Kerrisdale, Vancouver, BC
Rev. David Robertson continues a family tradition: he presided over the marriage of her grandparents, and baptized her mother Megan, and now baptizes Emily Nicole […]
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Victoria, Birch Grove, NS
Marion and Katherine MacDonald of Victoria, Birch Grove, N.S., present an Advent wreath for dedication to the memory of their aunt Annie MacAulay and uncle […]
St. Andrew’s, Bowmanville, ON
What gifts can we bring, what present, what token? These four hardy mission workers, Janine and Nicole Charron and Ryan and John Green, helped collect, […]
Varsity Acres, Calgary, AB
On March 23, friends and family joined together to celebrate the 100th birthday of Olivenia Moon, a charter member of Varsity Acres, Calgary. She was […]
St. Andrew’s, Strathroy, ON
Don’t let the cuteness fool you. These siblings, Kooper, Drew and Austin are also great fundraisers. With some passing help from their parents Rev. Steve […]
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Sixty-eight per cent of Record readers are 65 years of age or older. And, then there’s Douglas Brodie, year old son of Margaret Moncrieff and […]
London, ON
A happy Rev. Robert Sinasac (middle) was recognized as ordained missionary this January into the charge of Knox, New Galsgow; Knox, Kintyre; and St. John’s, […]
Comox Valley, BC
Cake of the Month: In January, Comox Valley, B.C. celebrated its 10th anniversary, with the newly inducted Rev. D’Arcy Lade. The Record has already made […]
St. John’s, Cresswell, ON
On Dec. 18, the Sunday school of St. John’s, Cresswell, Ont., entered a float in the hamlet’s Santa Claus Parade. Afterwards participants and onlookers congregated […]
Westminster, Ottawa, ON
CGIT rocks! And these young ladies at Westminster, Ottawa, are proud to raise their brand new banner high. From the back: Jennifer Thiboutot, Sharon Tinkess, […]
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St. Paul’s, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Who doesn’t love a man in an apron? These handsome caterers at St. Paul’s, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., were among the men who prepared and […]
St. Giles, Sarnia, ON
The children at St. Giles, Sarnia, Ont., raised $700 for the children in Kenya. And then they partied with Kenyan hymns led by Rev. Joseph […]
WCC urges WTO to promote fair trade
A petition supporting fair trade and signed by more than 180 religious leaders was presented to the World Trade Organization in April by Rev. Samuel Kobia, general secretary for the World Council of Churches. "We seek a world where global trade systems give priority to people who live in poverty," said Kobia.
They, like, so believe
Eighty-two per cent of American teens are affiliated with a religious congregation, according to the National Study of Youth and Religion, produced by the University of North Carolina and funded by the Lilly Endowment. The study concluded that "religion really does matter" to teenagers, even though their religious knowledge is "meager, nebulous and often fallacious."
Colleges grant honourary doctrates
Knox College will be bestowing an honourary Doctor of Divinity degree upon Rev. Rick Fee at its 161 convocation on May 11. A graduate of Knox in 1976, Fee is the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and director of Presbyterian World Service & Development. The ceremony will take place at the University of Toronto's convocation hall, where Rev. Gordon Fish will also be honoured for his 41 years of service to the Presbyterian church. Graduating Knox in 1960, Fish's focus has been on ministry in the media. He sat on the Religious Advisory Committee for CFTO television, and filmed and appeared on several religious TV series.
Gender violence a weapon of war
Churches in Africa are being urged to speak out more forcefully about sexual violence against women, an issue highlighted by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Speaking at a United Nations conference in New York, Annan said there has been progress in the past decade with regards to women's rights, but further action is needed to stop violence against women. "That means leadership in showing, by example, that when it comes to violence against women and girls, there are no grounds for tolerance and no tolerable excuses."
The talk show service
"God hates religion" trumpets the website of The Meeting House, one of Canada's fastest growing churches. But don't apply the label "church" too freely: this particular gathering of Christians based in a converted movie theatre in Oakville, Ont., styles itself as "a church for people who aren't into church".
Dignity in death comes with confidence in God
Earlier this year the sordid culture of death found another hero. Marcel Tremblay killed himself in Ottawa, after announcing that he wished to "die with dignity". One of the many tragedies of this event was that dignity was the very last thing with which the 78-year-old man died.