Costs, attendance have 2 Traverse City Methodist churches considering merger

Interlochen Public Radio
A vote from both congregations is needed for the merger to go through. There’s no date set for a vote yet.
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Cornies: Renowned organ builder’s life will be celebrated with music

London Free Press
Gabriel Kney was only 22 when he arrived in Canada in 1951, already having seen enough war and destruction to last a lifetime.
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At London’s ‘community fridge,’ endless need and a call for more help

London Free Press
Shilon Shassan is lucky on this occasion. There’s milk. The London woman comes to Community Fridge London, a free food site on Base Line Road, three to four times a week to get food for her family and this was a good visit. Milk was available. “It’s a big help
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Boxing Day

London Free Press
Here are five things you didn’t know about this post-Christmas holiday.  
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Shoeboxes packed in Bruce County on their way to children in need

Kincardine News
It all started in September at this year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kickoff when thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County, picked up by individuals, organizations, and churches. Local organizer Joyce Scammell said, now, just two short months later, thousands of filled shoeboxes came back filled. “They
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Reader to Reader: November 30, 2024

London Free Press
This column is dedicated to the memory of Barb Dunbar, who was the visionary behind Reader to Reader, an initiative created to connect families and individuals socially.
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Q+A: What to know about London’s holiday bazaar season

London Free Press
Unique crafts, yummy treats and more: With holiday bazaar season here, we asked what to make of, and how to get the most from, the sales.
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Mennonites ‘more puzzled’ than put off by OHL on-ice chirp: Expert

London Free Press
With a London Knight suspended five games for calling an opponent a 'Mennonite,' we asked a Mennonite scholar for his take on the story.
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Nighttime Santa Claus Parade making annual return in Lucknow

The Lucknow Sentinel
Preparations are underway for Lucknow’s annual Santa Claus Parade. “We often have 20 to 35 entrants, service groups, school, churches, business, horses,” Dale Lougheed, Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club member, said of the event, which is organized through a partnership between the local Kinsmen and Lucknow’s chamber of commerce. Themed
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PHOTOS: Christmas mass at St. Peter's Cathedral

London Free Press
One of the holiest days of the year for Christians, Christmas draws Christians of different denominations to churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Hundreds of Roman Catholics attended the 11 a.m. mass on Monday at St. Peter's Cathedral in London.  Read More
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Reader to Reader: March 25, 2023

London Free Press
St. Anne's Anglican Church (Byron) is celebrating 170 years of serving God and our neighbours. Please join us Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at 1344 Commissioners Rd. W. in London, for our special anniversary service. Refreshments to follow. Read More
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