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by Ian Glass...

The Christmas story...each year we listen to it; read it; sing about it. In the midst of all this do we eVer stop to think seriously abs out how old the story is and yet it never seems old at all.

Everyone likes a good story.

A good story, of con 13a, is entertaining, but it also tells us something. It gives us insight. It puts into words something we have thought or felt.

Christmas is not just the star; it is also the cross and the empty tomb. Without the latter the former would never have been remembered. The central Christian belief is that Jesus' death is the Centml clue to his life — arOund everything else we know can be gathered sensi— bly. We do not know how his— tory Will end; but we can be Sure that it will be in ar— greement with the cross. The world may reject Jesus; but We Can be sure that it is eventually judged by his

stature. Pride and lust and falsehood may play the very devil with the power in hu— man hands; but the last man to control power will be the one with a clean heart and‘ clean hands and whose word

.is as good as thei1:bond.

The Christmas story is a

love story: its authOr is love, its plot is love, its fulfillment is love. In Je— sus} birth, life, teachings, and death, and resurrection we have the fulfillment of the love of God.

As the students, faculty, and staff who make up this university community let us not be satisfied with simply exchanging verbal pleasant- ries at this season. As we look forward to the new year 1976 may the love and peace of Christmas be formost in all our activities.

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It seems riciduously early ...the first wee in Advent.. to be expressing Christmas greetings. But this IS the last issue of the Cadre before the holiday season

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and so it is now or never. Had there been more time, both of us chaplians would have preferred to issue a joint message instead of two separate statements. We cer— tainingly are not addressing our words to our constituents but rather to every student on campus.

Perhaps it is a little for— tunate that we were not afrt forded the time to prepare a joint greeting. This way I am able to be a little more personal and expiess senti— ments not possible in'a gen- eral letter. In wishing all U.P.E.I. students a holy and happy Christmas, I wish at the same time to thank you for making me so welcome on campus. I arrived here in

‘September very very homesick

for the University of Wind- sor campus where I had spent two happy years as chaplain. The genuine friendliness of every student I met right from the start made me real— 122 that perhaps I would not die of lonliness after all! One lassie soon after my arrival, I recall, helped me

to announce my first Mass on campus by making for me fif— teen signs. Only after that did I discover that I had made (or thought I had made) a real booboo. She wasn't a Mick at all{ This kindness shown a complete stranger is not easily forgotten and I have found this friendly readiness to help to be a charaxteristic of U.P.E.I. students in general. Nice to be around!

My Christmas wish for you, you paper—and—exam harried undergraduate who has not yet had time to give Christ— mas a thought - my Christ— mas wish for you is that you never lose this spirit of openess and generosity. My, hope for you is that you will bring this spirit away from U.P.E.I. out into gov— ernment, business, education, the ministry, religious life, social work. . .mar riage — whatever - and so,in the words of the Coca Cola carol ;4 fill the world with love.

May God bless you, your brothers, sisters and frien— ds at Christmas and all thr- ough the year to come.