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December 3rd marked the start of Advent 2017 — those four weeks of anticipation and preparation that we repeat every year while we await the birthday of the baby Jesus. In our church we decorate the sanctuary with reminders of the season. In addition to the Advent wreath and its candles, there is a Christmas tree, potted poinsettias, a…
As the months pass, our congregation may wonder what progress is being made in the process to find a new full time pastor. The November newsletter contains a letter from our Interim-Moderator Rev. Bernie Skelding and a further letter from him was included as an insert in the worship bulletin for Sunday, November 19th. Session recently…
How many of us take our church Sunday School and Christian Education programs for granted? They just happen, don’t they? Year after year, every September we send our children back to the usual routine of school, sports, and piano lessons. We resume our bible studies and weekly or monthly group commitments. Do we ever stop to…
June 30th marked the beginning of a transitional period for our congregation. It was the official last day of the Rev. Dr. Gerard Booy’s ministry in Haney Church. What’s next for him? He is stepping away from congregational ministry to begin, in his words, “a practice as Spiritual Director through which I hope to provide spiritual guidance for individuals,…
I heard the geese arrive in our marsh last weekend. Now that spring is here, I expect they’ll be starting the nesting process, building them out of sight among the tall grasses and reeds. Every spring one silly goose chooses to nest on top of an abandoned beaver house way out in the middle of the marsh. Even…
We have now travelled beyond Palm Sunday and we continue on a path through Holy Week. All during Lent we have been moving hesitantly toward this time when we will come face to face with the One who willingly gave up his life for us. Jesus the Christ, the sacrificed Lamb of God, was brutally crucified in our place. He saved us! What…
Melting piles of slush and errant flurries may have us thinking we’re a long way from springtime, but there are Snowdrops blooming in the garden. This resurgence of life reminds us that spring will officially arrive in a month, followed by Easter, just a month later. This present interval is our time to turn towards God — a…
A Lent Daily Devotional has been created by the faculty, students and friends of Presbyterian College, Montreal. Click [here] to access the devotional in various formats. It offers scripture readings, prayers and reflections daily, beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017. “In using it, we encourage you to set aside a specific time and place each day…
The Christmas Pageant presented to the congregation on December 11th was entitled, “A Child Shall Lead Them: Now Museum, Now You Don’t” with children, youth and young adults participating. While we don’t like to feature individuals on the website without permission, here are a few group photos and a video to share highlights of this very special program. The…
No matter how much we might sometimes wish otherwise, time steadily moves into the future. We can’t slow it down, speed it up, or make it go backwards, although it has an uncanny way of seeming to drag when we’re anticipating an event, and dash when we’re dreading one. That’s why it’s important to take…
