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wi wj p14 the tribune wednesday november 1 198s true meaning of christmas on stage kate gilderdale correspondent in the material world of to day its becoming increasingly difficult to convey the true meaning of christmas this year jenny bowen is heading up a production at christ church anglican in stouffville which empnasizes the special message of christmas in and original way star child is a completely original production with words and music by jenny a talented musician and member of the congregation she showed great musical promise as a child in england where she admits to being an extremely reluctant piano student at the insistence of her parents i never practised and it was a fight to get me to go she recalls the teacher would say to mum that child has so much talent but she refuses to use it finally my parents gave in and i stopped going her musical abilities lay dormant until about three years ago she says lay dormant it was very much through the christ church family that i started again i had been going to bible study classes led by minister paul scuses wife betty the group would meet in each others houses and on their first gathering at jennys home betty noticed a guitar propped up in the corner of the room and told jenny she was the answer to her prayer she told me shedbeen pray ing for someone to come into the group who could play a guitar i said i wasnt the per son she wanted- and the guitar was just an ornament although id taught myself to play folk guitar as a teenager bettys answer was that if jenny had played as a teenager she could do it again she wouldnt take no for an answer she said shed come up one day and wed get the guitar out that was the start of it the group started off just sing ing and playing various songs then when i wrote my first song i sang it to them i felt very worried and anxious about how theyd react but they thought it was great so i went from there something secular jenny has only written one song that was not based on religion and strangely enough that was something she was asked to write for the christian tore doors sashes mouldings hardware etc time to finish your home receive your choice of qiialitv 6i door hardware free with all trim packages purchased during november 1989 tfflfljr authentic forged iron ji gate cabinet hardware nowinstoek post a beam stain and accessories custom windows doors trim moulding flooring hardware and security products quality service value store hours monthurs 730500 friday 730700 saturday 8301230 corner of hwy 48 stouffville rd 6406616 6421633 womens club they wanted two songs and one had to be something secular the result was a poignant reminder for people to take the time they have and use it well because life is fleeting three of her songs were used in worship services last christmas and by then she was working on this years pageant to her delight writing comes easily to her i dont struggle with it for hours ill sit down pick up the guitar under the guise of practising and within a few minutes my fingers have found a new melody she estimates it takes a total of two hours to write both the words and music for her songs in the past three years she has written 40 songs nine of which will be used in star child says jenny the story is based on a modern family which is heading into christmas with all the normal hassles most people have and which we have too even as a christian family childs doll the youngest child has seen one of the years biggest sellers a doll called a star child in a store catalogue and decides she must have it for christmas when the familys aunt and uncle come in with their three children the uncle says dont you know there real ly was a star child once then he talks about the christmas story with haunting music and a strong clear message star child explains what christmas is really about it has a par ticular relevance for jenny who admits god was never really important to me until my first husband became sick that was 10 years ago when he regional clinic k mm u z- h and jenny and their two small children had been in canada on ly a few months he came home from work that july and he couldnt move his arms or legs he was taken to hospital and died there just over two months later it was a time of tremendous emotional upheaval and to complicate matters jenny was pregnant with her third child if i hadnt been expecting kate i probably would have gone back to england she reflects but i felt so tired and the thought of moving was more than i could cope with at the time angry at god she felt angry with god to begin with she says i turned to him and prayed for a miracle when my husband got sick when he didnt get better i was angry for a while then it came to me that god had given me lots of miracles and blessings and had answered my prayers jenny eventually remarried and now has five children the youngest of whom is two-year- old matthew now shes in the throes of organizing the christmas pageant but not without a few misgivings id hoped to be able to pass the whole thing over and have someone else do it she admits then if things went wrong they could take the blame but they wouldnt let me do that bob croft is direc ting and im the producer judging from a sample of the score which has already been taped jenny will have very lit tle to worry about when star child is unveiled for its debut at christ church on the morning of sunday dec 17 injured workers now treated in newmarket workplace injuries suffered by york region residents are now be ing treated at a newmarket clinic under provincial reforms being implemented by the workers compensation board workers suffering from soft tissue injuries muscle strains sprains and back injuries will betreated at the york county physiotherapy and sports injuries clinic at 1100 davis dr units 14 and 15 according to a wcb press release the new treatment model was based on experience gained with 12 pilot projects which operated in conjunction with the wcb across the province stouffville district secondary schools notice to parentsguardians interim midterm reports were given to the students on thursday oct 26 1989 all parentsguardians are invited to meet with the teachers on parents night thurs nov 2 1989 700 pm 900 pm principal vice principal mr a dickson mr j hooper fv rrrr