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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006 THE NEW TANNER 9 Friday, December 1st 12 Main Street North, Acton 8pm-10pm till 10pm SAVE 10% OFF your purchases from 8pm-10pm (excluding tobacco) O come, all ye gift-givers! Our flowers are not supermarket! Blue Springs Flower & Gift Shop 46 Mill St. E. 519-853-0800 A real English High Tea with scones, Devonshire cream, raspberry jam, sandwiches and sweets will be served along with tea and coffee. There will also be Christmas gift items for sale, a bake sale,a penny sale and a raffle. presents: A CHRISTMAS TEA CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Cost for the Tea is $8:00 per person. Churchill Road North and Boundary Line Saturday, December 2 2006 from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. CHRISTMAS TREES Tel: 519.853.2480 Fax: 519.853.0255 We also sell firewood Pine Spruce Balsam & Fraser Fir Wreaths Special Decor Unique Gifts Poinsettias Hwy 25 Acton, Ontario 1.5 miles south of Acton Please call for store hours ??? ?? ??????? ???? ?????????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ?????????? ????? ???? ??????? ??????????? ????? ???? ??? ?????????? ???? ????? ??? ???????? ID LIKE A: Emma OHara-Hoke, 5, told Santa what she wants for Christmas as she had her picture taken with Saint Nick at the pancake fundraiser at McKenzie-Smith Bennett School on Saturday. The event was a fundraiser to replace playground equipment. Frances Niblock photo MORE, PLEASE: Actons Ethan Marrows, 2, enjoyed his plate of pancakes at a breakfast with Santa held at McKenzie-Smith Bennett School on Saturday to raise money for new playground equipment. Frances Ni- block photo SANTA & SIBBLINGS: Acton brothers Evan (left) and Aidan Kostashuk enjoyed having their picture taken with Santa Claus during the pancake breakfast at McKenzie- Smith Bennett School on Saturday to raise money for new playground equipment. Frances Niblock photo Community Advent service Sunday As the Christmas season becomes more secular with increasing promotion from advertisers urging people to buy more and more, along comes the season of Advent which Acton churches will mark this Sunday evening at Trinity United Church. The ser- vice is being sponsored by the Acton Ministerial As- sociation with the theme The Twelve Gifts of Christmas. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest November 30 and covers four Sun- days before Christmas. The word advent comes from the Latin and means The coming, referring to the coming of Jesus at Christmas. For centuries, probably since the fourth century, Advent has been a time of spiritual reflection as well as anticipation. Origi- nally it was a time when converts to Christianity readied themselves for baptism. Later, during the Middle Ages, Advent be- came associated with the Second Coming of Christ. Latterly although a time of prayer and fasting, most of the focus is on the Nativity of Christmas Day. One of the customs still observed is the light- ing of an Advent wreath with four candles, three of purple and one rose coloured. Purple signifies royalty, the candle rep- resents hope, peace and love, These candles are lit on the first, second and fourth Sundays of Advent, The rose coloured candle, symbolizing joy is lit on the third Sunday. Sometimes a fifth white candle is placed in the wreath and lit on Christ- mas day. Many homes also have their own Advent wreath and calendars to count the days until Christmas Day. ??? ???? ????? ??????????????? ??? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???? ??????? ????? ????????