By Rev. Joan Masterton, the PCC’s representative on the Canadian Council of Churches’ Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group, and the minister for St. James Presbyterian Church in Stouffville, Ont.
(This article originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of the Presbyterian Connection newspaper, p. 3.)
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Knox College and the University of Toronto have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in a key step towards the UofT purchasing the iconic Knox College properties in the heart of the University campus.
As Ukrainians are faced with war, danger and uncertainty, the PCC joins in praying for safety, peace and comfort.
Funds are available to provide financial assistance for accessing counseling or psychotherapy to help support healing for those who experienced harm due to homophobia, hypocrisy, transphobia and heterosexism in the church.
The Women’s Missionary Society is hosting a free online event on February 9 with the Rev. Dr. Glynis Williams on the state of mission today.
An article by the Rev. Allen Aicken, retired Presbyterian minister in Vancouver, B.C., on the idea and need of a Guaranteed Livable Income in Canada.
A new resources from the Life and Mission Agency assists church courts, agencies, colleges and camps to review their policies, procedures and practices, including the language used to identify and revise aspects that fail to reflect the full inclusion of all people.
This half-hour video gives a brief overview of The Presbyterian Church in Canada’s role in colonization and Residential Schools. It is intended as an educational tool to help people understand the ways in which racism and colonial attitudes shaped the church’s mission, with devastating consequences.
The PCC has established a new fund to honour of the children who were lost at residential schools and all people living with the consequences of that legacy.
In response to the devastating confirmation of unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools in Canada, a statement was published, in consultation with the National Indigenous Ministry Council, and signed by the current and previous Moderator of General Assembly. It speaks, through repentance and lament and in humility, for the lives of all the children who were lost and makes many commitments for the church to act upon.
