Dear Friends
Please join us this Sunday as we welcome our Bishop! Bishop Shane Parker will preach at both services. Bishop Shane will join the 8 a.m. congregation for coffee at Bridgehead. At the 10:15 service, he will offer a Q&A time during the concluding announcements.
Please note that you require ID and proof of vaccination every time you visit the church building for worship or for any other reason. If you are not able to enter the building and you would like to participate in worship, please contact the Rector to receive home communion from the Reserved Sacrament.
Let’s do our best to keep each other safe.
Welcome to St John's!
Listen to past Sunday sermons at:
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TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Those On Our Hearts
Robin, Andrew, Ron, Hossein, Maura, Pat, The Reverend Gary van der Meer, Major the Reverend Canon Catherine Askew, Ministry Intern John Holgate, Gordon, Gregory, Kerry and all who minister at St John's.(Please note Prayers will be posted for two consecutive weeks unless requested to be posted for a longer period of time.)
Our Diocese
For The Well, (one of our Diocesan Community Ministries) and for their Executive Director Rachel Robinson.
Our Bishop, The Right Reverend Shane Parker, our Metropolitan, The Most Reverend Anne Germond and our Primate, The Most Reverend Linda Nicholls.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Venerable Alan Perry, General Secretary, and the staff of the General Secretary’s Office; Melanie Delva, Reconciliation Animator; Dawn Maracle, Animator, Indigenous Justice – Interim.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
Trina Gallop Blank, Assistant to the National Bishop, Communications and Resource Generation, and the staff of Communications; Kyle Giesbrecht, Director of Finance and Administration, and the staff of Finance and Administration.
In our Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
We pray for Redeemer Church, Amman, Jordan.
The Anglican Communion from Aba to Zululand
The Anglican Church of Canada.
Parish Prayer Group
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WEEKLY PARISH WORSHIP VIDEO
This St John’s Worship Video anticipates our in-person worship service on Sunday, December 12, 2021 – The Third Sunday of Advent.
It’s a pleasure to welcome our City Councillor for Ward 14 Somerset, Catherine McKenney, for this week’s Community Conversation, including a reflection on the story of John the Baptist, Luke 3:7-18.
The hymn “There’s a Voice in the Wilderness Crying” is sung by the St John’s Choir giving voice to John the Baptist. The meditation on the harp is from Divinum Mysterium, better known to us as “Of the Father’s Love Begotten,” is presented by St John’s Music Director Gordon Johnston.
The worship service for the Advent 3 at St John’s will include additional scriptures and music. You are welcome to join us at 8:00 & 10:15 a.m. Please note that you require ID and proof of vaccination every time you enter the church building.
Welcome and I’m looking forward to meeting you!
The Reverend Gary van der Meer
Pastor & Rector
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We look forward to welcoming Bishop Shane Parker to St John’s on
Sunday, December 12 at
8am and 10:15am
Plan to be with us as we welcome our Bishop!
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WELCOME TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
I am delighted to welcome Steve Chaplin as Deputy Rector’s Warden. Steve joins Detlef Dransch, Rector’s Warden, and Stephen Giles, People’s Warden.
As we look ahead to our annual vestry meeting, it is important to keep two points in mind. First: St John’s is a complex organization and we need a larger leadership team to continue to be on top of many changes. Second: succession planning helps us to make sure we don’t wear out the leaders we have! Over the coming two months, we will be thinking about further additions to our leadership team: wardens, members of Parish Council, and the many roles on the worship schedule as we continue to serve our community. Welcome Steve! Thanks to all the wardens for your dedication and service.
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We need photographers for Church Events. If you love using your camera and you’d like to help us have great pictures for our website, newsletter, and videos, please be in touch with Gary: gary.vandermeer@stjohnsottawa.ca.
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FIRST ANNUAL SCOTCH TASTING EVENT
Join us on Sunday, December 19th 4pm at Deacon Brodies Pub, located at 247 Elgin St., for what we hope will become an annual Event.
Deacon Brodies has Ottawa's finest whiskey collection with over 400 brands. We will be sampling four of these different brands from each of the four categories of scotch.
Please RSVP to the Parish Office at office@stjohnsottawa.ca by Thursday, December 17 at 3:30pm to reserve your seat. Cost will be approximately $45. Limited spots available.
Please note that anytime you visit Deacon Brodies and identify yourself as from St John's, there will be a 10% discount on your bill and a further 10% donation(offering) supporting St John's!
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Christmas Worship Plans
We look forward to celebrating Christmas with our community in church!
Plan to join us as follows:
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December 24 – 4:00 p.m. – Children’s Christmas Eve
December 24 - 10:30 p.m. – Choral Christmas Eve
December 25 – 10:15 a.m. – Christmas Day. Eucharist with Carols by Request
December 26 – 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. – First Sunday of Christmas
January 2 – 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. – Epiphany Sunday
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You can help the Altar Guild decorate the church for Christmas and remember your loved ones with flowers. Make your donation to St John's noting that it is for Christmas flowers and if applicable, please include a note to indicate the names of the people to be remembered. You can put your donation in the collection plate any Sunday or drop it off at the Office. |
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SHOP PWRDF’S ‘WORLD OF GIFTS’ |
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Looking for a meaningful gift for that special person who has everything?.... Why not consider a Christmas gift from PWRDF’s World of Gifts. It’s a great way to support our partners around the world and add meaning to your Christmas shopping. Gifts range from wells, humanitarian disaster funds, all manner of animals (goats, chickens, cows) to buying the whole farm!
Go to the PWRDF website - pwrdf.org - and click on “World of Gifts.”
You can also call the PWRDF National Office at:
1 (877) 936-9199 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST Monday – Friday).
Thanks to all who purchased PWRDF Christmas cards. Sales have been brisk with only 3 packets of cards remaining at $25 per packet.
Thank you for your support. Your PWRDF St. John’s Committee.
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NEXT SUNDAY - DECMEMBER 19TH
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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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
Major the Reverend Canon Catherine Askew, Honorary Assistant
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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