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The Board of Managers wishes to take this time to thank the members and adherents of our congregation for your continued support of the workings of our church.
Please stay tuned to
upcoming bulletins and newsletters for updates from the Board, both financially and for any upcoming projects and fundraisers.
As you are all aware we
recently held a Quilt Raffle and the prizes were awarded as follows:
1st: Quilt with Quilt Rack
- Doreen Scott
2nd: Quilt Rack - Ruth Zadanyi 3rd: Stained Glass Quilt Panel - Joan McTear |
A special thank you is extended to all who took an
active role and purchased tickets for this raffle.
If you have any
questions or fund raising ideas, do not hesitate to contact a
member of the Board.
 Larry Carter, Ed Coates, Don Douglas, John Edwards, John Kalapos, Alison Laforce, Betty MacDonald, Lorne MacDonald, Ken McDonald, Cathy Meharg, Sue Patterson |
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 CandleLight Memorial Service On Sunday Dec. 14/03 the Caledonia Presbyterian Church
celebrated its 2nd Annual Candlelight Memorial Service. Invitations were sent to Congregations of all denominations with a delightful response from a few. For those who were unable to attend, a brief description of what took place is as follows.....
The evening began with a soft Christmas Prelude played on the organ by Mrs. Luella Albin, organist at Caledonia Presbyterian.
Rev. Tom Vais welcomed all who were in attendance then proceeded with the Call to Worship. We then sang Hark! the herald angels sing. With the introduction to the
evenings service Rev. Vais explained that we normally light the four
candles on the advent wreath on the
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four Sundays preceeding Christmas and we light the fifth candle, the Christ candle on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. He continued by saying that we would be lighting all five candles to symbolize the
different feelings we have when
dealing with the loss of a loved one.
We use the advent wreath
because it includes many symbols.
The wreath is in the shape of a
circle, without beginning or ending.
This reminds us that there is no
beginning and no ending to God, and His love and care for us never ends. The evergreen branches are a sign of ever-new life. The candles are white, the colour of peace, and tell of us the light which came into the world with Jesus Christ.
Just picture it. At the front of the Sanctuary there was a display of 79 Candles, 1 large, 4 medium and 74 small, waiting to be lit.
Rev. Vais continued the service by reading and lighting the first of
5 passages chosen for the evening. As each person read their piece they then proceeded down the steps to light the appropriate candle.
Following the lighting of the 5 candles Rev. Vais invited
Marg Thompson to the pulpit who |