THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN'S SPECIAL EDITION

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ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PANDEMIC Thursday, March 11, 2021 Ringing the Bells and 3-Minutes Silence on the one-year anniversary of the declaration of Coronavirus as a Pandemic by the World Health Organization. Please join us outside at the intersection of Elgin and Somerset Streets on Thursday, March 11, 11:30 a.m. We will ring the Funeral Bell to remember the 400+ who have died of COVID-19 over the past year in the Ottawa area. We will pause for 3 minutes of silence and then ring the Worship Bell as people of hope trusting in God's continued blessings, strength and support. Bell Ringers Invited. You can watch a special mid-week video message from Gary and Gordon by clicking here.

WALK WITH GARY Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 11am Please join us for an neighbourhood walk on Thursday, March 18 at 11:00.  We will meet at the St. John's entrance on Somerset. This is a discovery walk not a power walk! We will pick up lovely drinks at one of the local coffee places and walk around our surrounding community at a leisurely pace. Great visiting time while we are walking and the weather is supposed to be lovely. Everyone is welcome!

FOOT CLINIC Thursday, March 11, 2021 The St John’s Foot Clinic was established in 1989 in response to a neighbourhood need for affordable foot care and has remained a ministry of St John’s since that time. Professional foot care is provided by Registered Practical Nurses from Carefor, a Community Health Services Organization. Clinics are held monthly on the second Thursday of the month from 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. The organization and management of the clinic is in the hands of volunteer coordinators from St John’s who make appointments, arrange for nursing staff, set up the clinic space, provide clients with reminders of their appointments, greet clients on clinic days and handle all financial transactions. The Foot Clinic is open to all – parishioners, non-parishioners, people from the local community and people from farther afield, seniors, young people and everyone in-between. All are welcome. For more information contact peggylister@rogers.com

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST ANGLICAN CHURCH www.stjohnsottawa.ca  154 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0H8 613-232-4500 office@stjohnsottawa.ca St John's on facebook! The Reverend Gary van der Meer, Rector The Reverend Dr Caroline Ducros, Deacon  The Reverend Michael Hicks, Honourary Assistant Emeritus Dr Gordon Johnston, FRCCO, Organist and Choirmaster   Detlef Dransch, Rector’s Warden  Stephen Giles, People's Warden David McIntyre, Deputy People's Warden