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PRESBYTERIAN
SUMMER 2024
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The mitten tree at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Halifax, N.S.
On Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, during the worship service, the Rev. Douglas E. Blaikie was named Minister Emeritus by the Session of Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Fredericton, with the approval of the Presbytery of New Brunswick. It is a title felt to be well deserved and long overdue. Celebratory cake was enjoyed by many well-wishers in the church hall after service.
Each year, the congregation of Kenyon Presbyterian Church in Dunvegan, Ont., holds a special “Old Tyme” service on the third Sunday in September. During this weekend, the community conducts a War of 1812 re-enactment that is staged at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum. This past September, Kenyon’s Interim Moderator, the Rev. Jim Ferrier (pictured left) performed an 1812-themed wedding at the museum as part of a special event for the re-enactment. The other costumed volunteers in the photo are Rosemary Chatterson (church pianist), James Prevost (church elder), Carol Wibby and Les Wibby (town crier).
During the annual meeting in February at Varsity Acres Presbyterian Church in Calgary, Alta., a helpful Sandi Churchill kept a watchful eye as Finance Chair Len Gale prepared to burn an “IOU note.” It signified the final payment on a $1.2 million building loan taken out in 2011 and was due to be paid off by 2025. Generous donations and redirected facility revenue were key to the early closing of the loan. The congregation is grateful to God for the new opportunities realized in the building expansion and the ministries it provides for. (Note: Sandi, the Leading with Care convener, made sure there was a bucket of water at the ready!). PHOTO CREDIT: IAN CHURCHILL
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Trivia Night took place at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Halifax, N.S., with the Rev. Michael Koslowski leading the group.
The Rev. Elizabeth McLagan celebrated her 102nd birthday on Feb. 28, 2024. A member of Langley Presbyterian Church in Langley, B.C., she retired from Presbyterian church ministry while at Bradner’s Presbyterian Church in B.C. She also served in Armstrong, Kerrisdale in Vancouver and at St. Giles, Prince George. She loved all her congregations and still stays in touch with many folks. Elizabeth also remains in contact with women from her many years in the Women’s Missionary Society (WMS), and some women from the WMS White Rock group joined in for a birthday meal. It was a very happy day for Elizabeth!
The congregations of St. Andrew’s, Cobden and Lochwinnoch around Arnprior, Ont., joined together for worship on March 3, 2024, to celebrate their minister, the Rev. Milton Fraser to mark his 60th birthday. There was music, food and lots of good vibes!
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