Newsletter: April 3, 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!

COVID-19 - GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION

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 to find out Guidelines for parishes regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

Click Here to find out Pastoral letters from the Bishop

Click Here for Administrative letters

Click Here for National Paryer for Canada in the wake of Covid-19

Click Here to find out virtual services schedule

2020 Statistical Return Package is now available.

For full info click here & to download complete 2020 statistical package please click here

Ottawa School for Parish Development 2020

Registration is now open for their 2020 weekend and week-long courses

This year's program includes learning about building trust and managing conflict; gathering data and what to do with it; intergroup dynamics; and your own personality through the lens of the ever-popular Meyers-Briggs Types!

You don't want to miss it!

For full info and registration please click here

Bishop’s Gala 2020 – Save The Date!

In light of several exciting & important events this spring, including the upcoming retirement of Bishop Chapman, the 38th annual Bishop’s Gala has been rescheduled from May 21st, 2020 to December 3rd, 2020.

We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you on December 3rd to celebrate our next Bishop.

CanadaHelps - a vehicle for online offerings and donations

CanadaHelps makes it easy to offer online giving at your church including options for a smooth flow of offerings, donations and recurring monthly gifts.

Click Here  for more information

Click Here  for Donation

Thank you from Today 4 Tomorrow!

Thank you so much for your donations to Today 4 Tomorrow (T4T) – our diocesan annual appeal! Your donations are very much appreciated. Please note, that mail service has slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be sending your 2020 tax receipts at a later date. If you are unsure if your donation has been received, please contact Michael at

michael-mccaugherty@ottawa.anglican.ca

Please Click Here If you haven’t donated to T4T and consider doing so .Your support helps our Community Ministries offer respect, dignity, a sense of belonging and the assurance that somebody cares for the most vulnerable people in our midst. These ministries serve people living in poverty, suffering from food insecurity and struggling with mental health issues. Please Click Here for an update about their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

T4T also helps to support our Youth Internship Program (YIP) and All My Relations. In response to the COVOD-19 crisis, YIP is staying connected with the young people, who are participating in this program, by providing opportunities to meet electronically. All My Relations continues its work of healing and reconciliation with indigenous peoples.

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.

Prayer Calendar - April 1 to June 30, 2020

Click Here

Parish Report - April 2020

Click Here

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!

ACW Annual and Bale Packing cancelled for April

NO ANNUAL MEETING for ACW and friends on April 22, The meeting at St. Stephen's is cancelled, perhaps to be rescheduled for the fall, when things get back to normal.

Also NO BALE PACKING in Richmond this year, on April 27. We will keep the bale packing date for May 27, at least for the present. We will know by the first of May whether this is feasible at all this spring. Maybe there is a more direct way to help our friends in the north.

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.

We're Hiring: Music Director, Trinity Church (Cornwall)

Trinity Church (Cornwall) is looking for an energetic and passionate Music Director to lead our community’s musical worship.

Click Here to view job posting

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)