Archive for November, 2010

A village in Shropshire, England, held an unusual memorial service in September to honour a "sin-eater" whose grave was restored through a local fundraising campaign. The group raised the...

Re Ordaining Homosexual Clergy, News, September I was amazed to discover that the Presbyterian Church (USA) has approved the ordination of homosexual clergy, still to be approved by 173...

Christianity has been wrestling with the "arts question" for some time. It is already difficult to decide how to integrate artistic expressions into church life, but it is...

The restored homestead of Rev. Alexander Forbes was unveiled last May in Grande Prairie, Alta., recognizing Forbes' journey to the area 100 years earlier, and proclaiming to residents...

Re Because I See Hope, September Thank you, Laura Ashfield and thanks to the Record for publishing this thoughtful article. When we were the same age as Laura is...

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A longtime member of Chalmer's, Hamilton, Ont., has been named the 2010 Hamilton Municipal Senior of the Year. An elder for more than 40 years, Peter Corbett is...

It seems we're always hearing about how the church is doomed. How it's no longer relevant. How congregations must change in order to survive. And change is often...

A Canadian orthodox archbishop has stepped down during an investigation by police and his church into allegations of sexual abuse involving pre-teen boys about 30 years ago. Archbishop Seraphim...

Recent decisions made at church offices, including five staff positions cut and the merger of Canada Ministries and the Vine, left many feeling angry, frustrated, and concerned about...

I have to confess; since my earliest years I have been powerfully driven by fear. When I was about three years old and living in Kaslo, a little...

Palmer MacLellan was honoured by the congregation of Sutherland's River on his retirement from the kirk session after 50 years of faithful service. Seen with the cake are...

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For the last three years, I've been on Assembly Council. I've had the opportunity to talk with people from across the country, and time and again I hear...

The prayer shawl ministry at Knox dates to 2006 and has since grown to 19 crotchetier and some outside the congregation. The shawls have been sent to military...

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I have just returned from North Carolina where I officiated at my nephew, Russell's wedding to a beautiful young woman named Jeni. It was a wonderful occasion for...

What a diverse group of 13 we were — every province but one represented; a mix of clergy and lay folk; a broad range of age and interests...

Summer and fall of 2009 were filled with anxiety for the Johnston family. Son Ian (in Halifax) was "invaded" by a parasite and it took months for physicians...