His Master's Thesis was written at Harvard, published in 1975, and was the first full account in English of the Protestant effort in the 19th Century to translate and print the Bible in the Arabic language. In 1973, Mr. Saliba migrated to Canada to attend McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ont. in preparation for entering the service of the church as an ordained minister. While at McMaster. he was Director of the Men's Work at Mission Services of Hamilton, an inner-city inter¬ denominational mission to those affected by poverty, and drug and alcohol abuse. When he graduated from McMaster with a Master's of Divinity degree, he accepted a position of Director of Lay Ministry at Cheyne Presbyterian Church in , Ontario , a position he held for six and one-half years. He was commended to the General Assembly by the Session of Cheyne Church as a candidate for the Presbyterian Church Ministry. He completed the required courses at Knox College and was ordained in 1986 by the Presbytery of Hamilton. Shortly after ordination, he submitted a thesis to Knox College on the Syriac Apocalyptic Work of the Seventh Century, for which he was awarded the degree of Master of Theology . Rev. Issa Saliba was called to Zion Presbyterian Church, April 12, 1988, as Minister of Pastoral Care. He was a compassionate and conscientious man who loved to visit the sick and elderly and sought to encourage others to do the same. He was remembered as an able teacher of the Word of God, a good visitor, an enabler of the laity to do the work of ministry and a minister who loved Jesus Christ. Issa left Zion December 31, 1990, and current is minister in Maple, Ontario . BURKE , Michael WAYNE B.R.E ., M.A.T.S ., Dip.Min Associate Minister June 27, 1991 -Dec 31, 1994 Wayne was born in Georgetown , In 1977 he married Elizabeth MacDonald , a member of Zion Church, and they were married at the church. On February 17, 1979, Wayne was ordained as an elder in Zion Church. Wayne attended Presbyterian College, Montreal, serving as student minister at Zion in the Summer of 1986. He graduated from Presbyterian College Montreal in May 1988. He was ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Canada at Zion on July 5, 1988. While a student, Wayne preached at Presbyterian, Melbourne, Quebec . He first served as Minister at Knox Presbyterian Church, Campbellton . N.B . from 1988 to 1991. He was called to Zion as Associate Minister, and served from June 27, 1991, until he resigned December 31, 1994. On June 17, 1997, Wayne was inducted as minister in the Clyde River Charge , Prince Edward Island . Wayne and Elizabeth and their children, David and Rebecca reside at the Clyde River Manse. 127-