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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 13 ,2 01 8 | 46 St John's United Church Come Celebrate With Us! Sunday December 23rd 4th of Advent 10:30 am Christmas Eve Worship Family Service - 7:00 pm Candlelight Carol Communion - 10:00 pm 262 Randall Street, Oakville www.stjohnsunited.ca Sunday Bible Teaching & Worship Service, 12:30-2:30pm (SOUTH RIDGE ROOM) IROQuOIS RIdGE COMMunITy CEnTRE 1051 Glenashton Dr. Glenashton & Eighth Line FRIday Teaching & Youth Service 7-8:30pmTeaching & Youth Service 7-8:30pmT Tel: 416-892-8123 Pastor: Elder M.J. Brissett Email: mjbrisse@yahoo.ca JESUS IS LORD Walton WelcomesYou Sunday Dec 16 Advent 3 9:30 am and 11 am Services 7 pmCarol Service Chancel and Youth Choirs Special Musical Guests http://www.waltonmemorial.com 2489LakeshoreRd.W. ADDRESS 500Great Lakes Blvd Oakville, ON L6L 6X9 WEB HarvestOakville.ca PHONE 905-827-4888 @HarvestOakville HBCOakville /HarvestOakville HarvestOakville Join us at Harvest Oakville for any of our five identical services this Christmas Weekend. Come and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas! Joy to the world! We can't wait to share it with you. MONDAY DECEMBER 24 SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 C H R I S T M AS E V E S E R V I C E S The True Meaning of ChristmasThe True Meaning of Christmas Come celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ Grace Lutheran Church 304 Spruce St., Oakville 905-845-1563 www.gracechurchoakville.ca Christmas Eve 6:00 PM Family Candlelight Service 10:00 PM Traditional Candlelight Service Christmas Day 11:00 AM Reflective Service (simple service; no musician) Dec 30th 10:00 AM Service of Lessons and Christmas Carols Come visit us at St. Paul's United Church 454 Rebecca St. Oakville 905-845-3427 office@stpaulsoakville.com Christmas EvEnts and sErviCEs sunday, december 16 sunday school Christmas Pageant "Portraits of Christmas" - 10:15 am Wednesday, december 19 - "the Longest night" service - 7 Pm sunday, dec 23 - regular service 10:15 am monday, december 24 - two Worship services Family Christmas Eve service with deborah - 4:30 Pm Communion service with daryl - 10:00 Pm If you would like to advertise your place of worship, please call Fiona Rudder 289-293-0691 Christmas is full of surprises. Presents, stockings and carollers at our door. But one thing that shouldn't really surprise us is the Christmas story. Probably you've heard it enough times that you could do a decent retelling of it with a little help. As a minister, I've heard the story told a million different ways by countless pageants and Christmas eve services. But my favourite way to hear the story is a live nativity inMilton which we go to every year. And even though I know the script practically by heart, there is always one thing that surprises me: the baby. As you enter the stable, it's this picturesque scene with Mary, Joseph and a real baby! It's very powerful and worth the walk in the cold. No matter how many times I hear the story, I'm always surprised that God came to us as a baby. The birth of a baby is always a surprise, you never know when they are going to come but when they do, it is a gift. That is the real surprise at Christmas, that God loved the world so much that God would show up unexpectedly in the middle of our lives to be present with us. This Christmas, when you hear the story again for the umpteenth time, may what surprises you be the presence of God. Rev. Reuben St. Louis, Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church GLEN ABBEY UNITED CHURCH 1469 Nottinghill Gate www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com FAMILY FRIENDLY! CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 7:00PM Sunday Dec 16th, "NEED MORE JOY?" Luke 1:39-55 Worship and Funday Sunday School 10am Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Bring friends and family to a wonder-filled Christmas EvE service: Beautiful music, candles, the Christmas Story, fun for the kids; all in a service that is full of meaning, yet shorter, so not boring for the excited children. all arE WElComE!!