DECember 22, 2021
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Hope Lights the Night in Two Hills at Christmas Memorial Service this year. Her name was Vicky Kuzio. Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Whenever I said who would like to light Takayoshi Popowich was one of around a candle Vicky would always put her 30 people who gathered in the Two Hills hand up and she would always say the Centennial Hall on Dec. 12 to honour and same thing. She would say, Marlene, remember his Yewko who passed away please light a candle to our children, to this past August. our grandchildren, and to our great By his side throughout the Christmas grandchildren. Memorial Service was his grandmother Sharon Popowich, who said the service was a nice way to honour, celebrate and grieve. MC Cindy Krahn welcomed everyone and shared a very special message. She said, “Be kind to those with broken hearts. Please understand they are doing the best they can. Please remember there is no time frame for grief, no matter what or who the grief is for. Grief in one form or another will always be felt. Please know for some this is the absolute most difficult time of the Takayoshi Popowich and Grandmother year. The depths of the pain Sharon Popowich. (Michelle Pinon/Photo) can burst at the seams. Please remember to be empathetic, caring, and One particular thing about this candle most of all, be non-judgemental.” holder is that it had a little label hurricane Marlene Salmonson, Pastor of the Two lantern candle holder and I took it out into Hills United Church also delivered a prairie field on an extremely windy day special message titled: Let There Be and yet the candle did not go out. Light. Sometimes I feel that when we are grievThe first thing Salmonson when she ing, when we are in times of grief it feels came up to the podium was to light a as if we are in the middle of a hurricane candle in a hurricane lantern. She and sometimes it feels as if every tiny explained that, “In our church we have a wind, every breath of air can blow our joy tradition, right after our announcements, away. But I guess one of the wonders of we have what we call candles of hope, God is that eternal presence and that etercandles of concern, and candles of joy. nal love that God has for all of us. All of us I want to share something about one of here. All of us who are happy, who are sad our church members who passed away and those of us who are in a hurricane.”
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Ted Lantz, Pastor of the Two Hills Fellowship Chapel, shared his own personal journey; one that went from addiction, pain, and loss to positive change, personal transformation and salvation. Lantz said he shares his story not to brag, but to offer hope when all seems hopeless. Pastor Lantz concluded with a prayer. “Father God thank you for bringing our community together tonight to love and support one another. We are faced with troubled times and each one of us is suffering something. While I ask you meet each person where they are, and if it’s your will give them peace and comfort and strength to get through whatever they
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