The first photos are beginning to emerge from the Canada Youth gathering in St. Catharines:

This photo was posted to the Canada Youth Live page at BeingPresbyterian.ca by Rev. Matt Brough via Twitter.
If you’d like to follow the first-hand experiences of Canada Youth attendees, be sure to check out the CY Live page!
Update: There are more [...]

About 10 days ago I was sitting in a theatre at the University of Waterloo listening with rapt attention to Sylvia Keesemat. We had just had an amazing worship led by the group from the Atlantic Provinces and with the musical support of Becca Whitla. Why was I in Waterloo? Who were [...]

The 135th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada gets underway this weekend, but due to the recent population boom at my house (we had twins a few weeks ago), I won’t be attending GA in Hamilton.
Of course, I want to follow along as much as possible from home, as I’m sure you all [...]

The leadership event of the year is coming to Ingersoll, Ontario.
The Spirit Centre at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church will be one eight sites in Ontario hosting this year’s Maximum Impact Simulcast leadership event on Friday, 8 May 2009.
The event features ten of the world’s most inspirational and creative leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony [...]

It’s been a busy two weeks or so – so here are a few quick items that I’ve been meaning to pass along:
PCConnect-TV is Coming!
The Communications team has been busily preparing for the launch of PCConnect-TV, the new weekly video series being produced by the Communications Office to showcase the life and work of The [...]

In a message sent to the denomination through the PCC website at presbyterian.ca, Rev. Stephen Kendall, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly, announced the names that will appear on the ballot for the Moderator of the 135th General Assembly.
Those names are:

Ms. Marilyn Clarke, Elder, Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Catharines, Ontario
The Rev. Karen Hincke, Minister, St. [...]

I had the pleasure this morning of speaking to a group representing the various specialized ministries in Canada.  The group is comprised of staff from church camps, native ministries, urban ministries and others. The discussion was primarily about the the denominational website at presbyterian.ca which gave me a great opportunity to hear the concerns of [...]

The staff of the national offices of The Presbyterian Church in Canada gathered this morning to celebrate the season of Advent and the coming of Christmas by decorating the area affectionately called “the holodeck” at 50 Wynford Drive.
While I haven’t yet discovered how this central section of the building acquired this Trek-inspired nickname, I [...]

The Assembly Council of The Presbyterian Church in Canada is currently holding its November meeting at Crieff Hills.  During a break in the proceedings, I was able to get this photo of the entire group – with the exception of yours truly.
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A full report on the proceedings of Assembly Council will be published [...]

Please note the word “DRILL” in that headline. Everybody is fine.
Last week I received an email that contained the October edition of the “Grapevine” newsletter from Deep River Community Church. In the newsletter was this little gem:
Fire Drill Results: Unlike 2007, there was no warning to the congregation so errors occurred in exiting the [...]