135th. General Assembly Concluded
The 135th. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada which met in Hamilton is now over. Thanks is expressed to members of the Presbytery and a large number of volunteers from our local congregations for the support that they gave to the work of the Assembly and in providing hospitality to the visiting Commissioners. Anyone wishing additional information about the activities at the Assembly may visit the national website of the Presbyterian Church in Canada by clicking on General Assembly 2009.
Call to Jennifer Geddes
The June meeting of the Presbytery held in St. Paul's Church, Burlington, on June 16th. approved a call to Jennifer Geddes to be the Assistant Minister at St. Andrew's Church in Victoria, BC. The Presbytery will meet in South Gate Church at 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 21st. to ordain Jennifer Geddes.Camp Kintail
As the camping season approaches, the Rev. Theresa McDonald-Lee, Director of Camp Kintail, has issued two bulletins.URGENTLY NEEDED – NURSES FOR KINTAIL
Due to last minute cancellations, we now need nurses for three weeks of the summer – K1 (June 28 – July 4), K3 (July 12-18), and K10 (August 23 – September 2). If you are a registered nurse, a registered practical nurse, licensed paramedic, or medical doctor, we would love to have you join us for a week of nursing at summer camp. Your children or grandchildren could participate in the camping program. There is a beautiful and comfortable health care centre, Feathers, where our nurses stay. If you would like more information, please contact Theresa (Camp Director) at 519-529-7317.
80th Anniversary Open House and 2009 Staff Commissioning – Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Everyone is invited to celebrate 80 years of ministry and mission at Camp Kintail. Starting at 2pm, there will be an open house, and at 4pm, there will be a worship service which includes the staff commissioning. This will be followed by a pig roast. The meal will be by donation. Come and relive your memories of the last 80 years. New campers and old are welcome to come, tour the site, meet the staff, go for a swim, worship together, and celebrate eighty years of Camp Kintail! See you at Camp!
Information about future Presbytery Meetings Although there may be special meetings of the Presbytery called during the summer period to deal with emerging business the next regular meeting of the Presbytery is scheduled to be held in Brant Hill's Church, Burlington, on Tuesday, September 8th. That meeting will include the installation of the Moderator Elect, Mr. Ken Sheward.
Computer / Internet Guidelines
The Presbytery of Hamilton has approved two sets of guidelines relating to the use of computers and the Internet. The first document is entitled "Guidelines for the use of Computer/Internet Technology Within the Presbytery." These guidelines are presently in the process of being implemented within the Presbytery. The second document entitled "Congregational Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Computers and the Internet" commends prudent practices that congregations are being urged to implement. Ministers and Representative elders are encouraged to download and familiarize themselves with both these documents and then to bring them to the attention of the appropriate people within their congregation. The Web Committee of the Presbytery is prepared to assist congregations with understanding and implementing these new policies.
PresbyKirk's Own Search Engine
Introducing the Presbytery of Hamilton Search Engine! It functions like any other search engine but its search range is restricted to PresbyKirk, the congregational web sites in the Presbytery of Hamilton and to the material on PCC Web. Try it out.Coming Events in the Presbytery of Hamilton
The calendar presented below is a listing of "official" events within the Presbytery of Hamilton. Due to size constraints the calendar entries are truncated. However, clicking on any listed entry will open a pop up window with details of the event.
Congregational News & Events
This top page of PresbyKirk is reserved primarily for matters related to the life and work of the Presbytery of Hamilton. However, it is our objective for PresbyKirk also to provide information about the many events and activities happening in the congregations of the Presbytery. We invite you to visit both the Events and Activities Page and the Church News Page for more information about the local congregational scene.
On the Horizon
We hope to continue to enhance PresbyKirk during 2008 and expect to introduce some major innovations by late summer or early fall. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
We also want PresbyKirk to become a place where ideas are shared and discussed. Any material of a editorial or meditational nature that is submitted will certainly be considered for inclusion on the site.
PresbyKirk is the official website of the Presbytery of Hamilton of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.