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    Sweet Heart Surprise is a Valentine’s Day fundraiser organized by Iona Presbyterian Church in Dartmouth, N.S., that has been running for 26 years. The treat included a dozen homemade cookies and a flower (a wooden rose), plus a tag that said who it is from and who it is going to, with a short, personalized message. This year, 74 trays were hand-delivered.
Last spring, Marjorie Johnson Fraser of St. David’s Presbyterian Church in Toney River, N.S., had the idea to compile an album that represented the life of St. David’s in 2020. Members were asked to share stories and photos about how they have spent their time during the COVID-19 lockdowns. An enthusiastic group of over 65 children and adults contributed. All of the submissions were put into an album entitled “Till the Storm Passes By”—46 back-to-back pages showing how the congregation has been making the most of this isolated time “till the storm passes by.”
First Presbyterian Church in Brockville, Ont., was glad to be part of the grant presentation to the Refugees for Brockville organization from the Emergency Community Support Program, which supports refugees and refugee sponsorship in the Brockville community. The Rev. Marianne Emig Carr participated in the presentation with local MP Michael Barrett, the United Way of Leeds & Grenville, the Brockville Employment and Education Centre and the Brockville and Area Community Foundation.
    This past Christmas, many hands contrib- uted to the success of the Christmas Food Hamper outreach at St. Andrew’s Pres- byterian Church in Lindsay, Ont. Thanks to the congregation’s generosity, 60 food hampers were completed and delivered to recipients who were overwhelmed with gratitude to receive them.
During the pandemic, the West River Pastoral Charge in Pictou County, N.S., has held in-person worship services nearly every Sunday since Sept. 20, 2020, in Salt Springs, Greenhill and Durham. Gifts for families, for the Star Wish Program, and food bank donations were all received on the first Sunday of December. Elder Lorraine Tobin stands near a sorted portion of the faith communities’ generosity. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24).
    The congregation of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Bramalea, Ont., maintains the sign in front of their church to remind members and the community that, while the church building may be closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, the work of God continues.
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