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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
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TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Those On Our Hearts
Frances, Don, Teresa, 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, Gordon, Gregory and all who minister at St John's.
Our Diocese
Good Shepherd, Wakefield; Holy Trinity, Lascelles and The Venerable Robert Davis; St Mary Magdalene, Chelsea and The Reverend Cathy Davis; The Area Parish of Mississippi Lake including St James, Carleton Place; St James, Franktown; St John’s, Innisville; Christ Church, Ashton; St Bede’s, Nolan's Corners and The Venerable Brian Kauk and The Reverend Canon Mary Ellen Barry.
Église Anglicane du Rwanda.
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 Most Reverend Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Calgary.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
Reverend Prema Samuel, Assistant to the bishop and the staff of the Synod of Alberta and the Territories.
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
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, July 18 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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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
Over the summer we will continue to hold online worship. We are making plans to return to In-Person Worship on September 12, 2021. We will also endeavour to publish a weekly prayer video on our YouTube Channel for those parishioners who feel they are not ready to move to In-Person Worship. Look for more information to come in August!
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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REMEMBERING THE REVEREND MICHAEL HICKS
We were saddened to learn of the death of the Reverend Michael Hicks on Friday, July 17th. Michael was an honorary assistant at St John's for over 30 years. He was a particularly gifted preacher and a great personal support to the parish clergy. For many years he officiated at the Wednesday morning Eucharist at 7:15 am, where he ministered to a regular group of parishioners and friends who gathered for prayer (BCP) and breakfast. Our thoughts now are particularly with his wife, Barbara, and their three daughters. Information regarding a memorial gathering will be communicated as it becomes available. Requiescat in pace, Michael+.
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CONGRATULATIONS CAROLINE+ !!!
Our Bishop, The Right Reverend Shane Parker announced this week that The Reverend Caroline Ducros has been recognized as a Transitional Deacon, effective July 7, 2021. Congratulations, Caroline+ !!!
We will hold you in our prayers on your journey to ordination.
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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): Easter Lily in July - Margaret Kasurak;
Cottage Dreaming - Stephen Giles; Lake Sir John - Kathleen Arsenault.
(From Bottom Left): Garden Disco Party - Wendy Williamson-Scrim;
Hay Bales - Kerry Bradley; Bee Balm - Detlef Dransch.
(Social Media Title Photo: Garden after a Rain - Barbara Dorrell).
To see more submissions, check out our Facebook & Instagram pages!
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NEXT SUNDAY - JULY 25
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
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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
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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