Maureen Gabriel (centre left), executive director of Crisis Services Society of the North Shore, accepts a
cheque for $2,500 from Kathieen Denkewalter and the cast of The Snowglobe. The children’s Christmas
production was written and directed by Denkewalter of North Vancouver Players and performed at Hendry
Hall. The money will be used to fund children’s programs in conjunction with Emily Murphy House.

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AS part of the Grouse
Mountain North Shore
News Festival of Lights,
Rack It! Winemaking is
sponsoring Photus with
Santa and all his
Dalmations.

North Shore parents are
invited to bring their chil-
dren down to Park & Tilford

shopping centre tonight,
tomorrow and Tuesday night
berween 5 and 6 p.m. to
have their photo taken with
Santa, his reindeer and the
daimations.

All proceeds go to charity.
Park & Tilford is located at
333 Brooksbank Ave., North
Vancouver.

Apple Chrisimas Tree

THE following is a small
Christmas story written by
North Vancouver resident
Kitsy Woods-Creighton.

The Apple Tree
Christmas

Mother’s Day, 1959
fell on Sunday, May
~ “11th and I received an
- apple tree from my
husband.

We planted it together
and prayed our soon-to-be-
born baby and apple tree
would grow strong together.

On May 13th a beautiful
baby girl arrived, most wel-
come with three brothers
waiting.

The firse few years the
baby and tree grew beautiful-
ly — however, no apples
appeared on the branches
and our neighbors teased us
about our barren apple tree.

The morning of
Christmas 1965 was beautiful
after a snow storm, and I
opened the door to feed the
birds and discovered the
apple tree was covered in
decorations!

—.. The following summer

Fhe apple tree produced the
first crop of apples much to
everyone's delight.

For the next 10 years the
apple tree was decorated at

hristmas, and although. we
had discovered the neighbors
were doing the decorating,
we never caught them —
despite the fact the snow was
often deep around the tree
no tracks could be found.

The time came whea the
house had to be sold, and I

~*——noved into an apartment.

I knew chat — first
Christmas would be hard.
Christmas Day that year

was sunny and the snow glis-
tened on the trees around the
Church I attended. I thought
a lot about our Apple
Christmas Tree that day.

Following the service I
returned to my apartment,
and lo and behold a small
Christmas tree stood in front
of my apartment door.

Tears flowed freely as I
thanked the Lord for our
wonderful neighbors and the
joy we received over the years
from that old Christmas
Apple Tree. Champagne

Appetizers
MOUNT OLIVET
LUTHERAN CHURCH
1700 Mountain Hwy. N.Van.
Christmas Eve

7 pm Candlelight Service
Christmas Day

10 am Service
Oo Child care available all morning
Pastor Randy Faro 987-5710

3x

Candle tight

service of warmth and celebration
for the whole family.

Note: 2 Services
6:30 p.m. and 11:00pm.
December 24, 1996

North Shore Alliance Church
201 E. 23rd St. (1 block east of Lonsdale)

ST. JOHN'S

2, gs Community Candle Light Caro! Sing 22
On| Lynn Valley Rec. Center 3590 Mountain Highway 9
a 7:00 p.ni. Christmas Eve Pos,

The tradition of singing carots by candle light Ss
keups the story alive. This event is
sponsored by your friends at A)

SA New Hope Community Church

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Highland United
Church

3255 Edgemont Blvd.
North Vancouver
986-6071

Christmas Eve Services
4:30pm Children’s Nativity Service
6:30pm The Story “Then and Now”

8:30pm Traditional
11:00pm Candlelight Communion
No Service Christmas Day

Everyone Welcome A

uests aver 25 years of a

“West: Vancouver.

FEEL THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
COME AND JOIN

THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES OF NORTH VANCOUVER
AT OUR CHRISTMAS SERVICES

1058 Ridgewood Drive 985-0666 s 195 E. Windsor Road 985-5919
Rev. John Masa Rev. Michael Hemmings
Sun Dec. 22 - 7:00 p.m. Caroi Sing Sun Dec. 22 - 7:30 p.m. Carol Service
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 - 5:00 p.m. Family Service Christmas Eve Dec. 24 - 4:00 p.m. Children’s Service
10:30 p.m. Christmas Music and Carols 7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival eucharist 11:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Christmas Day Dec. 25 - 10:00 a.m. Festival Christmas Day Dec. 25 - 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

ST.AGNES’
112 East 12th St. 987-0432
Rev Ed Schmitt
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 Family Service 6:30 p.m.
Christmas Carols 10:30 p.m.
Midnight Eucharist 11:00pm
Christmas Day Dec. 25 Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m.

3400 Institute Road 988-4418
Rev. Ron Hunt
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 - 7:30 p.m. Family Eucharist
with Carols
14:00 p.m. Candlelight Eucharist with Carols
Christmas Day Dec. 25 10:00 a.m. Eucharist with

ST. RICHARD'S
m 1398 West 15th St. 987-0314
Rev. Eve Wiseman
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 - 7:30 p.m. Lessons, carols
& Holy Communion
Christmas Day Dec. 25 - 10:00 a.m. Christmas
Eucharist (BCP)

13th & Chesterfield 986-115t
Rev. Dr. June Maffin
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 - 5:00 p.m. Children’s
Presentation with Holy Eucharist
11:00 p.m. Candlelight Service with Holy Eucharist
Sun Dee, 29 - 10:00 a.m. service of Lessons and Carols