The Latest News from Grace

Community: Story Connaught Summer Camp

Beltline Connaught Community Kids Camp Held at Grace Presbyterian Church this Summer This August, Grace Presbyterian Church acted as host venue to a one-week mini summer camp for approximately 20 grade four to six students from Connaught Elementary School – a Beltline neighbour Grace collaborates with often. Rev. Jake Van Pernis, Rev. Wendy Adams and volunteer Marlene Doherty of the Engagement and Service Committee worked with Christine McCuaig, the Assistant Principal of Connaught and Ronni Abraham from The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) to provide the opportunity, while funding was...

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Grace Music Ministry Fall 2023: Join a Grace Choir

Grace Presbyterian Chancel Choir  The chancel choir is a mixed twenty-five voice soprano, alter, tenor and base (SATB) ensemble comprised of both professional and amateur singers. The choir provides music for Sunday services and performs in concerts and special events. The music focus is on the classical canon, renaissance, baroque, classical and romantic works as well as contemporary music and meets for rehearsals from September to June on Thursdays at 7:30 pm. Grace Note Children’s Choir  This season, Grace is hoping to build a children’s choir. Children from the...

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Introducing the New Children and Youth Coordinator: Kate Van Pernis

Kate Van Pernis serves as the Coordinator, Children & Youth at Grace Presbyterian Church. Kate’s part-time, interim work focuses on leading and facilitating the Children & Youth team and programming. She has worked in camping ministry and as a youth director in Wisconsin, and for a decade as a high school educator in Minneapolis prior to coming to moving to Calgary in 2018. When she’s not meeting with students in her other work, Kate enjoys gardening, outdoor music festivals, and takes advantage of getting out to her favourite mountains at every opportunity offered. Kate is...

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Trunk or Treat in the News

Trunk or Treat was a hit this year - thank you to donors, volunteers, and families! Overall, 50 families (200 people) signed up for 6 trick or treating time slots, and came through the parking lot, in batches. CTV Calgary covered the event. Find the story here: Inner-city church helps Calgary children celebrate Halloween with Trunk-or-Treat. Thank you to the Children and Youth Committee, donors, volunteers - and Rev. Maren for making the event a neighbourhood Halloween highlight again this...

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