Assembly Struggles with Pension Plan
During Monday’s sederunts, the General Assembly struggled to endorse a strategy to overcome deficits in the church’s pension plan.
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A Full Day on the Edge!
Monday was a busy day for us at General Assembly. Our two sederunts were reminders to us as commissioners that God’s work is diverse and it touches each of us in a variety of ways. We come together to discern the work and ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Canada from remote areas north in our country to the far shores of the Atlantic Provinces. But no matter where we hail from, we are reminded that the answers and solutions we seek are not easy to come by.
An Assessor Elder’s Reflections on HanCa Presbyteries
I was interested to read the report of the HanCa presbyteries for two important reasons.
One, I was at the General Assembly when the HanCa presbyteries were established and as a former clerk of presbytery, I was extremely interested to know how this new and innovative change in our structure had fared.
Two, recently I served for over 15 months as an assessor elder with a Korean congregation in Montreal.
On the Edge: From Shoreline Saviour to Mission Behaviour
I’ve been hearing a lot of questions these days throughout our church—questions that are endeavoring to wrestle with the realities of church decline in our day.
Opening Worship and Q&A@GA
The opening worship service may have been conducted in a university gymnasium, but the local affairs committee—and their art committee—did their best to ensure the space was transformed.
Connections at G.A.
General Assembly is a great place to meet up with people in our church we have come to know over our lifetime. I was so happy last night and again this morning to see people I have come to know from across our denomination over the years.
On the edge G.A. 138!
My name is Angela J. Cluney, and this is my second Assembly as a Commissioner. For some lucky reason, I am destined to attend Ontario Assemblies—first Ottawa and now Oshawa. I am originally from the Presbytery of Pictou in Nova Scotia, but I am now a member of the Presbytery of East Toronto.
General Assembly 2012
The church’s highest court met in Oshawa, Ont. June 3 – 7. Read about news and views from the assembly floor.
Welcome to General Assembly 2012
Welcome to our coverage of General Assembly 2012. The meeting of the church’s highest court begins in earnest tonight with a 7:30 p.m. worship service. […]
Moving Radically – Letter from HanCa
Some people have expressed concern about the Korean presbyteries. Have the HanCa presbyteries improved our church? Or have they isolated Korean churches?
Free and Fair? – Letter from Taiwan
An international observer makes some observations about the January elections in Taiwan.
Faith groups and United Nations condemn massacre in Syria
The World Council of Churches joined the international community in condemning the massacre of at least 108 people, including 49 children, on May 25 in the villages of Taldou and Kall Laha in the El Houleh area of Syria.
‘Unfit Mother’ Speaks Up
Unwed mothers who surrendered their children for adoption should have their grief recognized by the church, a former resident of a Presbyterian-run maternity home has said.
Former Principal Clerk Passes Away
Rev. Dr. Thomas Gemmell, the church administrator with a pastor’s heart, passed away May 13, in Richmond, Ont.
Ten Years of Lay Education
In Taek Chang and David Phillips were both recognized for their various contributions to the church and their support of lay education at a Knox College event in May.
Presbytery Urges Government to Change Policy on Torture
The Presbytery of Kamloops has issued a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper challenging “the recent federal government’s decision to allow the use of information received by and through the use of torture.”
Record Garners Church Press Awards
The Presbyterian Record took home 16 awards from the Canadian Church Press and Associated Church Press conventions in May, including the A.C. Forrest Memorial Award for excellence in religious journalism.
Korean churches plan peace train ahead of 2013 WCC assembly
Korean churches are developing plans for a “peace train” that would travel from Berlin through Moscow and Beijing to Busan, South Korea in time for the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) global assembly in October 2013.
The plan is to draw attention to the need for peace and reunification in the Korean peninsula, the churches said, and North Korea also would be on the route of the train, which would carry church and civil society representatives.
Canadian interfaith leaders to receive recognition
Two of Canada’s leading voices in interfaith relations will be honored by Pope Benedict XVI—Dr. Victor Goldbloom and the Rev. Irenee Beaubien.
Presbyterian Church of Mexico begins anniversary celebrations
Events in honor of the 140th anniversary of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico begin May 18 and will continue for the next several months.