Archive for January, 2011

Kairos Canada held a media briefing in November to explain the effects of a CIDA funding cut on its international partners. The cut has meant a 16 per...

Re Devil Hands, Letters, November What is so offensive about someone raising a closed fist with only the index finger raised? Is it because the first shall be...

Click to enlarge Kings Church recently welcomed 20 new members. In 2010 the congregation also celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding and the 10th anniversary of the construction of their new building. Pictured...

Who are the Roma? Scholars believe they originated in India, leaving in several migrations in the 11th century, possibly because of a Muslim invasion from what is now...

Last November, Cairn, Central Ontario's camping organization, held a gala fundraiser to celebrate Glen Mhor Camp's 80th anniversary. Amongst many other festivities, five people — including the Vine's...

Planning of the National Presbyterian Women's Gathering, hosted by the Women's Missionary Society and the Atlantic Mission Society, is well underway, with more than 420 people already registered...

"Our poets write about peace and security," said Nejabat Kahn Safi. More than two decades ago, during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, "people urged people to become 'freedom...

In 1989, communist regimes across Eastern Europe toppled in quick succession. There was great hope and promise for a better, prosperous and more tolerant society. However, after 20...

In the October 2007 issue I wrote about my visit to Afghanistan and introduced readers to Engineer Nejabat Khan Safi. He is director for a chapter of Church...

Pick up the newspaper or watch the TV or listen to the radio any morning and these will be some of the stories you are likely to hear:...

On Dec. 5, drums echoed in the hall of St. Andrew's, Lethbridge, Alta., in celebration of the government's endorsement of a UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

What do you get when you join forgotten fabric, a willed legacy, a quilter's skill, and a mission mind? A great story and a great mission! You can...

Four ministers have been nominated for Moderator of the 2011 General Assembly: Rev. Dr. Rick Horst of St. Andrew's, Barrie, Ont.; Rev. Thomas Kay of McNab Street, Hamilton, Ont.;...

Website: The Simple Way Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Simple Way (also called the Potter Street Community) is not a church per se, but is rather a group of...

Rev. Angus Sutherland, chair of the museum advisory committee, shows Moderator, Rev. Herb Gale the vast and precious collection of communion tokens at the National Presbyterian Museum in...

Jan. 16, 2011 reading: Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:29-42, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 There's a neat little detail buried in our gospel today. Our reading from John rings big bells. The...

Re Building a Culture of Song, In Song, Dec. 1 What a great collection of ideas, Andrew! I wonder, in congregations where the capacity of the sanctuary is quite a...

Knox Presbyterian Church in Stratford is a local landmark situated in the downtown core. The current sanctuary was completed after a disastrous fire in 1913. Half of the...

On Nov. 21, I had the happy task of presiding over the dedication of the new retreat house that is under construction at Crieff Hills. The following is...