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the tribune wednesday november 30 1977 7 our churches congregations prepare for christmas season a quilt has to be stretched just so on its frame here fem keith in zigzags adjust the clamps on the quilt mrs keith and some friends are completing in the library as a centennial project by rev james carder stouffville united church as our churches help their members share in the preparation for the celebration of christs birthday many services and programs will centre on that important event in addition to the sunday services our church family will meet on the evening of december 4th for a potluck supper always a joyous celebration then the sunday school staff and students will present a christmas variety program this is an opportunity for all to become involved through our white gift service we will share with the less fortunate in toronto on december 11th our cgit will lead in a beautiful vesper service all will enjoy the singing of christmas carols the lemonville community will add an extra dimension by presenting a nativity in puppetry entitled birthday of a king and christmas music on dec 16th in our church our choir will present a carol service a night of miracles on dec 18 and our congregation will share in the christmas eve communion service thus throughout the month we hope to prepare ourselves for a more worthy celebration of christmas we trust this em phasis will help to balance the materialistic aspects of christmas which often rise to a peak and are gone some may even miss the abiding note of christmas that should brighten the whole year the truth of christmas is that god has identified himself with man in redeeming love god with us this is the heart of christmas and in the days and weeks before us we do well to think of its mar vel motive and message minister returns from trip the minister of the melville united church has just returned from three weeks in the caribbean where he addressed church assemblies councils clergy conferences and schools under the auspices of christian discovery and the united christian ashrams mr hunter carried a tight schedule of meetings in jamaica barbados st lucia and st vincent before con ducting a fourday mission in inverness florida he brought a major address to the united church of jamaica synod meeting in montego bay in savannalamar he was guest of the anglican church and spoke daily in the cathedral in jamaica he said unemployment runsj per cent most education is under church auspices as on the other islands youth make up more than 40 per cent of the population of most islands violence is down and tourism is up in jamaica but all social problems are not solved most islands are governed by a system of democratic socialism protection required still most city houses are locked in several ways with strong bolts on every door doors and windows are barred properties are surrounded by stone and iron fences with steel gates in addition most homes have two guard dogs still there is thievery damage and violence the churches are crowded on sundays people long to sing can quote scripture freely and look to the church for leadership and guidance on practically every question some churches provide a verandah on three sides for people who are not permitted for various reasons to enter a church or who dont feel well enough dressed but they participate in the services just the same an educational of ficial pled with school principals and teachers to provide young people with a purpose in life he cited the fact that most violence and unrest comes from not having any lifegoal mr hunter said that he felt the danger of a vaccuum being created amongst youth not only of the caribbean but also of canada it is up to the church to provide that meaning and purpose in ruthless kind of dic tatorship program we can be proud of our missionaries of the witness of the churches all through the carib bean they have proclaimed the gospel built schools established hospitals and medical services introduced welfare programs given people dignity goal meaning and joy and it is still going on and growing in january mr hunter will be taking 54 persons to hawaii on a christian conference he will be guest of the american air force and several from the markham area will be accompanying him later in january he will take a larger group to the annual christian con ference in bermuda bailantrae ladies host dinner ballantrae the ladies auxiliary of the bailantrae community centre are holding their annual christmas dinner for all senior citizens in the area at the centre on friday december 2 at 530 pm a roast beef dinner will be served at 6 pm followed by a christmas concert during which the beavers cubs bailan trae school children and the sweet adelines will entertain senior citizens are most welcome and are invited to call noreen morrison at 887- 5254 if they wish to attend rides will be provided for those needing them this can be a time to recapture some of the wonder of this event that may have grown dim for us let us remember that in the fullness of time god sent his son that man might understand the nature of god gods gift was an expression of his infinite love for man god is love and love must express itself therefore god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life john 316 thus the motive behind the incarnation was gods redeeming love the heavenly host sang glory to god in the highest luke 214 in matthews gospel we read thou shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins he is god with us thus we can say with christina rosetti love came down at christmas love all lovely love divine love was born at christmas star and angel gave the sign that is the abiding message of christmas may we celebrate it with faith joy arid hope remembering the babe of bethlehem became the christ of calvary and our risen lord life which alone can has been invited to speak prevent the vaccuum into at the dedication of a new which can rush any chapel at pearl harbour ray ferguson dies ray ferguson a devoted family man who spent most of his life in the markham stouffville area died oct 24 at his home after a lengthy illness born in the stouffville area he attended school at ringwood and assisted on the family farm in his early years after his prevented his continuing a service was held thursday oct 27 from the oneill funeral home with rev alien hallett of browns cor ners united church and rev harold frid a former family pastor at zion united church conducting the service interment was at stouffville cemetery and pall bearers included donald and kenneth stouffville brothers wilfred of stouffville and douglas of udora and predeceased by edwin marriage to the former myrtle armstrong the people do have avote but couple lived at wexford freedom is limited many and ten years ago they ferguson leslie smith islands have a benevolent moved with their family burton wood matthew dictatorship in kingston to buttonville he was employ eed by the york county board of education and for several years was a member of the maintenance staff at markham district high while government of ficials were arguing it out in the assembly there was a riot on the streets over the same issues one person was shot there is a great deal of personal school until health montgomery and bud osullivan mr ferguson leaves his wife myrtle son terry and daughter carol of buttonville his mother mrs margaret ferguson of parkview lodge for gifts that keep on giving all year round labour savers for the laundry handsome help inthe kitchen czzei inglis liberator gas dryer model go 72000 3 temp selections permanent press care push start button topmounted lint screen while only 2f 9uu delivered the dominant features of life in this latter part of the 20th century are anxi ety and frustration in spite of all science has learned about our uorld it has not been able to teach us how to live together the more w e discover about the past the less idea we hav e of u here the future is taking us the message of the bahii faith is that comprehension of contrast the first is basi cally destructive through its influence all the barriers that divide man are being broken do n religious racial social and national and it is painful as in childbirth pain accom panies the emergence of new life the second process is constructive at its heart lies a divine plan created by bahaumlih to demonstrate beyond the meaning of i hat is happening in the all possible doubt the practicality of the v orld depends on understanding of brotherhood of man through it a global cods v ill for our age over 1 30 ears community has begun to take shape in ago bahiullih prophetfounder of nhich mans rich diversity is accepted the bahii faith revealed cods u ill for and praised the building of its new iih1iv gods purpose he said and the institutions with its new laws and new underl ing impulse behind the sweep- spmtual resources is the greatest adven ing changes that are reolutionmng our ture of our age and of all ages there is w orld is the unification of the entire a part in it for every man w oman and human race ihild on earth ascodspurposeiscarnedoutttwo there is a part in it for you ilear processes stand out in sharp bahvullihs plan a promise kept the bahaf faith a promise kept the right jnd dut l the in jivuliul to imesniy te iroih lor him it is his pnnopk- of the bahji faith fo turther infrmjthn pkjsewnn- name address city mil bonn htmcma inglis washer- electric model go 43300 the liberator special with these most wanted features 5 washrinse temp selections selfcleaning lint filter fabric softener dispenser 3 cycles normal permanent press gentle super agitator white only 429 00 delivered suds return model go 53300 s25 00 extra special buy the liberator pair go72000go 43300 and save 2500 regular s525 00 special 48900dellvered enterprise range model 70cf2k delay cook and olf clock for automatic oven control oven 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water plug it in and enjoy lower energy- saving temperatures too inglis citation dishwasher model gd 27000 frontloading convertible reversible cutting board five automatic cycles sanilizert hitemp rinse indoor cutlery basket selfcleaning filter d ccsn harvest gold regular s459 00 avocado s10 00 extra special 439 oodelivered citation undercounter vrtiml model gd 37000 regular 425 00 specal christmas bonus 3 large boxes of all dishwashing detergent with each dishwasher littonmoffat model muc 2446z vancook oven control 45minute rotary timer easydean acrylic interior sealedm shell variable power cookbook 1 2 cubic leet capacity specal 49900 with bonus cookware set financing is available with easy monthly payments no payments until february 1st 1978 our installment plan is available to residents within our service area you dont have to be a gas company customer to take advantage ol this easy financing prices in effect until december 31 st or while stock lasts 10995 delivered 500 elgin mills rde richmond hill 0nt 8875847 8849105 8954577 weekdays83030thurs evening 6309 pm saturday morning 900 1200 11 am saturday dec 3rd stouffville library a delightful fable now available in book form by john leach jean rankin full colour book 6- te john lords books 4 6403579 church services christ church anglican 254 sunset boulevard sunday dec 4 1977 second sunday in advent 930 am holy com munion rev wf edney church school nursery services provided remember christmas eve candlelight ser vice of holy com munion 9 pm stouffville united church rev jl carder babd sunday dec 4th 1977 11 am worship baptism sunday school 7 pm christmas around the world by the sunday school 10 am inter- congregational class 11 am nursery kindergarten primary jr classes mon 730 pm ex plorers 800 pm cgit you will be welcome st james presbyterian church rev ted creen 6404195 sunday dec 4 1977 10 am morning worship advent ii christmas is remembering sacrament of com munion 1115 church school classes for all children and teens come and join us this sunday unionville gospel hall 2nd street at hwy 7 lords day breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1130 am gospel meeting 7 pm wed prayer bible study 8 pm all heartily welcome bloomington christian gospel church revcwsorley sunday dec 4th 1977 945 sunday school 1100 morning worship tues fri 7 pm pioneer girls wed 8 pm prayer bible study watch share on global tv sunday 730 am springvale baptist church gormleystouffville rd at 6th cone kennedy rd rev tom hamilton phone 8875651 sunday dec 4th 1977 10 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 evening service wed 7815 pm family night sky force childrens program stouffville missionary church 159 main st e john hamilton minister jim clubine associate minister sunday december 4 1977 945 am family sunday school 1100 am communion service 700 pm evening worship wed 700 pm pioneer girls boys clubs 730 pm prayer bible study fri 700 pm junior high youth 800 pm senior high youth youre always welcome at the missionary church altona missionary church pastor v klaue sunday nov 27 1977 10 am sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 evening service wed prayer meeting 800 pm you are cordially invited to the missionary church gormley missionary church rev cecil rosenbergeri pastor sunday dec 4th 1977 11 am mission sunday 730 p m in charge of myf group wed 8 pm prayer service a warm welcome awaits you always baker hill baptist church pastorjames shantz sunday dec 4th 1977 950 am sunday school 11 am morning worship wed 8 pm prayer bible study mccormack memorial church highway 48 at vivian rev cw sorley pastor 945 am morning service 1100 am sunday school 730 pm evening service thurs8 pm new life hour tues 330 pm pioneer girls tues 700 pm c s brigade gospel hall goodwood ontario 3rd line 47 hwy lords day breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1130 am gospel meeting 7 pm mon bible study 8 pm thurs prayer 8 pm please no offerings taken all welcome bethel assembly of god hwy 48 just north of 47 rev howard minaker pastor 6405555 december 4 1977 945 am bible school 11 am morning worship 7 pm evening worship mark mcleod young evangelist fellowshipping with young people saturday night speaking singing at both services on sunday stouffville pentecostal church sfrving god the congregation the community rev paul ripley pastbr ph640 s696 i sunday school 945 exciting programme for children of all ages presented by bible school students of epbc mornlng worship 10mam bible college day 2 exciting services with rev w macpherson students from eastern pentecostal bible cwiege u307oopm whosoever will may come c