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The author recommends opportunities for organists and church musicians who are seeking education and refreshment in Canada for summer 2009. The Montreal Summer Organ Academy in Quebec will hold a convention featuring international recitalists and instruments. Also, the Mount Royal COnservatory Summer Organ Academy is recommended for young achievers. Another source of information suggested is the Royal Canadian College of Organists National Report, which contains a list of academies and study seminars.

The article presents an update on the Royal Canadian College of Organists. The annual Sacred, Secular and Silly musical variety show was held at Bridgetown Baptist Church in Nova Scotia. A potluck dinner meeting hosted by president Marguerite Clarke took place in Brantford, Ontario in September 2005. Saint Luke's Anglican Church in Ottawa hosted a program for children which included a performance of "A Sweet for Mother Goose."

The article considers the future and some of the challenges facing the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Since its inception, the College has enjoyed good reputation. Its examinations and diplomas are highly respected, its conventions draw musicians from across Canada and its borders. Nevertheless, the College serve only a small portion of the organists' community. As it approaches its centennial, the College need to redefine, to confirm and enlarge its engagement with the wider musical community.

The article reports on the appointment of David Cameron as president of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) in July 2006. Cameron is a fellow of both the RCCO and Trinity College of London, England. He has been director of music at Chalmers United Church in Kingston, Ontario since 1966. He chaired the RCCO national Endowment Fund.