Faith & Friends December 2019

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Heavenly Interruption

Army Helps in Kelowna

PUPPY LOVE P.5 A SAVIOUR IS BORN P.8 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS P.19

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What Child Is This?

Two thousand years ago, a baby was born in Bethlehem. And not just any baby: God sent His only Son to earth. Jesus’ mission? No less than the salvation of all humankind.

Jesus did not come down in the guise of a mighty warrior king with glittering golden armour but as a precious babe wrapped in swaddling clothes. Nor was He sent to rule over humankind from a majestic palace.

Instead, He was born in a manger

to parents of humble means. And Jesus did not force us to love God. Only we can choose to do that, and our love must be freely given.

As you open your Christmas presents with your family this year, pause and thank God for the most special Christmas gift of all: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

If you would like to learn more about the Christmas story, visit our website at www.faithandfriends.ca or contact us at: The Salvation Army Editorial Department, 2 Overlea Blvd., Toronto ON M4H 1P4

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SOMEONE CARES 5 Puppy Love

Alone at Christmas, could anything lift Stella’s spirits?

WORDS TO LIVE BY 8 A Heavenly Interruption

Change brings fear before it brings faith. Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds.

FAITH BUILDERS 10 The Ties That Bind

New Little Women film brings beloved novel to big screen again.

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Building Toy Mountain

Christmas campaign provides gifts for thousands of families in need.

Couponing for the Kettle

Diane Stark’s son came up with a novel way to raise money for The Salvation Army at Christmastime.

COMMON GROUND 19 A Christmas Blessing

The Salvation Army in Kelowna, B.C. is tackling holiday stereotypes.

LITE STUFF 20 Eating Healthy With Erin

Sudoku, Quick Quiz, Word Search.

NIFTY THRIFTY 23 Let There Be Light!

Brighten up your home with thrifted lanterns.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Behind the Stats

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umbers don’t lie. According to The Salvation Army’s 2018-19 Annual Report, more than 1.6 million people were helped last year. Here’s just a sampling: • 3.4 million free meals were served at Army shelters and in feeding programs; • 5,050 children went to Salvation Army camps; • 1,186,000 people were assisted with food, clothing or practical assistance.

Behind every statistic is a person. Every day, The Salvation Army gives hope and dignity to vulnerable people in more than 400 communities across Canada and Bermuda. That person could be your parent, sibling, child or colleague.

So when you pass a Salvation Army kettle this season, please give, and give generously.

In this issue of Faith & Friends, we focus on Toy Mountain, the annual event that makes holiday dreams come true for less fortunate children.

“I’ve witnessed the joy a small gesture of giving can bring, I’ve played a role in bringing smiles to children’s faces and I’ve helped give families a happier Christmas,” says Neil Leduke, Toy Mountain co-ordinator for more than two decades. Now the interim national director of marketing and communications at the Army’s territorial headquarters in Toronto, Neil has fond memories of his time working with Toy Mountain.

“Toy Mountain brings the community together for one common purpose, to give hope to others, and that is what is most dear to me,” he says.

“When people have hope, they will be able to find joy and peace.”

From all of us here at Faith & Friends, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy 2020.

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SOMEONE CARES

Puppy Love Alone at Christmas, Stella’s heart was heavy. Could anything lift her spirits?

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by Phil Callaway

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f ever I’m standing by an evergreen tree, even in the summer, I close my eyes and I can smell Christmas. Ah, pine needles. I liked

the smell of them so much I once ate a handful. Or, at least, I started to. I only did that once.

Around the Christmas tree, my

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Out poked a wet nose. Followed by a little puppy, a golden Labrador retriever. PHIL CALLAWAY

family would tell jokes.

My brother would say, “What do you get when you cross a duck with Santa? A Christmas quacker.” Everyone would laugh uproariously. I would, too. But who was I fooling?

I was the youngest, so I was always last to get them.

“What did Adam say to his wife on Christmas? It’s finally Christmas, Eve!” I got that one in about Grade 9.

Ah, the jokes we’d tell. And the strangers we’d welcome. Around that tree, we gathered with family and friends and people I didn’t really know. I’m not sure if Mom invited them or they just showed up. I didn’t know until years later that Christmas is a lonely time for many. And Mom did what she could to help. We all should, too.

A Puppy Present It was Stella’s first Christmas alone.

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Her husband had died just a few months before through a slowdeveloping cancer.

With Christmas just days away, her heart was heavy. The brutal weather didn’t help. It was too cold to go out and snow was piled high.

She’d never felt so terribly alone and this year she decided not to decorate for Christmas.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. There stood a delivery boy with a box.

“Stella Thornhope?” She nodded.

“Would you sign here?” She invited him inside and closed the door against the cold.

Scrawling her name on the paper, she asked, “What’s in the box?”

The young man laughed and opened up the flap. Out poked a wet nose. Followed by a little puppy, a golden Labrador retriever.

“It’s for you, ma’am.” He pulled out the squirming pup and said, “He’s

six weeks old, completely housebroken.” Released from captivity, the puppy wiggled and wagged its tail.

“Who sent it?” Stella asked.

The young man set the pup down, handed her an envelope and said, “It’s all explained in here, ma’am.

The dog was bought in July while its mother was still pregnant. It was meant to be a Christmas gift for you.” The young man then handed her a book, How to Care for Your Labrador Retriever.

“But who sent me the puppy?”

The young man turned to leave and said, “Your husband, ma’am.

Merry Christmas.”

The Gift of Grace Stella opened up the letter. Her husband had written it three weeks before he died and left it with the kennel owners to be delivered with the puppy as his last Christmas gift to her. The letter was full of love and encouragement and admonishments to be strong. He vowed that he was waiting for the day she would join him in heaven.

“Until then,” he concluded, “here’s

something to keep you company.”

Stella wiped the tears, put the letter down and picked up that golden furball. The puppy snuggled against her. She looked through the frost on her window at the lights outlining the neighbour’s house. From the radio in the kitchen she heard, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.”

And suddenly Stella felt the most amazing sensation of peace washing over her. Her heart felt a joy and a wonder greater than the grief and loneliness.

She looked at the dog. “It’s just you and me,” Stella smiled. “But you know what? There’s a box down in the basement I bet you’ll like. It’s got a little Christmas tree in it and some decorations and some lights that are gonna impress you. And there’s a manger scene down there. Let’s go get it.”

If you’re lonely or struggling this Christmas, please know that God has offered you the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, the gift of grace. Life is stronger than death. Receive His gift by faith. Trust Him. Joy to the world. The Lord is come.

(left) Phil Callaway’s Laugh Again radio program airs 700 times a week in Canada. Visit him at laughagain.org.

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A Heavenly Interruption Change brings fear before it brings faith.

Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds.

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by Max Lucado

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od tapped humanity on its collective shoulder.

“Pardon Me,” He said, and eternity interrupted time, divinity interrupted carnality, and heaven interrupted the earth in the form of

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a baby—Jesus. Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption.

Coveting the Calm Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds.

We know so little about these men.

Their names? Their ages? How many were on duty that night? We don’t know. But this much we can safely assume: They had no expectations of excitement. These are sheep they are watching. “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night” (Luke 2:8). We count

Just because they wanted a calm night, however, didn’t mean they would get it.

A Saviour Is Born “An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified” (Luke 2:9).

We always assume the worst before we look for the best. God interrupts our lives with something we’ve never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! MAX LUCADO sheep to go to sleep!

Besides, this is the night shift.

Might as well watch paint dry. Shepherds watching sheep sleep? Saying that sentence is more exciting than doing their job. Their greatest challenge was staying awake! These men expected no excitement.

Nor did they want any. Any excitement was bad excitement— wolves, mountain lions, poachers.

Shepherds treasured the predictable. They coveted the calm. Their singular aim was to be able to tell their wives, “Nothing happened last night.”

Change always brings fear before it brings faith. We always assume the worst before we look for the best.

God interrupts our lives with something we’ve never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! We interpret the presence of a problem as the absence of God and scoot!

Good thing the shepherds lingered. Otherwise they might have missed the next verse. “Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:11).

Reprinted from God Came Near by Max Lucado, Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2004

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In Little Women, the March sisters—from left, Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh), Jo (Saoirse Ronan) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen)—grow up against the backdrop of the American Civil War

The Ties That Bind New Little Women film brings beloved novel to the big screen again.

by Kristin Ostensen

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ince Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was first published in 1868, it has never been out of print. An enduring classic, it has been translated into more than 50 languages and has sold an estimated 1.8 million copies.

If anyone would be surprised by the novel’s success it would be Alcott herself—while she was writing Little Women, she worried that readers would find the book dull. Her millions

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of fans obviously disagree.

This Christmas, the beloved novel is coming to the big screen again in an adaptation by Academy Awardnominated director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), with an all-star cast bringing the March family to life.

Coming of Age The “little women” depicted in the novel and film are the March sisters—Jo (Saoirse Ronan), Meg (Emma

Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen)—who are growing up in 1860s New England against the backdrop of the American Civil War. While their father (Bob Odenkirk) serves as a military chaplain far from home, the girls are raised by their mother, Marmee (Laura Dern), under the watchful eye of their rich, temperamental Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep).

The heart of this coming-ofage story is Jo, the second-oldest sister. Strong and stubborn, a tomboy with a fiery temper, Jo dreams of becoming a professional writer. Her older sister, Meg, is the most domestically inclined of the sisters and works as a governess for a wealthy family. The secondyoungest sister, Beth, is the shy peacemaker of the group who suffers from poor health. The youngest is Amy—she’s the artist of the family, but is also the most self-centred and interested in worldly things.

As the sisters grow up, each of them faces opportunities and choices that will determine not only their future, but also their character.

For Jo, who has thus far been writing mainly for her family’s enjoyment, it’s a question of what kind of writer she will be. What kind of stories will she tell? And who will she marry?

Her close friend, Laurie (Timothée Chalamet), proposes marriage, yet

Jo feels strongly that he is not the right man for her.

As she feels the pressure to become a certain kind of woman, will Jo be able to forge her own path?

Bright Future One of the reasons Little Women endures, more than 150 years after it was first published, is that so many of us can identify with one of the March sisters—including director Gerwig, who told Vanity Fair, “I always knew who Jo March was.

She was the person I wanted to be.”

Whether we’re young or old, we are all living our own coming-ofage story. Becoming a person of good character doesn’t end when we become adults; it’s a process that continues our entire lives.

As with the March sisters, the choices and opportunities we face may not seem monumental. But they don’t have to be. What matters most is that we try to live as God would want us to—by loving Him and loving those around us. As the Apostle Paul reminds us, “Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:17).

Whichever path we take in life, we have a perfect guide—Jesus Christ, the light of the world (see John 8:12).

When Christ is leading us, the future is always bright.

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Building Toy Mountain

CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN PROVIDES GIFTS FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN NEED.

by Ken Ramstead

Photos: Courtesy of Toy Mountain

Magic Mountain Collecting more than 150,000 toys is no small undertaking

AMONG THE MANY TOUCHING stories Neil Leduke has from his years as Salvation Army Toy Mountain co-ordinator is that of a young woman who came to donate. In conversation, Neil discovered why Toy Mountain and The Salvation Army have a special place in her heart.

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“Her family were newcomers to Canada,” Neil explains. “That Christmas, they had nowhere to turn.”

An acquaintance suggested The Salvation Army might offer them assistance. And when it did, they found a community of new friends.

“As a child,” Neil says, “she

remembers the Christmas gifts her family were given and her own new toy, but what she remembers most was her parents smiling.

“Years have gone by and she is now in a position to give back, and that is what she did by launching her gift drive for Toy Mountain, so that other children would have a Christmas full of joy like the one she remembers so fondly.

“That’s the magic of Toy Mountain.”

Building the Mountain What started as a network of media outlets in the Ottawa area coming together during the Christmas season to give back to the community has now spread to cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto.

The one constant is The Salvation Army’s involvement—the base of the mountain, as it were.

“Each year, more and more people see the good work being done in partnership with The Salvation Army,” says Neil, interim national director of marketing and communications at The Salvation Army’s territorial headquarters in Toronto.

“It’s a way of giving back to your community, putting a smile on a child’s face this Christmas—and building a mountain of toys!”

Smiling Faces Collecting more than 150,000 toys is no small undertaking. The effort starts five weeks before Christmas as families across the country start dropping off new toys at selected Toy Mountain locations. (Donations can also be made online.)

“This face-to-face time is an opportunity for The Salvation Army to say ‘thank you,’ ” says Neil.

“Seeing the smiles on the faces

We Did It! Neil Leduke (right) poses with just a few of the volunteers behind the Toy Mountain campaign, including CTV anchor Tom Brown (third from left), who passionately spearheads the Toy Mountain campaign in Toronto each year

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of kids and parents when they’re donating, or business people when they present a cheque or a van full of toys, is priceless. Without these individuals, families and corporations coming together, there would be no Toy Mountain.”

One of those people is CTV Toronto’s weather anchor Tom Brown. Each year Tom spearheads CTV Toronto’s annual Toy Mountain campaign, and he has been involved since 2005. His enthusiastic participation to make Christmas merry for thousands of children has become a Christmas tradition.

“As soon as we get into November, I know Toy Mountain is around the corner,” he says. “It’s the highlight of my Christmas season.”

A father of two, Tom recalls his own Christmases as a child—running down the stairs and seeing brightly wrapped presents under a sparkling tree.

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“I want to give every child that moment every year. Let’s put a smile on their face and let them know that they’re loved.”

Dignified Choices Christmas can be a stressful time of year for those who do not have the means to provide presents for their children. The Salvation Army works with parents to offer solutions, with humility and respect. By registering with community and family services representatives on designated days, parents can return to select toys for their children.

“They do the shopping themselves,” says Neil. “The Army doesn’t just hand out a bag of toys.

The donations collected at Toy Mountain are divided by age, so parents can choose appropriately.

It gives dignity to parents when they’re able to select what their child wants.”

“ I want to give every child that moment every year. Let’s put a smile on their face and let them know that they’re loved.” TOM BROWN Giving Hope 365 Days a Year The miracle of Toy Mountain goes beyond Christmas.

“We cater to the flood of individuals coming for assistance at Christmastime,” explains Neil. “But that relationship building enables us to help a family throughout the year by connecting them to The Salvation Army’s other ministries, such as food-bank assistance, summer camp or after-school programs.”

Neil recalls a distraught single mom who was facing a hard decision between putting food on the table and giving her children Christmas gifts. A friend told her about The Salvation Army and Toy Mountain.

Hesitantly, she reached out to these strangers, who greeted her with open arms. The Salvation Army was able to assist her, but her story did not end at Christmas. By making that connection, she’d encountered a new community of support.

Through the Army, she learned how to budget, cook nutritious and economical meals, improve her skill set and prepare a resumé to find a better-paying job.

When Neil encountered her last year, she was grinning from ear to ear, and grateful for all the help she had received.

“Toy Mountain gave her hope at Christmas,” says Neil, “and hope for the future.”

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Couponing for the Kettle MY SON CAME UP WITH A NOVEL WAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SALVATION ARMY AT CHRISTMASTIME.

by Diane Stark

Photos: Joel Johnson

Merry Christmas!

Dedicated kettle volunteers such as this one help make Christmas happy for tens of thousands of families

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t’s coupon time,” I told my nineyear-old son, Nathan.

Nathan sat down, already holding a pair of scissors. “I love helping you cut out your coupons.”

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I smirked. “Only because I share the proceeds with you.”

Couponing for Cash We’d made the deal a few years before. Because I use so many store

coupons, I keep track of my savings and treat it like “found” money.

Each time Nathan helped me clip my coupons, I spent a portion of the money we saved on something fun for him. We’d gone out for ice cream, seen movies, even bought the occasional Lego set with our couponing money.

It was a great deal for both of us. It saved me time, while giving Nathan the chance to earn a little cash. It also allowed us to spend extra time together.

man smiled and thanked us.

As we shopped, Nathan helped me match our coupons to the products in our cart. “I think we’re going to save a lot this time,” he said, waving the thick stack of coupons in the air.

He was right. After the clerk rang up our groceries, she said, “You saved $34.96.”

Nathan put up his hand to give me a high five. “We did great!”

I smiled, loving how excited he got over saving money.

Nathan was quiet for a minute and

“ I want The Salvation Army to use it to help kids who don’t get treats very often.” NATHAN STARK As we cut the coupons, Nathan talked non-stop about what he wanted for Christmas that year.

“You’ve got quite the list,” I said.

“Yeah,” he replied. “I know I won’t get all of it, but that’s where my couponing money comes in.”

Helping Other Kids Later that day, Nathan and I went to the grocery store. Standing outside was a Salvation Army kettle worker ringing the bell. “Can I have some money for the kettle?” Nathan asked.

I handed him a few dollars.

As Nathan put in the money, the

then said, “Mom, can I put my part of the couponing money in the kettle?”

Pride welled up inside me. “Really?

You don’t want to save it for a treat like we usually do?”

“No. I want The Salvation Army to use it to help kids who don’t get treats very often.”

I smiled. “Let’s put all the couponing money in.”

“The Army could help a lot of kids then!” he said.

Nathan put our couponing money in the kettle, grinning from ear to ear.

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down to work on the coupons, I noticed that Nathan was cutting out every coupon, even those for items we never buy.

“Why did you cut out a coupon for diapers?” I asked him. “No one at our house wears those anymore.”

He laughed at his joke. “The more money we save, the more money we can put in the kettle, right?”

My mouth dropped open. “You’re going to donate your money this week, too?”

“Yeah, I thought that was our deal.

At Christmastime, the couponing money goes in the kettle.”

I shook my head, amazed at my young son’s generosity. Then I picked up my scissors and got to work.

Get Involved!

When you donate to a Christmas kettle, you are helping The Salvation Army bring an end to poverty.

“In Canada, one in seven people live in poverty,” says Delicia Carvery, a Salvation Army Christmas kettle co-ordinator in Toronto. “Funds raised through The Salvation Army’s Christmas kettles are critical to providing programs and services for vulnerable individuals and families in our communities who are struggling each and every day.”

There are many ways to get involved in The Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign: • Donate to a Salvation Army Christmas kettle. No donation is too small.

Your contribution will stay local and help children and families in need year-round. Don’t have spare change?

Make your donation online at FillTheKettle.com.

relies on volunteers to collect donations for programs and services that improve the lives of those living in poverty. Sign up today.

• Become a bell ringer. We’re looking for individuals to help ring those bells and stand by our Christmas kettles!

This annual fundraising campaign

• Host your own kettle. In just a few easy steps, you can host and customize your own kettle page online at FillTheKettle.com.­—June Li

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COMMON GROUND

A Christmas Blessing The Salvation Army in Kelowna, B.C. is tackling holiday stereotypes.

by Ken Ramstead

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oon after Captain Darryl Burry settled in to his new position at Kelowna Community Church in British Columbia, his team conducted a review of the past Christmas campaign.

“We’ve been doing Christmas hampers for decades in Kelowna, but the team wanted to avoid the stigma attached to the word ‘client,’ ” says Captain Darryl. “They are our guests.”

The team came up with a campaign that allows them to come alongside their friends and neighbours. They called it Sharing Christmas.

“The aim was to change people’s perceptions,” Captain Darryl explains.

“So we rechristened the hampers program Christmas Blessings.”

The Kelowna Army moved away from physical hampers to respond to those families with food allergies and dietary restrictions. Instead, they provided families with gift cards redeemable at local grocery stores, so

Ready to Roll: Just some of the bikes at the Kelowna Salvation Army’s “toy depot,” ready for happy children

they can get the food they need.

Other tweaks included creating a “toy depot” so parents can choose the gifts for their children. More than 600 families were helped in this fashion, and this over a period of weeks to eliminate lineups.

“Our recipients are absolutely blown away by the generosity of the community,” says Captain Darryl.

Not only is the Army able to provide one-on-one support but they’re able to offer spiritual care as well.

“We have people from every walk of life,” says Captain Darryl. “When a volunteer sits down and says, ‘Is there anyone you would like us to pray for?

Is there anything we can do?’ 95 percent ask for prayer. It’s absolutely beautiful.”

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Eating Healthy With Erin HOLIDAY PRIME RIB ROAST TIME 5 hrs 10 min MAKES 6 servings SERVE WITH mashed potatoes and gravy

3 kg (6 lb) prime rib roast (2-3 bones in) 60 ml (¼ cup) coarse salt 15 ml (1 tbsp) onion powder 15 ml (1 tbsp) paprika 10 ml (2 tsp) black pepper 10 ml (2 tsp) thyme 10 ml (2 tsp) dried oregano 15 ml (1 tbsp) coconut oil 2 fresh rosemary sprigs 1 garlic clove

1. Allow prime rib roast to sit at room temperature for 2 hours.

2. In small bowl, mix salt, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, thyme and oregano.

3. Rub spice mixture all over roast and allow it to sit another 20 minutes.

4. Using a cast-iron pan, heat over mediumhigh heat and add coconut oil. Once pan is hot, sear the roast on each side for 5 minutes.

5. Preheat oven to 190 C (375 F) and place cast-iron pan directly in oven with rosemary sprigs on top and garlic clove in pan. Bake for 2 hours.

6. Remove from oven and cover tightly with tinfoil for 30 minutes to achieve a medium roast.

7. Cut bones out, and flip upright and slice thinly.

SAVOURY AND SWEET QUINOA SALAD TIME 25 min MAKES 4 servings SERVE WITH chicken or pork

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1. Boil 2 cups of water with vegetable soup bouillon cube.

2. Add butter and pour in quinoa.

Reduce to simmer and cover for 15 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and fluff with fork in bowl.

4. Add diced apple and pear mixture to quinoa. Add parsley and olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe photos: Erin Stanley

500 ml (2 cups) water 1 vegetable soup bouillon cube 5 ml (1 tsp) butter 250 ml (1 cup) quinoa 60 ml (¼ cup) apple and pear, diced 60 ml (¼ cup) fresh parsley, diced 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil salt and pepper to taste

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RETIRED SALVATION ARMY PASTOR HARRY READ PARACHUTED INTO NORMANDY (AGAIN!) FOR A CAUSE AND A CALLING P.16

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Faith&Friends

NIFTY THRIFTY

Let There Be Light!

Brighten up your home with thrifted lanterns. ’Tis the season to get festive with your home decor. This simple craft, which repurposes thrifted Mason jars, is the perfect way to get the whole family in the Christmas spirit.

Supplies Needed: Mason jars, paper and pen, duct tape, black marker, utility (X-Acto) knife, sponge brush, acrylic paint (red or green; silver is optional), white sand and an LED tea light.

Step 1 Buy Mason jars of all shapes and sizes from your local Salvation Army thrift store.

Clean the jars.

Step 2 Fold a piece of paper in half, then sketch out half a Christmas tree shape along the folded edge. Cut your tree pattern and then unfold the paper.

Step 3 Use strips of duct tape to cover the front of your Mason jar. Use a marker to trace the tree pattern onto the tape. Use the utility knife to cut around your pattern. Remove all tape from the jar, except the tree pattern.

Step 4 Cover jar with paint using a sponge brush. Once the paint is dry, use the utility knife to remove the remaining duct tape.

Step 5 Pour white sand into the bottom of the jar. Place a tea light on top of the sand and you’re done. Merry Christmas!

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(left) Denise Corcoran (aka Thrifty By Design) is an author, upcycler, community builder and workshop facilitator based in North Vancouver. She shares her enthusiasm for crafting and upcycling by facilitating “Crafternoons” throughout Vancouver. She is also a creative expert for The Salvation Army’s thrift stores.

Find a thrift store near you at thriftstore.ca.

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