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The Clarmgton/Courticc Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, January 2, 1999 Page 7 Sounds of the Season Knox Christian School's jazz ensemble, conducted by music tcacbcr Dennis Ullman, gave a concert at the Bowmanvillc Mall. The ensemble, called Sound Waves, entertained shoppers with a mix of jazz favourites and Christmas carols. The jazz ensemble and the concert band also held a concert at Knox Christian School on Thursday, December 17. Many Family Gatherings Over the Weekend Capacity Crowds at Christmas Services by Joyce Kelly I hope that everyone had a wonderful and fulfilling fulfilling Christmas holiday. All the best as the last days' of 1998 arc upon us! Richard and Ruby VanCamp arc pleased that their daughter Jill and Mike Davidson of Bermuda are spending a week with them. They were joined by Louise and Jeff Carroll and girls of London and Lois and Glenn MacLeod and family family of Cambournc, Lawrence and Jan VanCamp and Doreen VanCamp all of Blackstock for a Christmas family gathering. Sympathy is extended to Kathy and Peter Hill and their son Danny on the passing of Kathy's mother Mrs. Mary Tvvohy of Mealord on Christmas Day which is Kathy's birthday. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 29, in Meaford. Our thoughts are with you all in this time. Lorna Wright and her husband, Pras Sumantri of Kingston, were Christmas Day guests of her parents Walter and Audrey Wright. A capacity congregation congregation attended the annual Christmas Eve service at the Blackstock United Church on December 24.- The service featured beautiful beautiful music provided by the senior choir including a solo by Janice Barber, much congregational singing of Christmas carols carols and a very timely message message by Reverend David Shearman. Our thoughts arc with Dorothy Archer and family while John is a patient in a Toronto Hospital awaiting heart surgery. Manny Saltariche also Blackstock News spent Christmas in hospital. hospital. He is in Bowmanvillc. We wish both of these men improved health. All fair goers who have enjoyed the antics of Puffy the Clown were saddened to hear of his untimely death in a traffic accident last Monday near Sainlficld. Sympathy is extended to his wife, Mrs. Peter Thompson and their three sons. Many families enjoyed Christmas gatherings over the holidays with members of their families returning from far and near. Fortunately for the most part weather conditions were excellent over the holiday season which made travelling much easier easier than some years. Happy birthday greetings greetings are extended to. Murray Byers who celebrated celebrated on Saturday with members of his family visiting visiting him. He and Aileen had just returned from their journey to London where they spent Christmas with their daughter Jan and Les Bushficld and family. St. John's News by Colin Beal St. John's was really 1 ' full on Christmas Eve, A. congrcgation of well over a hundred joined in the beautiful traditional service service as Father Hugh celebrated celebrated the Christmas Eucharist. A quick scan of parish records indicates that this was the biggest ever attendance for a Christmas Service at our little church. Prior to the service, parishioners and visitors sang Christmas Carols and enjoyed Clarington Estate Planning Council Make Yourself A Winner "With your will and our way...together we can make the world a whole lot safer." Have you noticed this statement in any of the Canadian Cancer Society's recent advertising? Maybe not. Since you now have seen it, will you act on it? Probably not. But why not? By responding you can make yourself a real winner by arranging a gift to the Society in your will. As busy human beings we arc proficient procrastinators. procrastinators. But think about the accompanying uncomfortable uncomfortable sense of loss we have when we realize later that we missed out on an excellent opportunity to not only help the charity of our choice but also ourselves. This makes us losers. Begin to put yourself in a win-win position position by mentally responding to the following three questions. questions. First, do you know the financial benefits to yourself from arranging a gift to a registered charily in your will? You probably are aware of the important income tax benefits from contributing to a charity from current cash flow, but are you aware of the potential major tax benefits which can accrue to you through planning a gift in your will? You and your estate can be real financial winners here through knowing the provisions available to you and properly incorporating them into your last wishes. Second, you arc aware of the national charities such as the Cancer Society, but do you know that among the over 70,000 registered charities in Canada, there arc more than 50 of them located here in Clarington? Which one or oiics, wherever, would you support? Think of the sense of satisfaction satisfaction you have when you assist the charity of your choice, your church, your club, or your favourite cause. It's your choice because you decide the amount and the benefiting group. This is planned giving which benefits both you the giver, and the beneficiary group, the receiver. receiver. You win again! They win too! There is free help available to you to assist in starling this win-win-win process. Such help will ensure you understand the full implications of your estate plan proposals proposals and your directions are clear and appropriately worded. So the third question is - when will you start? Mark the day and time on your "to do" list. Make yourself a triple winner. Do it now! Today's contributor is Don Peebles, a member of Clil'C who can he reached at 623-4105. Disclaimer - No reader should act on the basis of any comments contained in this article without obtaining professional professional advice from his/her own advisor(s). Fellowship and Christmas goodies in the Parish Hall. Music is of course, a special special feature of the Christmas Eve Eucharist and this year was no exception as the Choir sang John Rutter's Angel Carol and led the congregation congregation in the traditional Christmas Hymns and carols, carols, with soaring soprano descants to almost all the Hymns. On Sunday, December 27, tbc Third Day of Christmas, there was another good turnout for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols. Again, there was more singing of the traditional music, interspersed with readings of the Christmas Story by various Parish members. Three anthems were sung, two by the Choir and one, a children's Christmas anthem, by the Children of the Church School and the Ladies of the Choir. Of course there was lots of congregational singing as well. Father Hugh will celebrate celebrate the First Eucharist of 1999 at 10:00 a.m. on New Year's Day. You arc invited invited to join us as we start the New Year in the best possible possible way. On December 29th, the Choir will bring Christmas Music to the residents of the Community Nursing Home and The Villa. On Sunday, January 3rd, St. John's will celebrate celebrate the Feast of Epiphany which, according according to tradition, commemorates commemorates the visit of the Three Kings of the infant Jesus. Father Hugh and everyone everyone at St. John's pray that you, our readers, will be blessed with Happiness, Good Health and Peace in 1999. by Harvey Yellowlees "Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness happiness is." "Closets are something people hang things in when they run out of doorknobs." doorknobs." We had good weather for getting around at Christmas. It was cool, but sunny and bright. There were two Christmas Eve services. One at Hampton at 7:30 p.m. and one at Eldad at 10:30 p.m. with good attendance at both. At Eldad on Sunday, Harry and Loraine Knox were the greeters and Loraine Bennett the lay reader. The junior choir sang "Sing Hallelujah" and the senior choir number number was "Jazz Gloria". Reverend Munro's story to the children was about "Gifts" and to the adults a Dialogue Sermon on "How God's Love was With You in 1998". Several in attendance expressed their thoughts on the topic. The Hinchey family placed the Wise Men in the crèche. The two choirs joined in closing closing an interesting service by singing an arrangement of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". Solina was busy with Christmas family gatherings gatherings over the holidays. A few of them at the Fred Watsons were Carrisa Trevor, Carol and Barb. All the Worry family gathered gathered at Glenn and Barb's. Charles and Alma Solina News Langmaid celebrated at Tom and Sally Barrie's. Betty Grant had daughter daughter Joan, her husband and children for a few days and all gathered at Fraser's on Monday. Cameron's wife Rosie from Australia will be visiting visiting for awhile soon. The Hill's daughters and their families gathered at Wes and Doris'. Wes and Doris visited Howard and family during the holiday. The Morawetz family had lunch in Peterborough and supper at Eileen Knox's with the rest of Marilyn's family. Elaine Baker had Christmas lunch in Peterborough and 25 of her family were at her home for supper. The Harry Knox family gathered at Dean's home on Monday. Bob and Joan Blackburn had his family for Christmas and Joan's family were at Doreen Westlake's on Sunday. With the Bruce Taylor's were Annette, Collette and Barb Clarke, Walter and Linda will be visiting on Tuesday. The Johnstons had Brian, David and family on Sunday. Barry and Evelyn Brovves and their family spent Christmas at Evelyn's sister Jean's in Oshawa. With the Hinchey family family was Laura's mother and grandmother. Neil Simpson's mother Inez spent a few days with them prior to Christmas and they travelled to Suzanne's parents in Scarborough Christmas Day. Murray Vice attended the Vice family gathering at Kathy's the Sunday before Christmas and Christmas Day in Omemee with the Bcath family. The Garbes were at Joan's brothers. The Brays visited at Greg's, Wendy's and Gerald's over the holiday holiday time. The Crydermans were at Larry and Menons. 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