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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8
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Those on Our Hearts
Kerry, Adrianne; Archdeacon Pat, Gordon, Gregory and all who minister at St John's; The Reverend Canon Gary van der Meer and the community of St Anne's in Toronto.
Our Diocese
Shane, our Bishop; Cornerstone/Le Pilier, and their staff; the residents, staff, and Chaplains of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre especially the Reverend Dr. Caroline Ducros; and all vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Our Companion Diocese in Jerusalem
The Virgin Mary Episcopal Church, Irbid, Jordan.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Primate: Archbishop Linda Nicholls and the staff of the Primate’s Office of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
National Bishop: Bishop Susan Johnson and the national staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Parish Prayer Group
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THIS WEEK'S
MESSAGE FROM
PAT
AND GORDON
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PARISH COFFEE HOUR
Wednesdays
10 am, via Zoom
We welcome anyone and everyone to join our Interim Rector Pat Johnston for virtual coffee and conversation on Wednesdays.
Mark your calendars and on the day "zoom in" at this link at 10 am to catch up with parish friends both new and old.
ps: If you don't have computer access and would like to join this coffee hour call the Church Office and we can provide you with instructions on how to access via telephone.
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ONLINE RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, Online
If you are not attending on Sunday and would like to find online worship and resources you can find many options and links on our website
Included on that page you'll find a video recording of our Service at St John's. The video of our morning Eucharist Service is usually available later in the day on Sundays.
If you cannot attend, or missed church last week, or would just like to watch it again, the recordings are available each week on our website and on our Youtube Channel.
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BAPTISM
Sunday, December 13
9:30am
Please keep baby Myla and her parents, grandparents, and godparents in your prayers as they prepare for Myla's baptism.
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DECEMBER SING ALONG
Sunday, December 13th
4.30 pm
Our traditional fall hymn sing is going to take a different form this year. You are invited to join Gordon and the choir for a Zoom sing-along! We will sing hymns and carols for the Advent season as well as some Christmas favorites. Each hymn will be introduced, and then everybody will *mute* their Zoom connection, and the music will be broadcast with the words on the screen and the choir singing. You are invited to sing along in your home - if we can't sing together, at least we can sing simultaneously!
From O Come, O Come Emmanuel to Joy to the World, this will be an hour of festive, beautiful music, something to lift your spirits and to bring everyone some of that St John's musical zing. Mark this on your calendar. We are looking forward to making a joyful Advent/Christmas noise!
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A CHRISTMAS READING IDEA FROM PAT+
You might like to ask for Michael Curry's book, "Love is the Way, Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times" for Christmas.
We will find an evening in the middle of January to meet on Zoom to compare notes and discuss this beautiful, inspiring and encouraging book.
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CHILDREN'S YOUTUBE CHRISTMAS!
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 7:00pm
A Children's Christmas Service with St John's on YouTube. Have a candle ready at home that you can light in celebration of Jesus' birth!
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 9:00pm
Christmas Day, Dec. 25 9:30am
Join us here at St John's for in-person worship to celebrate Christmas. Information about pre-registering will be available soon!
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FAREWELL & BEST WISHES LAURA!
As was announced about one month ago, this will be Laura Macdonald's last week as Church Administrator at St John's. We wish her well in her new role supporting the day programs of the Community Ministries of our Diocese. Laura has also agreed to continue to do the bookkeeping for St John's for the foreseeable future.
Corporation and Parish Council have been working on a plan to cover the other activities that Laura was doing and we will share that plan with you next week. Stay tuned.
We thank Laura for her many contributions to St John's.
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MUSICAL ADVENT CALENDAR
One of our wardens was surprised to find our very own Cara Gilbertson featured in this unique Musical Advent Calendar. A surprise offering will be featured each day by various local artists. Spoiler alert...we wonder if Cara will appear on another day?
Click here to view the December 1st musical treat. Here is the link to view each day's musical offering.
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REGISTER FOR NEXT SUNDAY'S SERVICE
Each Sunday you can register to attend the in-person Church Service planned for the following Sunday, you can go to this website www.backtochurch.ca.
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NEXT SUNDAY
Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; 1 Thessolonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28
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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 Venerable Pat Johnston, Interim Priest-In-Charge
The Reverend Dr Caroline Ducros, Deacon
The Reverend Canon Dr Gary Hauch, Honourary Assistant
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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