Knox Presbyterian Church, Acton
44 Main St. N L7J 1W2 Acton, ON, Canada

The daily prayers for Monday, November 22 to Saturday, November 28, 2020, from the Presbyterian Church in Canada's Daily Prayer and Mission Moment Calendar.

Service for November 15, 2020 Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis

November 15 service CANCELLED: as Halton enters the red "control" zone of Ontario's COVID-19 system, Knox Acton has decided to cancel our church service tomorrow. We must be proactive in our responsibilities to our congregation and our community. Session will meet this Wednesday for further consideration. Please contact George Henderson, if any questions, comments, or concerns. We share here the service that would have been, with guest preacher Dianne Douglas on "Making Good Use of Our Talents." We will share Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis's online worship material tomorrow.

Knox Acton continues to collect donations for the Halton Hills Links2Care Holiday Giving: Care for Children & Families. This support circles close to home for a family in Acton. Please mail or drop off your donation in the mailbox at the church by Monday, November 30. For donations $20 or more, please leave your name with the donation. https://www.links2care.ca/.../children.../holiday-giving/

Getting ready to stamp your Christmas cards? Order your booklet of Knox Acton 175th Anniversary Canada Post stamps! Buy a booklet of 12 stamps for $20.00, and Knox Acton will donate $1.50 to our Links2Care collection for an Acton family during the holiday season. Half a booklet, with 6 stamps, is $10. These stamps are of full value for the regular "P" permanent domestic postage. Please call the church office at 519-853-2360 or email [email protected] by Wednesday, November 18 to make your order.

Who has a picture of George McCowan wearing the keg collar around his neck to collect holiday funds for a family in Acton? That tradition goes on, as the Knox Christian Education Committee collects donations for Links2Care Holiday Giving 2020. Please make your donation by the end of November, and leave your name for a receipt.

PCC Mission Moment for Sunday, November 22 On this National Housing Day we remember Winnipeg Inner City Missions as we pray for all people who do not have adequate, safe, and affordable housing, and give thanks for people and programs that provide safe spaces for others.

This week, in honour of our 175th Anniversary, we received a congratulatory certificate from the Honourable Michael Chong, Member of Parliament for WellingtonHalton Hills: "May your congregation be blessed with good health and happiness, as you celebrate memories past and anticipate many more." Our memory box is open and ready to collect your Knox treasures: please remember to bring or email your Knox stories and photographs!

The sermon for Sunday, November 22, 2020, by our Interim Moderator, Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis, minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. https://youtu.be/4F5EJzN_WwM

A letter from our Interim Moderator, Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis, for Knox Acton's 175th anniversary, this Sunday, November 1st! #knoxacton175

The Session of Knox Acton has decided not to hold in-person services until Halton is out of the Ontario government's Red Zone for control of COVID-19. This Sunday, November 22, is the Reign of Christ, the last Sunday of the Christian calendar. Next Sunday, the church begins a new year with Advent in anticipation of the birth of the Christ Child. At this portal of change, as we enter a season of wait, may we be blessed with hope, strength, and patience.

On this Remembrance Day, we turn to the World War I and and World War II Honour Rolls of those who served from Our Kirk: 1845-1945. Let us remember. #WeRemember

On behalf of Knox Presbyterian Church, Acton, our Clerk of Session, George Henderson, issues this invitation: Dear Knox Acton and friends, please see the attached invitation to join us Sunday, November 1 at 10:30 AM for our 175th Anniversary worship service with Rev. Janet DeWolfe in the pulpit! #knoxacton175

For Students and Colleges Sunday, this October 18th, we again welcome Dianne Douglas to lead us in worship and a soloist for hymns and an offertory anthem. Come early to find your place for our 10:30 AM service.

Rev. John M. Anderson, the eleventh minister here at Knox Acton, had served as a military chaplain. He landed on the Normandy beaches in France on June 6, 1944, and for his bravery received a Military Cross (Our Kirk: 1845-1945, pp 63-64).

Join us at Knox Acton Presbyterian Church for our 175th Anniversary service with Rev. Janet DeWolfe, Sunday, November 1 at 10:30 AM. Follow #KnoxActon175 for updates!

The November edition of PCConnect features an invitation to join the moderator and begin the Season of Advent together, as well as an invitation to join the introductory webinar for Presbyterians Read’s Advent 2020 book study. Also included in this latest e-newsletter are new Advent and Christmas resources, information on the PCC’s Giving Tree project and Social Action Hubplus so much more! Read now at https://mailchi.mp/presbyt/latest-e-news-pcconnect-nov-2020.

How is your #KimPettyBank coming along? Here is one of the purposes of our Kim Petty Memorial Fund: monthly donations through Compassion Canada in support of our foster child, Dayana Paola Zuniga Veta in Honduras! We'll be collecting the Kim Petty Banks (or designated donations) in December. Let's do what we can to make change for children.

We are excited to welcome Rev. Janet DeWolfe back to Knox Acton for our 175th Anniversary on Sunday, November 1 at 10:30 AM. Did you know Rev. DeWolfe grew up as an Allan with us here at Knox Acton? Read her bio in this post, and join us this Sunday! #knoxacton175

This Sunday, October 25th, we are blessed to hear a memory and a prayer from our former minister, Rev. Todd Nelson. Please see the images attached for his Recollection and Prayer of the People. Follow this link to Knox Acton's video of the service: https://youtu.be/ctyXhfxAfzg #knoxacton175

How many shoeboxes can we pack? An excellent start to the Community of Acton Challenge for Operation Christmas Child, as shoeboxes come in, filled with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, etc., for children in need around the world. Join the challenge: pick up an empty shoebox here at Knox Acton, before or after our 10:30 service Sunday morning; or let us know, and our Shirley will deliver a box to you.

This Harvest Sunday, October 11, we welcome Dianne Douglas again as guest preacher. We welcome you to join us in person for this 10:30 AM Thanksgiving service, following our safety precautions of masks and physical distancing, and with a soloist to sing for us the Thanksgiving hymns.

This Reformation Sunday, October 25, Dianne Douglas returns to lead us in worship, and Pat and Bob Kerr with the singing sisters, Pat Kentner and Lorrie Ryan Lewis, will offer our ministry of music. Come early to mask up, sign in, and find your seat for the 10:30 AM service. Or subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/ctyXhfxAfzg

Celebrating Thanksgiving at home: the PCC has gathered some fun ideas for families to celebrate Thanksgiving at home by acknowledging the blessings in their lives and giving thanks to God. Please find at this link a list of a fun and meaningful activities to do with your family and friends this Thanksgiving: https://presbyterian.ca/2020/09/24/thanksgiving-at-home/.

In our October 18th worship service, George shared the words of Rev. Ralph D. Neil, the Interim Minister at Knox Acton from 2011-2014. Hear his memory at 2:00 mins and his Prayers of the People at 31 mins of this video link: https://youtu.be/KQPoDWWl3fA. Who will be our next featured guest, this Sunday? #knoxacton175

As Thanksgiving nears, we wonder how to celebrate safely and feel thankful, as the world is struggling with a global health crisis, political instability, forest fires, racism and violence. Here we share encouragement from Rev. Amanda Currie, Moderator of the General Assembly, with a multitude of reasons to praise God and give thanks in difficult times. https://presbyterian.ca//05/thanksgiving-moderator-message/

Bethel Church Acton is challenging churches, businesses, families, schools, and neighbourhoods in the Acton community to pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child! Knox Acton has empty shoeboxes available for you to fill. Pick one up on Sunday, or let us know and Shirley will deliver one to you. See this Samaritan's Purse page for gift suggestions, and please return your filled shoeboxes by November 15. Thank you for your support! https://www.samaritanspurse.ca/suggested-gifts/

As Knox Acton PCC approaches our 175th anniversary on November 1st, our Clerk of Session, George Henderson has invited former ministers to share their memories and a prayer. In this video of our October 4 worship, George shares the words of Rev. Dr. Arnold A. Bethune, our Interim Moderator,1994-95. Hear Rev. Bethune's memories at 3:41 minutes and the prayer at 37:07. More to come! https://youtu.be/FuyRHhQtEPE #knoxacton175

Each Thanksgiving, Knox Acton's Kim Petty Memorial Fund distributes Kim Petty Banks for donations towards programs that help children locally and around the world. This year we ask you to start saving coins in your own jar at home. Keep watch, as we share more about the programs we sponsor, and for when and how in December we can collect your #KimPettyBank. Thank you!

Another recipient of the Kim Petty Memorial Fund is Camp Ooch, a privately funded charity for children with cancer and their families. These programs deliver fun, friendship, and a sense of community throughout the childhood cancer journey. New for 2020 are virtual camp-inspired programs that reach kids and families all across Ontario. Change in your Kim Petty Bank can bring change to children's lives. https://ooch.org/ #kimpettybank

Today's Mission Moment, and the Prayer Partnership for this week: praying for greater action, safety and justice! Please see each image for details.

Leading up to Christmas, Knox Acton will again be supporting the Halton Hills Links2Care: Holiday Giving: Care for Children & Families. This support circles close to home for a family in Acton. Donations can be given to Brock or Marj, or envelopes marked for Links2Care can be mailed or put on the offering plate. Thank you for whatever help you can provide! https://www.links2care.ca//children-famili/holiday-giving/

Today, congregations around the globe celebrate World Communion Sunday. The tradition began in 1933 by a Dr. Kerr, who ministered in a Presbyterian church in Pennsylvania, in attempt to bring churches together so that everyone might know how each congregation is interconnected. Since then, the effort has grown into an international ecumenical celebration of Christian unity. The key word for World Communion Sunday is communion--or unity--even in the mist of a diversity of lan...guages and traditions. The table is set for all. Just as bread is made, not from one grain, but from many; and wine is made, not from one grape, but from a full harvest; so too, we, who are many, are made one in Christ. Even if today in the midst of wise health advisories, we could not partake in the sharing of the bread and wine, yet we could partake in the sharing of our gifts. The offering is an important part of the offertory, in preparation of the Table for all. In this sense of our unity, and in honour of World Communion Sunday, we share the hymn #540, One bread, one body.

With thanks to Dianne Douglas for leading us in worship, to Pat Kerr and family for offering our ministry of music, and to Brock for leading our tech, we share the video of our service this morning, Students and Colleges Sunday, October 18. The warmth we shared gathering together we extend to you viewing from home.

We are thrilled to have you at Knox Acton Presbyterian Church for worship in person Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, we are doing everything we can to protect you, your family, the community, and our staff, following the health and safety guidelines provided by the Ontario health agency. To help us maintain a safe and secure environment, we ask that you do your part by following all our safety policies and procedures. This process involves this Acknowledgement of Risk and Consent prepared by the Presbyterian Church in Canada, available for each congregant before entering the church sanctuary. Thank you for your cooperation.

Knox Acton's order of service for Sunday, October 4th, 2020, the 18th Sunday of Pentecost, led in worship by Dianne Douglas, our guest preacher through October, and by Patricia Kerr, our Director of Music. Come early to join us, live in the sanctuary, for the service at 10:30 AM.

This Sunday, October 4, we welcome as our guest preacher, Dianne Douglas, from St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Malton. Dianne currently serves as Deputy Clerk of the Presbytery of Brampton, and she has led worship as a lay person for over 40 years. Reservations are NOT required for attending the 10:30 AM service at Knox Acton in person. We look forward to worshipping with whoever feels comfortable to attend.

"Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together." The theme of togetherness is strong in the United Nations World Food Day 2020, as we deal with the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look into the future that we need to build together and to recognise the need to support our food heroes - farmers and workers throughout the food system - who are making sure that food makes its way from farm to fork. https://youtu.be/KQZFqakBw04

Thanks, PCC, for remembering our many talents and technicians, eager to return to their ministries, which are so essential to our worship!