FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST |
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43
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TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Those On Our Hearts
Frances, Joan, Barbara, Bill, Mike, Brigid, Howard, Nellie, Marianne, Liz, The Reverend Don Beyers and the parish of St Anne's, Toronto; The Reverend Gary van der Meer, The Reverend Dr. Caroline Ducros, The Reverend Michael Hicks, Gordon, Gregory and all who minister at St John's.
Our Diocese
St Paul’s, Renfrew and The Reverend Carol Hotte, Priest-in-Charge; The Parish of West Quebec including St Paul’s, Shawville; Holy Trinity, Radford; Holy Trinity, Danford Lake; the Chapels at Christ Church, Maniwaki; St George’s, Thorne Centre; St James, Wright; St Stephen’s, Kazabazua; St John’s, Moorhead; St Matthew's, Charteris; St Stephen’s, Greermount; St George’s, Portage-du-Fort; St Thomas, Bristol, The Reverend Eric Morin and The Reverend Susan Lewis; and St Thomas the Apostle, Stittsville and The Reverend Lee Lambert.
Our Bishop, The Right Reverend Shane Parker, our Metropolitan, The Most Reverend Anne Germond and our Primate, The Most Reverend Linda Nicholls.
Our Companion Diocese in Jerusalem & the Middle East
The Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, for peace in the Middle East and Archbishop Hosam Naoum.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Right Reverend David Parsons, Bishop; The Right Reverends Joey Royal, Annie Ittoshat, and Lucy Netser, Suffragan Bishops, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of the Arctic.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
The congregations of the northern area of the Saskatchewan Synod.
Susan Johnson, National Bishop and our sisters and brothers in the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and their Bishop, Michael Pryse.
Parish Prayer Group
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SUNDAY SERVICE
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, June 27 at 9:30am
Join us here at St John's for online worship this Sunday. Part one of the service will be on YouTube followed by part two on Zoom. Once the service is finished we will have our regular Sunday Coffee Hour.
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SPECIAL 8AM SERVICE
Sunday, June 27 at 8:00am
(In addition to our regular 9:30am service)
Hello 8:00am Friends,
I have been really hoping to have another 8:00am gathering before the summer but the weeks are slipping by. We originally proposed June 13, but I think we are all a bit overwhelmed by life - I certainly am!
But let's meet. Let's have one more worship service following the format we had on Ascension Sunday. Brief worship with traditional language, sermon with a bit of conversation invited, and Prayers of the People - with lots of room left for (homemade) coffee & fellowship following.
Sunday, June 27 - 8:00am
Texts: Psalm 30, Mark 5:21-43
**I would be pleased to have 3 volunteers, one for each reading and one for the Prayers of the People.
I hope you are all keeping well and I am looking forward to catching up.
Gary+
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PARISH COFFEE HOUR
Wednesdays at 10am on Zoom
This coming Wednesday, June 30 will be the final Wednesday Coffee Hour of the season, before taking a break for July & August. We look forward to catching up with everyone on Wednesday, September 1.
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THE SHOP IS OPEN!
The Shop opened again on June 15th with a large selection of summer stock! We are looking forward to helping you find what you are looking for, and surprising treasures you weren't looking for, in our wonderful community thrift shop. Our Hours of Operation are:
June
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays: 12-4pm
July & August
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12-4pm
Following provincial Covid-19 protocols, shoppers will be required to use masks, social distancing. A Maximum of 5 customers will be allowed into The Shop at one time. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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JERUSALEMA DANCE CHALLENGE
Postponed
We look forward to organizing this event in September. In the meantime, keep practicing your moves!
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ONLINE WORSHIP CONTINUES
The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa continues to keep us apprised of safety restrictions. All services will take place online. Please join us each Sunday beginning on YouTube at 9:30am followed by the second part of our service and fellowship on Zoom. See the links above or visit our YouTube Channel to watch our services online.
Please get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible!
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NEW PARISH ADMINISTRATOR -
WELCOME
KERRY BRADLEY!
Kerry grew up as a parishioner of St Paul's Anglican Church in Dunrobin-Ottawa West and is very excited to grow her faith at St John's. Kerry currently operates a small beef farm with her family in Kinburn which is located in the west end of Ottawa. She is active in her community, sitting on the board of her local community centre, and has worked in a fast-paced administrative role for the last 10 years.
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BISHOP SHANE APPOINTS
MARGARET PACHANOS LEMAIRE
Bishop Shane is deeply thankful to announce the appointment of Margaret Pachanos Lemaire as Anglican Indigenous Advisor to the Bishop of Ottawa, effective June 21, 2021.
Margaret is from the Cree First Nation of Chisasibi on the eastern coast of James Bay. Her formative years were spent on the traditional lands of her People, hunting, fishing, and trapping. She is a residential school survivor, having been placed in the St Philip's Indian Residential School in Chisasibi (formerly Fort George) as her formal education began.
During the many years she lived and raised her family in New Brunswick, she developed close working relations with the Mik'mawk and Maliseet First Nations peoples. Over her working career, she gained experience and involvement in dealing with Indigenous rights, and saw the rise of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project in 1970s, the reinstatement of Bill C-31, Indigenous women's status rights, and many other causes.
Margaret Lemaire is a member of Christ Church, Bells Corners where she has served in numerous leadership roles. She is a founding member and co-chair of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa's All My Relations Circle, whose mandate is to provide leadership to individuals and parishes concerning Indigenous Peoples, and to encourage engagement with the 94 Calls to Action from the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Along with Albert Dumont, who serves as Algonquin Advisor to the Bishop, Margaret will provide counsel and advice to Bishop Shane concerning Indigenous Peoples in the context of our diocese and beyond.
Image by G̱ilakas’la! Andy Everson
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Do you want to do something that will make a difference right away in Palestine?
Support the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. As they try to meet the flow of injured and traumatized victims, they are overwhelmed and need funding for fuel for the hospital generators, emergency medicine, and medical supplies.
If you donate through the development and relief agency of the The Anglican Church of Canada, PWRDF, the funds go directly to the hospital.
To make a donation in support of Al Ahli Arab Hospital:
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CALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SUBMISSIONS
Some of you may have noticed a great deal of activity on St John's Social Media pages this past week. One of Cara's new projects is to help St John's inspire and engage our Church Community, the Community of Centretown, and the greater Ottawa Community. Our goal is to grow St John's' online presence in the hopes to attract new members and to build stronger relationships with people, organizations, and businesses within our community. And we also want to celebrate submissions from you, our parishioners!
For those of you who are new to social media, we recommend that you sign up for a facebook and/or instagram account and follow us by clicking the icons below. If you already have an account, please check our pages each day and "like" our posts!
The more "likes," "shares" and comments we receive, the more our posts will be shared with the wider community.
Ideas for submissions:
- Garden photos
- Photographs taken on walks in the area
- Cooking/Baking photos
- Artwork
- Recipes
- Inspirational Scripture & Quotes
- Christian Jokes
- Travel Pictures
- Pictures of Past Events/Occasions
- Pets & Animals
Let's flood our social media with a rainbow of colour and inspiration from St John's!
If you have a photo/submission you wish to share, please send it to Cara at
caragilbertson@yahoo.ca
Submissions will be featured in future newsletters and on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Please keep in mind that Cara might use discretion on what/where/when to post...for example: "Sorry Wendy W-S, we will not publish pictures of your Christmas Trees and Snowmen Armies in May!"
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FOLLOW ST JOHN'S ON
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & YOUTUBE
Thank you for "liking" and "sharing" our posts!
Please click the icons to link to our social media pages.
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(From Top Left): Rufus on Garrett's Quilt - Cara Gilbertson;
Walk Sighting - Detlef Dransch; Rainbow of Finches & a Woodpecker - Barbara Dorrell.
(From Bottom Left): My Daughter & Hank - Wendy McCutcheon;
Centretown Peony - Vicki & Glen Robinson; Delicious Cannelloni - Barbara Dorrell.
(Title Photo: Otter Lake - Alex Bissett)
(Social Media Title Photo: Sunrise - Kathleen Arsenault).
To see more submissions, check out our Facebook & Instagram pages!
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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
ANGLICAN CHURCH
154 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0H8
613-232-4500
office@stjohnsottawa.ca
The Reverend Gary van der Meer, Rector
The Reverend Dr Caroline Ducros, Deacon
The Reverend Michael Hicks, Honourary Assistant Emeritus
Dr Gordon Johnston, FRCCO, Organist and Choirmaster
Detlef Dransch, Rector’s Warden
Stephen Giles, People's Warden
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Anishinabe aking ate awaso kikinawadjichigan.
This land we are upon is the traditional territory of the Algonquin people.
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