Thanksgiving Sunday

Sunday is a special day in the life of any church, especially at Knox, as we offer thanks for our many blessings as we not only celebrate Thanksgiving Sunday, but gather around the table to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. There are special decorations in the sanctuary, and the fruit and vegetables, donated by members of the congregation, will be donated to the Wesley Urban Ministries after the service.

Harvest Festival

And, in keeping with the harvest theme, tickets will be available on Sunday for the Harvest Festival Dinner sponsored by the Congregational Life committee. The event is scheduled for Oct. 21, with tickets priced at $12 while kids eat free.

Grief recovery seminars

As you well know by now, Rev. Linda Corry is now part of the interim ministry team here at Knox, assisting Rev. John in many different ways including during worship, but her main emphasis is on grief recovery, and in that regard, the first of grief recovery programs will get under way Oct. 13 at 10 o’clock in the morning. This seminar, which is for anyone who has experienced loss of any kind, will be repeated on Oct. 17th at 7 p.m.

Linda will also be conducting a Grief Recovery Outreach Program starting Nov. 3rd and running for 12 sessions, while a special program for children is scheduled to begin Nov. 7th.

There is a display of the various books to be used in the seminars and workshops in Reception Room B, and those interested in attending any of the programs are urged to look them over during coffee on Sunday.

Complete details about these programs and the registration requirements were included with Knox Talks, which was delivered recently by the church elders. If you did not receive the information, please contact Trish at the church office.

Rev. Linda Corry has given leadership in ministry in both the Presbyterian and Anglican Churches in Canada, and has served as a private practice psychotherapist to lay persons and clergy.

Linda is a graduate of Concordia University, Montreal (Bachelor of Arts), McGill University (Bachelor of Theology), and The Presbyterian College at McGill University (Diploma in Ministry).  She has studied with The Institute for Life Coach Training, is a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Certified Practitioner, a Grief Recovery® Specialist licensed by The Grief Recovery Institute, and a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists. She has experience incorporating principles of church leadership, growth and development from the Alban Institute, Bill Easum and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Mission Developer Training in church planting and re-development, among others.

Linda's faith and ministry have roots across denominational lines.  With an Anglican mother and United Church father, she grew up in a Presbyterian congregation in a Roman Catholic community and attended a largely Jewish High School. She became the first woman graduate of The Presbyterian College, and served in the Presbyteries of Montreal and West Toronto before entering the Anglican Church to minister in the Diocese of Niagara.