Re Planning for a Marriage, Not Just a Wedding.

Amy MacLachlan recently wrote an article on St. George's Presbyterian Church and our involvement with the AIDS Committee of London. She was prompt in returning emails, listened carefully when conducting interviews and was most professional in her research.

It was good to see David Harris' March editorial addressing the environmental implications of rapid Alberta oil sands exploitation for export to energy-hungry countries around the world. He noted the economic benefits for Canada but commented that there is just one problem — global warming.

I certainly enjoyed participating in your fair trade coffee contest and am very pleased with my third-place win. Many in our congregation were supportive of my office coffee initiative, and we will be using the awarded coffee at an upcoming Sunday fellowship hour, so even more people can enjoy some fair trade coffee.

The January article by David Webber, Unexpected, Out of Place, Persistent, describes how I think and about as close as to how I pray, as possible — like a perfect match! That Record is a keeper, but then I've kept every issue for many years.

Re People and Places editor letter, December 2005. Cute? No. Serious? Yes. Our submission regarding 50 years of dedicated service, working with nine ministers, countless interim ministers and supply ministers through a ministry of music, was subjected to your lottery arbitrarily.

Re Pop Christianity, January. I would suggest that your example is a poor one. Visit Iqaluit, Nunavut, and see the toothless gaping mouths. The Iqaluit Coca-Cola plant produces 4,000 two-litre bottles and 20,000 smaller bottles daily. In addition, more is flown in or brought in by barge.

I am very pleased with the Record, and find it amazing that my congregation dropped the Every Home Plan except that money appears more important than do education and connection to the larger church.