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September Presbytery Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Presbytery will be held in St. John's Church, Grimsby, on Tuesday, September 14th.
2010 Synod Meeting
The Synod of Southwestern Ontario will meet in Stamford Presbyterian Church, 3121 St. Paul Avenue, Niagara Falls, starting on Tuesday, October 26 at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until Wednesday afternoon, October 27th. Rodger Nishioka, Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, will be the guest speaker at Synod and will make presentations on the Tuesday evening and again on the Wednesday morning. Professor Nishioka's teaching emphasis is on equipping pastors for their role as teachers and leaders in the educational ministry of the church. He is particularly interested in building congregational youth and young adult ministries, and has researched what attracts young adults to the church.Induction at St. Paul's, Hamilton
The public service for the induction of the Rev. Dr. Frederick Shaffer as Minister of St. Paul's Church, Hamilton, was held on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Dr. Shaffer's first service of worship as the new minister of St. Paul's was on Sunday, July 11th.Change in Status
Effective July 31st. the congregations of Knox Church, Port Dover, and St. Andrew's Church, Hagersville, which have been together as a two point charge for a number of years, will each become single point congregations. Knox, Port Dover, which has been experiencing significant growth in the past couple of years, initiated the request. The arrangements for pastoral care in the two charges will be determined in the days ahead.Stewart Memorial Anniversary
Stewart Memorial Church, 114 John St. N., Hamilton, is celebrating its 175th. anniversary this year. Stewart Memorial is the longest surviving predominately Black congregation in the city of Hamilton. The history of this congregation attests to the importance of the church as a spiritual beacon for Hamilton's African community that was established following the influx of fugitive slaves into the Hamilton area in the 1820's. Though Stewart Memorial Church is not a "Presbyterian" congregation we join them in celebrating God's faithfulness. A special Anniversary Homecoming Service will be held on August 15th., 2010, at 10:00 am. This special service will be held outdoors "under the tent." Additional information about this celebration are avail on the Stewart Memorial Church website.Workshop on Evangelism
On April 24th. the Presbytery of Hamilton sponsored a workshop on Evangelism in Chedoke Church, Hamilton. The keynote speaker was Dr. John Bowen of Wycliffe College and he has given permission for the audio of his two theme addresses on that day to be made available on the Internet. You may access these lectures by clicking on:-Dr. Bowen on Evangelism, Lecture 1
Dr. Bowen on Evangelism, Lecture 2
New initiatives on PresbyKirk
Yet Another Acronym To conserve screen space PresbyKirk is introducing a new acronym. The PresbyKirk name will often be shortened to PBK.The frailty of links Links to other websites are what the Internet is all about. However, they are a challenge to webmasters. First, a link from PBK to another website is not an endorsement of either that website or its contents. Also, web addresses do change. We always appreciate notification about dead or inappropriate links.
You Tube Individuals and congregations within the Presbytery are now posting their videos to YouTube. In this video age it is time that PBK began posting more "YouTube" links. The particular challenge about YouTube is that once a link takes you to the YouTube site you are offered many other video link choices - some of which may be quite inappropriate. Censorship on the Internet must be self imposed. Don't view what you find offensive! To access our YouTube links simply click on YouTube
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
Have you tried using 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.
Give it a try!
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
One of our objectives for PresbyKirk is to provide more information about the many events and activities happening in the congregations of the Presbytery. However, our objective can only be met if congregations can be persuaded to submit the information that is required for this to happen. We invite you to visit both the Events and Activities Page and the Church News Page for more information about the local congregational scene.
PresbyKirk is the official website of the Presbytery of Hamilton of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.