Can you believe that in six days we will be celebrating Christmas 1994 and that in 13 days a new year will begin?
It seems impossible that another 365 days have once again gone by. Each year feels as if it's shorter than the one before . . . or maybe it's just that we get more and more frantic.
This season, take time to slow down and enjoy the holidays with friends and family.
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These churches will be offering Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services:
* St. John Lutheran Church, 226 Washburn Ave., Christmas Eve services begin at 7 p.m., with a family service of Holy Communion, children's sermon and handbells. The 11 p.m. service will be the festival service of Holy Communion with the lighting of candles. The Christmas Day service takes place at 10 a.m., with the festival service of Holy Communion.
* Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church, 110 Townsend Ave., offers an 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service.
* Brooklyn United Methodist Church, Fourth Street and Pontiac Avenue, begins Christmas Eve with a 7 p.m. service, with a reception at 8 p.m. and a candlelight service at 11 p.m. The Christmas Day service will begin at 10:15 a.m. No Sunday school will be held.
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Burger King Night at Brooklyn Park Elementary School will take place from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Nursery Road restaurant.
Santa Claus will visit with treats for everyone. Pictures with Santa also will be available for $2. Help fill the school coffers and enjoy a
dinner out with the family.
* While wrapping your holiday presents, remember to save the long paper tubes for the art department. They will be greatly appreciated.
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The PTA and CAC executive boards at Brooklyn Park/Lindale Middle School will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the media center.
After the meeting, a the winter concert is scheduled at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The band and chorus will be performing. Be sure to get into the holiday spirit with the sounds of Christmas.
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The annual North County High School winter concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium. Listen to the holiday sounds of the stage band, jazz band and chorus.
A $1 donation is requested.
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A reminder to all you moms and dads: All county public schools will be closed for the holidays beginning Friday, and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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Flu vaccines still are available
from the county Department of Health. Appointments may be made at Brooklyn Park Health Center on Hammonds Lane by calling 222-6620.
Vaccines are free, but a $5 donation would be appreciated.
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Christmas is a time of tradition, and a tradition in the Brooklyn Park community is the lighting of luminarias on Christmas Eve.
Luminarias are white bags illuminated by candles and placed about 5 feet apart along the edge of driveways, sidewalks or edges of streets. Luminaria kits (candles, cups and bags) may be purchased in packages of 10 to 40 bags. Prices range from $4.50 for 10 kits to $18 for 40 kits.
Proceeds will benefit the Brooklyn Park Security Patrol.
Get in the spirit and light up the community by calling 636-405 to order your kits.
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