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Association President's Message Research Chair in Canadian Studies The Transition to Parenthood Study
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After our latest move the June Issue of TrenT finally caught up with me. I guess that means that I should give you the current addresses and an update on my activities over the last while. After ten years in Nanaimo, we have come a little way East. One of the highlights of serving one of the oldest churches in B.C. was the opportunity I was given to work on the creation of three new churches on other parts of Vancouver Island, (Como, Langford, and a Korean congregation in Nanaimo.) I discovered I like to be on the cutting edge, trying new things and being in new places. That is definitely something I learned at Trent. So when the opportunity came to be the funding minister for a new church on the east edge of Edmonton, I was greatly intrigued. With help from the Presbyterian Church in Canada, we have bought the former Sherwood Park Funeral Home (before that it was a Roman Catholic Church.) The congregation moved from mission to full church status in September. What else do I keep from my time at Trent? Tutorials! We call them small group studies. They are certainly the best way I have found to grow knowledge in the lives of people. Yours in Christ's service, It is great reflecting on my time at Trent almost ten years ago. I have many fond memories (Gumby Dick fights at Champlain; tobogganing on the Drumlin; great chats with profs; lots of great people; etc). I also have many memories bordering on the unique. Here are a few to remind those companions of mine in Mathematics and English: I would like to remind all of those math graduates (early nineties) of the 8:30 a.m. lectures on Friday mornings in Math 110 completing quizzes by Stefan and Bing ah those were the days. How about the dry sense of humor of Bing Zhou or Ishwar Chakravaartty in Math 260 and Math 380 (I think that was the History of Math course). I must admit that those zany math professors managed to make some of my learning quite bizarre. Hats off, gentlemen! In English, how about the almost slapstick approach to English 203 of Fred Tromly and Zailig Pollack. Such abuse would be dished out that almost, but not quite, made that maddening three hour class on Tuesday nights seem okay. Thanks, gentlemen, for trying to make an exhausting class somewhat bearable. Thank you Trent for making my education fantastic full of the memorable and the wish-it-weren't-so-memorable. Pat McKinnon '92  |
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