Christmas Messages From District Churches and Community Leaders
The MacGregor Herald presents Christmas stories and greetings from writers and clergy across the district. Messages emphasize faith, goodwill, and Christian brotherhood, reflecting on the season’s meaning beyond material pursuits and highlighting the role of churches, businessmen, and professionals in the community.
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MacGregor Herald
MacGregor
Manitoba
United States
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Telling Story Of The Nativity Through Byzantine Iconography
A compact survey traces St Luke the physician as famed iconographer who painted the Madonna and influenced Byzantine art. It covers iconography’s evolution from Justinian’s era through the Iconoclastic Age, its symbolic style, and enduring impact on religious imagery and holiday depictions.
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St. Luke
Christ
Stige Guke
Leo
Mary
John the Baptist
Glow Like Stars in Switzerland Opens Winter Sports Season
On Christmas Day, Switzerland marks the traditional opening of winter sports. Alpine peaks glow with fires lit to resemble stars in the night sky, a colorful sight during Holy Night.
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Switzerland
Alps
Gregorian Calendar and its 2500 Year Accuracy
The Gregorian calendar, instituted by Pope Gregory in 1582, aims to stay accurate through year 2500. It uses a 365 day year with leap years to correct the solar year, with centurial years only leap years if divisible by four after removing the last two digits.
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Gregory
Community Greets Christmas in a Season of Thanks
The edition highlights the Christmas spirit as families gather, exchange greetings, and share joy. Businesses send good wishes to patrons and friends, celebrating peace and goodwill and the timeless custom of saying Merry Christmas.
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St. Nicholas
Myra
Santa Claus
Christmas greetings from St Pauls Anglican Church reader note
The rector N. T. Bailey and family send Christmas blessings to readers. They reflect on Advent prophecies, Emmanuel and the Word becoming flesh, stressing God with us and the belief that with faith all things are possible. They wish joy and peace through Christ this season.
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Jesus Christ
Emmanuel
God
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Yuletide
Council
G. E. Lye
A. E. Chant
Sid Hay
Ed Leckie
Russell Tarr
A. M. Hay
Sec.Treas
C. McDougall
H. A. Lye
Bethlehem
Joseph
Justinian
Leo III
Disioses
St Pals
Kathryn
Mary-Alice
St. John
N. T. Bailey
St. Paul's Anglican Church
North Norfolk
Reeve
Jim Duncan
Carl Bergquist
Harold Manns
William Morris
N. Hulme, Wm. Pilkington and
F. North
Treas
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