Business in Brief – June 9, 2010
Laity and Communion A discussion about allowing lay people to administer communion continued Wednesday morning, but a decision is yet to be made. An amendment […]
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Ottawa Changes Relief Policy
Canadians gave $220 million for Haiti relief efforts to charities of their choice expecting the government would match donations in the usual fashion, which is […]
Come One, Come All
A national women’s conference hosted by the Women’s Missionary Society and the Atlantic Mission Society on May 20-23, 2011 will feature Dr. Margaret Somerville, ethicist […]
Trinity, Oro, Bounces Back
Less than three years ago, a healthy and thriving Trinity Community Church in Oro, Ont., didn’t look like it would survive. Its minister left to […]
Schooling the Roma
“They are my people,” David Pandy told the Record while on furlough in Canada, of the Ukrainian Roma or gypsies with whom he works. “I […]
The Story Behind … a Christmas Picture
The Record‘s annual Christmas art contest is a much-loved and anticipated event among readers and Record staff. This past December, a submission by 12-year-old Austin […]
McGill Partnering with Tony Blair
McGill University has become the first Canadian university to partner with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s Faith and Globalisation Initiative, a global network of universities […]
Churches Fuming Over Anti-Semitism Claim
A claim by Canada’s minister of immigration that a Presbyterian-supported social justice group is anti-Semitic has church members denouncing the government as irresponsible and “draconian.” […]
Children Helping Children
There are an estimated two million children living with HIV and AIDS around the world and two-thirds of them do not have the HIV medication […]
Show Me the Money
An October fundraiser for Presbyterian World Service & Development attracted 140 people and raised $4,752 for the church’s relief and development agency. Ticket sales accounted […]
Poverty Dominates Pakistan
“The security situation has become worse in the last year. In Pakistan, especially in the north, it is very bad,” said Shama Mall, deputy director […]
City Chaplain’s Position Questioned
Edmonton’s unique city chaplain position was called into question in September over the issue of multiculturalism, but was affirmed by city council and the city’s […]
City Chaplain’s Position Questioned
Edmonton’s unique city chaplain position was called into question in September over the issue of multiculturalism, but was affirmed by city council and the city’s […]
Taiwanese Communities Raise Big Bucks for Typhoon Relief
Taiwanese communities in Toronto and Vancouver have raised more than $240,000 for relief work in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot ravished the southern part of the […]
Afghanistan Needs Life
The general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, visited the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar in July, meeting with soldiers […]
Conflict in Afghanistan ‘Unnecessary’
When it comes to what’s wrong with the war in Afghanistan, Remmelt Hummelen isn’t exactly lost for words. A former national church staff person, he […]
Healthy communities in Malawi
Malawi is plagued by drought and poverty, and its 550,000 orphans regularly struggle to find enough to eat. That's why the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, supported […]
Caring for the Least
“People cried when we started these programs,” Rev. Grace Myung Chun Kim told the Record. “They were so excited. A lot of seniors homes don’t even have a chapel or a chaplain, so this was something new. They never had something like this before.” She is referring to the Korean-Canadian Family Ministry, which she founded in 1988 to bring hymn sings to seniors homes in the Toronto area. Today, the program reaches more than 900 senior citizens.
The ministry is run with the help of more than 130 volunteers who visit 16 different seniors homes twice a week, every week. The project has been so successful that Kim has helped start hymn sing programs at 14 seniors homes in Vancouver and in three states.
Beyond Church Walls
Last year's General Assembly formally commended chaplains for their work and ministry. As recommended by the department of Ministry and Church Vocations, along with the Committee on Church Doctrine, the assembly agreed that ordination is not just for ministers heading off to a congregation, but to those who consider their pulpit to be in both Christian and secular institutions across Canada.
Missionary takes his dream overseas
Alfonso Martinez* knew God had a plan for him since childhood. An indigenous Mayan from Chiapas, Mexico, he comes from a family who were among the first Christians in his culture. While visiting the national office in March, Martinez told the Record that his “grandmother was my first mentor. She prepared me for this role.”