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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Caintown, in Mallorytown, Ont., celebrated its 147th anniversary with a concert at the church on September 30. Entitled “Caintown Sings!” the concert featured the Caintown Choir and Chorus, the bluegrass group “Covey Country Connection” and a hymn sing. Approximate- ly 60 people from the congregation and community attended, and gathered for a reception following the concert. A freewill offering was taken in support of the Brockville and Area Food Bank.
The semi-annual Textile Recycling Drive at Caledonia Presbyterian Church in Caledonia, Ont., was held Oct. 14, 2023, and once again the community responded with great enthusiasm and generosity. Shown here is a sampling as they prepared to load the truck after a successful venture. Over a metric ton was diverted from local landfills!
Caledonia Presbyterian Church in Caledonia, Ont., held an evening of fun and music called Memories of Motown and More. Recruiting the singing voices of many choir members, the community enjoyed an evening sharing over 20 songs as they travelled down memory lane with music. Shown here is pastor Janice Doyle with several choir members as they gave a rousing rendition of “I Will Follow Him” from the movie Sister Act. Plans are already in the works to share another evening of music and memories.
Knox Presbyterian Church in Victoria, B.C., has hosted a number of Knox Cafés reminiscent of the coffeehouses of the 1960s. These evenings of fel- lowship offer music provided by the Café Trio, along with tasty treats, and of course coffee and tea. They bring together members of the local Presbyterian congregations as well their friends, families and neighbours. Each evening has a theme, like “Songs of Peace, Love and Protest,” “Songs of Love and Re- gret” for Valentine’s Day, and “Songs of the Dead—a musical” to explore the Christian season of Allhallowtide, which is the root of Halloween. Proceeds from these evenings support the humanitarian work of PWS&D.
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Following worship on Sept. 24, 2023, Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church (RHPC) in Richmond Hill, Ont., hosted a thank-you luncheon for Assessor Elders David Banfield, Den- nis Mooney and their wives Jennifer Banfield and Bonnie Mooney. David and Dennis had been RHPC Asses- sor Elders for 6.5 years. Their term came to a close at the end of Sep- tember. The Session is very blessed to have benefited from their expertise, wisdom and dedication. May God be with them. Pictured cutting the cake are, left to right, Bonnie, Dennis, Da- vid and Jennifer. They are also pic- tured (above left) with the Session.
St. James Presbyterian Church in Stouffville, Ont., invited the community to safely view the partial annular eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023. The Rev. Joan Mas- terton (right) and Charlene Mason took a look using solar glasses provided by the church.