Knox, Red Deer, AB
Rev. Rick Fee, then moderator, is not in the center of this photograph – you can see him on the far right. Nor is the […]
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MacNab Street, Hamilton, ON
Last year MacNab Street, Hamilton, Ont., celebrated its 150th Anniversary with many special services and events. One of the highlights was A Rose E’er Blooming, […]
Circles of Praise
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St. Andrew’s Memorial, Port Credit, ON
How do you raise funds for music? Well, with music of course. St. Andrew’s Memorial, Port Credit, Ont., has a 1931 pipe organ that needs […]
Knox, Ottawa, ON
New beginnings: Rev. Douglas Kendall, centre with Sam, was inducted as minister at Knox, Ottawa in May. Interim moderator William Ball, far left, and James […]
Chedoke, Hamilton, ON
Rev. Bert and Mrs. Velma Young are leaving Chedoke, Hamilton, Ont., and are moving to Crieff, Ont., after many years of worship and service. Their […]
Knox, Waterloo, ON
Laura Smith, who wrote in the September issue about her visit to Ekwendeni, Malawi shared her story in May with Knox, Waterloo, Ont. Jack and […]
Parkwood, Nepean, ON
Cake of the month: In honour of Derek Krunys, student intern at Parkwood, Nepean, Ont. There he is beaming in the middle as Rev. James […]
Knox, Red Deer, AB
Rev. Rick Fee, then moderator, is not in the centre of this photograph – you can see him on the far right. Nor is the […]
Duff, Morriston, ON
They started out half a century ago, young couples with young families bonding together to organize fundraisers for Duff, Morriston, Ont. They called themselves Duff’s […]
St. James, Chatham, ON
Pastor John’s beard in its final moments. Rev. John Giurin of St. James, Chatham, Ont., challenged his congregation last December to raise $3,000 for PWS&D’s […]
Knox, Dunnville, ON
“Sing praise to the Lord / sing praise in the height / rejoice in God’s word / all angels of light / Now worship your […]
Knox, Guelph, ON
Joseph Mothaly, of Kenya, visited Knox, Guelph, Ont., to speak about mission. He is seen telling the children a story about Moses while holding Sam […]
Ashfield, Knox, Ripley, ON
Laura MacDonald, Rev. Dr. R. Douglas Mac Donald, John D. MacKay (Representative Elder for Knox, Ripley) and Marian Raynard (Worship Leader for the Ashfield, Knox, […]
St. Paul’s, Merigomish, Pictou County, NS
Nova Scotia Lt. Governor General, Myra Freeman, came to St. Paul’s, Merigomish, Pictou County, to honour Joan Murray with the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. […]
Faith, Toronto, ON
Can you spot the Presbyterian? Take another look. This is the face of our church – the legacy of missions past and hope’s future. This […]
To fund or not to fund
Debate over the funding of faith based schools is growing in Ontario. Noam Goodman, a Toronto lawyer writing in the National Post, calls the exclusive funding of Catholic schools "explicit religious discrimination." He reports that seven per cent of 750,000 Ontario students who attend faith-based schools (which include Protestant, Muslim and Jewish) do so in schools that are not publicly funded. The other 93 per cent are in the Roman Catholic system.
Stratford exhibits AIDS photos
Knox, Stratford, hosted a photo exhibit in August and September to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Towards a World without AIDS: The Beauty and the Tragedy showcased the work of Carl Hiebert, who travelled to Malawi on behalf of Presbyterian World Service & Development. His pictures chronicle the lives of people living with the disease.
Church coordinates relief after Katrina damage
The Presbyterian Church USA is responding to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, one of the United States' worst-ever disasters. Through its relief arm, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the church is coordinating volunteer efforts, donating money and supplies, reuniting displaced parishioners and pastors and helping congregations get back on their feet.
Myriad activities, active service
Twenty-five years is a long time for a minister to stay at one church, especially when he didn't actually receive the call to serve there. This was the case with Rev. Dr. Alan McPherson, who recently retired as minister of Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario. The courier service somehow lost the pertinent documents in transit to his home in Scotland. Alan likes to quip that he came anyway.