Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 11, 1974, p. 2

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Page THE HERALD Wednesday December 11 True meaning of Christmas Perhaps the years of Jingle Bell Rock and Frosty Snowman plus the tinsel lights and artificial snow have hidden the true meaning of the holiday beneath the shimmering glitter that hat now come to mean Christmas for so many Crowded stores last minute bargain hunting and endless mailing lists all help the true meaning of Christmas The Bible tells us And there was In the same country shepherds abiding over their flock by night And to and the of the Lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid And the angel unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to ail people David a Saviour which Is Christ the Lord And this shall be a sign to you Ye shall find the babe wrapped In swaddling clothes lying in a manger And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God and saying Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men The Herald looking tor a little better understanding of what Christmas should be or could be asked ministers of various In the local Halton Hills area what of this special season are This is the first of two porta which be concluded next week Rev Walter Ridley Hut- United Church It is good to celebrate the birth of Jesus although not necessarily in the way we do Christmas has become too commercialized with too many excesses in spending eating and drinking Something Is really wrong when the day becomes a nightmare of drinking and tights or when we are paying in July for the presents of but Christmas Nevertheless I would In no way throw it out Rather we should put more effort Into correcting the problems Festival occasions are an important part of living and even some of the religious or semi religious aspects of Christmas are good Sending cards family reunions childrens concerts bright lights and gay music add to the joy of living during an ob trusive bleak and cold time of the vear The Biblical records if examined In a rational scientific historical per spective would make it Im possible for a word for word interpretation We are poetic feeling emotional people who live not only be reason but also by faith therefore accept those accounts as told in the Bible and the profound faith of those who witnessed the extra ordinary events surrounding birth of our Saviour What does Christmas mean to me Christmas is a time when I am too busy with many extra responsibilities It Is a time when we never get our cards and presents sent until it Is past the deadline It is a time when I never have enough money to buy the presents I want to give It is a time when I eat too much Christmas is also a tune for me when the profound significance of God becomes very real to me It is a time when we hear from friends around the world It Is a time when we remember family and friends Christmas is the most wonderful season in all the year REV E J HILL3 PEN TECOSTAL ASSEMBLY Christmas to me means a time when the minds of the people are voluntarily and involuntarily soothed with a real sense of the presence of Christ the Saviour Christmas is also a time when the ties of love are reinforced between friends when families get together Christmas to me Is a new and fresh opportunity to remind people that Jesus came to the reconcile the world to God to HAZENS PLUMBING STM114 Custom Plumbing for A WILD BIRD FEED SUNFLOWER SEEDS Winter Work Clothes Winter Boat Boon MASTER FEEDS Tht best In lawn and Garden Centre RR a Georgetown Trafalgar Mil apples BAKERY DELIGHTS Potatoes MARKET OPEN DAYS WEEKLY MILLIONAIRE no between and Lines flukes I J Bakery THE SPOTLIGHTS ON THE NEW the HORNET the MATADOR the ECONOMY GREMLIN WATCH FOR THEM AT CREMASCO MOTORS RESTORATIONS LTD From our Metal Shop Quality Ornamental Iron Railings Cuitom Made Ettlmaltt HP Martin Milton THIS WEEKS WINNER MR HARRY VAN HEYDIN ACTON HILLS Ontario HOME MADE PIZZA OUR SPECIALTY MILLIONAIRE 87722778 ROYAL IiIGUELPHST GEORGETOWN Hot Beef Hot Corned Best Submarines Baked Italian Dimes Man Thuri Ha Frl ft Sat Ham Sun llpn SERVICEMASTER THE NAME OF PROFESSIONAL Furniture Owning ROGERS SHELL SERVICE MAJOR MINOR REPAIRS SNOW TIRES SCORPION SNOWMOBILES bad The Gospel was written by writers Impressed by the details wishing to moke point similar to parables The important part of Christmas Is the fact that God shared In our life and the Christmas season can be one of enjoyment with festive singing even in the bleak winter Christmas Is hard on those left out of the seasonal festivities that bring families closer than any other time of the year It la good that there Is time to get together REV JW POSTMAN GEORGETOWN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH I believe that Jesus of the Christ the Son of the living God and celebrate Christmas as the remembrance of God taking on flesh In the draw rebellious sinful humanity unto God through His sacrificial life and death Christmas must centre around a personal Saviour available to us all Christmas Is a reminder of Gods Eternal love In bringing God down to the needs of sinful man It was love that gave the world a babe who Is Gods Son love that let Him die foryouandme raised Him to life tha living word It was love that answers love and opens for us eternity This love Is expressed in the Inspired word of God which I accept The Christian faith can only be founded upon and centered around the miraculous birth and conception of the Saviour who was God Incarnate In human flesh The Bible declares In Him all the fullness of the God head bodily REV HAROLD LUTHERAN CHURCH I believe In Christmas but not In the external way if it Is not limited to this commercial sense of gifts holidays parties but In the Biblical sense of the celebration and observance of the most important event for the world the birth of Jesus Christ the Saviour The Bible tells me the true story of the wondrous event of the Saviour coming to earth according to Gods plan Christmas is God fulfilling his promise of the Old Testament given through the prophets to send a Messiah or Saviour as promised in Genesis 3 15 her seed through Abraham In Genesis 12 3 in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed and In Isaiah For unto us a Child Is bom unto us a Son Is given and the govern shall be upon his shoulder REV person Jesus Christ Scripture I believe bears witness to that fact In a very authentic way and like a child I must submit myself to that account I believe that the Incarnation the word becoming Flesh took place as the Gospel writer records It That Is the manger scene the account of the shepherds the appearance of the Magi and so on The synoptic problem namely thai each writer records events In such a way that they seemingly contradict each other still reflects the message of the writer That Christ was born to deliver His people from the bondage of sin The Christmas story clearly conveys that message which forms the basis of believing in Christ and Christmas Christmas means hat God came down in Christ taking on the form of a servant as em phasized In the Old Testament scriptures This servant obedient at all points to the will of His Father secured redemption for alt who put his trust in Him The message of Chrlstmaa then Is not a message of ex ternal glory but the glory of obedience Being found in fashion as a man He humbled Himself and became obedient to death even the death of the cross a Part two of this series will be featured In the next edition of the Herald REV iiriiiiitiiititsiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiisiitiniLiiiLiiiiriMiEiiiiiiiiin limit Legion Lines Jimmy Murphy presents cheque Roma Tfmpson Bottoms did an exceptionally Saturday evening got fine job Many people com underway with the Legion on the ceremony We sang Glory to God In the Band giving us a few selectio are very happy that we have and his name shall be Won Councillor the Mighty God the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace Jesus came to redeem the people of the world We are sinners unrighteous before God since the disobedience of our first parents and are under His eternal condemnation for sin God promises eternal life for all those who believe In Jesus Christ as their Saviour That Is why Christmas has dgla- for Jesus they were greeted most this team in our Branch They our hearts respond this way at enthusiastically And why not have been Invited to other Christmas and always theyre the greatest They also Branches In our Zone to par FATHER DEVENT played during the intermission ticipate for their new members HOLY CROSS CHURCH and left the hall with echoes of Harry Savings of the The story of the birth of the more more ringing In their Initiation Team did his usual Saviour has many elements ears outstanding job of reading the that may not necessarily be initiation ritual to the can historical The Important Our guest of honor was in return listening consideration is what the Jimmy Murphy who came up to them take their oath loyalty author was trying to portray In from Milton Manor to spend to our Sovereign and Country his writings mis most important evening and obedience to our general The birth as recorded in the with us Mrs Murphy was also bylaws Jim Collier stated the Bible Is mainly to show the with us Other guests were purposes and objects of the important significance of the Berie Greenfield our Zone Legion Saviour as pertaining to the Commander and Mrs President Norm Ward information as told In the Old Greenfield of Mlsslisauga Membership Chairman Jack Testament Legion No Joe Ashton gave out the Legion The account could be a Deputy Zone Commander and badge ana bylaw book to each theological reflection of the old Mrs of Brampton new member as they were testament that specifies the Legion No welcomed personally Into our conditions of the birth of the Branch It is hoped that all new Saviour On the back of our match members and their wives will Jesus often spoke In parables packages are printed the make full use of our facilities as a means of reaching his words IF A VETERAN WHY and join in on all activities people with his message Since NOT A LEGIONATRE A good The main purpose of bringing number of veterans must have Jimmy Murphy to the Legion were of the parable style then thought that made pretty good on Saturday was to have him possibly the Nativity story sense as we had candidates take part In the burning of the could be Initiated Into our Legion mortgage Jimmy said was Christmas Is a remembrance membership Due to the illness happy to be here with all his of the birth of Christ and Gods several having to work or friends and that it was a great unbelievable love Time Is being out of town we would pleasure to burn this mortgage unimportant He is our have had many more Initiated adding that this was the third redeemer However we were pleased to that he has helped to burn In his Jesus became one of us In accept Into Branch No IK the odd years in this Branch everything but sin because following Bob Ray Jimmy is Past President of our mankind needs redemption Forsyth Harold Legion We are all children of God Wright Dave Treffey Frank and Christ Is the bead of Joseph Cox Michael Well a good deal of credit mankind Micnalskl Dave Dixon Steve must go to those hard working REV RICHARD RUGGLE HJllier Robert Kail Meyer Imperials When they say they GLEN WILLIAMS AND Johnson David are going to do something they ANGLICAN get busy and do it When the CHURCH The Initiation Team under new lounge was being discussed Christmas is God sharing In the sharp eye and crisp order of they decided they wanted to do human life both the good and Sergeant Harry -m-thino- POINSETTIAS BEGONIAS GLOXINIAS AZALEAS MIXED PANS HAASE Greenhouses LOT FRESH CUT CARNATIONS DAILY CASH CARRY No I Queen St Brampton Steele something for the lounge They came up with the banquette which Is seen from the entrance Into our lounge and it Is quite beautiful and moat comfortable On Saturday while Jimmy who Is also an Imperial was up front and centre he presented Branch President Norm Ward with a BINGO THURSDAY NIGHT at 800 pm HOLY CROSS PARISH HALL OTHER SPECIALS JACKPOT 53 Numbers cheque for for the banquette President Wright Smith Imperial Section said a suitably inscribed plaque will be situated over the banquette The Imps have been looking after the transportation and wellbeing of Jimmy Murphy the past month in bringing him down to the Branch Many thanks fellow The annual competition for the Rifle Range trophy was presented to Floyd Scbwantz and his men on Saturday Th is a competition between the Lome Scots and tbe Police Department Congratulations fellows Other trophies presented were the Fred Gilmer Trophy for Darts Winners were Jim and George Gasklll The Sam Tennant Trophy went to crib winners Harry Atkinson and GlenWaites Ken Rose and Georee were winners of the Dean Trophy for Nice going men Peter Edge provided the music for the evening and many spot prizes were won I saw quite a few doing the Gay Gordon and they looked to be having a pretty good time A buffet was served towards the end of tbe evening that was the handy work of Harold and his crew Most enjoyable Harold but where did you get those HOT banana pickles WOW The cutoff date for the New Years tickets Is December Then they go on sale to mem bers guests These tickets are only complete with nothing to pay once you arrive in the hall Other places are plus and plus Some places are SO com plete Now you are getting an evening of dancing merry making hats horns refresh ments and a buffet plus being with your friends for How can you beat Surely with members and 100 auxiliary members and only tickets we should be able to fill our hall with Legion members Please sign for your ticket at the bar Well how about those Auxiliary darters They did it again A week ago they came first and last Saturday they came first again Ticket stubs and money to be in as soon as possible The draw takes place this Thursday right after Santa leaves to go back to the North Pole Cant be a winner if you havent ticket in the drum If you or your child cannot be at tbe Christmas party please make some arrangements to pick up their gift by Saturday Anyone wishing to send Jimmy Murphy a Christmas card his address Is Milton Manor Martin House IBS Ontario St Milton Room 203 Others Frank and Dor- Hale RR l Engleby British Columbia Helen Bauer Burns St E Medicine Hat Alberta LEGION PRESIDENT Norm Ward and Legion member Jimmy Murphy watch the mortgage go up In smoke The mortgage for was originally taken out when Mr Legion It has finally been paid off an event which was officially celebrated during Saturday nights Initiation ceremonies the Legion PAST GEORGETOWN CbW Schwantz accepts one the presented by the Legion for

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