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'uaorte-tuxrct-tcgt_tt_qety>tjeet.s1tE Chronicle Statt chant of Venice After trying to express a feeling that she couldn't quite put her ruttrer on, Jo Davis jumped up from the coffee table where she was perched to pick a well-worn book from her bookshelf. She quickly thumbed through the print and found the words that had eluded her. naueitty wig: MSHow thr that little candle throws his beams! The Waterloo film-maker was satiarsed. Shakespeare's words fit the description of the tiny com- munity of Caryndale where the spirit of Christmas is practiced daily, year round. Davis, shot over 20 hours of footage of the community over a six-month period last year and her production, Caryndale: A Way of Love will be aired locally this week. The filming of the Christian community, which follows the writings of 18th-century mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg, was a special project for Davis, whose career in the film industry has spanned nearly three decades. At 58, Davis admitted if she wanted to all our customers and friends A Very Merry Christmas Happy New Year 496 Weber St. N. __MtkfMatL, From the and Staff of way of. love, says film-maker anda m a comebock Career she would Nrredtmes-ttt_tuttrt9yrtuo Rae iiitreiiidrrridi" my. yo express the love end waraith she found in the community on cam; era came from the heart. Her story begins several years During the mid-1980s, while living in Florida. Davis exper- ienoed a a clash with Christian practices which left her bitter. Today, when she talks about the trip she and her daughter took to Heritage U.S.A., the playground of Jim and Tammy Bakker, her tone is venomous. "I knew long before it broke (the story of Jessica Hahn and Jim and Tammy) that this was awful stuff." She was angered by the reckless extravagance, the commercialism of Christianity and the stark contrast ofthe near- by communities. While time may have healed the feelings, or at least part of them, it wasn't until moving to Waterloo in 1985 where her son would attend University of " terloo that she heard about the Caryndale community. Having read of Swedenborgs voluminous works and rmding an appeal in what he said, Davis set out to meet the community. i(i'ii'; dIMmmh moment. to-tdoursincere and hearty thank; andt-at-toitmartri-tdrteesboru,whomwehaveservedwith p-r-rid-tUO-outs-Marti-best""-'- She was struck by the commun- jW(Ejrili)1jl irli'. iiiiiii'ii'iiit'oN' to each and every one of "-7 _ you. And thanks for your very kind patronage. CLOSED mum, Dec. " at 3:00 p.m. 'til Mon., Dec. 28/87 The Management & Staff of 150 University Ave. w. Waterloo 884-7620 TEXAS BAR-B-Q ii; CHANCES E) ' RESTAURANT- ity's sense of spirituality and calls it the aastittsamia of the Bakket W. “It came at a time in my Mitts: I wanted to believe that (lift. Inch as in Caryndnh) could happen." begin shooting the tthn Christ- mas Eve 1985 in the Carmel Church, the hub of the commun- ity which is located south of Kitchener. It was that same night, ironically, that long-time minister Rev. Christopher Smith announced he would be moving to a Swedenhorgian community in Bryn Athyn, Penn. Davis had her focal point. She and cameraman Paul Freer, now of Global Televi- sion, would zero in on the Smith’s last six months here to create the $30,000 production. “This mm isn't really about Swedenborg or of being Christian but it's about people. We can all relate it to our lives." She de- scribes the movie as a personal journey which she wants to take the public on. Throughout the six-month span, the two-man .crew slipped through the doors of the commun- ity unravelling personal stories of the people living there. There are (Continued on page 29) " 'i"2'i'ii'it'frii'r'ii'ii'7"i. , I we my: - my i W” g tQfiishrrde (i a “c sr,,'o9Et,'J,.'e!!i,r,',,a1l1,te,N"iiHi numgthmtmag H f th 333;; HOME HARDWARE 262 WEBER ST. N., WATERLOO 886-2950 Grace Stephenson Eric Lemay Donna Green Hilbert Buist Scott Zavaros Jim Zurbrigg Barbara Etmanskie Carl Locher Tony Hymers Cathy Pereira Jack Cater Murray McTavish Ron Shields Tammie MeCreadi Johanna Kleinsteuber James Fields Steve Sulkowski Ruth Bowman Sue Hayward Judy Lawrence Carl Voll Jennifer Dagenais Al Dietrich Orvie Sander Daryl Burt Jeff White Kevin Boehm Bart, Conrad Frank Zunic Joanne Butler Tom Dietrich, Store Manager Wayne Thomas, Asst. Store Manager from all of us at Home AND STAFF we, WIN, JOHN. VICKY, IRENE. MIU ' CHERYL Jeff Sander. Floor Manager HOLIDAY HOURS: tut " " Open Doc. 28, " Doc. 25 Open Dee. " " Cloud Ne. 26 Cioeed Jan. 1 'Sorry," We on do.“ Doe. " Doug Sulkowski )GLENBRIAR Eric Lemay . Hilbert Buist Jim Zurbrigg Carl Locher Cathy Pereira Murray Mc'I‘avish Tammie MeCreadie 886-1 420