On February 9th, Morningside-High Park Presbyterian Church held its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and a record crowd attended the event. Congregation members and friends from the surrounding community gathered in the Fellowship Hall to partake in a menu that included three types of pancakes, sausages, hash browns and fresh fruit salad. While people dined, …
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Hi Everyone, The theme for Lent this year is generosity and the gospel lesson this Sunday is Matthew 25:31-46. This particular section is entitled “Judgment of the Nations” and is the final story Jesus tells before the unfolding of events that lead to his arrest, eventual death and triumphant resurrection. Through this passage, we …
Hi Everyone, This Sunday will be a little different as we have invited Mark McElwain to speak to us about the Tri Church Syrian Family Sponsorship Project through the Mission and Outreach Committee. Mark was for 8 years, until a few weeks ago, Clerk of Session at Rosedale Presbyterian Church, where he remains active in …
The Session and Mission and Outreach Committee of Morningside- High Park (MHP) Presbyterian Church would like to bring the congregation up to date on an initiative led by Rosedale Presbyterian Church (RPC), to sponsor a Syrian family seeking refuge in Canada. In fall 2015, Rosedale invited neighbourhood Churches, including MHP, to an information meeting about …
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Hi Everyone, This Sunday’s Psalm is #95, verses 1 to 9 only, the gospel reading is from Matthew 4:12-25 and the sermon title is “If God would just text…” On Sunday, I hope to explore with you the nature of hearing a “call” and what that might look like for us today. …
Hi Everyone, Many of you might know that I take Mondays and Saturdays as my days off. I try really hard to keep Mondays as my Sabbath – a time to decompress, relax and be creative (family time is often Sunday night and Scrabble when my children are feeling generous). But I confess that I …
Hi Everyone, A heartfelt thank you to those who helped to set and clean up as well as provide the lovely spread for both the fellowship hour and refreshments after the service of induction this past Sunday. It was wonderful to see all of you who were able to come out this past Sunday and …
Hello my new family of faith at MHP! Thank you for the warm welcome. As the newest person at MHP, it is a privilege to witness how this community of faith has supported as well as loved one another faithfully in the absence of a full-time minister. I humbly ask for your prayers because there …
Dear MHP Friends, This Sunday we are delighted to be welcoming Rev. Janet Ryu-Chan to preach for “the call”. Rev. Ryu-Chan’s sermon title is “A New Hope”. Biblical passages for this worship service can be found in Psalm 42; and Jeremiah 32:6-15. Rev. Janet Ryu-Chan will be socializing with the congregation in the Fellowship Hall …
Dear MHP Friends, This coming Sunday we will be led in worship again by Rev. Jim Kitson. His sermon title will be “Are Your Choices Your Own?” Scripture readings will be based on Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16 and Mark 13:1-8. On Sunday, November 29 we will have Rev. Janet Ryu-Chan preaching for the call to …