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On Sept. 10, 2023, Treasurer Maureen Boyd was thanked (and surprised!) for her 59 years of service at Point Edward Presbyterian Church in Point Edward, Ont. She’s pictured here between the Rev. Dick Eric van Dorsten and Janice Robson.
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The summer kicked off with a solemn and joyful celebration—the installation worship of new elders at Communauté Chrétienne Siloé Canada, a Presbyterian congregation in Montreal, Que. May 28, 2023, will be remembered as the day the community welcomed its new spiritual leaders with gratitude. Members participated in an emotionally charged worship, marked by fervent prayers and moments of reflection on the crucial role of elders in guiding the community.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Medicine Hat, Alta., spent 2023 cel- ebrating their 140th year of Chris- tian witness in Medicine Hat. The culmination of the celebrations was a service of thanksgiving (and communion) on October 1, led by the Rev. Dr. Jean Morris, followed by lunch in Taylor Hall. Other events throughout the year included an historic “High Tea.” The year began with a congregational supper and singalong back in February.
On Sept. 29, 2023, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lethbridge, Alta., held a Ceilidh event in collaboration with Lethbridge Scottish Country Dance Club.
On Sunday, Oct. 29, at St. Giles Pres- byterian Church in North Sydney, N.S., Daniel Garrepalli spoke about receiving a shoebox from Opera- tion Christmas Child in 2008, in his home nation of India. This year, Daniel is packing a shoebox along with members from St. Giles and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Sydney Mines. Pictured in the photo with Daniel is Janice Stagg Har- ris, congregational coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, and the minister, the Rev. Ritchie Robinson.