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Coming Events
Saturdays, March 6th. and April 10th., 9:00 - 11:30 am on both dates. St. Columba Church, 1540 Main St. E. Hamilton, will be the site for a two part training event for elders entitled "We have this Ministry". The facilitator will be the Rev. Thomas Kay. Workshop One, on March 6th. will focus on the role and function of individual Elders, emphasising our understanding of the eldership as “a spiritual office.” The workshop will also trace the biblical and historic origins of the three ordained offices of Deacon, Elder, and Minister of Word and Sacraments. Workshop Two on April 10th. will focus on the role and function of Session within the congregation, but also in relationship to other courts. The workshop will also outline various current models for structuring the Session and its work. PARTICIPANTS MUST PRE-REGSITER BY PHONE OR EMAIL To register by phone, call 905.529.6896 (MacNab Church Office) Or email: macnabsec@macnabpresbyterian.com REGISTRATION IS FREE, there is no cost for this event. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 1 MARCH 2010
Friday, March 12th. Come celebrate the wearing o’ the green at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, (corner of James Street South and Jackson) in downtown Hamilton with an IRISH PUB NIGHT on Friday, March 12, 2010. Enjoy a casual cabaret-style evening of folk music with Dave Jensen and his friends from the Brantford Open Stage folk club. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with entertainment beginning at 8:00 p.m. The cost of $10.00 per person includes refreshments and snacks. Beer and wine along with finger food are available for purchase. We look forward to sharing this evening with you. For further information or to order tickets, contact: 905-522-2792 (St. Paul’s church office).
Sunday, March 14th. Sundays at Three is a series of free concerts run by Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, on Sunday afternoons in Lent, and is now in its 24th season. The fourth concert features Evan Campbell, guitar, playing Bach: Prelude, fugue and allegro, BWV 998; and Spanish-style dances by Barrios and Dyens. He will be joined by guitarists Jamie Roberts, Alida Del Signore, Evan Campbell and Wes Palladini, in a guitar quartet, playing works by Debussy and Ravel. All are students of Patrick Feely, and are students at the School of the Arts, McMaster University. Central Presbyterian is pleased to welcome three young people who are pursuing careers in music. The concert takes place at Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, on Sunday, March 14th at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, although there is a free-will offering. For more information, telephone the church office at 905-522-9098.
Sunday, March 14th. Knox Church, 23 Melville St., Dundas, is hosting a Lenten series on the theme - Growing Your Life With God Through Prayer and Meditation. The gathering is from 7:30 to 9:0 pm.
Thursday, March 18th.Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge is sponsoring a Ministry Leadership Day with Dr. John Stackhouse. The theme for this year’s event is "What in God's Name are you Doing?" Sessions include: Our Human Calling: Making Shalom, Our Christian Calling: Make Disciples, and Your Particular Calling: Why God Didn't Make You More Beautiful than You Are. Dr. Stackhouse specializes in analyzing and engaging trends in contemporary culture, particularly those that involve religion and spirituality. He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World, published by Oxford University Press. The cost for the day is $40.00 and does not include lunch. For more information and registration call 1-800-465-1961. There is more information on the Heritage Seminary website at www.DiscoverHeritage.ca
Saturday, March 20th. Presenting: John Dillon, Economic Justice Program Coordinator at KAIROS & distinguished author of "Power to Choose" (1981) on Canada's energy policy, and "Turning the Tide:Confronting the Money Traders" (1997).CLIMATE CHANGE CAP N' TRADE ECOLOGICAL DEBT, SATURDAY MARCH 20, 2010, 9:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Location: St. James Anglican Church, 137 Melville St Dundas, ON L9H 2A6. (Off King St., near corner of Market and Melville,parking at rear.) Small group sharing led by leaders of: -350.0rg -Dundas in Transition -Eco Churches of West Hamilton. Free of charge, all are welcome, refreshments will be served.For more information please contact Laura Martin 289-313-0741 or Sue Carson 905-304-3682. Sponsored by: Hamilton/Burlington KAIROS Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives & IDEA Burlington (Interfaith Development Education Association).
Saturday, March 20th. Knox Church, 23 Melville St, Dundas is hosting their 1st Annual St. Paddy's Pie Contest from 12:00 noon to 4 pm with Irish music and activities for children. To enter pie contest or order lunch tickets please email knoxpies@yahoo.ca or call 905-627-5596.
Tuesday, March 23rd. Tuesday March 23, 2010: The Presbyterian Men's meeting will be held at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Hamilton (165 Charlton Avenue West.) The meeting will start at 7:30p.m. The speaker of the evening will be the Rev. Dr. Clyde Ervine who is the senior minister of Central Presbyterian Church. There will be a time of fellowship following the meeting. Come out to what promises to be a great meeting.
Friday, March 26th. The Hamilton Area Science and Religion Forum, and the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation present a public lecture by Dr. James Peterson, the R. A. Hope Professor of Theology and Ethics at McMaster Divinity College and Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University. His presentation will be entitled "Changing Human Nature: ecology, ethics, genes, and God" and will be presented on Friday, March 26th. from 4:15 – 6:00 pm. The lecture will be presented in the University Club dining room, (Alumni Memorial Building), McMaster University. Peterson’s book, Changing Human Nature: ecology, ethics, genes, and God (to be released by Eerdmans in the fall of 2010), observes that our material world and human beings are constantly changing. The question is not if there will be change, rather whether we will be conscious and conscientious about its direction. Drawing from the diverse but centered Biblical tradition, human beings have unique capacity, relationships, and calling to develop the world. That stewardship of God's world includes our human physical form. Peterson offers context and standards for how we should think about such formative decisions.
Friday, March 26th. Central Presbyterian Church is hosting a Parent’s Night Out on Friday, March 26th from 7:00-9:00. Dr. Andrew Root will be speaking on: "Family, Parenting, and the Church: Examining Our Cultural Changes." No doubt parenting is a difficult journey, one filled with great joy and moments so near to despair. In this presentation we will explore the cultural transition that family has been under and the ways this has changed our parenting styles and perceptions of our young people. We will see how this has affected the very way that church has seen adolescents and parents. There will be resources for parents on health, faith, education and social issues; there will music, fellowship and dessert. Cost is $2. Child care is available. Please email adele.central@on.aibn.com if you plan to attend. Everyone is welcome. To download and print a promotional poster for this event click on Parent's Night Out.
Thursday, April 1st. Chalmers Church, Hamilton, 200 Mountain Park Ave., is hosting a Maundy Thursday Seder Pot Luck supper at 5:30 PM in McLean Hall.
Good Friday, April 2nd. One of the most beautiful of all choral works is the Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Composed in the 1790s, and featured in the movie Amadeus, the Mozart Requiem is for many a supreme religious experience. On Good Friday, April 2, 2010 the choir and soloists of Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, under the direction of Paul Grimwood, will perform this inspirational work. The soloists are Beverly Bronté-Tinkew, soprano; Mari van Pelt, mezzo-soprano; Bud Roach, tenor and Rudy Neufeld, baritone. The choir will be joined by an orchestra of 20 players. An interesting feature with the orchestra will be the inclusion of basset-horns instead of the more traditional clarinets.
The Requiem was left unfinished at Mozart's untimely death. His widow asked a pupil, Franz Sussmeyer, to finish the piece, so that it could be presented to the patron who had commissioned it. Sussmeyer's writing has often been considered a problematic: can anyone name other music written by him? His additions to Mozart's work rarely enhance it, and often detract. It is difficult, with the familiar sounds of this work in our ears, to realize just how little justice Sussmeyer has done to Mozart. Working with newly discovered sketches and from Mozart's original manuscripts, Duncan Druce, a British violinist and composer, has completed the Requiem in a way that may be closer to the composer's intentions than Sussmeyer's completion. He has handled the orchestra in a more interesting, and more Mozartian manner, and has rounded off the work with a graceful new Benedictus. The Druce completion has been recorded by Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players. The performance of this version in Hamilton in 1996 by Central Presbyterian Choir was a Canadian Premiere, and attracted wide interest. This year, the choir is singing most of the Druce version, but adding the familiar Sussmeyer setting of the Lachrimosa.
The choir's yearly tradition of presenting a major choral work with orchestra on Good Friday evening has called forth praise. The Hamilton Spectator has called their performances "splendid... an exquisite surprise... some of the finest music you'll hear anywhere" and mentioned "..excellent pitch, a lovely even sound... all marked what was a superb, profoundly moving performance...."
Mozart's Requiem takes place at Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, on Good Friday, April 2, 2010, at 8.00 p.m. Tickets are $20.00, or students and children $10. They are available by telephoning the church office at 522-9098, or at the door.
Good Friday, April 2nd. Chalmers Church, Hamilton, 200 Mountain Park Ave., is hosting a Good Friday Service at 10:00 AM. Members of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church will be joining us.
Easter Sunday, April 4th. Chalmers Church, Hamilton, 200 Mountain Park Ave., is hosting an Easter Breakfast at 8:30 AM followed by the Easter Service at 10:00 AM.
Friday, April 9th. Knox Church, 11 Melville St., Dundas will be hosting a concert by the Scott Woods Band. Concert is at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20.00. Contact 905-627-0982 or 905-627-8797 for tickets or further information.
Saturday, April 17th. The Southwest Ontario Men's Spring Conference sponsored by The Men's Network of The Renewal Fellowship within the Presbyterian Church in Canada will bre hosted by Knox Presbyterian Church, Embro, Ontario, 115 St. Andrews Street[519-475-4816]from 9:00 am until 2:15 pm. The speaker will be Dr. Aubrey Botha minister at Central Presbyterian Church in Cambridge, Ontario. The theme is "Finding Joy in Today's World: Living the Faith in a Postmodern World." The cost is $35 (including lunch) at the door or for late registration. $30 for early registration (mail, online, fax/phone notification) by Thursday, April 1. The Renewal Fellowship office is at The Renewal Fellowship office is at 3819 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke ON M9B 1K7. Phone: 416-233-6581 Fax: 416-233-1743
Saturday, April 24th. Chedoke Church, Hamilton, is the location for a seminar entitled "Evangelism for Scared Presbyterians." The seminar will feature John Bowen of the Wycliffe College Institute for Evangelism and will commence at 9:00 am and conclude at 1:30 pm. The cost is $10 (including lunch). Register in advance with Chedoke Presbyterian Church by calling 905-383-6561.
Saturday, May 15th. On Saturday, May 15, 2010, Crieff Hills will host an Auction Sale beginning at 10:30 a.m. (viewing begins at 9:00 a.m.). There will be a Silent Auction as well. Items for both are needed, and we welcome and encourage your congregation to take part and donate in any way possible. Items for the Auction and Silent Auction will be gratefully received after April 15, 2010 at Crieff Hills Community or we will arrange to pick up if you call us. Spring is always a wonderful time at Crieff Hills, and our walking trails will be ready for you that day! Refreshments will be available as well. To download and print a promotional poster for this event click on Crieff Auction poster.
June 15th. to 17th. You are invited to, “Governance and Ministry: Building Effective Partnership Among the Leaders of the Church”, the 18th annual Summer Training Institute for Church Leaders sponsored by Conciliation Services Canada. This ecumenical event will be led by the Rev. Dan Hotchkiss, Alban Institute Senior Consultant and author, in Waterloo, Ontario, June 15 to 17, 2010. Both lay and clergy leaders are encouraged to attend. More information is available at www.conciliationservices.ca .