Just around the corner from our house is this beautiful street coming to
color in October. Trees are in bloom throughout the year, but the jacaranda are
a favourite.
Our holiday celebrations this year will be a bit different. With
Christmas on a Sunday, we are bringing our festivity to the church with
everyone bringing food to share. Some families are quite small and it can be a
lonely time with most relatives so far away; some in New Zealand, Australia,
the U.K. and the U.S., South Africa, etc.
It’s been an unusually busy season for our church. At the Fun Day
November 27 families donated the food, but we charged $3 for the meal, $1 for a
Coke and $1 for an ice cream cone. Activities included one-legged races, face
painting, a balloon water fight, etc. The youth raised the money to pay fees
for a weekend camp at Whitewater Dam—$30 each. Combined with car washing on the
city streets,, the Fun Day and donations, they more than met their $500 goal .It was a Three Musketeers goal
with all 18 kids going or no one.
December 4 featured the Sunday School retelling the Christmas story with
silver-winged angels in white dresses and shepherds who actually quaked! It was
great fun and followed by a Tea and treats for the children. December 18 is a
child dedication, including our new grandbaby Kelly with two other little ones
and a big sister. Her mother asked that she be
dedicated with her little brother. December 25 is the Christmas dinner.
And no regular church on January 1! For the first time in many years we
are hosting a New Year’s Eve service with entertainment by talented volunteers,
a “finger” supper, Praise and Worship
with testimonies, and Communion as we enter the New Year.
We eagerly await your news and wish you the best,
Jim
and Naomi
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