A candidate is coming to preach for a call on Sunday 16 April at 10 am in a joint service at St. Paul’s in Winchester. Communion will be served at this service. The service will be followed by a pot luck lunch and a joint congregational meeting at which we will discuss whether to call this candidate as out minister, and vote on the matter. All members and adherents of the church are encouraged to attend this service, meet the candidate, and vote. More information about the minister will be available and distributed on Easter Sunday, April 9th.
Author: Ruth Pollock
Intimation declaring the charge vacant
The Presbytery of Seaway-Glengarry
Mrs. Ruth Pollock, Moderator
Mrs. Donna McIlveen, Clerk
Clerk: 1711 County Road 2 Johnstown ON K0E 1T1 – 613-657-3803 – donnamcilveen79@gmail.com
INTIMATION DECLARING A CHARGE VACANT
In consequence of the retirement of the Rev. Bruce W. Kemp,
formerly minister of the pastoral charge of
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Chesterville,
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Winchester and
Morewood Presbyterian Church, Morewood,
the Presbytery of Seaway-Glengarry
hereby intimates and declares the charge to be vacant
and calls upon all parties concerned to proceed,
according to the laws and practice of the church,
to the obtaining of a minister to fill the vacancy.
January 1, 2021 Mrs. Donna McIlveen, clerk
Johnstown, Ontario The Presbytery of Seaway-Glengarry
Interim Moderator
With Rev Bruce Kemps’s coming retirement, the Presbytery has appointed Rev. Samer Kandaloft as the Interim Moderator for our 3 point charge. We welcome Rev. Kandaloft and look forward to working with him.
Refugee Sponsorship
The Presbytery of Seaway-Glengarry has decided to sponsor a refugee family. To that end a Refugee sponsorship committee has been formed. They have asked each pastoral charge to name a representative. Garnet Thompson from Morewood has agreed to be our representative. The cost to sponsor a family is approximately $30,000. Support for the programme will be by freewill donations through our local churches to the Presbytery. Our refugee family has arrived and is thriving in Kemptville. This venture was very successfull, and as a Presbytery, we have agreed to support another refugee; freewill donations are ongoing.