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Calvin Presbyterian Church in Halifax, N.S., collaborates with other churches in the community to support the Halifax West Ecumenical Food Bank, which supports 200 families. The food cupboard is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for all those in need.
Volunteers of the kids’ breakfast program at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Halifax, N.S., prepare and provide nutri- tious food for 31 children. The food is picked up by their families weekly. For Thanksgiving this past year, the kids’ breakfast program also provided the families with supplies for a Thanksgiving dinner.
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Each year, The Presbyterian Church in Canada’s Commit- tee on History awards book prizes in several categories. In 2021, the memoir prize was awarded to Molly Harvey for her book, Pleasant Remembrances. At the time, the com- mittee could not hold an official awards presentation due to Covid restrictions. On Oct. 16, 2022, Molly was finally presented with her award by the moderator, the Rev. Dr. Robert Faris, during the social time following the 175th Anniversary Service at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Brampton, Ont. The moderator is pictured here wearing a garland and head covering given to him by members of St. Andrew’s Southeast Asian Outreach Ministry.
This past Christmas season, volunteers at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Orillia, Ont., prepared Christmas turkey takeout meals for those in the community in need.
First Presbyterian Church in Brockville, Ont., continues its Prayer Shawl Ministry in the com- munity. At the worship service on Jan. 23, 2023, 30 prayer shawls, made by members of the Craft and Chat group and church friends, were blessed by the congregation (with special help from the church school children). The shawls will be distributed to the local hospital and seniors’ residences to let people know they are being remembered.
Knitters at Knox Presbyterian Church in Bobcaygeon, Ont., have been knitting mittens, hats, scarves, sweaters and socks to be sent to Winnipeg Inner City Missions in Manitoba. The congregation has supported this mission through the years, mainly with quilts. This year’s donation included knitted items for babies, toddlers and young adults, little knitted dolls (complete with masks!), plus a couple of quilts and a pillowcase dress to top it all off. May God richly bless the recipients!
The Mitten Tree at First Presbyterian Church in Brandon, Man., collected mittens, scarves, socks and toques. The Mission and Outreach Commit- tee distributed them to different or- ganizations and schools in the com- munity.