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SUMMER 2020
Connection
GATHERINGS
On October 6, 2019, as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Hillsburgh, Ont., a land acknowledgment plaque was mount- ed and Indigenous speakers addressed the congregation.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Hespeler, Ont., adjusted their church sign dur- ing the church closures due to COVID-19.
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Will Clarke, who is completing his first year at the University of British Columbia, coordinates the Socks for Souls program at Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby, B.C., which collects socks and money for the foot care program at First United Church in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Over the past six years, Brent- wood Presbyterian Church has donated over 20,000 pairs of socks.
An important summer event at Glenview Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ont., is the Outreach Barbecue. Friends from Evangel Hall Mission, Portland Place and Glenview’s Grocery Card and Out of the Cold ministries all attend. Many people from downtown are brought to the event by bus. There is a time of worship after the meal. Pictured are participants from last year’s barbecue.
Willie Wiebe, a member of Stamford Presbyterian Church in Niagara Falls, Ont., found a way to ease some of the discomfort of physical distancing due to COVID-19 by talking on the phone with others who were also alone, as well as getting some fresh air with friends (keeping at least six feet apart at all times). Willie tries to walk twice a day, and at night she says her prayers, ex- pressing thanks for all the people she connected with that day. By doing some- thing kind for someone else and getting exercise, she feels as if the Lord has giv- en her some control over her own life.