Staff

Rev. Elaine Bidgood Sveet joined Port Perry & Prince Albert United Churches in Sept. of 2005. Elaine is passionate about preaching and worship. She enjoys encouraging others in their faith and everyday service to God. Hope and joy are key messages in Elaine’s ministry. In her time with us Rev. Elaine and her husband Erik have welcomed two children; Ethan (2006) and Oliver (2008).
 

Ordination:      United Church of Canada, Bay of Quinte Conference, 2002

Education:       Masters of Divinity, Emmanuel College, Toronto
                      Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario, London

Churches:       served:  International Pastoral Charge, Saskatchewan and North Dakota
                      Kingsview United - Oshawa, ON
                      Wilmington Island Presbyterian, - Savannah, GA
                      Rowntree United – London, ON
                      Dorchester-Crumlin, east of London, ON

Awards:          two preaching awards, Emmanuel College 2002

Publication:    numerous prayers in Gathering, a United Church of Canada Worship Resource
                     2006-09, Children’s Pageants for Christmas & Easter ‘The Christmas Pirate’,
                     ‘Easter Balloon’, ‘A Better Christmas Story’ and book ‘A Teenage Guide to
                      Happiness’

Rev. Rohan L. Wijesinghe, B.D., Theol. M.,

Rev. Rohan has been happy to minister among us since September 2008. After 41 years of ordained ministry in Sri Lanka, Australia and now in Canada, he retired in early 2008. He is happy to continue to help out as long as his ministry is needed. His main focus will continue to be on pastoral care and worship. He believes that pastoral care encourages us to be a caring–healing community and that it is a privilege to walk with us in happy times and in not-so-happy times. He also believes that worship gathers us together as a community of faith to celebrate God’s goodness in our lives and to fulfill God’s purposes. He believes that good humour helps us heal and understand life better. Rev. Rohan and his wife, Indira live in Lindsay. Indira is now a member of our Pastoral Charge. Their daughter, Dinalika (Dina) and husband Vasana were blessed with a daughter, Divina, earlier this year. Their son, Rajeev, like his dad, is also a Rotarian!

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