St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Ottawa
154 Somerset Street West K2P 0H8 Ottawa, ON, Canada

newsletter day at St John's!

Getting ready for Advent

Jason speaks...

In this week's episode of the Sacred Teachings podcast, "The Creator's Game", guest host Peter Downie looks at the origin and evolution of lacrosse and its deep spiritual roots. https://www.anglican.ca/podcasts/

Pray with us for students going to university or college. In partnership with Fusion, we've released new resources for students at cofe.io/Freshers.

Amazing - our Primate fundraising for PWRDF - a hymn sing!!!

Harvest Thanksgiving at St John’s register for in-person church services at www.backtochurch.ca

We write to reassure you that, having studied yesterday's announcement from the Government of Ontario, our churches may remain... open under Amber protocols as we enter into Thanksgiving weekend. As always, be sure to keep up-to-date on conditions in your local public health regionand remember that face masks, hand sanitizing, physical distancing and contact tracing are the best tools we have to keep everyone safe. A blessed Thanksgiving to all, and thank you for your faithful leadership in parish ministries across our diocese. Shane Parker, Bishop Beth Bretzlaff, Dean Linda Hill, Executive Archdeacon Sanjay Grover, Director of Financial Ministry Peter John Hobbs, Director of Community Ministries Jane Scanlon, Director of Stewardship Development Carol Sinclair, Director of Human Resources

from the Diocese... we want to assure Anglicans in Ottawa that Sunday Worship can go ahead using our Amber protocols

Prayers for all parishes entering their first in-person worship in six months. You have worked hard to make our sacred spaces as safe as possible. In the midst of social distancing, masks, no singing, and other changes - may all know the presence of Christ in your midst!

October 10th: a prayer for World Mental Health Day #mentalhealthawareness

church giggle today

Two of the amazing staff at The Well!

Want to have a guided Quiet Day using online resources? Here is lovely one one from Durham Cathedral https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/worship-/online-quiet-day

Thank you so much to all who visited us and our community partners while we were serving meals at the McNabb Respite Centre these last few months! Meals continue to be provided at Annunciation Orthodox Church, Monday to Friday from 11am to 1pm. Message or call us for more information

Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Brian Cameron of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa shares some thoughts on the Anglican Foundation, having recently retired from the Board of Directors. https://www.anglicanfoundation.org/reflections-from-a-boar/

Newsletter Day!

It’s podcast episode release day! This week, the conversation of racism as sin continues with Primate Linda Nicholls, Archbishop Mark MacDonald and our Lead Animator for Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice, Dr. Ryan Weston. Very much worth a listen! www.anglican.ca/podcasts

Wonderful interviews with some of our Community Ministry folks!

IT'S PODCAST EPISODE RELEASE DAY! In this season, titled Dismantling Racism, the Sacred Teachings podcast ventures into the discussion of racism. The premiere... episode of the season includes a discussion from Dr. Ryan Weston (our Lead Animator for Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice), Primate Linda Nicholls and Archbishop Mark MacDonald. Listen at: www.anglican.ca/podcasts See more