Archive for March, 2010

After considerable thought, and with trepidation, I am writing my first letter ever to the editor of the Record. I feel somewhat out of place in this company...

On behalf of myself and St. Paul's, Simcoe, Ont., we wish to thank you so kindly for including the picture of one of our members receiving a cheque...

The Record's annual Christmas art contest is a much-loved and anticipated event among readers and Record staff. This past December, a submission by 12-year-old Austin Bear was a...

It was quite a night of television in mid-January with two Haiti fundraisers. The second of these was from the States, featuring international — mostly American — artists....

Sedgwick Memorial is part of a three-point charge and it keeps growing and going strong: three new elders were ordained in December: Christie MacDonald, Robbie Newson, and Joann...

The first part of the path up the hill is the steepest and there isn't a lot to hold on to; some of the trees have thorns, so...

A hymn of grief and hope for earthquake-battered Haiti became a worldwide prayer in January as it was picked up and circulated on the websites of several national...

It was with great surprise and elation that I received the December issue and saw my artwork gracing the front cover, being chosen as this year's Cover Art...

The children, the congregation and the community of Sedgwick Memorial, Tatamagouche, N.S., came together to tell the Christmas story last December: Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus, the Magi...

Re For the Record, January I know our religion may call us to political action, but I also find playing the political game not appropriate for the Presbyterian Record....

A January study by a Jewish foundation suggests few Israelis would support a ban on the construction of minarets on mosques — a plan that came to pass...

During a recent visit to Central America, a Canadian consular official told me Canadians and mining are virtually one and the same; that, in fact, "mining is what...

Articulating Belief An unlikely success story. by Stephen Hayes Living with Living Faith A useful and acceptable summing up of Presbyterianism. by Laurence DeWolfe Ancient Faith Spoken in the moods and questions of the age. by...

Two new elders were added to the session of First in January. Presbyterian College Principal John Vissers spoke about identity in Christ: we are the people of God....

It was refreshing to read George McMillan's article A Special Bible as he exposes not only his faith as a Christian but his dedication, and that of many...

Contributions to the church's national mission and ministry fund came to just over $8.47 million in 2009, falling $128,000 short of the year's $8.6-million budget. The final numbers...

Since James Cameron's Hollywood blockbuster Avatar became the highest grossing film in the world only a few weeks into its release, you have to think it's saying something...

Among the specific measures appr-oved by the Assembly Council in November 2009 to trim the national budget was an adjustment in the grants to the colleges. Prior to...

Residents in one of Toronto's poorest neighbourhoods were offered new hope on Jan. 19 as four churches and three non-profit groups forged a coalition to "cross all barriers...