Presbyterian Record back issues from May 2003:
Publishing assembly reports earlier would engage the wider church. (For the Record).
May 01, 2003; ... In some circles, it might be considered temerity for a relative newcomer to propose changes to an organization's way of operating. But what's an editorial for if not to give some food for thought? Indeed, it is surely part of the role of any publication to provoke people into thinking ...
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2003 ... Still listening Many thanks to all who have responded to the study guide Listening ... produced by the Special Committee on Sexual Orientation (see March News). The committee apologizes for the short time between when congregations received the guide and the suggested deadline ...
Presbyterian philosopher's work on green issues wins Templeton Prize. (News Briefs).
May 01, 2003 ... Rev. Holmes Rolston III, professor of philosophy at Colorado State University, whose 30 years of research, writing and lecturing on the religious imperative to respect nature have established the field of environmental ethics, has been named the recipient of the 2003 Templeton Prize. The ...
Sandy McDonald elected Moderator-designate. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Rev. P.A. (Sandy) McDonald, minister of St. Andrew's, Dartmouth, and Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S., has been elected Moderator-designate for the 129th General Assembly. Elected from a field of four candidates in a vote conducted among all presbyteries, Mr. McDonald becomes only the second ...
Does Lord of the Rings count? (News Briefs).(reading of Christian books)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Close to half of adults and teenagers in the United States say they have read at least one Christian book in the past year, Barna Research Group reports ....
VST and St. Andrew's Hall make appointments. (News Briefs).(Vancouver School of Theology)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Vancouver School of Theology and St. Andrew's Hall have announced two joint appointments, effective July 1,2003. Subject to a call through the Presbytery of Miramichi, Rev. Dr. Philip Crowell will be appointed professor of ethics at Vancouver School of Theology. Prof. Crowell ...
Knox College introduces degree program for laity. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... This fall, Knox College, in conjunction with the University of Toronto, will introduce a new two-year program leading to a master of religious education degree (MRE). The program is for lay people with undergraduate degrees who wish to acquire knowledge and ...
Rev. Michael Fesenko dies at age 102. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
May 01, 2003 ... Rev. Michael Fesenko, who lived through an entire century and served as minister of a Presbyterian congregation for almost haff of it, died April 7, 2003, at the age of ...
Farewell open house for three senior staff. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Church offices will be hosting an open house to say thank you and farewell to Barbara McLean (associate secretary, Assembly office and deputy clerk), Marjorie Ross (associate secretary, International Ministries) and Don Taylor (chief financial officer and treasurer) as they embark upon ...
New deputy clerk appointed, treasurer nominated. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Among the business items to come out of the Assembly Council meeting of March 28-30 was the announcement of two appointments to the national staff. Rev. Donald Muir, minister of St. James; Stouffville, Oat., has been appointed associate secretary of the General Assembly office ...
Who is really on the Lord's side? (From the Moderator).
May 01, 2003; ... Wherever war is raging, it is common to refer to the warriors in terms of their religious affiliation. In the 21st century, we read headlines such as Muslim Extremists Attack Church or Jewish Settlers Open Fire on Palestinian Farmers or Christian Militiamen Slaughter Refugees. These ...
Church aid agencies poised to help. (Crisis in Iraq).
May 01, 2003; ... International church-related relief agencies are warning that the U.S.-led war in Iraq may exacerbate a long-standing humanitarian crisis in the region. The human toll of Iraq's recent history -- international sanctions, the effects of the 1991 Gulf War and a protracted war ...
Relief at fall of Baghdad. (Crisis in Iraq).
May 01, 2003; ... AMMAN -- News of the fall of Baghdad was being beamed from the television in the bustling lobby of the Hotel Intercontinental where journalists who had made the hotel here their temporary home were now deserting to make their way to the Iraqi capital. Aid agencies in the ...
PWS&D appeals for help for Iraq. (Crisis in Iraq).(Presbyterian World Service and Development)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Presbyterian World Service & Development is focused on the people of Iraq and is determined to address the catastrophic humanitarian consequences that accompany war. Working through Action by Churches Together and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, PWS&D will help provide food, ...
Church without walls: only five percent of Scots attend the Church of Scotland.(Book Review)
May 01, 2003; ... The Church of Scotland is standing at the crossroads. Its role as the national church is secured by government act; but, according to census data, only five per cent of the population attends Presbyterian services on Sunday mornings. With attendance dropping, the church is having a hard ...
What we learned from the reader questionnaire.
May 01, 2003; ... Publishing any magazine is a juggling act -- all the more so when the readership represents a broad swath of Canadian society from across this vast country. Although readers may be members of the same denomination, they still reflect the rich diversity of perspective evidenced in secular ...
Church elder tours Kirk to make silver inventory. (World Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... LONDON -- Kirkpatrick Dobie, a Church of Scotland elder, has started a 10-year project to visit all 1,200 congregations in Scotland personally to record every item of Communion and baptismal ware. The project was launched by the church's General Assembly because of the ...
Malawi's president to quit, ending feud with churches. (World Briefs).
May 01, 2003 ... HARARE -- After months of feuding with political opponents and churches in his country, Malawian President Bakili Muluzi has announced that he will not seek a further term in office, answering the prayers and requests of Christian leaders. In a radio broadcast, Muluzi told ...
Tutu seeks reparations as TRC findings spur suit. (World Briefs).(Desmond Tutu)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... CAPE TOWN -- South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission into the apartheid era has officially wound up investigations, but its repercussions will dog the nine-year-old democracy unless acted upon, believes Desmond Tutu, the commission's chair and former Anglican archbishop of Cape ...
A modest assessment of issues for discussion at the General Assembly.(Presbyterian Church in Canada)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; ... Presbyterians come in all shades. There are those who love attending General Assembly, who seem to feel the same way about a week in a university residence as most people do about a beachfront hotel room in the Caribbean. And there are those who gently shake their heads and say, "I've ...
The session of Jubilee Church. (People & Places).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: The session of Jubilee Church, Stayner, Ont., presented Reta Dickey with a plaque in recognition of her ...
Correction.(Correction Notice)
May 01, 2003 ... When this photo (concerning the presentation of a history book by St. Andrew's Chalmers, Uxbridge, Ont., to the national church archives) ...
Drummond Hill Church. (People & Places).(Niagara Falls, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: A window in honour of Rev. William J. and Isobel McKeown was dedicated at Drummond Hill Church, Niagara Falls. Mr. McKeown ...
A brass Bible stand and Bible presented in memory of Jack Ramsay. (People & Places).(St. James, Thamesville, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: A brass Bible stand and Bible presented in memory of Jack Ramsay by his family were dedicated at St.James, Thamesville, Ont. Pictured ...
A farewell luncheon honoured Rev. David A. and Hazel Smith for their interim ministry at First. (People & Places).(New Westminster, British Columbia)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: A farewell luncheon honoured Rev. David A. and Hazel Smith for their interim ministry at ...
As part of its monthly mission projects program. (People & Places).(St. Andrew's, Fredericton, New Brunswick)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: As part of its monthly mission projects program, the grades 4 and 5 church school class of St. Andrew's, Fredericton, focused its November 2002 project on Remembrance Day by donating items for a fruit and candy basket for the ...
Grace Murdoch, retiring clerk of session at St. Andrew's-Newton. (People & Places).(Surrey, British Columbia)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Grace Murdoch (right), retiring clerk of session at St. Andrew's-Newton, Surrey, ...
Kirkwall Church. (People & Places).(Cambridge, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Showing they're handy around the church are members of the men's club of Kirkwall Church, Cambridge, Ont. The club meets twice a month and does small ...
A group of Presbyterians from Halifax. (People & Places).
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: A group of Presbyterians from Halifax area churches ...
The congregation of Braeside. (People & Places).(St. Albert, Alberta)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: The congregation of Braeside, St. Albert., Alta., raised close to $4,000 to dig a well in drought-stricken Malawi. Standing in ...
Participating at the dedication of a founders plaque at Knox. (People & Places).(Uptergrove, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Participating at the dedication of a founders plaque at Knox, Uptergrove, Ont., are: eider Bill Smith, elder ...
Cutting the cake at the 175th anniversary service of St. Paul. (People & Places).(Port Hope, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Cutting the cake at the 175th anniversary service of St. Paul's, Port Hope, Ont., are guest speaker Rev. Stephen Farris clerk of session Ruth O'Neil and Rev. David ...
The session of First. (People & Places).(First, Pembroke, Ontario)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: The session of First, Pembroke, Ont., recognized two members for their service: Barbara Caldwell, former clerk of session and a presbytery ...
A dime was still worth something when the time capsule, opened last fall by the congregation of St. Andrew. (People & Places).(North Battleford, Saskatchewan)
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: A dime was still worth something when the time capsule, opened last fall by the congregation of St. Andrew's, North Battleford, Sask., was included in the church cornerstone in 1961. A dime was one of the items uncovered by Rev. Betty Marsh Don Backus and Margaret Beach, along ...
Every Sunday, the church school children at Essa Road, Barrie, Ont., insert pennies into slots on a map of Canada. (People & Places).
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Every Sunday, the church school children at Essa Road, Barrie, Ont., insert pennies into slots on a map of Canada. The pennies are ...
Beaverton Church. (People & Places).
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: Rev. Barney Grace, clerk of session Helen Crockford (holding the dedication plaque), Paul Davis and ...
The Millennium Scholarship. (People & Places).
May 01, 2003 ... Caption: The Millennium Scholarship, presented annually by the congregation of St. Andrew's Memorial, Port Credit, Ont., to a student for the ...
Sweet Tsunami! It's sink or swim time for the church, says one of North America's leading Christian critics. (Lecture Analysis).
May 01, 2003; ... The future of the church is riding on a great tidal wave of new thinking in our emerging culture. Leonard Sweet calls it a Soul Tsunami. Will we sink or swim in this new millennium, he wonders? On March 8, Prof. Sweet headlined a conference at Knox College to help Presbyterians, ...
The hummingbird and the ostrich egg: my mother never asks me to kill her. Thank God. (Mother's Day Story).
May 01, 2003; ... She's like a haute couture evening gown. What you see on the outside is as beautiful on the inside. Her eyes tell you where her soul has been. She has not had an easy life. She never saw it coming. Yet I suspect she wouldn't change a minute of it. Because of it, she became a ...
Redesigning the church's catechism: 'we have been made for joy'.
May 01, 2003; ... 'What is man's chief end?" Many readers will recall being asked that question in their Sunday school years as they, sometimes unhappily but usually diligently, attempted to memorize the Shorter Catechism. Once memorized, the answers would be recited to some long-suffering elder, ...
Battling addictions: 'my name is Heather and I am an alcoholic, a drug addict and a Christian'.
May 01, 2003; ... With these words, I faced a congregation of people, many of whom I have worshipped with almost all my adult life. "How can you call yourself a Christian and have done this?" is a question I've been asked many times. I'm a middle-aged, university-educated woman, but there are no ...
For whom the Bell toils: a few songs let you know how genuine Steve Bell is about spreading the word. (Mission Knocks).
May 01, 2003; ... The phone rings, and the male voice on the other end asks: "Is this Sherwood Park Presbyterian Church? Are you still interested in hosting a Steve Bell concert?" It is Dave Zeglinski, manager and two-time Juno Award-winning audio technician for Steve Bell. With great delight we ...
Pastrol epistles from Peter Plymley II.(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2003 ... Dear Editor: Both the Rev. J. Paddyngton Bayer and, perforce, the congregation of St. George-North Park have had quite a time developing their new "marketing niche" as keepers of the Celtic Christian flame in a world where the patina on the old Presbyterian niceties is no longer ...
Practising faith in marriage. (Reviews).(Book Review)
May 01, 2003; ... Fighting for Your Marriage: The Best-Selling Marriage Enhancement and Divorce Prevention Book by Howard J. Markmnan, Scott M Stanley and Susan L. Blumberg (Rev. ed., Jossey -Bass, 2001, ISBN 0-7879-S 744-5, $25.50). Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage by Lee Strobel and ...
The answer is powerfully, yes! (Reviews).(Sound Recording Review)
May 01, 2003; ... Listening In: Can God Be Trusted -- Audio Magazine Vol. 2, Steve Bell, host (Winnipeg: Signpost Communications, 2001). Reviewed by Art Van Seters. Quietly, the CD begins: "I am learning about dependence upon God and I don't think that could have happened to me personally if I ...
The Presbytery of Pictou is a treasure of denominational history. (Presbytery Profile).
May 01, 2003; ... The word Pictou comes from the Mi'kmaq Agg Piktuk, Explosive Place. The name refers to a volatile coal seam and obviously (we hope) not to the Presbytery of Pictou. In fact, with congregations in such idyllicsounding communities as Barney's River, Marshy Hope, Blue Mountain, Little ...
The e-vangelist: taking the great commission into cyberspace. (Active Evangelism).
May 01, 2003; ... Bob was sitting at his living room computer when the doorbell rang. Peering through the window, he saw two familiar faces. He often referred to them as the neighbourhood evangelists -- a couple of people from the church down the street who regularly made the rounds to talk about church and ...
A man ahead of his time. (Lives Lived).(John A. Ross)(Obituary)
May 01, 2003 ... John A. Ross (1919-2003) by his family He wasn't eccentric, but he sure liked people to think he was. He went through life with an impish twinkle in his eye. Whether scaling the stone facade of his Stayner, Ont., high school, sliding down the banister of the ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
May 01, 2003 ... CUNNINGHAM, REV. GEORGE BROWN, 1916-2003, passed away Jan. 29, 2003. George spent his early life in Orillia, Ont. As a young man, his aptitude for sports overtook his scholarly interest and he began working in Toronto. A call to ministry prompted a reluctant George to enrol at the ...
A mother he never had: images of love so disturbing, so divine. (For the Journey).
May 01, 2003; ... I greatly value the arts in all forms. For me it is more than the beauty and the warm feelings they awaken. Sometimes what the arts bring to bear upon my life is shocking and disturbing, and I value that as well. Vincent Van Gogh's self-portrait is a good example. The burning ...
Moderator's itinerary.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 01, 2003 ... May 7 Women's Missionary Society Annual meeting, Crieff Hills, Puslinch, Ont. May 11 - 18 Pinawa Christian Fellowship, Pinawa, Man. St. Andrew's, ...
Roundup.(Poem)
May 01, 2003; ... <Pre> Roundup John Grey She remembers like checking off a list of disasters. Fire, yes we had that. And flood. And drought. And deaths of course. The child drowned in the pond. The young man kicked by a horse. And, of course, a husband lost to war. With life scoured ...