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On May 29, the staff at Crieff Hills Retreat Centre in Puslinch, Ont., was joined by the Rev. Ernie Naylor (convener of
the board) to give thanks for the fence on a new 10-acre rotational grazing area. The fence was made possible with
proceeds from the sale of the Dorchester Presbyterian Church building. The fields will become home to small herds of
sheep, pigs and cows, and will help store carbon, reduce greenhouse gases and rehabilitate the soil. Sheep added their
voices to the liturgy(!), and cake was (of course) shared afterwards. It was a joyful event!
Living Faith Community Presbyterian Church in Baxter, Ont., ran a Cereal Box Challenge for six weeks, where the
congregation was asked to donate cereal for the local food banks. The congregation was able to collect 110 boxes of
cereal and, to make things fun, they set the boxes up during Family Time and created a “domino” path. The children
did a countdown, and the first box was pushed over! This was an amazing effort to support families experiencing food
shortages. PHOTO CREDIT: CAROLYN MORRIS
July 7–11, Armour Heights Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ont., hosted
Compassion Camp. Every day, campers explored a new way to put compassion
into action in their lives. Highlights of the week included bubble experiments,
making instruments, water day, parachute games and banana pops, not to
mention all the new friendships and faith connections that were made.
On Saturday, June 29, Presbyterians from across Ontario marched in the Toronto Pride Parade. PHOTOS BY ARMOUR HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.