St John's Newsletter

THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN'S

Dear Friends,

This week, we have more pictures to share. These ones are from our wonderful Maundy Thursday Paschal Meal. You may have heard that it was quite the exciting day making sure we had roast lamb during a power outage.

This event is a perfect example of who we are at St John’s.

It was a celebration of the Eucharist. That’s how we come together to worship God.
St John’s shows leadership in the wider community through serving those in need. This theme comes out of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet.
It was the magic of food. There’s nothing quite like eating a meal together!

This year of coming back together has included several experiments. We are very excited to plan two of them going forward as part of our life at St John’s: The Maundy Thursday Paschal Meal and the Advent Christmas Market Lunch. Both came about from “first-time adrenaline.” We want to make a good plan for next time around. We will be asking you to sign up well in advance. This time around, thanks to all who helped! Thanks especially to our organizers, last-minute volunteers, and all who joined us.

Gary+

And for your calendars:

Special Refreshments Social between services on Sunday, June 4, 9:00 a.m.
We move to one service on Sunday, June 11, 9:30 a.m.
We return to two services on Sunday, September 10, 8:00 & 10:15 a.m.

MOSQUE VISIT

St John’s making new friends as guests at the Iftar. Thanks to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Ottawa West. Ramadan Kareem!

ABOUT THE BLANKET EXERCISE

We have a few spaces left for this Saturday 9.30am. Please contact us for more information.

If you are curious as to how the Blanket Exercise works, the Kairos Canada website offers a good explanation, www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise.

"The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. "

Facilitator's Bio

WHAT'S HAPPENING

ART CREDO IS COMING!

Mark your calendars! This year’s 44th Art

Credo Exhibit and Sale will run from

Saturday April 29th to Sunday May 14th .

This year’s show will comprise

approximately 100 works of art from over

50 artists. The Vernissage will be in the evening of Friday April 28th .

Everyone is invited to come; and to bring a friend.

Come meet some of

the artists. We are looking for volunteers for some activities related to Art

Credo. For instance, if you can offer 3 hours of your time during the

exhibition to act as a sitter, there is a sign-up sheet on-line at

https://tinyurl.com/yx6e5tvj . We are also looking for help with receiving

the artworks on Thursday evening April 27th and hanging them in the

church on Friday morning April 28th .

Go to the webpage http://www.artcredo.ca/index.php/gallery to see what

the church looks like during Art Credo.

Contacts: Detlef Dransch at ddransch@sympatico.ca, tel. 613.592.9897

or Mary Ann Varley at varleymaryann1@bell.net , tel. 613.745.2996

GET YOUR TICKET HERE

All are welcome at Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St. Ottawa, Saturday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m. for a fundraising concert with The Wild Cards, a jazz swing band, in support of Knox Church's Out of the Cold program.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets available through the Knox Office (613-238-4774; knoxottawa@rogers.com) or online through Eventbrite (check the event notice at knoxottawa.ca or go directly to eventbrite.ca and search for 'Out of the Cold Wild Cards'.

Join us for an afternoon of offering gratitude for ministry partners, supporters, and volunteers, raising funds for the Out of the Cold meal program, and enjoying good music together.