Newsletter: May 1, 2020

All Clergy, Parishes, Parishioners, and Friends are invited to submit news and events for distribution.Please visit our Diocesan Calendar for a more complete list of upcoming event throughout the diocese.

submit your news and events here!

SUBMIT TO CROSSTALK 

By Communication Request Form

By emailing the Crosstalk editor Leigh Anne Williams at
crosstalk@ottawa.anglican.ca

(You may use the same linked form for all communication requests)

A Time of Jubilee

Letter from Bishop Chapman, dated April 3, 2020

COVID-19

Please click below to find out updated guidelines to be observed in the Diocese of Ottawa. Please be sure to check back frequently as we will update it with any new informations as the pandemic unfolds.

Click Here for information guidelines, a congregational checklist and other information

Click Here to find out pastoral letters from the Bishop Chapman

Click Here for administrative letters

Click Here for National Prayer for Canada in the wake of COVID-19

Click Here  for a list of virtual services happening around the Diocese

Click Here to find out Stewardship and T4T's response to COVID-19

SYNOD 2020 NOMINATIONS PACKAGE

  1. Secretaries of Synod Covering Letter
  2. Serving as a Member of Diocesan Council 2020
  3. 2020 Nomination Form for Diocesan Council
  4. 2020 Nomination Form for Termination of Clerical Appointments
  5. 2020 Nomination Form for Trinity College Corporation
  6. 2020 Nomination Form for Provincial Synod

Deadline for submitting your documents is Friday, May 29, 2020

Please return package to: Heidi Fawcett

Email - heidi-fawcett@ottawa.anglican.ca

Phone - 613-232-7124 x 222


Community Conversations

We are launching a biweekly, one hour virtually hosted call where folks will find a safe space to talk about the challenges of life, especially as they are magnified in the face of the pandemic.

The next session is on Thursday, May 14th at 7pm, the topic is: Warning signs & self care. Calls will be limited to 15 participants, attendees must be 16 years of age or older. A suggested donation of $10 or more is encouraged to help keep the program going on a biweekly basis.

Register Here


Synod Office Staff

To control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, our staff has been encouraged to work remotely. The best way to contact them is by email or leaving a voicemail. All contact information can be found under the 'Contact us' menu item below.

We pray you are staying well.

Contact Us


Ottawa School for Parish Development 2020

The May 2020 Weekend (final weekend for this session) has been postponed and will be rescheduled as soon as possible.

The June 2020 residential week has also been postponed at this time. We will reschedule it as soon as possible.

For course information please Click Here


Anglican Diocese of Ottawa News Board

To stay connected please Visit Here

Get Connected

Clergy, parishes, parishioners and friends are invited to submit news and event notices.

submit your news and events here!

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE BEING CANCELLED OR POSTPONED DAILY.

Please check the Diocesan Online Calendar prior to attending any event to see its availability.


Parishes can now order their church calendars directly through Parasource!

• Payment by cheque to be mailed to Parasource

•Payment online using your credit card

• Free delivery over $50 (excluding tax)

• Orders of 15-calendars or more will not pay postage

• You can bundle the orders from more than one parish, but delivery is to a single address

• Order by June 30th, 2020

• Cost is approximately $4.00 per calendar (plus tax) Parasource Marketing and Distributing, 55,Woodslee Ave. P.O. Box 98, Paris ON N3L 3E5,

To obtain your order form: 1-800-263-2664 or church@parasource.com

For any clarifications and concerns please contact admin@ottawa.anglican.ca and you will be put in contact with Cynthia Greer.


The June Marriage Preparation Course has moved online!

Rev. Hilary Murray, Rev. Jon Martin and Leslie Giddings are adapting the course content. They welcome couples to participate who hope to be married this summer or in September.

For registration please Click Here

All couples are welcome and participation is not limited based gender, age, or previous marital status. Small groups are designed so that couples with shared experience may benefit from conversations with one another. Topics such as step-parenting and blending families will be addressed in small group sessions, where appropriate.


Youth Internship Program open to receive applications

The Youth Internship Program will be welcoming applications for the upcoming September 2020 - June 2021 session until August 20, 2020

Please contact Donna Rourke at donna-rourke@ottawa.anglican.ca for information or an application.

More Info


Prayer Calendar - April 1 to June 30, 2020

Click Here


Parish Report - April 2020

Click Here

What's new?
Check out the Diocesan calendar for all upcoming events.

News From Our Friends!                

Friends of the Dicoese are invited to submit events or news which will be displayed here.

submit your news and events here!

Anglican Foundation Update

Did you know the Anglican Foundation of Canada distributed $1,000,000 to support Ministry across Canada in 2019? Read all about it in the article here!

Not a member of the Foundation? Join here to help make this possible again in 2020! Click Here to learn more about it.

Communication Requests & Change of email

A reminder that all should be submitted through this form:

COMMUNICATION REQUEST FORM

Please use the COMMUNICATION REQUEST FORM for submissions to: Crosstalk Newspaper; Diocesan Newsletter; eBlast or directed emails; Diocesan calendar postings; social media; Diocesan website.

For questions or concerns regarding Crosstalk, other than article submissions, please email the editor, Leigh Anne Williams at crosstalk@ottawa.anglican.

For all other concerns or questions regarding Communication, other than submission requests, please direct your email to webspinner@ottawa.anglican.ca  

(please update your address book to these emails)

 

The next diocesan newsletter will be emailed to parishes and subscribers on May 15, 2020.

Please submit all requests for inclusion at least 2 days in advance of distribution, using our electronic form.

Please review our mailing guidelines and deadlines before submitting.

We apologize for any errors or omissions. Unfortunately, once published, the newsletter cannot be revised.