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Rosemary Mambe, a member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Oshawa, Ont., is grateful for the publishing of her first book, What I Left for You: Mission of a Turbulent Life. She’s pictured here standing in front of a banner that was made for the 2012 General Assembly.
The Charity Challenge is part of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. For the third year in a row, Glenview Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ont., will have a team participating in the 5 km walk or run. This year, this inspiring community eventtakesplaceonSaturday,Oct.19.Thegoalistoonceagainraiseover$10,000fortheorganizationsinthechurch’s Special Fund—Evangel Hall Mission, Portland Place, ARISE, Native Child and Family Services Toronto, the Daily Bread Food Bank and Yorkminster Park Meals on Wheels. Go Team Glenview!
Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora, Ont., has the unique distinction of being the only church in Canada on a traffic circle. Each Christmas Eve, Knox takes advantage of this feature by surrounding the church with brightly lit angels. Each angel bears the names of friends and family the community wishes to honour or remember. Donations go to the work of the Knox Service Club. The angels are created by Shelley Maitland.
On April 24, the Rev. Milton Fraser, interim moderator, led a memorial service at Community Presbyterian Church in Almonte, Ont., in remembrance of members who had passed during 2023. For each, a tribute was read and a candle lit by a family member.
At the April Presbytery of Oak Ridges meeting, the presbytery presented Knox College with a cheque for $50,000 as seed money for Knox’s new online “Lifelong Learning” project. The funds were derived from the distribution of Caven church’s assets, as Caven church was dissolved when it amalgamated with St. Paul’s in Nobleton, Ont. When the Bolton Church commenced in 1875, the congregation named the church “Caven” in honour of William Caven, then principal of Knox College. Pictured (left to right): the Rev. Robert Hayashi, Knox Board member; Dr. Ernest van Eck, Principal, Knox College; the Rev. John Borthwick, Director of Lifelong Learning; Murray Stewart, former elder at Caven Church; John Buie, Presbytery Amalgamation Sub-Committee Convener; Derek Mumford, former elder at Caven Church; and the Rev. Rick Manafo, Moderator of the Presbytery Oak Ridges.
On April 21, the Rev. Heather Kinkaid preached on John 10:11–18, “The Good Shepherd,” at Community Presbyterian Church in Almonte, Ont. Tim Dack, a member, brought in a Suffolk lamb and brought it forward to show to the Sunday school children. The choir sang the anthem “Like a Lamb Who Needs a Shepherd.”