136th General Assembly Makes Headlines

As the local church’s national gathering launched at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., the local press were waiting in the wings. Here is a story that made the front page:

Presbyterian Church Set to Apologize to Residential School Survivors, Cape Breton Post, June 7, 2010.

Note: The Presbyterian Church in Canada approved a formal confession to the survivors of residential schools in 1994. A copy of the confession can be found here.

Presbyterians to Focus on Church’s Future, Cape Breton Post, June 4, 2010.