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thursday december 24 1970 the tribune page 5 stouffville united church church a duchess st minister rev jm i cmrder babjj sunday december z7th 1970 11 am- worship service dec 21 9 jo pm christ mas eve communion church school 945 am jr intermediate 11 am nursery kinder garten primary organist mr ross phelps churchill church ty rd 13 9th north of i musselmans lake extends to all tribune readers a happy and holy christmas and a prosperous new year remember a warm wei- come awaits you when you worship at churchill stouffville missionary church minister rev john hamilton tel 6402413 or 3911 sunday december 27th 1970 915 am family sunday school 11 am morning worship service 7 pm- evening service with the young people in charge wed 8 pm missionary praver meeting with miss i ruby wilson speaking coming on jan 3 at 7 pm the billy graham film his land youre always welcome i at the missionary church gormley missionary church family life centre ringwood congregational christian church minister mr t harland sunday december 27th 1970 10 am- sunday school 1110 am worship service 8 pm wed ce prayer meeting st james presbyterian church stouffville rev fred h cromcy ba 2941633 rev alex adam 6401369 sunday december 27th 1970 10 am preacher mr peter joyce rev ii s ilallman pastor phon 8875846 sunday december 27th 1970 950 am family bible school with classes for all ages for bus transportation from prestons lake and lake wilcox phone 8875303 11 am worship 730 pm evening service wed 8 pm missionary prayer meeting in charge of mrs milsted a blessed christmas to all plan watchnight service heise hill church the congregation of heise hill brethreninchrist church will sing out the old year and sing in the new at a watchnight service dec 31 beginning at 9 pm participants will include the wellknown bridlewood quartet of gormley shown here along with the harmonaires and the singing devereuxs of fort erie request government grant injured in 3 car crash baker hill baptist church pastor rev ii j lafleur sunday december 27th 1970 bible school 950 am morning service 11 am evening service 730 pm wed 8 pm prayer service bloomington christian gospel church associated gospel churches of canada minister rev r l langford sunday december 27th 1970 945 am sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 evening worship thurs dec 31 watchnight service 930 pm fellowship film worship we at bloomlngton wish our many friends a very blessed and prosperous new year altona missionary church rev donald t pugh pastor sunday december 27th 1970 sunday school 1030 am evening service 730 wed 8 pm prayer service everyone welcome memorial christian congregational church worship service on christ mas day 1045 am sunday december 27th 1970 visiting minister rev e honsbergcr 10 am classes for adults yp and children i 11 am morning worship 730 pm evening service prayer meeting dec 23 8 pm melville united church 6th cone markham rev george davison sunday december 27th 1970 10 am sunday school 1115 am worship service gormley heise hill brethren in christ church pastor rev a mcniven 8875489 sunday december 27th 1970 10 am sunday school 11 am morning worship guest speaker j allan wallace of the faith mis sion 730 pm evening service dec 31 watchnight service all are welcome second markham baptist church morning stmct 11 am evening service 730 pm prayer meeting wed 8 pm pastor rev denis gibson ba bd highway 47 at kenned ro stouffville baptist church pastor mr e s orr ba sunday december 27th 1970 950 bible school for all ages 11 am topic reminiscing 7 pm looking forward to 71 everyone is welcome christ church anglican stouffville rector rev frederick e miller sunday december 27th 1970 christmas i 930 am morning prayer 930 pm holy communion christmas eve 10 am holy communion christmas day mccormack memorial vivian pastor v g shllllngton bth phone 4732826 special christmas day service 1030 am sunday december 27th 1970 950 sunday school the climax of the sunday school contest 1100 am worship service the pastor 730 pm music by candlelight come and enjoy an hour of inspirational music on the christmas theme stouffville pentecostal church temporary location altona community centre rev s a grant pastor 6404903 dec 24th 730 pm christmas eve service sunday december 27th 1970 10 am sunday school 11 am devotional service 700 pm evangelistic meeting wednesday 8 pm bible study prayer full gospel church srouffville services held in the masonic hall pastor rev d b carpenter thurs 8 pm prayer meeting 314 south st sunday december 27th 1970 10 am sunday school 11 am christmas message 730 evangelistic service beware of the danger of keeping christmas losing christ come and worship with us northtowjn texaco major texaco minor repairs tuneup and fftnt end alignments 241 moin st n markham 2943479 whitchurch twp a keswick rri lady sustained stomach and back injuries in a threecar rear end collision at the intersection of don mills road and the aurora sideroad dec 15 rosemary pellerin had stopped her car at a red light when she was struck from the rear by a car driven by ronal hill of ravenshoe the force of impact drove mrs pellerins vehicle into the rear of a third driven by alexander hastings roches point total damage in the accident is estimated at 1800 matumaaa8u3mtto8rara9m3mvs8e e ett to yw at ckrmnas may you and your iamily enjoy a happy holiday we thank you warmly compliments smiths jewelery stouffville ont laamixmtmimimittibammiazwbaxiettiaa during christmastime we extend to all our neighbors and friends ivarmest wishes for a wonderful holiday sues hairstylists from sue and josephine merry christmas mr reindeer by v g shillington to all reindeer in the vicinity i have nothing whatever against you never was it in my power to aim a gun in your direction only once was i compelled to eat your flesh and that with con scientious objection so you see reindeer that little episode last night on vivian road was quite uncalled for even if i did on occasion speak out against your rude intrusion on the christmas scene let me now appeal to my fellow humans for a moment last night ladies and gentlemen my wife was cautiously driving east on vivian road minding her own businss when suddenly from the bush sprang santas sledpuller after taking a brief look at the datsun he threw himself wrecklessly against its side causing 10000 damage his mission completed he bounded on his merry christmas way believing that every otherwise disparaging story has a bright side i looked for one this time the car is in the body shop the planned prechristmas visits to my congregation are postponed the cost well lets leave it there the bright side is that it prompted me to write this article on christmas and reindeer i am sticking to my guns figuratively you understand that reindeer and their ho ho driver are intruders i will even go further they have been stealing under the guise of giving tiiey have robbed christmas of its true hero christ they have made out that the world of imagination is to be preferred over the real the net result of such prefabrication is the supremacy of santas gifts and the inferiority of the gift of god which is eternal life take christmas morning for example as the paper is torn impatiently from the boxes and the toys are tested the children will be taught to say politely thank you santa where is the parent who will dare to relate the real and beautiful ac count to his children who is willing to face the fact for himself that god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life is it easier to live in a makebelieve world it may be easier but not- better to all reindeer and their friends a merry christmas but remember there is a season for everything christmas is the one for christ dear sir your editorial on our family service which appeared in the december 10 issue was correct in all its facts but some of the conclusions made reflected the necessity for a better understanding of the context from which these facts were drawn first of all the family life centre has been functioning from its in ception without any assurance as to the source of governmental funding beginning as the dream of several couples in the local area a survey of stouff- ville markham and unionville revealed a critical lack of preventive and clinical counselling assistance for families and couples with emotional problems accordingly a group of sponsoring churches and private citizens from all three communities worked hard for many months to establish the centre from the beginning it was designed for all who needed help regardless of their financial ability to pay for such assistance and a look at the statistics reveals how wise the decision was to establish this centre in 1968 96 persons were given counselling assistance in 1969 119 persons were helped and in 19v 221 persons were seen and to underline this need for family services in southern york county a similar agency was established last year with the opening of the thor- nhillrichmond hill family service as we do hey also function primarily through funding from supporting churches and private citizens many wonder why there hasnt been support from the county or provincial governments for the family life centre actually this year we are applying for a provincial grantinaid but to qualify for such governmental assistance a community service must first be able to demon strate that it has adequate citizen support and par ticipation and is filling a valid community need this takes time and the fact that this service has grown into a fulltime agency handling many requests for educational and counselling assistance now en courages us to present a brief to government requesting financial support we too realize that regardless of how important the need is the total cost of this service is more than the churches and fund drives can sup port even though the family life centre is maintained on only one tliird to half the cost of comparable agencies in other ontario com munities this has been accomplished through the very competent management of all funds contributed to us in other words just as with hospitals and homes for the aged governmental aid is needed to provide the public with needed family counselling assistance ideally every social agency should be a balanced blend of local and governmental funding we are working as always towards these goals the board of directors jeweller plaza phone 2944540 watch jewellery repair drop in and browse around custom jewellery harmony romances brand name watches keepsake diamond rings fine selection of rings gifts for all occasions use our layaway plan is mil deck the halls with christmas greetings for all good wishes for a very merry season newmans colour shoppe i 64 main st w i heise hill brethren in christ church st joyous season permit us to wish you and yours a very merry christmas and to extend our sheerest appreciation for being wonderful customers thank you k m cunningham stouffville nursing home main streef gormley 9 pm watchnight service hear ir the singing devereaux bridlewood quartet ir harmonaires quartet ic and others refreshments at midnight i everyone welcome j from all of us to every one of you may we offer a fa sleighful of the best holiday greetings and a sincere thank you for all your kindness fafaciwiefoet marcella and peter hoppe k 8526948 rr 4 uxbridge to all i i k from ann and lu la vine and staff of green gables manor stourtviixe