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Gigantic task Workmen struggle with the 400yearold Holy Family painting by Paolo Veronese an Italian pointer from Verona in the main lobby of the Na tional Gallery of Canada The painting Rest on the Flight into Egypt is rarely shown because of its size and weight but it is part of the gallerys plans to mark its 99th Christmas with gusto CP Photo Weekly Meditation Christmas not iust shopping By RITA CHAMBERLAIN Slmcoe Anglican Resource eiitre The holiday hustle is on San ta Claus and his helpeis have come to town The stores are filled with gifts to buy and peo ple buying them Christmas lights are already twinkling in the night air Families are digging out treasured decorations Last parties Christmas concerts shopping and baking are only few of the festive activities The lays before Christmas are marked by hours of preparation and anticipation Every small child knows that House of the Bob in iron razed Ihe Bahai community of Canada is dismayed to learn that the willful destruction of the House of tiie ISah the most sacred Bahai Shrine in Iran is now complete BahaI news release says The House of the Iiab which is place of pilgrimage for Bahais the world over was at tucked in late September by an armed mob which began to systematically destroy the building Hahas appealed to their governments in scores of countries to intervene on their behalf Bahai communities around the world sent thousands of cables to the government of the Iranian Republic Within days the demolition was halted says the release The destruction of the House of the Bab is as tragic to Bahais as the destruction of the Wailing Wall would be to Jews or the hurch of the Nativity would be to Christians Despite assurances given earlier to Hahais by the Ira nian government that it had no intention of destroying Bahai properties the House of the tab has now been completely razed and demolition work is continuing on adjacent Itahai properties The Bahai community of anada has cabled directly to Ayatollah Behesliti the Secretary of the Revolutionary Council and Abol ilassan liani sadr acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Tcheraii to express its shock at this renew ed persecution Canadian Bahais are urging the govern ment authorities in Iran to take immediate action to prevent further damage to this holy spot and its surrounding pror peities and to return to the possession of the Bahai coin munity there all Bahai sacred places which have been seized by the government lhese sacred places Bahais point out are held in trust for the Hahais of the world these are days of waiting of looking ahead of anticipation Is Christmas tomorrow Is it the next day Well when is it Sometimes when you are young the days before Christmas seem to drag by Older people are not always in quite as much hurry Indeed the weeks before Christmas may seem to move too fast The house is cleaned from top to bottom Treats and tidbits must be purchased Cookies and tarts have to be baked Christmas lights need to be hung Of course the tree must be chosen and decorated Thers is so much to be done so many things to prepare before the great day arrives In our rushing about sometimes we tend to forget that the days of Advent are to be days of special preparation And that does not mean just hristmas shopping and the ad dressing of cards and the bak ing of Christmas goodies We need to take time to prepare our hearts and lives getting ready to hear the age old story but also thinking that perhaps this year our Lord will be more part of our everyday lives The days before Christmas are busy days filled with much activity At the same time these are also Gods days time for all Christians to become increasingly aware of what God has done for us in Christ May the coming days be an opportunity to bring you closer to Him who is the real meaning of hristinas and all of life Spiritual leader of 200million Demetrius the spiritual leader of an estimated 200 million adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church posed in lstanbul Turkey Tuesday in front ofa tiny chapel in his studio AP Photo the examiner Saturday Doc 1979 Adventists aid refugees and supplies has been set up for this purpose already fragrance of faith Accept Gods great love By DOROTHY KILBLRN Mark Twain famed author of Tom Sawyer and Huckle berry Finn was influenced in his religious thought life by clergyman Horace Bushnell who refused the idea that God was God who would not forgive debt unless it was paid even if that debt was paid by Himself How like the thinking of many of us today We accept the idea that God God of love but shy away from the the universe ceased to be factthatHe is alsoajust and Operative if the earth quit holy God Even though we revolving around the sun or may reject the concept of if the earth changed its just God who demands decreed circuit and veered justice yet we would not want tOO C1059 10 the sun Just as to live in society where the God has made the laws of the criminal was left unpunish universe He has made the ed or where no laws were law concerning our souls upheld The soul that sinneth it The laws of society and of shalldie the universe are designed for Because God is God of our wellbeing What mess love He came and died in our we would be in if the laws 0f place because He did not want us to be unforgiven and to be punished for our sin Instead of accepting Gods plan for our forgiveness many of us question Gods dealings with neverending Why It would be much easier on us if we would simply accept His great love for us and give Him the perrogative that be ing God He has the privilege of formulating His plan for our souls safety in whatever wa He chooses Seventhday Adventist World Service Inc SAWS headed by Howard Burbank the ex ecutive director told represen tatives of 48 volunteer agencies gathered at the White House recently tha his Deputy Ex ecutive Director Richard OF fill was in Thailand and Phiioni Penh Cambodia to aid refugees affected by the tragedy in Cambodia budget of $200000 for relief equipment Rosaiynn Carter told of star vation disease suffering and chidren separated from their parents which she saw during her recent visit to refugee camps in Thailand She praised the volunteer agencies for their wok but said more food and medical supplies are desperate ly needed Free Methodist Church GOD WITH US FIRST is the sermon BAYFIELD DALTON 900 am MORNING WORSHIP FORMED 1000 am SUNDAY SCHOOL Bur Avenue SUNDAY SCHOOL 030 1100 am momma WORSHIP United Church CHURCH SERVICE 830 630 pm CAROL sum 4353 men Do oin us in our ecial Chrst th 37 Burton Avenue Sunhay eveninQ mas aro mg Is one 86035 an COMMUNITY Dorrie uNITED REV HERMAN RErORMED CHURCH Pastor Assistant AT CUNDLES HEIGHts wonsmp A1 PENTECOSTM CARL BULL Ii SWANSON 10 US for worship runuc SCHOOL CHURCH at and It am Cundluld East 1030 AM mom Chrisfiun school and 730 pm ll am WOrShip Service Nursery Care and 49 Ferris lune am Dutch Service and Sunday School Chf°h¢h°°l Pastor Johnson 1202353 CLAPPERTON WORSLEY STS on last Sunday of IlOVIUed Sunday Rev SQewa Lidde Miniser the month Bible classes during the week Family Hour 1000 am Pastor Minise Evening Worship C0 945 FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL tho FV Wt 0WD REV PAULO MORRow 700 7289790 100 MI wow 3380 no Office 26 Ashdolc Court Music Director HRISTMAS PAR No sums Telephone 7205069 MR DOUG cARRAWAY F°r The 101 Hearing suNDAYs DEC 811 TransPonmon 330 Church School mm Are you on dead end street PM Christmas Program 00 We are here IO show 05 one WEICOME Junior Choir Presentation 00 beggar mm begg find where we both can Toronto CllFlt 930Im1430 bread Warm Welcome Awaits You EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 128 ST VINCENT ST BARRIE 7283017 luv Frank Wont Pastor FAITH MISSIONARY 229 Crawford Street Church 7373062 Pastor Wayne Domm 7268750 Barrie Ontario 945 am 945 am Bible School class for everyone 100 Msumluy $11021 100 am Message from the Word of God Orning ors lp BASICS AND DISUNCHVES Pentecostal 700 pm Evening Fellowship 700 pm Mr Bill Wright CHURCH ANNE ST AT HWY 400 SUNDAY DEC 1979 950 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 00 AM WORSHIP TONIGHT ONLY from the Scripture Gift mission will show the Missions excellent film on the subiect HOW WE GOT OUR BIBLE Special Music Christs Ambassadors from Orillia Wednesday 730 pm Don and Phyllis Choppel will tell of their plans to serve the Lord in Ecuador Living without trust in the Lord is like driving in the log Wednesday 800 pm Bible Study Prayer This people have formed for myself they shall show forth my praise Isaiah 432l Christian Science Society 159 Collier Street Barrie CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY SCHOOL ll am TESTIMONY MEETING Second Wed each month pm GRACE UNITED CHURCH GROVE ST EAST AT COOK Coming Next Sunday 630 pm CHRISTMAS CONCERT oooopoooo Presbyterian SUNDAY DEC 1979 1030 AM WHITE GIFT REV ARTHUR STOREY Reading Room open Tuesday 79 pm 7261602 SUNDAY DEC 16 1979 200 PM DEDICATION OF NEW SANCTUARY COLLIER ESSA ROAD Westminster Presbytean Church Presbyterian Church UNITED CHURCH 51 95 StGeorges ANGLICAN CHURCH at rt Av nghcon MINISTER PAUL mus on 112 oIlIer St near It Hall 95 Cook ST Barrie SUNDAY Minimr ZScrvices and Sunday Schools 830 AM It on ranVI 1000 Ronomrdinhavd HOLY COMMUNION 900 Morning WOISIIIIP Hawaiian 930 and am J°=°9 flM COME AND REST HOLY COMMUNION HOLY on mayde 00 am Sermon Sunday School Nursery 00 mm sermon BENT MAN for ages RECONCILED MORNING Church School 830 am lor TCbIe for Communion 830 pm Bible Study the some time no CANDLELIGHT ANGUCAN URCH CHURCH SCHOOL Shanty Bay NURSE PWY Infant Nursery cIIfIlYCGMMU ministry cor Provided Specml mm by Youth Senior and 30 PM ALL WELCOME lnnisdule School Choirs cc or ALL WELCOME MORNING PRAYER Rev Kaye BA Sunday SchoolLNursery All welcome The PresbyteriariCriarch in Canada saint 0100001013 Owen and Warsiey Sis TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 24 COLLIER ST Next to the Post Office Assistant Rev Som Obol ADVENT BIBLE SUNDAY Ross and Toronto Streets Next to RVH Barrie Ontario AF on iaxte 8A Bl Rector Canon John Spears Momse Citgaiz Cay tarHeme 1030 AIM Serum our 31 03 an Junior CtiUicn School to 45am WHITE GIFT SUNDAY °Vc°° we arr lo am Mattinss Sermon CHORAL PRESENTATION BY mm Gmsflm THE JUNIOR CHOIR with St Nicholas WOW ITS CHRISTMAS pm Prayer Praise Sam 730 PM CGIT VESPER SERVICE in the Upper Room THE WORD JOIN WITH US lN OUR MIDWEEK EUCNARISIS WHITE GIFT SUNDAY Come early to pick up photodirectory ADVENT JOURNEY Tues 730 pm Thurs 1030 am