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PRESBYTERIAN
SUMMER 2018
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NEWS AND EVENTS
  World Day of Prayer Celebrated in the Lucknow Community
Clothing Sale to Support
PEI Hospital
  Women from Lucknow Presbyterian and Community Christian Reformed Church: Wanda Wilson, Karen Leferink (CCRC), Norma Raynard and Joanne Lennips.
South Kinloss Presbyterian Church members Margaret Hamilton, Leda White and Jo Landon.
lation is one of the most ethnically diverse in the region. The theme cho- sen by the Surinamese women this year was “All God’s Creation is Very Good!” Through prayer and reflec- tion, everyone was encouraged to consider the concerns of the people in Suriname and also to remember our own local environment and to think about actions that can be taken to nurture and preserve all of creation for future generations.
Each year in Lucknow, a differ- ent church hosts a World Day of Prayer event. This year, members of the community gathered together at Lucknow Presbyterian Church to cel- ebrate the World Day of Prayer and to learn more about Suriname. Repre- sentatives from the Lucknow Presby- terian, United, Anglican, Community Christian Reformed and South Kin- loss Presbyterian Churches all took part in the service, which included singing and praying together. Joanne Lennips, who led the worship, also organized the viewing of an informa- tive video about Suriname. Lunch and a time of fellowship followed the service.
The next World Day of Prayer ser- vice, which will be written by women in Slovenia, will be celebrated on Friday, March 1, 2019, around the world. Everyone is encouraged to attend a service in their local com- munity. The World Day of Prayer re- minds us how important it is to learn about life in other parts of the world and the issues affecting people living in those regions. Prayer is powerful and prayerful action can make a big difference both locally and globally.
By Susan Cameron, Summerside Presbyterian Church, P.E.I.
The Prince County Hospital Auxil- iary serves the PCH in Summerside, P.E.I., a hospital with around 100 beds. The Auxiliary has been oper- ating for 106 years, and is one of the oldest continuing operating hospital auxiliary groups in Canada. We fun- draise to assist patient suppor t pro- grams and to help purchase medical equipment. Every year for over 10 years, we have held a gently-used clothing sale, collecting bags and bags of donated clothing, footwear and accessories from the commu- nity. Five years ago, it became nec- essary to move the sale out of the hospital, as we had basically out- grown the room that had been made available to us.
Rather than quit having this fund- raiser, which brings in $4,000–5,000 in sales every year, a partnership was formed with the Circle of Joy At- lantic Mission Society (AMS) group at Summerside Presbyterian Church. They had a brand-new church, with a lovely fellowship hall, accessi- ble doorways and washrooms, and plenty of parking! The AMS group members also participate in the fun- draisers and lend us some much needed help in setting up, working at, and clearing away at the end of the day. We do this on a profit-sharing basis, and the AMS receives 15% of the sales to use toward supporting the group’s missions.
Everyone has been so pleased with this arrangement, and it’s a great ex- ample of how a community/church partnership can be developed.
  Written by Marilynne Gilchrist, member of South Kinloss Presbyterian Church in Lucknow, Ont.
The World Day of Prayer, a global ec- umenical movement led by Christian women to encourage prayer and ac- tion for peace and justice, was cele-
brated across Canada and around the world on Friday, March 2, 2018. This year’s service was written by women who live in the Republic of Suriname, which is located in the northeastern region of South America. Although Suriname is one of the smallest countries in South America, its popu-
  20th Anniversary of the Presbyterian Archives at Wynford Drive
 By Kim Arnold, Presbyterian Archives
On Friday, April 27—twenty years to the day it officially opened—national office staff celebrated with Presbyte- rian Archives staff, Kim Arnold and Bob Anger, on marking this special anniversary. Previously located in the basement of Knox College and then in a repurposed sewing factory/office building on Soho Street, Toronto, the Archives collection was moved into a specially designed state-of-the-art archives facility at the national office in spring of 1998.
The Presbyterian Church Archives assists thousands of researchers an-
nually with many and varied requests for information, with records dating back to 1791. Those who pay us a personal visit to our facility will have a chance to both use and view this amazing multimedia repository. The
Archives staff will be pleased to wel- come you!
   National office staff visiting the Archives.







































































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