All that glitters Is not Christmas
< HKISTMAS MIGHT be found in a roof top
natlvitv scene.
Hy .NANCY HARKEK
Staff W riter
Where do you find Chriatmaa?
la it under the splendidly festooned tree, in bright, beribboned
boxes’ la it. perhaps, on the lavish yule table, laden with goodies’
Or is it in the sparkling cup of Christmas cheer, shared by the
fireside?
Maybe, but is that, as the saying goes, “ where it’s a t’’?
If you're looking for Christmas, you might try a few other
places Santa Claus might help you, but remember that Christ
mas is not the birthday of the man in the red suit
It is a birthday, though It might help you to recall just whose
birthday it is you're celebrating, and how the celebration started
The very first Christmas party was held in a lowly stable,
without benefit of decorations, except for one brilliant star above
in the Bethlehem sky
There was no feast, nor even a table to hold one Possibly, there
were leftovers from the adjacent inn, or a shared meal with
shepherds from nearby fields Whatever it might have been, it
was hardly festive fare
Besides those shepherds, the guest list included several farm
animals, living in the same stable The proud parents of the Birth
day Child had no choice but to invite them, since proximity
demanded it Thus far, it wasn't much of a social event
But wait! The last three guests, who arrived a little late,
seemed definitely upper crust, according to reliable sources
Some accounts even refer to them as kings These three from the
east were evidently so important that the tyrant who ruled the
land deferred to their counsel
And they, in turn, bowed down to the Birthday Child, and
brought him gifts The very first Christmas presents were gold,
frankincense, and myrrh, an exotic array, but hardly practical
offerings for a fam ily in need of food and shelter
Still, the three out-of-towners and their gifts lent a note of
elegance to the occasion However, the sages were actually not
the most impressive guests Some early arrivals, heretofore
unmentioned, claimed that distinction
Although these ethereal beings arrived on the scene promptly,
their inclusion on the guest list is subject to question For one
thing, they seemed to lack substance, plus they used a most
unusual mode of transportation Also, they seemed fond of
making rather terrifying pronouncements.
Nevertheless, the winged ones were very special guests;
especially if you consider that they were only envoys from One
more awesome than they. Their presence underscored a
significance to the event, which was tochange the future
All in all, the first Christmas party was a strange celebration
Those in attendance found Christmas in a very humble and
unlikely place.
You might find Christmas anywhere; especially if you look
within yourself, ana find it there first
HOODLANDLUTHERANCHURCH
( Woodland Women's Club)
THIS THEE I* decorated differently.
Sunday, Dec 24 9:30 a m Worship service; 10:30 Sunday school
6 30 p m Christmas program t . 00 Social hour, 8:30 Candlelight
service
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, Dec 24 9 00 a m Worship service; 4:00 p m Worship
with Sunday school children; 11 00 Candlelight worship
Monday, Dec 25: 10:00 a m Christmas festival worship
SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1972
SANDY.CHURt H OF CHRIST
Sunday, Dec 24: 10 00 a m Bible classes. 11:00 a m Morning
worship. 6:30 p m Evening worship
ST. JU D E ’S COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Sunday, Dec 24 . 9:30 a m Fam ily service; 7:30 p m Annual
Christmas party for residents of the home, 11:00 p m Traditional
midnight mass, carols celebrant Father Rene'. S.S P
Monday. Dec 25 10:00 a m Holy Communion, celebrant. Father
Theodore, S S P
THE CHAPEL OE THE HILLS
Sunday, Dec
worship
24 9:45 a m
Bible school, 11:00 a m
Morning
HOODLAND CHAPEL
Sunday. Dec 24 11:00 a m Morning worship
CRESTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
6:00 p m . Candlelight vesper service.
Sunday, Dec 24 9 45 a m Sunday School, 11:00 a m Worship
service. 6 00 p m Candlelight vesper service
SANDY BAPTIST CHAPEL
Sunday, Dec 24 9:45 a m Sunday school; 11.00 a m Worship
service. 7 00 p m Evening candlelight service with carol sing,
caroling in area to follow, party at church afterwards
Complete Selection of
Games ft Toys.
COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, Dec 24 9 30a m Fellowship worship and Sunday school.
11:00a m Morning worship; 7 :3 0 p m Christmas eve candlelight
service
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sandy Sunday, Dec 24 Midnight Mass
Monday, Dec 259:30 a m Morning Mass, 6:00 p m Mass
Welches: Sunday, Dec. 24 10:00 p m Mass
Monday, Dec 25 8:00 a m Christmas Worship
Rogers, Whitman
Saylors and Hoefler
SANDY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Gift Wrapped
from *1.69 to *15
Friday, Dec 22 7:30 p m. Candlelight Communion
Saturday, Dec 23 9 30 a m Christmas mission offering
Sunday, Dec 24 11 00 a m Devotional talk, Christmas music
program, 5:30 p m Conclusion of outreach program, caroling to
homes in area
Stocking Stuffer
Candies, Too!
SANDY ASSEMBLY OE GOD CHURCH
Thursday. Dec 21 7:00 p.m caroling
Friday, Dec 22 8 30 p m Sandy Christian Kinder-School program
Sunday, Dec 24 9 45 a m Sunday school. 11 00 Morning worship,
5:00 p.m Christmas play
Whitman
Samplers
SANDY CHURCH OE THE LATTER DAY SAINTS
Sunday, Dec 24 10:30 a m Sunday school. 5:00 p m Sacrament
program
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