Monday, May 23 - Sunday, May 29 This is the third of four weekly prayer guides as we pray fervently for the 147th General Assembly to be held online June 5-8, 2022. We are praying in advance for the commissioners, the moderator, the clerks, the General Assembly office, and all of those who have a … Read more
Pray for GA 2022 – Week 2
Monday, May 16, to Sunday, May 22 Let us begin with timeless, ancient prayer: Jesus, my feet are dirty. Come even as a slave to me, pour water into your bowl, come and wash my feet. In asking such a thing I know I am overbold, but I dread what was threatened when you said … Read more
Pray For GA 2022 – Week 1
Monday, May 9 - Sunday, May 15. As friends, members, adherents, elders, and ministers in The Presbyterian Church in Canada, we are fervently praying for the 147th General Assembly, to be held online June 5-8, 2022. We are praying in advance for the commissioners, the moderator, the clerks, the General Assembly office, and all of … Read more
New Prayer Study Group
Renewal Fellowship is offering a six-week online study group of Philip Yancey’s book, Prayer: does it make any difference? Dates are May 2, 9, 16, 30, June 6 and 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT. There is no fee to register, but there are limited spaces available. … Read more
May Renewal Café – Stand Our Ground
Renewal Café is a Zoom community offered by the Renewal Fellowship. It is open to members, adherents, elders, and ministers, and caters to believers who identify as evangelical, traditional, orthodox or conservative. On the menu: conversation with a serving of prayer. The flavour will vary, according to the occasion and need. It is open on the first Thursday of each month ... Read more
Renewal Day and AGM 2022
The name of the gathering — “Remaining TRUE to God’s will” — says it all. God’s will speaks TRUTH and we are striving to remain TRUE to it. The video of the entire day has now been posted.
To that end, we received encouragement from our guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris, the moderator of the 140th General Assembly. His message — entitled “After the first church fight” — was inspired by the story of complaint, accusation, division, settlement and peace described in Acts 6:1-7. It all worked out in ways they could not have imagined! What might this mean for us today? … Read more
Listening Ear Here
In this very noisy and confusing world, we yearn for peace, strength and solace. Connecting to our triune God is of utmost importance and prayer is essential, which is why we are launching a new initiative to encourage healthy prayer. A close second is our need to commune with other kindred souls. … Read more
Renewal News – Spring 2022
Download the entire issue in PDF format, or read and comment on the individual articles: Renewal Day and AGM 2022 – Remaining True to God's Will – Stillness Amidst Agitation – Faithful Presence in the PCC – Study Buddies in God's Word – On the Renewal Café Menu – A Prayer Testimony – Board Profile … Read more
Stillness Amidst Agitation
And the beat goes on. I arrived in Simcoe just as the 2008 recession was digging its tenacles into every fibre of society. We more or less recovered, at least economically; but it seems there have been constant and serious seismic shivers shaking life ever since. The past many months have only intensified the severity … Read more
Faithful Presence in the PCC
On January 29, 2022, a total of 60 people gathered via Zoom for “Called Together — a Time of Encouragement.” The time of worship, inspiration and prayer came together as the vision of Rev. Paul Johnston, minister of St. Andrew’s Arnprior, Ontario, who worked in partnership with Renewal Fellowship and friends from PSALT. The idea was … Read more