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Last November, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Port Colborne, Ont., ran a “radnelaC tnevdA esreveR—Reverse Advent Calendar.” Instead of opening a calendar door each day over Advent, we collected for the local Food Bank and Clothes for Kids. Also, we did it in November so items would arrive in good time for the holidays. We are continuing with the “radnelaC tnevdA esreveR” again this year and always trying to think of other new ways to reach out to our community.
When the Synod of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario decided to go to a commissioned Synod to do its business, it also decided to hold an Educational/Fellowship event every two years. So from Oct. 16-17, 2018, we had a retreat at Gimli, Manitoba. Gimli is a fishing and cottage community on Lake Winnipeg. The Synod is grateful to the Regional Resourcing Funds of the PCC that enabled this retreat to take place.
Over the weekend of Sept. 29–30 (Pres- byterians Sharing Sunday), Knox Pres- byterian Church in Burlington, Ont., welcomed the Rev. Dr. Margaret Mullin into our midst to speak about her work at Place of Hope Presbyterian Church and Indigenous ministries. This in- cluded a talk on Saturday and worship on Sunday. In the picture, Dr. Mullin is teaching the children about the four di- rections.
The worshipping community at Dunwood Place is located in a retirement community run by the Presbyterian Senior Citizens Housing Society in New Westminster, B.C. Dunwood celebrated their 40th anniversary serving the seniors in New Westminster in September 2017.
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On Oct. 24, the three Presbyterian congregations of Knox Holstein, Knox Normanby and Amos Dromore and surrounding community members celebrated 10 years of Prayer Shawl Ministry and the giving of 740 prayer shawls and lap quilts. Pictured above (left to right): Dee Castaldi, Terry Walker, Diane Orr, Lori Charlton, Lou Keith, Hilda Echlin, Joan Studzinski, Brenda Calder.
The Arthur Circle at Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich, Ont., is a group of friendly women who meet monthly for fellowship together and to support the work of mission through the Women’s Missionary Society. They decorated the church sanctuary for Thanksgiving with non-perishable food items collected from the con- gregation, which were later donated to the community’s two food banks.
After raising over $800 in donations for PWS&D’s water projects during Vacation Bible School last summer, the children at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Markham, Ont., presented PWS&D with a hand-crafted cheque.
The Rev. Shelly Chandler was ordained on July 8, 2018, at Gordon Presbyterian Church in Burnaby, B.C. Shelly is pictured above with the Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher- Walls (left) and the Rev. Cal MacLeod (right).