A Tribute To My Mother

A Tribute To My Mother

In my early days, if you were hungry, you ate at home or, if you were taking a short trip, mother would pack a lunch and on your journey you would stop at a friend’s house and have a hot drink (usually tea) with your lunch.  If your visit was planned, you would have a meal with them.  There was always room at the table for one more. read more

Remembering Christmas Past

Remembering Christmas Past

remembering christmas past - a few stories to share

In my early days of ministering, as well as pastoring a church, I sometimes worked at a secular job.  One Christmas Eve, the storekeeper I worked for decided to keep his store open (when all the other stores were closed) and that meant I had to work too.  I admit I didn’t have the Christmas spirit!  We were open for about three hours and in all this time one lady, who somehow had put off her Christmas shopping, came in with her family allowance cheque and purchased a sizeable order.  If we hadn’t been open she would have had next to nothing for Christmas. read more

Christmas At The Shelburne Youth Center

Christmas At The Shelburne Youth Center

giving back christmas to under priviledged youth

In March 1988, I took over the position of Protestant Chaplain at the Shelburne Youth Centre.  I maintained this position for over eleven years until my retirement in December 1998.  This was a part-time position so, along with this, I was pastor at a part-time church. read more

Christmas Gifts

Christmas Gifts

christmas gift leslie jobb

Matthew 2: 11:  “They entered the house where the child and his mother, Mary, were, and they fell down before him and worshipped him.  Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” read more

Christmas On Folly Mountain

Christmas On Folly Mountain

christmas on folly mountain

In the early 1940s, Christmas would always start early on Folly Mountain, about the middle of November, usually before the first snowfall, when the “Christmas tree men” would arrive to cut down Christmas trees and tie them in bunches, all by hand.  This was before all this modern machinery that we have today. read more