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PRESBYTERIAN
SPRING 2023
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GATHERINGS
An ordination service and celebration was held on Nov. 6, 2022, at St. An- drew’s Presbyterian Church in Lethbridge, Alta., for the Rev. Daniel Surya, who commenced his ministry in the midst of a snowstorm! We are blessed to have the Rev. Daniel, his wife, Selly, and son, Ben.
Florence Mair, from Point Edward Presbyterian Church in Point Edward, Ont., recently turned 101 years old. Florence has three sons, two grand- daughters and four great-grandchildren. She is still very active in her com- munity. Congratulations to this amazing woman who is much loved!
Members of St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church in Grand Falls–Windsor, N.L., gathered on Oct. 25, 2022, to honour the five volunteers who led the restora- tion of the church building after the fire of October 2019. Three of the vol- unteers have no connection to St. Matthew’s, but they wanted to help restore the building that has been in the community since 1910—the oldest existing church building in Grand Falls–Windsor. Altogether, the five volunteers put in more than 3,000 hours of work over a two-year period. Pictured, with a group caricature that three of the volunteers were presented with a congre- gational dinner, are (from left) Bud Hynes, Bob Thompson and Al Paddock. Dave Power was unable to attend. Norm James was honoured posthumously, having died in February 2020.
The congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Amherstview, Ont., wish- es to thank interim moderators, the Revs. Karen Hincke and Harry Klassen for their immense spirit-filled work that helped lead us to welcoming the Rev. Henna Kim (pictured centre) as our minister in September 2022. The Rev. Henna Kim graduated from Knox College in Toronto, Ont., with a Master of Divinity (Honours) and a Master of Religious Education. She served Ko- rean churches for 10 years, and Ivy Presbyterian Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Barrie for two years. Henna is also an artist. She is interested in the ways spirituality and art are connected and can be inte- grated in worship.
Two wonderful Christmas concert performances were given by the choir of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lindsay, Ont., on Dec. 2 and 4, 2022. Ap- proximately 160 guests attended. Many thanks go out to everyone who had a role in making these concerts such a success!
When you arrive at St. James Pres- byterian Church in Stouffville, Ont., you are warmly welcomed by 93-year-old Jim Thomas, a member since the 1960s. Is there a more ex- perienced greeter in The Presbyte- rian Church in Canada?
The large cross from outside the now closed Knox Presbyterian Church in Port Dover, Ont., was recently do- nated to Alexandra Presbyterian Church in Brantford, Ont.
On Jan. 15, 2023, Fallingbrook Pres- byterian Church in Toronto, Ont., welcomed the Rev. Dr. Robert (Bob) Faris, Moderator of the 2022 General Assembly, as guest preacher. Pic- tured is the Rev. Dr. Bob Faris with Liz Stark, elder, and the Rev. Angela J. Cluney.