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GATHERINGS
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The church garden at Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian Church in Wasaga Beach, Ont., is a wonderful gathering spot for everyone. This beauti- ful garden has the honour of being one of the North American way stations for Monarch butterflies as they journey north from Mexico each year. It is also a popular site for church services, weddings, birthdays and social chats over a coffee.
Women during afternoon fellowship at Knox Presbyterian Church in Oshawa, Ont., creating prayer shawls/afghans to bring comfort and warmth to those in need, far and wide. Pictured are (left to right) Aileen Leslie, Dianne Meule- meester, Sharon Sullivan, Loreen Gambell, Shirley Kedzierski.
Following three years of missing congregational gatherings, the men of First Presbyterian Church in Pictou, N.S., served a pancake and sausage supper for the congregation on Shrove Tuesday. The men, as always, enjoyed an evening of jovial fellowship in the kitchen, and provided the appreciative congregation an opportunity of shared laughter and com- munity. Pictured are Gerry Davidson, Luke MacDonald, Peter MacKay, Munroe Fraser, Ira Grant and David Munro.
The Presbyterian Church Building Corporation (PCBC) held its annual meeting of directors on April 14, 2023, in hybrid format: both virtually and in-person. Pictured, (left to right): Betty Kupeian (COO), Siggy Quickert, the Rev. Ian Morrison, Doris Eaglesham, George Gordon, Alex Grant, Dave Phillips, Sandra Steadman and Neil Coutts. Missing is the Rev. Ian Ross-McDonald. PCBC helps congregations obtain the funds necessary to build or expand their facili- ties at favourable rates of interest by providing guarantees for loans. Since 1972, PCBC has also provided housing assistance to retired servants of the church.
Iona Presbyterian Church in Dart-
mouth, N.S., gathered with friends
from the Presbytery of Halifax
Lunenburg and representatives of
the Halifax Regional Municipality to
honour and celebrate the service and retirement of the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Che- nard. Dr. Chenard served at Iona for 27 years and also volunteered in the role of chaplain with the RCMP and most recently with the HRM police.