Christmas Concert Brightens Chetwynd Elementary Hours
Lights on the Christmas tree welcomed parents and friends as Chetwynd Elementary School held a capacity Christmas concert. Students teachers and helpers earned praise for a program described as delightful from start to finish. Judy Robertson returned from Calgary to spend holidays with her family. The RCMP party enjoyed dinner at Dick s and a social at the Elk s hall with prizes won by Bev Turner and Bill Williams. Hospital staff carolled through the facility accompanied by Mrs Swanton on the accordion.
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Chetwynd Elem-See
Judy Robertson
Calgary
P. Robertson
Patty
Cathy
R.C.M.P
Judge
Mrs Williams
Dick's
Elk's Hall
Bev Turner
Bill Williams
Chetwynd Hospital
Swanton
Santa
Cantor
Elk’s Hall
Cantor Social Club
Legion
Hotel Chetwynd
Firehall
Christmas Meditation by Rev Bert Peak
The Rev Bert Peak muses on Christmas as a real divine event and the Word becoming flesh. The message recalls John’s gospel, the humble barn birth, and the life giving light and peace Christ brings to those who receive him.
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Bert Peak
Christ
God
St John
Jesus
Three More Shopping Days Till Christmas Refined
Pastor Ron Myers of the Chetwynd Seventh day Adventist Church urges readers to pause amid holiday rushes and focus on the divine gift of Christ. He contrasts material hurry with spiritual peace, citing John 3 17 and inviting all to receive Jesus for rest, joy, and salvation before Christmas arrives.
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Ron Myers
Chetwynd Seventh-day Adventist Church
God
Christ
Gift Giving From the Heart and Its Sacred Meaning
Reverend B Langerud discusses the annual gift tradition rooted in Christmas. He cites John 3 16 and argues true giving comes from love, seeks no duty, and requires a recipient’s acceptance to bring fulfillment.
The Extraordinary Metis Hero at Kelly Lake Mission
In a Cree inspired tale a Metis wanderer arrives at the Kelly Lake Indian Mission thirty years ago during fall. He lives freely without possessions, tells stories with infectious laughter, plays the fiddle, and soaks in Indian hospitality while evading ownership. Cane Christmas time. The narrator recounts this remarkable event as told to him.
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Kelly Lake
The Midnight Mass That Shook Ayamiheroinikon
Ayamiheroinikon, urged by Old Man Belcourt, takes over a church Christmas Eve performing a moving sermon and crowd singing. The event draws Indians from Wapiti to Horse Lake as Ayamiheroinikon abandons drink and swearing, kneels before the altar, and delivers a powerful, thunderous tale in place of Father Jungbluth.
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Belcourt
Ayamiheroinikon
Father
Alfiight
Wapiti
Pipe Stone Creek
Big Slough
Monkman Pass
Horse Lake
Ayamiheroiikon
The Full Christmas Story by Pastor Fred Walton
An Evangelical Free Church sermon outlines the Christmas narrative from Bethlehem to the cross. It stresses God's gift through Jesus, the virgin birth, angel messages, the Magi, and Jesus as the Savior, urging personal acceptance of forgiveness and faith.
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Fred Walton
Mary
Childre
Son of God
Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Hell
Christ
Paul
Jesus
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NDP
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Chetwynd
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California
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Woodland
Howard Overend
Library Development Commission
Dawson Creek
Library Board
England
Bill McAdam
Manika
Caron
Pauline
Roshau
Philomena Mary
George Broadhurst
Fort St John
Anglican Church
B. Langerud
Okimaw
Father E. Jungblotho
M.I
Eliza
Cross
Echo Publishing Ltd
Canada
Commonwealth
U.S.A
Westgate
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