Community Ministries Annual Celebration

Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 6-8pm

Location: St. Luke's Table, 760 Somerset St. W.

With guest speaker: Belle Ryan

The view from the kitchen

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Meet/Greet/Thank: A Youth Internship Program (YIP) Fundraiser

June 11, 2019 - 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Epiphany Anglican Church

This event is a wonderful opportunity to:

• mix and mingle with our supporters, sponsoring partners, mentors and interns
• hear the stories of this innovative ministry and learn more about YIP
• contribute to the success of this ministry
• celebrate the journey of the 2018/19 cohort
• thank the volunteers and supporters who make this ministry possible

Please join us for evening refreshments. Admission is free.

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ASIST - Learn the skills - help save a life.

June 26 and 27 2019, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

St. Paul’s Anglican Church invites you to attend this two-day workshop.

ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. Which teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Learn more & register

BREAKFAST OF HOPE REGISTRATION & DONATION OPTION

 

Calling on our young friends of Centre 454 to help make friendship bracelets

This year Centre 454 will be celebrating 65 years of service! The Centre provides personal and practical supports to those who are homeless and at risk of homelessness. Most importantly, we are a community that supports one another! We offer programs that are inclusive and provide opportunities for everyone to be engaged.

We are inviting you to help fundraise with us by making friendship bracelets which we will sell to the greater community. Don’t worry about them being perfect because each one will be perfect because you made it! We think this would be a great activity for children and youth, though people of all ages can join in! You can choose your own design and if you aren’t sure of how they are made you can find a tutorial online.

We are grateful to you for wanting to help out. Your contribution will impact the lives of so many just in knowing that you care.

Please drop off or mail your friendship bracelets to The Bishop’s Office at 71 Bronson Ave. Ottawa, ON K1R 6G6 or to Centre 454 at 454 King Edward Ave. Ottawa, ON K1N 7M8

 

DONATE TO TODAY 4 TOMORROW 

It's a Small World Afterall - Cathedral Girls' Choir Fundraiser

 

Sat, Jun 1, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm

 

An evening of heart-warming and uplifting classic Disney medleys

 

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BE A CHORISTER DAY

On Saturday June 1 from 2-5:30pm, boys and girls aged 7-12 and their families are warmly invited to come and sing, meet current choristers, take part in a performance, and learn about what choristers do. Refreshments will be provided. Please spread the word! Children of any religious affiliation, or no affiliation, are welcome. For more information, contact james-calkin@ottawa-anglican.ca or andrew-mcanerney@ottawa-anglican.ca. Everyone is invited to attend the Evensong service at 5pm that will be sung by the participants along with members of the Cathedral Choirs.

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Chelsea Community Tailgate Sale

Saturday - June 1, 2019, 9:00am - 2:00pm

 

More than 30 vendors selling their yard-sale treasures from the trunks of their cars.

Lots of great stuff to buy – no entry fee!

 

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Indoor Yard Sale (9-noon) & E-Waste, Textile Recycle  (10-4pm)

Sat, Jun 1, 2019 St. John's, South March

Wide variety of new and gently used items. Also, drop off electronics for recycling.

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Doors Open Ottawa - Christ Church Cathedral

Sat, Jun 1, 10-4pm & Sunday, June 2, 12-4pm

As part of our ministry of hospitality, we welcome friends, neighbours and visitors to Christ Church Cathedral as part of this year's Doors Open Ottawa. 

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Jerusalem Sunday - June 2, 2019

An opportunity for Anglicans in Canada to learn more about and support God’s mission in the Diocese of Jerusalem. Parishes are encouraged to use liturgical resources, which can be found through the link below, in celebration of Jerusalem Sunday. Parishes and individuals are also invited to make an offering to support important health care work in the Diocese of Jerusalem.

View this link to find more information, resources and to donate.

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Kateri Native Ministry, Service of Reconciliation

 

Sunday, June 2 - 10:00a.m - St. Mary Magdalene, Chelsea

Indigenous Christian worship and music led by Donna Naughton (Executive Director of Kateri Native Ministry) and Father Hasina Rakoroarisoa (Jesuit priest)

Rev. Cathy Davis will preside and will celebrate the Eucharist

Weather permitting the Service will be outdoors. Reception to follow. All are welcome.

For more info please visit here

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Book Café

Sunday, June 2 -  11-2:00pm - St. Mary Magdalene Church, Chelsea

Browse and buy from a great selection of used books while sipping a refreshing drink. Bring a friend, and linger over tasty sandwiches and home-made goodies.

 

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A Day in the Wildwood

Tue, Jun 4, 2019 9:00am - 3:00pm - St. John the Evangelist Lancaster

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Labyrinth Walk: Theme - Adventure

Fri, Jun 7, 2019 7:00pm - 9:00pm - St. Luke's Ottawa

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Kairos Blanket Exercise

Sun, Jun 9, 2019 11:30am - 3:30pm - St.Jame's, Manotick

The Blanket Exercise is an experiential teaching tool that builds awareness of the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

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All My Relations ‘Journeying as Allies’ book group

Sun, Jun 9, 2019 2:00pm

Brook group will meet to discuss a book, which is a story—informed by the lore and knowledge of Cree traditions, of a woman who travels to the depth of herself, accompanied by her Auntie Val and cousin Skinny Freda, to find the strength to face her past and to build a new life.

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“ProFuture Faith: The Prodigal Species Comes Home”, with Rev. Michael Dowd

By Donation, Sunday, June 16, 7:00 pm

St. Matthews Anglican Church, 130 Glebe Avenue, Ottawa

This program, geared for adults and teens, builds on Rev. Dowd’s two TEDx talks and material in his bridge-building book, Thank God for Evolution, which was endorsed by 6 Nobel Prizewinning scientists, noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across the spectrum. Grounded in an ecological interpretation of Big History, this program centers on fidelity to the future and how to stay sane, sober, and inspired to act locally and become ever more resilient in chaotic and confusing times. 

Full info & Crosstalk Article

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MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES: 

*new course dates added for 2019 and 2020

Next course date: June 21-22, 2019

Our marriage preparation courses are designed to help participants to learn and grow through presentations given by professional speakers, small group discussions with trained facilitators, and couple conversations. All couples are welcome and participation is not limited by gender, age, or previous marital status. 

Full info and course registration

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Staff update

Effective June 14, 2019, Ms. Leslie Giddings will be leaving her position as Learning Facilitator for the Diocese of Ottawa. Leslie has been with the Diocese for five years and over this time has made many positive contributions to diocesan ministries, including her work with the Youth Internship Program, Open Table, the School of Parish Development, Marriage Prep, and spiritual care in both secondary and post-secondary schools around Ottawa. As well, Leslie has made a significant contribution to our parish ministries in a variety of ways. We thank God for Leslie’s ministry to the Diocese and wish her well in all future endeavours.

The Office of the Bishop of Ottawa

 

Lifelong Formation

Resources, Events and Opportunities

Read the newsletter here

 

 

Looking for conference & hotel space?

The NAV Centre’s offers special religious meeting packages. The price can be tailor made to the specific needs of the group.

To view the package options and contact information, please visit here.

 

211 Ontario, Second Harvest & Food Rescue

Ontario 211 Services, in collaboration with local 211 data partners, are working with Second Harvest Food Rescue to help match donated surplus food from retailers/businesses with local non-profit organizations who provide food and meals in their communities.
 

About Second Harvest and Foodrescue.ca

A project recently completed by Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International (VCMI), “The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste,” identified that considerable amounts of surplus edible food is not reaching those in need. As part of its food rescue efforts, Second Harvest has launched a sophisticated online tool called Foodrescue.ca (FR.ca). FR.ca connects businesses possessing surplus edible food (donors) with food agencies and organizations (recipients), thereby enabling more food to be recovered and redistributed than otherwise possible. To develop a strategy for rolling out FR.ca nationally and which complements Canada's food policy, VCMI is geographically mapping the barriers and challenges of organizations involved in the recovery and redistribution of surplus food in Ontario and nationally. The project is a world first.

Participation from Food Security Agencies and Agencies which Provide Food to Clients

To enable VCMI (working on behalf of Second Harvest) to understand the barriers and challenges associated with surplus food recovery and redistribution, the survey below has been created to gather insights from those of you who provide food or food programs in your communities. The information will not only help to shape the online matching tools, but will also identify where there might be service gaps that can be filled with donated food from businesses in your area, along with the incidence and impact of identified barriers and challenges geographically. The survey should take no longer than 5-10 minutes to complete. The survey deadline is Friday, June 14, 2019.

SURVEY LINK:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NC6W2YY

If you have questions about the survey or the study, please reach out directly to Martin Gooch (416) 997-7779 martin@vcm-international.com or Lori Nikkel (416) 408-2594 ext. 294 lorin@secondharvest.ca.

If you believe you have received this communication in error (i.e. your agency does not offer food programs), please check your record in the 211 database is up-to-date at www.211ontario.ca. To edit your agency's information, you can call 211 and relay the information to them or through the www.211Ontario.cawebsite. Also, at the bottom left, under your agency's information on the 211Ontario website is an EDIT LISTING button.

Thank you for your help – together, we can connect excess food in communities with those who need it!

Karen Milligan, Ontario 211 Services
Martin Gooch, VCMI
Lori Nikkel, Second Harvest Food Rescue

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