St John's Newsletter 17 July 2022

THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN'S

TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Those On Our Hearts

Robin, Pat H., The staff, volunteers and participants in the programs of The Well.

Our Parish

Gary, Allen, Gordon, Josh, Gregory, Kerry, Stephen, Steve, Michelle, Jill and all who minister at St John's.

Our Diocese

Shane, our Bishop; Anne, our Metropolitan; Linda, our Primate.

The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred Circle Events, and the ministry of reconciliation.

The Area Parish of Mississippi Lake:

St. James, Carleton Place

St. James, Franktown

St. John’s, Innisville

Christ Church Ashton

St. Bede’s Nolans Corners

The Venerable Brian Kauk

The Reverend Jonathan Askwith

Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)

The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Calgary.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)

The assistant to the bishop and the staff of the Synod of Alberta and the Territories.

The Anglican Communion from Aba to Zululand

5th Sunday after Trinity 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

THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

17 JULY 2022

Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42

WHAT'S HAPPENING

St. John's Demystified!

Did you ever wonder why people come to St. John's? What they believe? Why they worship the way they do? Why they always seem so busy with outreach programs, community engagement, social justice activities, and a million other things? You are not alone!

The Lifelong Learning Committee is planning a series of conversations to help all parishioners, new and old, to deepen their understanding and appreciation of who we are and what we do at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church. Over 4 sessions there will be time to engage in thoughtful dialogue on topics like these:

Where does Christianity fit among religions of the world, and where does Anglicanism fit among Christian traditions, and where does St John’s fit in the Anglican tradition?
Why do we worship the way we do?
How do we live out our faith in practice?
How do we engage with the world?

The above topics will be explored through four 2-hour Saturday morning sessions to be held (in person) on Oct. 15 and 29th, and Nov. 12th and 19th (10 AM-12PM). This is intended for everyone – you might be new to these questions or maybe you have been thinking about them for a long time. Join us for a chance to learn from each other and to share your views and insights.

FLOWERS

The flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of husband John (Jack) Hampson and brother-in-law Ken Hampson and sister-in-law Libby Hampson by Jill Moll.

TAKE NOTE

Helping Those in Need

The Shop helps those in need by providing free clothing and household items through a voucher system. The vouchers are issued by our partner social service agencies (The Well, St Luke’s Table, Centre 454 and others). Clients can get a voucher every three months; the voucher currently provides for $35 worth of goods (at our prices).

Here are some facts about the number of vouchers filled so far this year:

January – March 251

April – June 370

The increase in the use of vouchers reflects needs in the community. Your support of St John’s and the Shop volunteers is helping many in need in our community.

Support Affordable Housing in Ottawa

- buy a Loblaws Gift Card

St John’s Affordable Housing Committee raises funds to support various affordable housing projects through the sale of Loblaws Gift Cards.

How does this work? Loblaws provides a discount to non-profit organizations that purchase gift cards in bulk. We buy in bulk, sell the cards at their face values and the discounted amount flows into our fundraising effort. The cards come in various denominations. Available in the church vestibule following the 10:15 service or by contacting Peggy Lister (peggylister@rogers.com)

Centretown Emergency Food Centre (CEFC)

St. John's is one of 23 downtown churches supporting this ministry, and our food and money contributions are essential. Any food donations are welcome, but obviously not out of date cans or dried goods. These days, and particularly in the summer, many people need this help.

Money is better than a gift card, because the Centre deals with suppliers who sell them food at cost.

Financial donations can be made at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/centretown-churches-social-action-committee/ and select Emergency Food Centre Fund.

Or you can donate by sending a cheque, made out to the

Centretown Emergency Food Centre, to the Food Centre at 507 Bank, Ottawa, ON K2P 1Z1.

Please Give Generously.

PWRDF responds to ACT

Alliance appeal for Ukraine

PWRDF is supporting Ukrainians forced to flee their homes due to the Russian invasion. A grant of $20,000 has been issued to an ACT alliance appeal funding the work of ACT member, the Hungarian Interchurch AID (HIA). HIA has been working in Ukraine for more than 25 years in humanitarian and development projects. It had already shipped 28 tons of food to support those fleeing to Hungary, and their staff have been working with refugees at the Ukraine/Hungary border.

To make a donation go to pwrdf.org/give-today and click on Response in Ukraine. You may also donate by phone at 416-822-9083 or leave a voicemail toll-free at 1-866-308-7973 and PWRDF will return your call. You can mail your cheque to PWRDF, 80 Hayden, 3rd floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 3G2 or give through St. John’s. Please mark Ukraine in the memo field. Thank you for your support. St John’s PWRDF Committee.