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THE FIFTH CANDLE OF ADVENT

(The Christ Candle)

The fifth candle represents Christ himself who is born to save people from their sins. It is a celebration of the fulfillment of prophecy as represented in Christ’s birth and hope in the final fulfillment when Christ comes again and Christians join him. (more…)

LOVE ALL (Wilma Wigg)

I was nine when we arrived in Canada with my parents and 5 siblings. We attended a one room school, 4 of us almost doubling the enrolment to 9 children. We worshiped at a small community church where it seemed that everyone was related. Everything was strange and different. At first we didn’t understand a word of English. But this small rural settlement was a practical and loving farming community and they embraced us and taught us. (more…)

LOVE ALL (Sheree Winger)

Christmas has always been my favourite holiday.   There are so many traditions, get-togethers, and activities to enjoy.  As a child I was always the first one up Christmas morning.  I loved looking at the tree, in the dark, glowing with lights and full of presents underneath.  My sisters and I would sort the gifts into piles and try to figure out what was in the “big gift boxes”.  Afterwards we would try to be patient as my dad slowly dragged out the morning rituals before opening gifts. (more…)

THE FOURTH CANDLE OF ADVENT

(The Candle of Love)

The fourth candle is the candle of Love.  Jesus demonstrated self-giving love in his ministry.  Advent is a time for kindness, thinking of others, and sharing with others.  It is a time to love as God loved us by giving his most precious gift.  As God is love, let us be love also. (more…)

This past Sunday, we received more ideas from the Westheights Church family on the topic of:  “What could we be doing differently this Christmas?”  Sharing these ideas helps inspire and encourage us as we strive together to make this Christmas more meaningful and worshipful. (more…)

GIVE MORE (Marg Simpson)

Christmas was a wonderful, exciting time for me as a child. Gifts were a small part of our lives.  With six children in our family, it was difficult to provide the necessities, let alone extras. (more…)

GIVE MORE (Beth Kowall)

It started out innocently enough with my husband and me just chatting about ways that we could make a difference in someone else’s life. (more…)