Mike Tremblay's Weblog

Boxing Day is celebrated in Canada (and other countries). Wikipedia has all the info about it. Actually Boxing Day is also one week to the day of the 2nd day of the new year to come. Which made me think of a Christmas letter delivered me by an older gentleman I know. In it he commented on the poor economy and the USA's current situation stating it was clear we are in the time of the Lord's return. Later he made mention of the USA's need to repent and be revived. I took from it that God was judging the United States for it's unrepentant spirit with a bad economic outlook. I'm sure this sort of message is ringing loud in many common churches across the country. I wonder if they'll answer why the oil-rich countries have prosperous economies even though they follow Muslim teachings? I read a post from Mart DeHaan from RBC Ministries some time back and bookmarked it for future reading. As I revisited it today I read the comments made and they were intriguing! Here

O God our Father, you have brought us again to the glad season .....when we celebrate the birth of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant that his Spirit may be born anew in our hearts this day .....and that we may joyfully welcome him to reign over us. Open our ears that we may hear again the angelic chorus of old. Open our lips that we, too, may sing with uplifted hearts. Glory to God in the highest, .....and on earth, peace, goodwill toward all; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The United Methodist Book of Worship, no. 276.

We've been spared the ice storm's affect ... this time. We were living in Acton Maine in January of 1998 when that ice storm hit us and we were without power and phone for 8 days. The storm itself lasted 4 days. We sympathize and are praying for those in need at this time. For more on the storm's affect click here . We do have some ice around as the roadways have turned that way after plowing snow and heavy rain fell afterward - then froze. We did have some melting today. Temps got to 55! But they are dropping now at 11:30pm Monday -- 46. A cold blast and high winds are on their way. They are predicting possible power outages again. Many crews are out working hard and need our prayers for safety. Thanks, all for remembering us in New England. I understand our old stomping grounds in Worcester, Mass have been hit hard, too. We still have family in Sturbridge area. Trusting all is okay. Winter in New England is often changable and at times brutal. Today we were spared some

AGF will continue a great gathering around the sounds and joys of Christmas the next three Sundays in December (14th, 21st, and 28th). Mike will be talking to us from the Gospel of Matthew focusing on Jesus' Royal Birth and our worship music will include the great Hymns of Christmas! Our gatherings begin at 10am and will be held at the Creley's home on Buffalo Rd in Rumney. Look for the new AGF sign at their driveway (there's plenty of parking). There are a number of Christmas activities happening this week: The AGF Ladies gather at 10am this Saturday (December 13th) at Debbie Richardson's in Alexandria for Christmas craft and cookies. Then a group will be going over to Mae's Place in Bristol at 1pm, to visit the residents by providing special gifts and singing songs centered around Christ's birth. If you want more info about any of these activities, email us >>> agfnh@ymail.com . See this week's Worship Folder (available Thursday evening) by clicki