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SECT10V A THE HERALD Tuesday December IKS Page a The most significant event surround Christmas Some carry over from pagan religious rites Such stories as the poor man taking pity on a child when be himself to and miracles taking place All on Christmas Eve The child of course being the Many of fables or legends concern Christ a and almost all involve poor folk and various plants and animals are woven into many Christmas fables as was natural with people living close to the land and the sea The two major festivals of Christianity Easter and Christmas are fraught with stories of this nature all untrue The real facts are in scripture and if not found there can be discounted Dent get me wrong Christmas and Easter are very Important to toe and I give gifts as per Esther and they gave gifts to the poor and portions to one another Do you recognise and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas Christ was born the most significant event In history Gifts to the Christian A study book or IN THE CHURCHES By Bob inspirational book would often be appreciated A little time spent In the bookstore Tho Hope Chest would give many ideas and at a wide range of prices An unusual gift but one that is filled with meaning is a jar of honey Look at the significance of honey in the Bible and youll see why it would make a tine gift Good to eat too Write tome of the best representative verses to go with the gift I found 52 references or one for each week of the year More programs for the Cbrbttmas season in oar local churches United Church hold Its School concert Dec at On the Mb at Christmas Eve service win commons the Forever Choir Dec as is worship fear will be no Sunday school on tms date Holy Crow Parish win observe family man at Christmas eve and of coarse preceded with a carol service Ob Christmas Day mass be said at 8 and 0 and noon Dae mass at 10 and am sad noon New weekend masses are at New Years Eve and I and and noon New Day Jan at a and 11 am and neon If all or part of your church program or events- baa been missed It is due to the late arrival or arrival of the necessary From my family to yours and from my church to yours a very blessed Christmas and a New Years for a closeness to Christ Holy Cm aches save asked for a better treal wheat Mark arrived far two Friday morning The tune which nude aadteac A pastoral assistant a recording srust f reUgtoaa mask for the set Mr Cnrtls who Is barely years old proved himself entertainer by the asplanse which paste What of Elizabeth and Mary Elisabeth to MaryLuke i ablest thy Child For He is come to save us i And God Is reconciled CLERGY COMMENT Hark said four Utile angels Park Public School Thursday night Part of a play about the birth of Jew the angels were left to right Kim Mltener Heather Emma and Jenny Williams The Graded stodrnts were part of the schools Christmas concert Herald photo Mormon congregation extends greetings a am I so blest with Joy And blest is she who trusts tho Lord Behoves the Word He sent For He shall keep that gracious Word Its full Intent Mary to ElisabethLuke My soul exalts the Lord the King I long to lift my vote Salvation makes my spirit sing rejoice For God baa graced my lowliness A maid He chose to save A servant whom Hi shall bless Who bears the Son He gave For mighty works the Lord has done To take away our blame To save us sent His only Son And holy Is His name His mercy comes to those who fear The Lord In every age The Child Is God Is with us here As told on sacred page The Lord has showed His gracious strength So God has helped His chosen folk Remembering the grace He promised the prophets spoke A Lamb to take our place The Lord would come the fathers beard Bestowing sacred mirth Aim how my heart and soul are stirred For I shall give Him birth I His mighty saving arm The longedfor One to come at length To keep our souls from harm He scattered all who trust their might The proud In heart and thought For are guilty none la right And pride to brought to naught But bumble ones admit their sin And know their low degree By grace exalted they have been Forgiven They are free The ones who hunger shall be filled With righteousness and peace From God Whose anger has been stilled And all their thirst shall cease But those who think that are great Are not allowed to stay And in their empty errant state Are surely sent away The ones who trust what they possess Are barren arid clay For wealth Is not the righteousness That counts on Judgment Day ANGELS THREE There were of angels these at the Cross Roman CathoUc School Christmas Thursday morning Grade students left It right Deanne Fowler Julie Myers 7 and Blame KeaaedyJ Joined their pals on stage to perform the nativity far parents and the senior grades at the school Jane shed never been an angel before but she liked That ought to please her mother f fpcri Herald Special Local church leader Bishop Corrado Misseri of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Samta has sent out the following Christmas statement concerning his congregations feelings about the divinity of Christ At bis bob season when we celebrate the btrth of Jesus Christ wo want to extend our love and greeting to tie people of Nearly years ago on a still and starry night the wondrous cry of a newborn babe was beard a humble abetter in the little town of Bethlehem For unto us a child la bom wrote the prophet us a son Is given and his name be caned Wonderful Counsellor the Mighty God the ratter With the Christmas bells carols m our ears we Jam our voices with our other Christian brother sisters to praise Christ Wo too know and declare Son- ship We pray that an famines of the world Influence of the spirit of the Lord not only during this special season but always We know that Jesus Christ literally the Son of God the Savior and Redeemer of the World We Job with the multi tude of the heavenly boot and all to say Glory to God In the and on earth peace good wffl towards SALE DATES Dec Dsc very special SPECIAL 299 oo Gift of Value 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