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After wrapping up Day 4 of our VBS program I had a visit with two of our teen helpers, who happened to be sisters. The theme of the day had been: “God loves …
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The Boarding Homes Ministry was started in Toronto by The Rev. Rodger Hunter, who had worked in mission drop-in centres and recognized God’s call to reach out to the isolated people who live in boarding homes. The men and women who live in the boarding homes, which exist in almost every community, have often become estranged from their families through years of illness. They may have many workers, but few friends. Read the full article »
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Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
William Butler Yeats, the Nobel Prize winning Irish dramatist, author and poet, once stated, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
by Scott McAndless
Several years ago, Knox Presbyterian Church in Leamington, Ontario, considered how to enhance the way we present and receive the message of the Bible in our Sunday morning worship experience. We decided to …
Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
Prayer: Book of Common Worship
Taken from Opening Prayers (p. 48)
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden: cleanse the …
by Richard Anderson
Another year is quickly drawing to a close. As we look forward to a new year, there are a few financial things to consider. It may be time to reconsider how financial affairs …
by Stephen Farris
Not long ago, by historical standards, Presbyterians did not keep Lent; it was a “Papist” observance. For the most part, we no longer think that way, but before we dismiss our ancestors’ opinions …
by Don Muir
The 2011 General Assembly met at the University of Western Ontario in London from June 5 to 10. The Rev. Dr. Rick Horst, minister at St. Andrew’s in Barrie, Ontario, graciously moderated the …
by Dale McMillan
For more than 25 years, my husband, Reg, and I, along with the adults, youth and children we have been fortunate to minister with, have been telling The Story through drama. We do …
by Heather Vais
The annual meeting is coming up. Your board of managers (or your session finance committee) is madly scrambling to pull the financial records together for presentation. Reports are being written. The “big day” …
by Don Muir
What is a consent agenda?
A consent agenda is a way of adopting, all at once, a number of reports or recommendations that are anticipated to be readily and unanimously approved. The purpose of …
by Heather Vais
Stories are important. We love to tell our stories and listen to the stories of others. Stories reveal the fabric of our lives. They share something of who we are, where we have …
by Jacqui Foxall
After wrapping up Day 4 of our VBS program I had a visit with two of our teen helpers, who happened to be sisters. The theme of the day had been: “God loves …
by Richard Anderson
Another year is quickly drawing to a close. As we look forward to a new year, there are a few financial things to consider. It may be time to reconsider how financial affairs …
Don Muir, Associate Secretary, General Assembly Office
William Butler Yeats, the Nobel Prize winning Irish dramatist, author and poet, once stated, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
by Lorna Hutchinson
The Boarding Homes Ministry was started in Toronto by The Rev. Rodger Hunter, who had worked in mission drop-in centres and recognized God’s call to reach out to the isolated people who live …
by Scott McAndless
Several years ago, Knox Presbyterian Church in Leamington, Ontario, considered how to enhance the way we present and receive the message of the Bible in our Sunday morning worship experience. We decided to …
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