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Slocan Valley Community Church, Passmore, B.C.
The Passmore church hall held its final service in December, 2011. The tiny congregation was joined by members of St. Andrew’s, Slocan, B.C., with whom they would shortly be amalgamating, for a service of fellowship, joy, and witness in a …
Hardwood Lands, N.S.
Rev. Mary Anne Grant celebrated the baptism of her own infant grandson, William Charles MacLeod, at Hardwood Lands. Welcome to the family, William...
St. Andrew’s, Kamloops, B.C.
St. Andrew’s celebrated the dedication of its renovated lower hall in November, 2011 with a delicious after-service brunch. Speaking of dedication, St. Andrew’s Vic Newman (right) finished his...
Elmvale, Ont.
Elmvale has a wonderful program to show young people that they are "Wrapped in God's Love." As each of the church's youth turns 18, he or she is...
Central, Hamilton, Ont.
Kay Mischinger (right), an elder emeritus at Central, turned 90 in January. The celebration was especially joyful for Dr. Clyde Ervine (left), Central's minister, who helped to eat...
St. Andrew’s, Pictou, N.S.
When St. Andrew's replaced its front doors, the old ones did not go to waste. Rev. Steven Webb turned the wood from the doors into a new arrow...
Knox, St. Thomas, Ont.
Knox enjoyed the performance of a very musical cow during their 2011 Christmas pageant. Organist Dr. Wayne Carroll was led to the stable by "Dairy Farmer" Steve Walters....
St. Andrew’s, North River Bridge, Cape Breton, N.S.
Nikita MacRae and Seamus Stears show off their "quiet bags" with Sunday School Superintendant Nancy Smith. The bags, which were assembled with support from the MacLeod auxiliary of...
Elmvale Presbyterian Church, Elmvale, Ont.
Easter, 2011 was, quite appropriately, a time of endings and beginnings in Elmvale. It was the final Sunday before the retirement of Elmvale’s minister, Rev. Margaret Robertson. At...
Presbytery of Westminster, B.C.
A series of inductions and ordinations have recently taken place in Westminster Presbytery. Here presbytery moderator Rev. Emery Cawsey stands with several of the ordained and inducted ministers,...
St. Matthew’s, Wallace, N.S.
The annual July Strawberry Festival sponsored by St. Matthew's was a sweet success in 2011. The girls working hard in the kitchen are, from left to right, Joan...
St. Andrew’s, Aurora, Ont.
St. Andrew's held a "two - cake reception" to celebrate a double anniversary in November: both the 140th anniversary of the church and the one - year anniversary...
St. Andrew’s, Kitchener, Ont.
St. Andrew’s hosted the second in a series of heritage concerts sponsored by the National Presbyterian Museum. Angus Sinclair (left), the organist at Cronyan Memorial Anglican Church in...
The Experimental Fund
The Experimental Fund celebrated its 30th anniversary at a board of directors meeting in November, 2011. Rev. Dr. Fred Rennie—cake cutter extraordinaire—has served as the fund's secretary for...
St. Paul’s, Port Hope, Ont.
St. Paul's celebrated the 100th anniversary of the church's Casavant organ in November with a musical recital that drew over 250 spectators. The present organist was joined by...
St. Matthew’s, Ingleside, Ont.
St. Matthew's has joined just a handful of Presbyterian churches in Canada in implementing a green energy program by installing solar panels on the church roof. The panels...
St. James, Thamesville, Ont.
Muriel Manley is a big part of church life at St. James—so big, in fact, that the Thamesville Herald printed this picture to mark her 45th year playing...
Guildwood, Scarborough, Ont.
In October many of the ladies at Guildwood participated in a program called Pathways of Prayer, spending a day in reflection and discovery with speaker Laura Alary. The...
St. Andrew’s, Whitby, Ont.
Rev. W. J. S. McClure, minister emeritus of St. Andrew's, conducted worship on Oct. 30, 2011, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his ordination. Rev. McClure served as...




































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