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AuthorErin Walton
St. Mary’s, ON
Don Webb has been clerk of session at St. Mary’s, Ont., for 25 years and an elder for 39 years. People and Places is always […]
Golden Arm Quilters
“Blessed are the piece makers!” Get it? That’s what it says on the quilt here. Twice a week, for 25 years, a group of women […]
Knox Kintyre, Rodney, ON
The rumour is each member of this gang from Knox Kintyre, Rodney, Ont., is in their ninth decade. There may be a light dusting of […]
Knox, Halifax, NS
It’s not always about the big events and celebrations – sometimes it’s just about celebrating the regular events we take for granted. Here the session […]
St. Andrew’s, Welland, ON
Pastor Guy Sinclair and his wife Lori cut the cake for the 171st anniversary celebration at St. Andrew’s, Welland, Ont., last October.
Remembering Nagasaki
(ENI) — A Roman Catholic church and school that were bombed in Nagasaki in 1945 have staged a new Japanese classical Noh drama called The Holy Mother of Nagasaki.
Uplifting and fulfilling
The new general secretary of the life and mission agency says communication is at the heart of the agency's work. "We have to put out a message that is uplifting, fulfilling and gospel-based, but do so with images that appeal. We have to be careful not to turn off very faithful members, but present the Presbyterian Church to the next generation," said Rev. Rick Fee.
Historic document defined relationship between church and state
The church doctrine committee celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation recently while meeting at the national office. Adopted in 1955, the declaration says the church must denounce and resist all forms of tyranny. It also says that church and state are intimately related.
Anti-gay pastor acquitted
(ENI) – Sweden's supreme court has acquitted pastor Ake Green of engaging in a hate speech against homosexuals, made in a sermon in 2003. Green described homosexuality as "abnormal, a horrible tumour in the body of society" and he said homosexual are "perverts, whose sexual drive the Devil has used as his strongest weapon against God". The supreme court noted in its verdict that Green's statements were made during a sermon, in a religious community and were based on a theme in the Bible. It said the sermon was protected by freedom of speech and religion.
Queen extols Christianity
(ENI) – Queen Elizabeth II extolled the unique role of the Christian Church in the search for meaning in the modern world when she opened the (Anglican) Church of England's general synod in London.
Recognizing the do-gooders
Corporations can be rewarded for their socially responsible work through PR News, an American publication serving the public relations and communications industry. Its Corporate Social Responsibility Awards recognizes goodwill and philanthropy in corporations, non-profits and NGOs throughout the world. Maintaining a positive reputation through highlighting socially responsible initiatives is becoming increasingly important, and the awards showcase organizations that have brought such efforts into the limelight.
Iconic mother must seek answers
I have opposed the war in Iraq from the very beginning. I also opposed the sanctions imposed on that country. But I support the liberation of Afghanistan and refuse to embrace any of the simplistic solutions of either Left or Right.
HIV/AIDS has touched his family, says Kobia
(ENI) – World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Samuel Kobia has told a gathering in front of the Swiss parliament that the deaths of close relatives due to HIV/AIDS has impelled him to speak out on the pandemic.
Tuesday mornings in the kitchen
Every Tuesday morning around 9:30 a.m., a group of people begin to gather in the kitchen at St. Andrew's, Owen Sound, Ont. We try not to be late so we can chatter about our week. What we have been up to, how the weather has been, what everyone's children and grandchildren are up to, where we have been this past week; rail at the price of gas, how to grow tomatoes, who is in the hospital, who is home from hospital; discuss local politics and upcoming concerts. We range in age from young children to seniors, and all are welcome, especially the best banana muffin maker in town. It really is the best time and we all look forward to it. Oh, yes, we gather to make sandwiches.
Investing With Christ : Watching the directors
How do you topple a giant? As the biblical David discovered in the Valley of Elah, one little pebble can fell Goliath.
Papal indulgences nailed by Italian Protestant
(ENI) – A top Italian Protestant has accused Pope Benedict XVI of setting back Christian unity by granting indulgences to Roman Catholics who carry out acts of devotion to the Virgin Mary to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second Vatican Council.
Moderator nominees
The nominees for Moderator of the 2006 General Assembly are Wilma Welsh, an elder at Knox, Guelph, and Les Young, an elder at Westmount, Edmonton. The Committee to Advise the Moderator will count ballots on April 3 and the chosen nominee will be inducted at assembly, held this year in St. Catharine's, Ont. Watch for nominee profiles in the Record's February issue.
A minimalist history of missionaries
Missionaries for the Record: Letters from Overseas to the Presbyterian Church in Canada 1846 – [19]60
Letter From Away : Something more satisfying
My interest in visiting the church and the Evangelical Seminary in Cuba goes back to contacts with Central American Christians beginning in the late 1980s. My then-congregation in Ottawa shared with others in the sponsorship of two families from El Salvador, whose robust faith and hope made me want to visit the places they came from and learn more about the sources of their spiritual strength, their culture and the political struggles they had faced. By 1993 an opportunity arose for me to go to Nicaragua. I served there until the end of 1996.