THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN'S
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Those On Our Hearts
Maura, Pat, Darquise, Rose, Frances, Don, Teresa, Joan, Barbara, Bill, 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, Gordon, Gregory, Kerry and all who minister at St John's.

Our Diocese
St. Matthew’s Ottawa, The Reverend Geoff Chapman.
For the chaplain to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, The Reverend Canon Catherine Ascah.
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
We pray for St. Matthew’s Church, Zababdeh, West Bank.
We also pray for the Theodore Schneller Chapel, Amman Jordan, and for the School for Boys
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 clergy and people of The Territory of the People.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
The dean, council, and congregations of the North Region of the British Columbia 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.

The Anglican Communion from Aba to Zululand
The Episcopal Church 

Parish Prayer Group
If you wish to have someone prayed for, please call (613) 232-4500 ext 21 or send an email to prayer-request@stjohnsottawa.ca.
JOIN US
WEEKLY PARISH WORSHIP VIDEO

This St John’s Worship Video anticipates our in-person worship service on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

The opening meditation on God’s Creation features the Pine Grove Forest Trail, part of the National Capital Greenbelt. We are pleased to welcome Kimberly Johnson-Breen, who introduces us to participating in the smudging that is currently offered as worshipers enter the church on Sundays for worship. The Scripture text “Whoever is not against us is for us” opens us to partnership as we get to know our local community and as we walk alongside Indigenous Peoples in renewing our sacred covenants. This language of partnership is kingdom language, pointing us to Jesus’ vision for coming together. The music amplifies this theme with a presentation of “The Kingdom of God is Justice and Joy” – on the harp and sung by the St John’s Choir.



We hope you will join us for in-person worship. Check out our safety practices and register:

Welcome and I’m looking forward to meeting you!

The Reverend Gary van der Meer
Pastor & Rector

MORNING PRAYER & CONVERSATION
Thursdays at 10am
You will have noticed that we have moved the Wednesday Morning Zoom Hour to Thursday. We are gathering in person to make the most of the opportunity to be together. Our time begins with prayers at 10:00 a.m. followed by Coffee, Tea and Refreshments at 10:30 a.m.

If you’re not able to come in-person, you’re welcome to join us on Zoom. Technology is a learning curve, but we have made a lot of progress. Come on Zoom at 10:00 a.m. to join the prayers, or at 10:30 for the visiting time (same link for both).

I hope this will turn into a St John’s Community Gathering Day, including volunteers at The Shop, visitors from the Foot Clinic, and… we need volunteers to fold the bulletins so they are ready for Sunday! We also look forward to holding Open Doors on Thursday, with the church open for visits, prayers and tours. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you on our Community Gathering Day.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE

We need volunteers for many roles: greeters, readers, intercessors, servers, communion administrators and especially sidespeople/ushers. If you have participated in these roles in the past, we need you and we hope you will come back! Please let us know your availability by contacting Sherrie Dagg: sherrie@stjohnsottawa.ca 

Once you see the safety of our worship practices, we hope you will be interested in joining one of these volunteer roles. Please contact Gary+ for a conversation about your interests: gary.vandermeer@stjohnsottawa.ca 

Please Note: The deadline for changes to the bulletin is Wednesday Noon (12:00pm). Please remember to log in to St. John's Online Roster (rostervolunteers.com) to confirm prior to the Wednesday deadline. If you are unable to carry out a worship responsibility please find someone to replace you and submit name by email.
FALL COLOURS HIKE
AND DISCOVERY WALKS

Walk with St John’s and friends as we enjoy the changing colours in Gatineau Park. This hike includes a celebration of the Eucharist in the woods. Bring your camera, appropriate weather jacket, and picnic lunch snacks to share. The hike will conclude by warming up in a pub.
Sign up sheet will be located at the back of the church or please email gary.vandermeer@stjohnsottawa.ca

Meet at St John’s at 9:00 a.m. to share rides, departure at 9:15. Saturday, October 2.

In addition to this hike, please join us for discovery walks in the geographic St John’s parish:

Saturday, 23 October – Discover Elgin Street
Saturday, 6 November – Discover Somerset Street
Saturday, 20 November – Discover Bank Street
 
Each walk will conclude with coffee and conversation: What did we see? What did we hear? What did we learn?
Meet at the church at 9:00 a.m. to start walking at 9:15

UPCOMING EVENTS
Synagogue Visit and Tour
Please join us for a tour of Temple Israel hosted by Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg. This is an opportunity for shared interfaith learning and growing friendship.
Wednesday, 13 October, 10:00 a.m.
Book Study
Please join us this fall as we read together and welcome guest speakers about what we are reading. We are starting with White Fragility by Robin Diangelo.
The book’s subtitle helps us to know what to expect:
“Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism.”

Please join us on Zoom:
Opening Session: Starting to Read, Key Concepts, and What to Expect. Wednesday 20 October, 7:30 p.m.
Concluding Session: Discussion of Challenging Sections and What we have Learned.
Wednesday 10 November, 7:30 p.m.
Looking ahead in November we plan to read Courage & Complicity, a story from the Residential Schools by St John’s parishioner Claudette Languedoc. In December, we look forward to welcoming Dr Herbert O’Driscoll, former rector of St John’s, for a discussion of his book “I Will Arise and Go Now: Reflection on the Meaning of Places and People.”

We look forward to welcoming Claudette Languedoc and Herbert O’Driscoll for these sessions.
TAKE NOTE
WALK-A-THON
For the Centretown Emergency Food Centre
October 3rd 1pm-4pm

Walk For The Centre is back!

Over 9,000 people used the food centre, pre-pandemic, in 2019 - they know what hunger is and can truly do with your help. 

Please support this year's Virtual Walk For The Centre on October 3rd, between 1-4pm. It will be a virtual event again with people walking in different locations in Ottawa in support of the cause.

How do I sign up?

You can join St. John's team or register as an individual. 

How do I donate?

Visit the CanadaHelps page to make a donation to an individual or to St. John's team or simply to the event. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/centretown-churches-social-action-committee/p2p/Walk/ 

We also accept cheques! Please send your cheque to CCSAC, 507 Bank Street, Ottawa, K2P1Z5 ( with a note that it's for the Walk).

What happens on October 3rd?

Walk 2km to 4km as an individual or a team in your neighbourhood, on a favourite nature trail or even on your treadmill. 

For more information, visit https://www.centretownchurches.org/walkathon/ or email Emmy Verdun (emmy.verdun@gmail.com).
 
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF HOPE
VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER, SILENT AUCTION, FOR THE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES

October 21, 12:30 to 1:15

Help deliver hope in our communities by participating in Building a Community of Hope, our 2nd virtual fundraiser and silent auction. Together, in 2020, we raised $79,000 to help five social service agencies serve people struggling with poverty and mental health issues. This year we are expanding our reach to support seven agencies: Centre 105, Centre 454, Cornerstone Housing for Women, Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, Refugee Ministry, St Luke’s Table and The Well

You are invited to join The Right Reverend Shane Parker, Community Ministries staff and participants, community leaders, and volunteers for a virtual tour of the seven social service agencies.


Experience the positive changes they have made throughout the pandemic to serve the most at-risk people in our communities. ·
Connect with them to hear about how they will deliver services as they transition into a post-pandemic world.


CALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SUBMISSIONS

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:
  • Fall Harvest
  • 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 Kerry at

Submissions will be featured in future newsletters and on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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.
(From Top Left): Loon Dance and Busy Bee - Detlef Dransch.
(From Bottom Left): September Sunset - Stephen Giles; White on White in the Garden - Barbara Dorrell.

Title Photo - In the Park - Barbara Dorrell

To see more submissions, check out our Facebook & Instagram pages!
SCRIPTURE READINGS
NEXT SUNDAY - OCTOBER 3RD
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16
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, Transitional Deacon 
Dr Gordon Johnston, FRCCO, Organist and Choirmaster  
Detlef Dransch, Rector’s Warden 
Stephen Giles, People's Warden
Anishinabe aking ate awaso kikinawadjichigan.
This land we are upon is the traditional territory of the Algonquin people.