THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY |
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Dear Friends,
You are very welcome to join us for worship this Sunday at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.
Jesus calls the disciples James and John and they leave their nets behind to fish for people. It’s a well-known story that gets us to ask about our own callings. What are we turning towards? What do we need to leave behind? Let’s situate these questions in our very present moment of pandemic safety, horns blaring, questions about what route to take anywhere in Ottawa …and the extra challenges faced by community ministries including our building partners at The Well.
We look forward to returning to in-person worship in the St John’s church building on February 20. You may have heard that, according to the guidelines of the Diocese of Ottawa, we would be permitted effective this Sunday, February 5.
Over the next two weeks, we will move back into an organized worship schedule for roles in all of our worship services. If you have been a worship service volunteer, please confirm your availability and participation here. If you are interested in starting on the worship schedule, please contact me to learn more about the role and to talk about training. Please note that we especially need volunteers to be greeters, sidespersons and vaccine-checkers.
For these next two Sundays, February 6 and 13, we will continue to worship online. Over the past weeks, our attendance on Zoom has increased as more people have become comfortable with the format. Regardless of whether in-person or online, we are committed to our Sunday service times at 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Please join us by connecting here.
Gary+
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Those On Our Hearts
Robin, Maura, John, Pat, Bill, 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
St. James, Otter Lake and all who minister there.
For all Regional Deans in our diocese.
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 Rt. Rev. John Watton, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Central Newfoundland.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
The dean, council, and congregations of the Two Rivers, Nith Valley and Niagara Areas of the Eastern Synod.
The Anglican Communion from Aba to Zululand
The Church of Ireland.
In our Companion Diocese of Jerusalem
We pray for Christ Church, Nazareth, Israel.
Parish Prayer Group
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
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Sunday at 8:00am & 10.15am
Each service begins with 30 minutes of social time, i.e. 7:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.
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Please note if you haven't submitted your annual vestry report please do so by end of day on
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Please remember to save the date February 27th for the Annual Vestry Meeting via Zoom at 2pm. |
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Tax Receipts for 2021
Tax receipts for 2021 donations to St. John’s have been prepared and are being mailed to all recipients. A printout of quarterly donations by category is included with the receipt. Please review this to ensure that you have been credited with the full amount of your donation to St. John’s for 2021.
Should you have any questions please email Peggy Lister, Envelope Secretary, at peggylister@rogers.com or leave a message for me at the church office.
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PWRDF Vaccine Equity Fund - “Pay it Forward”
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has launched a new Vaccine Equity Fund to contribute to the worldwide vaccination effort against COVID-19. Money donated to this fund will be used to support our overseas partners (e.g. Partners in Health in Liberia and Lesotho) as they prepare for vaccine rollout in the coming months. With the cooperation of the Anglican Church of Canada and our Primate, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, PWRDF has created a fund for Anglicans who would like to “pay it forward.”
The Primate writes: “We must ask how we can share the benefits of health care and vaccinations many of us enjoy, with others who need it. Canada will have excess vaccine – will we donate it to other nations? Vaccine equity is a fundamental expression of the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) through which we demonstrate our love of God and of neighbour.”
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You may also call PWRDF Donor Relations Officer, Mike Ziemerink at 416-822-9083 or send a cheque to PWRDF National, 80 Hayden St., Toronto, M4Y 3G2.
Thank you for your support.
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Theology Study on the Book of Revelation |
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The Ecumenical Book Study on Revelation is now at its fifth of seven weeks. This week, the focus is Beasts, Numerology, and Being Countercultural.
You are welcome to join this lecture, even if it’s your first one, on Tuesday February 8, 7:00 p.m
Rev. John C. Perkin is minister at First Baptist Church. He spent twenty-five years as chaplain and professor at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, where he taught in the area of faith and culture, including a course called The Apocalyptic Consciousness; this course in apocalyptic studies explored the book of Revelation and its interpretation through the centuries. John has been a frequent spokesperson in national media on themes of Revelation and apocalypticism; his course was noted by Macleans magazine for its popularity.
*Please note that additional participants are welcome to attend the Revelation study. Each session stands on its own.
Register on Eventbrite and you will receive an email with the Zoom Link. Note It’s a new Eventbrite link for each week – register HERE.
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REST IN PEACE: Steven Sansom
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend Steve Sansom, who died suddenly in his sleep late last night at the Ottawa Civic Hospital due to cardiac arrest. Steve had been taken to the Civic hospital late last week and we were waiting to hear about his condition and prognosis.
It is truly remarkable and edifying that Steve passed away on this day when our Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. As Joseph and Mary presented our Lord Jesus to God in the Temple of Jerusalem, it is now our turn to present our friend Steve to the Lord through our love and prayers. I am currently in communication with Steve's Uncle David in Port Perry to assist in the planning of Steve's funeral ceremony. Once details and the dates of the funeral mass are set, I will communicate the details with you. All parishioners at St Theresa Parish and those of local churches that Steve liked to visit will be welcome to attend (we will provide information regarding current restriction requirements and protocols for attendance at St Theresa Church).
Deacon Guy Duquay
St Theresa’s Roman Catholic Church
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SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
13 FEBRUARY 2022
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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
Steve Chaplin, Deputy Rector'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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