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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Tuesday, December 21, 1999 $ HOPEDALE TOY DRIVE: Toys donat ed at Hopedale Mall for the Women's Information and Support Centre of Halton and the Halton Rape Crisis Centre were col lected Monday by Miche Tremblay, commu nity development co-ordinator for The Women's Centre. Hopedale Mall marketing coordinator Lorrie Lewkowicz also hands toys to Kerry Samuels, an outreach worker for the Halton Rape Crisis Centre and Dona Reid, Women's Centre board chair. Photo by Peter C. McCusker ` Distress Centre open to take calls at Christmas Not everyone feels happy, merry or joyous during the holiday season. For many people, it can be the loneliest and saddest time of the year. The Oakville Distress Centre will have caring telephone counsellors available all throughout the holidays, including Christmas Day, for anyone feeling lonely, depressed or over whelmed -- or just in need of someone to talk to for a while. All calls are confidential, anony mous and cost free. Call 849-4541 any time. imAGinE ix G o d movED h e a v e ii & E a r J h t o be w if H vs. T h a t 's L o v e . "We look a t H is Son a n d see the God who cannot be seen. " COLOSSIANS 1:15 May the love o f G od in Christ Jesus shine in your hearts this Christmas. A message of hope and blessing to the community from Christopher Invidiata and Family. Karl Zimmerman, Karen Holmes-Lane, Doug McKenzie, Sandy and Jim Reimer, Jack and Shirley Kiervin and Ric and Shirley Riordon. For more information or literature about faith in Christ, visit the helpful people at GoodBooks. (905.844.3102)