Christmas Services

December is a time for special church services at Knox with two such services already this month, and additional ones in the days ahead. The Advent Communion saw 130 unite around the table for the Sacrament of the Last Supper, and then – as always – the children of the church school were such a delight in their annual pageant, a presentation put together by our wonderful Sunday School staff, who put in long hours just to make sure that everything is perfect – or at least as perfect as can be expected under the circumstances.

This week’s service will feature special music by the choir under the direction of Peter Hanson for the annual Lessons and Carols service with the prelude featuring the Hand Bell Choir and vocal soloist Hella Hanson.

A message from the interim moderator
There is a special message on the way to all within the Knox congregation. This message will be in the mail for some, available at Sunday’s service for others, and via email for those in my address book as we seek to get it into everyone’s hands just as soon as possible.

The message from Rev. Thomas Kay takes a look at where we have been over the last few months, and then looks ahead at another phase in the interim ministry program at Knox.

There is important news in the letter as we move on toward the search phase of our vacancy, followed by an overview of our present financial situation.
There is a lot of important information in this letter, important information as we move forward into a New Year with new challenges and new opportunities, so please read it over carefully.

Cookies
Knox has a very active cookie ministry, and that fact became most evident in recent days.
Each year, a huge batch of cookies are prepared by members of the congregation which are then re-packaged and hand-delivered to individuals who are not able to get out to church on a regular basis.

These individuals are so appreciate of this simple gesture, and so a special thank you to the organizers, those who baked the cookies, and the many people who made the deliveries.

Knox is also involved in a special ministry for students at McMaster University during exam time, and recently 38 dozen homemade cookies were provided for the students. Carolyn McNiven and John McGibbon served hot drinks and cookies between 5:30 and 7:30 while Charlie Pearson and Bev Murie took over for the second shift, and between them, they served a total of 121 students.

The students are quite appreciative of this cookie ministry, with appreciation being extended on the spot and through letters received by the church from the thankful students, who enjoy this tasty break during the exams.