Sometimes we wonder about Simon Peter, Andrew, and the long succession of disciples who also consented to be called away. Did Jesus not care that they may have had families to clothe and feed, mothers and fathers to honour, boats to be maintained and kept seaworthy?
More than 200 people joined together for a service and luncheon to celebrate the congregation’s 60th anniversary last May. Gathered around the cake are guest […]
On the occasion of their accompanist’s retirement, choir members present Helen Cumming with a special gift, honouring her 35 years of service as church organist. […]
By some accounts, there are more people at church on a Sunday in China than in the whole of Europe. Descriptors used in the western media include “explosive growth,” and “a spiritual awakening.”
The first time a stranger called me “madre” (mother), I thought I’d heard it wrong; I was still learning Spanish. In my early 20s, striking out on my own, with kids still a distant dream, my first reaction was to take it as an insult.
Christianity is not: “a culture-religion … a religion of the book … a doctrine … a system of morality” nor is it “the church” or “the truth.” Then what is Christianity?
I invite us to pray with this icon attributed to Andrei Rublev that tells the story of three guests visiting the tent of Abraham and […]
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Autumn. Impermanence. Falling leaves. Maybe Wallace Stevens is right […]
I harvested the last of the apples today after my neighbour told me that the frost is on its way. The signs of fall are […]
Now and again I feel that things show up in my life because God is trying to get through to me. And yesterday something happened […]
It’s been a while since I’ve been to a tea ceremony, so I decided to do one today. I experience a simplicity, a compassion, and […]
The “Jesus Prayer” is a spiritual practice associated with our desert mothers and fathers of the 5th century. I tried it out this week, following […]
It’s a grey and wet morning here in Corner Brook, with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gabrielle drizzling and sometimes pouring on us. It’s also […]
After discovering one of their members would be celebrating his 50th year of ordination in May, 2013, Sunday school classes spent six months creating a […]
In March, Guy Smagghe (right), senior program coordinator for Presbyterian World Service & Development, visited Ottawa to talk about the Afghanistan Girls Education Program. Smagghe […]
In June, the congregation welcome five new members. Pictured here are elders Lors Horne, Alex Hart and William Rutherford in the back row; clerk of […]
Each Mother’s Day the men of this church treat mothers to a song. According to minister of music Diane Eaton, this year’s performance topped all […]
On July 14, the last day of the Calgary Stampede, the congregation held a Stampede Breakfast in support of PWS&D’s Alberta appeal. Many in the […]
This past February a group of adults and youth from Living Faith, Baxter spent six days volunteering at the Constance Lake First Nations Community. While […]
During their May meeting, the Presbytery of Oak Ridges honoured Rev. Gordon Beaton for his 50 years of ministry. Here, he prepares to make the […]