.
Flowers in the church were in lov-
ing memory of the late Marguerite
Greenlee.
Following the social time in the
Parish Hall, relatives and friends
of the MacGillivray and Davis
families were entertained at re-
ception given by Bob and Heather,
Michael and Suzanne at the Da-
vis's, honouring Courtney and
Crystal. A great honour for us all
to have Mrs. Mary Davis, great-
grandmother propose the toast tell-
ing the girls she loved them from
the first time she laid eyes on them
Varna
families
enjoy
'Fun Night'
Spot dances were
part of the fun.
By Joan Beierling
VARNA - The Family Fun Night
held last Friday evening sponsored
by the Stanley Township Rec Com-
mittee was quite successful with all
families out enjoying the night of
dancing and visiting with other
families.
Spot dances were won by Becky
Robinson and Cara Stephenson,
and Chris Telford and Leanne
Keys. The winners of the twist
were Stacey Consitt and Chris Tel-
ford. The ones spotted doing the
most talking through a dance were
couples Danny Rathwell and Cara
Stephenson and Mary anne Hayter
and Jason McBeath. The winners
of the limbo were John Triehner,
Pam Crete and Jason Beierling.
Dan Hammill and April Courtney
won the last spot dance of the eve-
ning.
Varna Church
Last Sunday in Varna Church
guest speaker Elly Van Bergen did
a dramatic monologue on "Mary's
Journey" which everyone enjoyed.
The Christmas Eve service will
be in the Varna Church at 7:30
p.m. Christmas Sunday service will
be a joint service in Goshen
Church at 10:30 a.ni.
Crokinole party
The open crokinole party will be
in the Varna Church on Tuesday,
December 27 at 8 p.m. There will
be a potluck lunch at the end of the
evening. Bring crokinole hoards
and tables. Everyone welcome!!
To all my readers this tkiTiday
season i wish you all a very Merry
Christmas and a Healthy and Pros-
perous New Year 1995!
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Joins us in
wishing you the
merriest of
Christmases
Thanks for
your
continuing
support.
and it didn't matter what they
chose to do in life, do it to the hest
of their ability and to always fol-
low Gods way.
It was a very special day for the
girls and family and friends to re-
member and treasure.
Saturday, December 24. Christ-
mas Eve Service to be at St. Pat-
rick's at 7 p.m. with the Service of
Holy Communion and the Chil-
drens Christmas Pageant which
was postponed from an earlier
date.
Scripture readings to be Isaiah 9:
2-7, Titus 2: 11-14, Psalm 96, The
Holy Gospel 2: 1-20.
Personals
Ron and Mragaret Carroll were
guests Saturday evening at Bilcke
Electric_ Christmas, party held at
the Seven Dwarfs in London fol-
lowed by an enjoyable time of ten
pin bowling at AMF Bowling
Lanes.
Mrs. Mary Davis was Wednes-
day evening dinner guest with Jim
and Florence Young.
Hugh and Hazel Davis visited the
Needham Funeral lionie last Mon-
day for relative the late Mr. Claire
McFalls who was born and raised
on the second of Biddulph Town -
ship.. Ow sympathy to his mother
Pearl and family.
My apology to Mrs. Wendy Har-
dy. in using her maiden names as
soloist for the late Marguerite
Greenlee.
Wishing everyone a Blessed
Peaceful Holiday Season full of
joyful remembrances surrounded
by those you love.
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From my twenty-five years' experience as an ordained minister, one
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Death is always accompanied by feelings of loss that need to be ex-
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misguided relative told me not to cry. But grief, if not expressed, is
suppressed. And suppressed grief may result in serious physical, men-
tal and emotional difficulties. Fortunately for me, I did cry.
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The biblical writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us of an important life prin-
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and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance."
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3. Give thanks
A funeral is a special time for remembering. It's an occasion for giving
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