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- 1 2 "Marion Pardy – a person of Eleos". Centre for Christian Studies. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
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| Preceded by Bill Phipps | Moderator of the United Church of Canada 2000–2003 | Succeeded by Peter Short |