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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 20 ,2 01 8 | 14 Christmas Worship Directory The AnglicAn church of cAnAdA 400 northfield dr. W., Waterloo (entrance off highpoint) 519-884-6600 Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve 7:00 p.m. - family Service with eucharist 10:00 p.m. - candlelight eucharist Tuesday, December 25 Christmas Day 9:00 a.m. - Spoken eucharist All Saints Church CHRISTMAS AT PARKMINSTER UNITED CHURCH Friday, December 21 7:00pm - The Longest Night Service (a quiet service for those who find this time of year difficult) Sunday, December 23 10:00am Morning Worship Christmas Eve - Monday, December 24 7:00pm - Family Service 10:00pm - Candlelight Communion Sunday, December 30 10:00am - Morning Worship ALL ARE WELCOME - INCLUSIVE CONGREGATION 275 Erb Street East., Waterloo parkuc.ca Trillium Lutheran Church 22 Willow St. Waterloo, ON N2J 1V5 ChrisTmas eve 4:00 p.m. Family Worship Holy Communion 6:30 p.m. shared Christmas Worship Trillium and Elevation 9:00 p.m. Worship Holy Communion ChrisTmas DaY 10:00 a.m Worship Holy Communion C a n d l e l i g h t S e r v i c e Join us for a night of rediscovering the hope and wonder of Jesus birthWaterloo Campus 660 Conservation Dr Dec 23 | 4:30 & 6p Dec 24 | 2, 3:30, 5 & 6:30p Kitchener Campus 1356 Weber St E Dec 24 | 4:30 & 6p 519.725.0265 office@creeksidechurch.ca Reserve your seat at ChristmasAtCreekside.ca Candlelight Service on Church Trinity United (at thecornerofBenton&Church) JoinusagainthisChristmas! Christmas Eve Services: 4 PM All Ages! 10 PM Choir & Communion Christmas Day - Open 10AM to Noon 10 AM Informal Worship - Join Bill & Gord www.trinityunitedkw.ca Celebrating the Christmas Season at Mount Zion Lutheran Dec 22, 3 pm German Carol Service with The Leupold Chorale Christmas Eve Family Christmas Service - 4:00 pm Candle Light Service - 8:00 pm Christmas Day Worship - 10:00 am Mount Zion Lutheran Church 29 Westmount Road,Waterloo,ON www.mzlc.ca • 519-886-5820 WATERLOO REGION - Local schools are tallying cuts to education spending by the Ford government to see how students will be af- fected. The cuts are in special- ized programs for which two local school boards expected to receive a total of $4.1 mil- lion during this school year. "I can advise that some grants were untouched, some discontinued, and some we will need to work with the ministry to better understand the changes," said Shesh Maharaj, trea- surer of the Waterloo Catho- lic District School Board. An example: Catholic schools expected to receive $108,000 this year to fund in- novative learning. The board has been spending this money in part to buy classroom technology. "This funding is no lon- ger available so we will need to assess what change we need to make moving for- ward," Maharaj said. Other examples of affect- ed programs include fund- ing for literacy, math, hands- on learning, and mental health supports, he said. The Ministry of Educa- tion "had signalled to boards that all of these targeted grants were under review," Maharaj said. The province told boards late Friday of the cuts, reportedly estimated at $25 million across the prov- ince. "At this point, we are not sure what these reductions look like for Waterloo Re- gion District School Board," said Matthew Gerard, trea- surer of the public school board. A government document shows that the funding pro- gram targeted by the gov- ernment of Premier Doug Ford helps local schools pro- vide hands-on learning and support for Indigenous stu- dents. It provides support for mathematics, for the community use of schools, and for mental health work- ers in schools. The province is spending almost $1 billion on local schools this year. More to come. LOCAL SCHOOLS TALLY PROVINCIAL FUNDING CUTS School boards in Waterloo Region are studying the impact of provincial cuts to funding for student programs that were announced late Friday. Dreamstime JEFF OUTHIT jouthit@therecord.com LOCAL