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Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas.
May the New Year bring you joy and happiness
Children look forward to Christmas with expectation. Presents are anticipated,
a holiday to be enjoyed and time to be with parents and siblings.
The wrapping paper will be bright and shiny, and on Christmas morning will
be torn open, hearts will beat and eyes pop as the presents are unwrapped.
Sweets will be eaten and there won’t be much room left for the Christmas
dinner.
Mums will be busy preparing the food, worrying about the details. Dads will
be trying to help the mums and wanting to play with the toys too.
A great celebration which has been preceded by weeks of preparation,
thought and busyness.
Why so much forethought ? So that all may enjoy the Christmas celebrations.
The contrast with the first Christmas cannot be starker. Mary and Joseph
travelling the road to Bethlehem to register for a census which was demanded
by the Roman occupying army. No room at the inn for the pregnant mother.
Yet the heavens were full of joy, angel messengers brought tidings of great
joy. Shepherds scurried to Bethlehem to see the new born babe. Wise men
from a distant country would eventually arrive with gifts for the little one. The
celebration at the first Christmas was different to ours today yet the joy is the
same.
And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you
this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11
We can rejoice at the gift of the birth of the Saviour. May we get to know Him
more and more as we go into the New Year. Thanks be to God for the greatest
gift we will ever receive.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
Greetings to you all from
Tom and the elders
A Very Happy and Peaceful Christmas
from the Harnetts!
Love from
Ceri, Kevin, Megan, Carys and
Brandy
xxxxx
Heartful Greetings to all for the coming
Christmas season.
Sylvia Bowring
Wishing you peace and happiness this Christmas
time.
Happy Christmas
Sylvia Williams
Christmas Greetings
Wishing all my friends a blessed and Happy
Christmas
Eileen and Minty
Jenny and Dave Barnes sent
Christmas Greetings to all friends
at Fairwater Presbyterian Church.
Claire, Charles and Henry wish everyone
at Fairwater a Happy Christmas and
Peaceful New Year.
Mrs Catherine Piper would like to wish everyone
a peaceful and Happy Christmas
A Happy and Peaceful
Christmas to all.
The Groves Family
Sheena, Terry,
Linda and
Steven Harris
send Seasons
Greetings to all
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