Page 14 THE HERALD Wednesday Januan 1990 Candlelight service Couples club was served to a good con The whole service was a good introduction to Christmas By KAY WILSON Nerval Correspondent NORVAL Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches Candlelight Service was held on Christmas Eve in Union Church The joint Sunday Schools and Choirs took part The young peo ple led in the readings and special numbers by the choir Along with the beautiful Christmas carols this made for a meaningful ser vice to a full church Christmas service Christmas Eve Ser vice and Communion was held in Norval United Church with the Rev Stephen Bemrose Fetter conducting the service A joint choir led in the carols as well as a special number Calm is the Night Rev Stephen sang solo Laid Her Bab Down Following the sermon Couples Club of United Church met at the Chateau Restaurant Dec Twenty two members enjoyed the dinner and social hour Get well Get well wishes to Kate Laidlaw who has been confined to her home since her birthday but hosted Christmas dinner on Boxing Day surrounded by her family Best wishes Get well wishes to Jean Harrop RR2 Brampton who is home following a week in Peel Memorial Hospital and en joyed Christmas dinner with her family Brampton WI The Brampton West Women s Institute met at the home of Tena Dvkstras for their Christmas meeting The meeting was opened by the President Mae Dixon with a Christmas poem Opening Ode Mary Stewart Collect The roll call titled My most memorable childhood memory was answered by all present Many humorous memories were related which added to the Christmas atmosphere Mrs McKay gave a very informative talk on the Sleeping Children of the World an organization headed by Mr Mur ray father of the hockey great Ken Dryden Christmas cards were ex changed with last year secret sisters and new ones were given out for the coming year A generous collection was taken up for the Peel Social Ser vices A delicious lunch was served by the hostess her daughter Teresa and Mae Dixon After lunch a special Christmas program of poems Bible readings and music prepared by and assisted Lois Fraser Dons Sharpe and Tern was enjoyed by all The next meeting will be held at Lois s home Jan 1990 THE WORLD ALMANAC DATE BOOK Jan 3 1990 Today is the third day of and the 14th day of winter TODAY HISTORY On this day In construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge TODAY S BIRTHDAYS Lucretia Molt feminist J R Tolkien 1973 English author Victor Borge pianist Robert Loggia actor Bobby Hull 1939 hockey player Stephen Stills musician Mel Gibson actor TODAYS QUOTE Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate J R R Tolkien Clothing Mens Ladies Childrens ALTERATIONS I TODAY S MOON- Between new moon Dec 27 and first quarter Jan ON AN AVERAGE DAY One American Is fnjured by lightning Source On An Average Day by Tom Heymann Columbine TODAYS BARBS BY PHIL PASTORET A friend who works lor a finance company and always wanted to bo a Western hero Is happy now He calls himself The Loan Arranger Our boss says bed be only too happy to appoint us to top manage ment There only one problem The company has no toy department ROYS TEXACO tixaco 186 Mill St ACTON The world must still struggle to achieve real peace By REV FRITZ Lutheran Church Headline Many are becoming concerned at recent developments as the world seems to be headed for more peaceful times As tions between the superpowers are more relaxed and east European governments are changing over night to more democratic forms there is increased concern about increased prospects for peace throughout the world No you re not likely to see such a headline in most newspapers In fact it more likely that you will read about the current events in Europe with an air of hopefulness There will be statements made about people coming closer to the grand ideal of being able to live together in peace It s an idea which Is very popular at this time of the year especially since this time is supposed to be connected to celebrating the birth of One who is called the Prince of Peace Yet Jesus and His disciples ac warn about being misled and confused with a situation like the one we now see St Paul warned about being misled by peace when he wrote to a congregation in Macedonia that was having trouble with the idea of when the world would end and what would happen at that time He wrote While peo ple are saying Peace and safety destruction will come on them The problem is how is the peace reached and how long could we expect such a peace to last While we look at how much bet ter the major nations of the world can get along we may forget about the other areas of the world or even our own communities where peace is not apparent Then our senses are rocked by the way one man can disturb and destroy the peace of not just one community but a nation even the continent with his rage And when we hear such stones we seek immediately for an answer a way to prevent such a tragedy from happening How could the government restrain the actions of people who would disturb the peace of others Would peace be assured if it was more difficult to obtain weapons of any sorf Is it possible to iden tify troubled people soon enough and care for them properly before they cause trouble for others There will be answers to these questions from time to time even some that may seem to work in most cases After all the world leaders making headway in their area of responsibility Surely we can hope for something better in our own neighborhoods Yet despite all the progress we will make towards peace and despite the success of efforts to stop disturbed individuals from disturb ing the peace of others peace will not be permanent as long as it is at tempted from the human side through human means Real peace will come when it is firmly and finally established bet ween us and God That is where the Prince of Peace comes in His birth alone is not really what makes for peace but His birth combined with His life death and resurrection In giving His sinless divine life for us sinful mortal beings Jesus sealed a peace treaty between us and God which has the ability to be ex tended between us and other peo ple If we work for peace in any other way we may have it only til we are called before God to count for our lives But with Christ as our negotiator and mediator we can have peace our own cons cience now and when we leave this life Heti the warning Look for the peace that is reliable and durable the one that Christ Jesus has won for us with God House Gallery 115 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN Above McCarthy Tea Room 8730674 the HERALD The Herald presents the latest bridal information for the 1990s this colourful pull out tab section Targeted specifically to the new of the decade this sup piemen may prove to be every brides handbook for a successful day PUBLICATION DATE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24th FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL the HERALD 8772201