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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Oshawa, Ont., was unable to host its usual yard sale and bazaar fundraiser for local charities because of the pandemic. So the music director, Amanda de Boer, and her husband, Steven Ladwig, decided to host a physically distanced driveway concert on Sept. 27, 2020, on behalf of St. Paul’s, to raise funds for some of the charities normally supported by the church. They performed a variety of songs (classic rock and oldies) for an hour and raised $320 to be split between Gate 3:16 and Denise House. As well, several bags of canned and dry goods were collected for Settlement House Food Bank.
Due to the pandemic, the congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church in Dunnville, Ont., was missing its tradition of serving several congregational dinners every year. So, through Session, members were offered a lasagna dinner delivered to them or for pickup on Dec. 8. Congregation numbers are down but the number of requests was a surprise—105 orders came in! The day before pickup, committee members made 20 fruit pies. On the actual day, members met early (masked, of course) to produce 12 large casseroles of lasagna. Each package also included coleslaw and garlic bread. At 4:00 p.m., pickup began and delivery was carried out by other team members. There was no charge but people could make a contribution: $740 was collected. We all felt cheered and a little more united! A special thank you to our chief cook, Pat Battle, and our cheerleader minister, the Rev. Dave Whitecross.
Nine churches in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ont., participated in a drive-by Nativity Tour. Each church depicted a scene in the Christmas Story. St. John’s Presbyterian Church depicted the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary. The Nativity Tour exceeded expectations and was a huge success, with some estimating that 450 cars passed by the churches in the community. It has been quite some time since cars lined up to get into the church parking lot. The team pictured from left to right includes Ron Glendenning, Amanda Farrish, Jeff Tranton, Scott Hearn (Gabriel), Kayla Tranton (Mary), Bibi Ganesh and the Rev. Dr. Daniel Scott.
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