SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Lamentations 1:1–6; Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1:1–14; Luke 17:5–10
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TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK IN PRAYER
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Our Clergy
Beth, Caroline, John, Gary, Dennis, Michael.
Our Diocese
New ordinands Michael Garner (transitional deacon), Tamara Connors and Steven Zytveld (vocational deacons); the Community Ministries of our Diocese (The Well, Centre 454, Cornerstone, St Luke's Table, Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, Centre 105).
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
Bishop Logan McMenamie clergy, and people of the Diocese of British Columbia.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCIC)
The dean, council, and congregations of the Greater Vancouver Conference of the British Columbia Synod.
Parish Prayer Group
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RIDE FOR REFUGE
Saturday, October 5th
8 am registration, Andrew Haydon Park
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Join us on October 5, 2019 for the Ride for Refuge, a family-friendly cycling and walking fundraiser that supports charities who provide refuge and hope for displaced, vulnerable and exploited people everywhere.
Bicyclists and walkers from our Diocese raising funds for
PWRDF
will gather at Andrew Hayden Park to walk 5 km or bike 10, 25, or 50 km.
Or If you'd like to donate, that's wonderful too! the PWRDF Ottawa fundraising page at
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DIOCESAN ALTAR GUILD
ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, October 5th
9.30 am, Trinity Church
(105 Second Street, Cornwall)
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A chance to network with other Altar Guild folks during a wonderful day of fun and fellowship. Jim McLean will be present with Altar Supplies. Registration is $12 and includes lunch. Please register as soon as possible.
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THIS SUNDAY!
October 6th
10.15 am, Nave
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Be a part of welcoming Magnus! Please keep his parents, Karen and Lionel, and his Godparents, Dylan and Kirsten, in your prayers. There will be a special cake at coffee following the service.
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WALK FOR THE FOOD CENTRE
Sunday, October 6th
2 pm, Ottawa City Hall
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Please support (and join if you able), the St John's Team who will be walking to raise money for the Food Centre. Gay Richardson will be receiving donations before and after the Sunday September 29th service and again on October 6th following the service. Donations of $10 or more receive an income tax receipt. Cheques should be made payable to CCSAC. Donations can also be made online
www.centretownchurches.org
. Please apply your donation to "Walk for the Centre Walkathon."
Fyi... The Centretown Churches Social Action Comittee (CCSAC) is composed of 23 member churches of various Christian denominations and has been working since 1967 to assist people in need in the Centretown area of Ottawa.
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RECTORS' PUB NIGHT
Monday, October 7th
6.30 pm, Army Officers' Mess
(149 Somerset Street West)
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The Rectors of St John’s
and
St Luke’s invite you to come and enjoy a drink (alcoholic or non), snack on some chips or pretzels, and meet new friends in the beautiful Army Officers' Mess. There is parking, as well as an accessible entrance from the lot, and the Mess has a dress code, so please wear something other than jeans, sweatpants or shorts. There will be a donation jar if you wish to help cover the rental cost. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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EMBODIED PRAYER
Wednesdays,
October 16th, 23rd & 30th
7 pm, Chapel
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In the spring, Bishop Dennis led sessions on Praying in an Age of Uncertainty. Now let’s put those learnings into practice with all our senses! Our Rector will facilitate these evenings of discovery, employing different forms of embodied prayer – finger labyrinths, prayer net, Anglican rosaries, movement, and art. Please register with the Office so that sufficient supplies are available for participants. Come for one session or for all!
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Hello everyone,
Hope you’re all good and had great summer with your families. Today is 25th September, last year in the same day, happened so many things a mom hugged her daughter after long time after that there was no hope that they can meet each other anymore, a sister a father find their beloved ones, a family get a chance to live again, kids find out how beautiful life is, they find out that they’re human and they can live without any fear like others they can dream and now they will make their dreams come true AND IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU ALL. I don’t know actually I don’t have any word to thank you all for everything and it’s not only me, my family, my mom, Mehrabi they are all thankful for what you all did without you all it was not possible for me. Thank you all for the help and support during the one year especially John Sir. As much as I can write and thank you all for what you all did for my family is nothing but I don’t want to take anymore time off you all, at the once again thank you so very much for everything.
Shabnam H.
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Make sure to read this interesting article, shared by David M. - "Private prayer may boost memory for adults over 50" - and then spend some time praying!
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Many other events are happening in our dynamic Diocese!
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Harvest Thanksgiving
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19
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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
ANGLICAN CHURCH
154 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0H8
613-232-4500
office@stjohnsottawa.ca
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The Reverend Canon Beth Bretzlaff, Rector
The Reverend Dr Caroline Ducros, Deacon
The Right Reverend Dennis Drainville, Bishop in Residence
BGen (Ret’d) The Venerable John Fletcher, Honourary Assistant
The Reverend Canon Dr Gary Hauch, Honourary Assistant
The Reverend Michael Hicks, Honourary Assistant Emeritus
Dr Gordon Johnston, FRCCO, Organist and Choirmaster
Laura Macdonald, Church Administrator
Detlef Dransch, Rector’s Warden
Kathleen Arsenault, Peoples' Warden
Bev Humphries, Deputy Warden
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