This week at St John's

THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN'S

Dear Friends:

During my retreat last week, I attended a worship service at the Harvard Memorial Church. During the opening hymn, I was so moved that I felt my heart in my throat and there was no way I could sing. I have never thought of "All People that on Earth Do Dwell" as my favourite hymn, but as the children's choir processed up the aisle singing and waving their streamers, I felt my heart swell. The words call all people to "sing to the Lord with cheerful voice" in a paraphrase of Psalm 100 set to music created for the Geneva Psalter of 1551. So I just stood there outwardly silent while singing on the inside.

We are going to sing favourite hymns on Thursday May 29 and I invite you to come. We will keep Ascension Day on it's actual day rather than moving it to the following Sunday. Our celebration will include the scripture of Jesus ascending to heaven, reflection, and prayers, but the focus is the music. Come and sing!

This will be our final gathering with St John's choir before their summer break and an opportunity to thank them for their wonderful leadership of congregational singing. It will also include special refreshments and announcements supporting our upcoming music ministry. We will continue to have wonderful music with a cantor each Sunday until the choir returns the Sunday after Labour Day.

The Looking Ahead calendar (yellow box below) is updated with upcoming events to the end of June. Take a look at what's coming.

I hope you will join us for worship this Sunday focused on our theme of Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

Gary+

SUNDAY MAY 11 | Fourth Sunday of Easter | 8:00 & 10:15 a.m.

Scriptures: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30

SUNDAY MAY 18 | Fifth Sunday of Easter | 8:00 & 10:15 a.m.

Scriptures: Acts 11:1-18, Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35

LISTEN TO RECORDED WORSHIP SERVICES

Worship recordings include the following portions of the service: prayers, readings, the sermon, and music.

Third Sunday of Easter - May 4, 2025

Second Sunday of Easter - April 27, 2025

Easter Sunday - April 20, 2025

Find all St John's Worship Recordings HERE

Angie and Peggy greeting Art Credo visitors. You are welcome here!

ST JOHN'S IN PICTURES THIS WEEK

Art Credo Poetry and Music Evening:

Kiegan reading from his poetry (above); Congratulations and thanks to Luka, our organizer (below). Thanks to all the poets, musicians, and a wonderful audience for supporting this event!

BELOW: Joan Kellet with her painting, "Canada Forever" & Lorriane Nagy with her three paintings. Come take a look over these last three days of Art Credo!

Good Shepherd Sunday:

Every Fourth Sunday of Easter, we read of Jesus as the Good Shepherd who cares for the sheep. Our beautiful St John's window is featured in this Sunday's sermon.

TAKE NOTE

We are in the final days of the 46th Art Credo! Thanks to all our artists, sitters, and buyers. Thanks to the organizers of this year's Art Credo fringe events, the Paint-Along and the Poetry and Music Night.

If you have your eye on a painting, now is the time. Come for a last look. Make a purchase that supports both St John's and a local artist!

HOURS: This Friday 12:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

HIROSHIMA MEMORIAL EXHIBIT

Ban the Bomb and UNA-Capital Region Branch present an exhibition of posters commemorating 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with an Exhibition from the Hiroshima Peace Museum. St John's is hosting the display in the Warriors' Chapel.

Read the story about this event by St John's parishioner Leigh Anne Williams, as featured in Crosstalk, the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa newspaper HERE.

You are invited to the Opening Reception: Friday, May 23, 4:30-6:30.

RSVP by May 19: 80thcommemoration@gmail.com

With your support this year, St. John’s will surpass our Tulipathon 2024 total raised, and continue to provide rent subsidies for Multifaith Housing Initiative (MHI) tenants. Every year, MHI provides more than $400,000 in rent subsidies, which are only possible with the Tulipathon and the generous support of Ottawa’s faith communities. Posters and pledge forms are available at the Elgin Street door, please help yourself and place posters in public areas.

Tulipathon 2025 will take place:

Sunday, May 25
At Commissioner’s Park, across from Dow's Lake.
Opening ceremonies start at 2:30 p.m.
Two-kilometre walk starts at 3 p.m.

Please donate directly via the MHI website: https://www.classy.org/team/647581

Cheques are welcome, payable to: MHI Tulipathon (with St. John the Evangelist on the subject line). Your cheque can be mailed to Multifaith Housing Initiative, 206-404 McArthur Ave., Ottawa ON, K1K 1G8 or given to Marilyn Collins for delivery to MHI. Reach out to your friends and family and encourage them to donate online.

If you would like to walk with the St. John’s Team, need more information, or would like to make a banner for St. John’s, please contact Marilyn Collins (Team Captain) by clicking here.

If you would like to learn more about present and past Tulipathons and/or MHI, visit Tulipathon - MULTIFAITH HOUSING INITIATIVE or click here to find the presentation made to St. John’s on May 5.

Support the Community Thrift Shop ministry by coming to our Fashion Show!

INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT

Four of our Indigenous and Métis leaders: Patrick, Kimberly, Megan and Glenn

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

10th Anniversary Celebration

To recognize the 10^th Anniversary of the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report, the All My Relations Circle of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa invites everyone to an opportunity to begin or to progress on their journey towards Healing and Reconciliation on May 10, 2025.

You'll leave not only with ideas and resources for celebrating and learning during Indigenous History month, and you'll be able to make connections with others.

Refreshments including strawberries and bannock will be provided.

May 10, 2025 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle Church,.

2345 Alta Vista Dr. Ottawa, K1H 7M6

Please Let us know you are coming:

Kathryn F. Email: lou_daybreak@hotmail.com

https://ottawa.anglican.ca/what-we-do/partnerships/indigenous-justice/

IN MEMORIAM

Pat Hutchison

Pat was a longtime member of St. John's who passed away on November 26, 2024 at age 95.

You can read her obituary HERE.

A memorial service will take place at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 403 Richmond Road on Saturday May 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. followed by light refreshments.

LOOKING AHEAD

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Every Sunday

Worship Services at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m. (Summer schedule is one service at 9:30 from June 1 to Labour Day).

Saturday April 26 - Sunday May 11th

Art Credo runs daily.

Saturday May 10

Healing and Reconciliation: Our Shared Journey, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., St. Thomas the Apostle Church (see above)
Roger Broughton Celebration of Life. 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 11

Art Credo daily until this Sunday, 6:00 p.m. closure.

Sunday, May 25

Tulipathon, Fundraising Walk for Multifaith Housing Initiative. Commissioners Park (across from Dows Lake), 3:00 p.m.
Ascension Children's Service, 3-5 p.m.

Thursday, May 29

Ascension Day Hymn Sing. 7:30 p.m. in the Nave.

Saturday, May 31

Thrift Shop Fashion Show. 7:00 p.m. in the Nave.

Sunday, June 1

Summer Hours: One Sunday worship service at 9:30 from June 1 to August 31
Scripture Read-Through: Acts Part 2, 11:00 a.m. in the chapel.
Pride Month Begins
Godly Play Final Sunday
Karen McBride, guest preacher

Saturday, June 7

Doors Open Ottawa

Sunday, June 8

Newcomer Orientation to St Johns, 11:30 a.m.
Joy of Faith Celebration: Many faiths come together for food, friendship, and honouring a local Indigenous leader. Presented by the Capital Region Interfaith Council, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 22

Sunday Worship for the National Indigenous Day of Prayer

TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Our Parish

Prayers for those in leadership roles: Gary, Allen, Christina, Pat, Nicholas, Kimberly, Kerry, Jesse, Monica, Barb, and all who minister at St. John's.

Prayer Requests: Alice, David, Inga, and Doug. We give thanks for the life of Denise Torunski who died on Tuesday April 15th at age 82. Denise and her husband Pete were longtime members of the St .John's community.

Our Diocese

Shane, our Bishop; Anne, our Metropolitan and Acting Primate.
Our Community Ministries:
Belong Ottawa: Centre 454; St Luke’s Table; The Well/La Source
Centre 105 (Cornwall)
Cornerstone Housing for Women
Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre
Refugee Ministry
The Parish of Mattawa
St. Alban’s, Mattawa
St. Margaret’s, Rutherglen and The Reverend David Shields.

Anglican Church of Canada

The Rt. Rev. Susan Bell, Bishop, The Most Rev. Colin Johnson, Assistant Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Niagara.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

Bishop Ali Tote, the people and rostered ministers of the Saskatchewan Synod.

Moravian Church in Canada

The Rt. Rev. Douglas Kleintop, Bishop of the Unity residing in the Northern Province.
The Moravian Church has joined Full Communion with Anglicans and Lutherans - read about the Moravian Church HERE

The Anglican Communion - Pray for Anglicans Worldwide

The Nippon Sei Ko Kai.

Flowers

The flowers are to the glory of God and in loving memory of Jessie and John Maxwell and are given by their children Jane and Sue Maxwell.

Parish Prayer Group

If you wish to have someone prayed for, send an email to:

office@stjohnsottawa.ca

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HOW YOU CAN DONATE TO ST JOHN'S

Identified donations to St John’s are charitable donations and are eligible for a charitable tax receipt. Receipts for donations made directly through St John’s are usually generated on an annual basis. Donations to St John’s through Canada Helps are receipted by Canada Helps.

Here are the different ways that you can give:

E-Transfer

accounts@stjohnsottawa.ca

PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance)

Enrol in the PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance) program, whereby a designated monthly amount is withdrawn from a parishioner’s bank account or credit card. Peggy Lister, the Envelope Secretary, will provide you with the application form required to enrol in this program.

Weekly Offering Envelopes

Use identified weekly offering envelopes to make your cash or cheque donation to St John’s. A request for such envelopes goes to Peggy Lister, the Envelope Secretary, who will provide the envelopes.

Cash or Cheque Donation on Sunday

Make a cash or cheque contribution during a weekly service. The donation must be identified (i.e. a name & address on the envelope or a cheque with the donor’s information) if the donor wishes to receive a charitable receipt for the donation.

Canada Helps

Make a donation to St John’s through Canada Helps by scanning the QR code on the weekly bulletin, the QR code on the sign at the back of the church or through the ‘donate’ button on the St John’s website. Canada Helps donations can be for a single time or set up as an on-going monthly donation.

With thanks to God for your generous support