Newsletter: May 3, 2019

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.

 

SYNOD 2019 NOMINATIONS PACKAGE

Deadline is Friday May 10, 2019

Please return package to: 

Heidi Danson

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

71 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6G6

heidi-danson@ottawa.anglican.ca
Info: 613-232-7124 x 222

  1. Bishop's covering letter 2019
  2. Serving as a Member of Diocesan Council 2019
  3. 2019 Nomination form for Diocesan Council
  4. 2019 Nomination Form for Termination of Clerical Appointments
  5. 2019 Nomination Form for Trinity College Corporation

 

AREA FLOODS

Mayor Jim Watson of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency for the Ottawa area due to rising water levels and serious flooding.

Please let the Bishop’s Office know at bishopsoffice@ottawa.anglican.ca or 613-233-7741, if any congregations of our Diocese have been damaged due to flooding. The Bishop’s Office will initiate insurance claims and be in touch with the affected congregations.

Youe prayers are asked for those affected by the floods in New Brunswick, Quebec, and the Ottawa-Gatineau regions.

Suicide Intervention Skills Training

The Youth Internship Program (YIP) is inviting all alumni, mentors and contacts in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa to join us for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. We are excited to be planning with Breanna Pizzuto for this event. Please use this link to have your say about when we should host this training: https://doodle.com/poll/qy8sgrdeidddziva

For more information, please visit here

 

Today 4 Tomorrow supports the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre. Help us support OPC by donating here: https://www.today4tomorrow.ca/

The Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre offers counselling and psychotherapy services for individuals, couples and families (including children and teens). The OPC is located in the Bronson Centre in downtown Ottawa with two satellite offices, one in Carleton Place and another in Manotick.

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

 

Get Connected

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

 

Inductions and Retirement: 

The Bishop's office would like to announce

On wed, May 29, 2019 (The eve of the Ascension of the Lord), 7:00pm at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Shawville, Quebec. The Rev. Eric Morin will be inducted as Incumbent and the Rev. Carol Hotte will be inducted as Associate Incumbent of the Area Parish of Renfrew-Pontiac.

The Rev. Susan Lewis continues to serve as Assistant Curate. Archdeacon Pat Johnston
will officiate and Bishop Michael Bird will preach. Clergy are invited to vest; the colour will be white. A reception will follow; everyone is welcome.

 

In addition, The Rev. Peggy Kuzmicz has received the Bishop's permission to retire from full-time ministry and as Incumbent of the Parish of Pakenham effective June 30, 2019.


A Day in the Wildwood

Tue, May 7, 2019, 9:00am - 3:00pm

A day of fellowship, worship and meditation at St. John The Evangelist, Lancaster's scenic setting.

More Info


REGISTER TODAY!  DEADLINE IS MAY 3, 2019

Welcoming Homes: A Diocesan Forum on Affordable Housing

May 11, 2019, 9am – 3:30pm - Christ Church Bells Corners

All parishes are welcome to a day of learning, information, sharing and resources.

Morning Workshops

A. Opportunities for Affordable Housing in Rural Communities

B. Development 101: “Getting Started”

Afternoon Workshops

C. No Money and No Land? Ways Your Parish can get Involved

D. Creating Innovative Partnerships for Housing

Info & Registration


Fish Fry

Fri, May 17, 2019, 4:30pm - 6:30pm - St. James, Perth

Info & purchase tickets


Cornerstone - Tamarak Race Weekend

 

Cornerstone Housing for Women is now an approved charity at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, May 25-26, 2019.

Please come out and run, walk and roll at any of the events, while fundraising for Cornerstone. Our goal this year is to have ten registrants sign-up and support Cornerstone Housing for Women.

Bring your children or grand-children out to a 2k or family run, come out and run or walk a 5k. Plus, there are half marathon or full marathon events.

We will be creating a Cornerstone team and would love if you would join us.

Top fundraisers will have a chance to win great prizes, as well as the chance to win a party catered by our own cordon-blue trained Chef Paul.

Contact: Jessie Lee Wallace

Email: jessie-lee.wallace@cornerstonewomen.ca

Phone: (613) 254-6584 x 503

To register


Under-One-Sky Concert and Auction

 

Julian of Norwich - Saturday, May 25  - 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

(Auction starts 1:00; Concert starts 2:00)

 

Featuring internationally-acclaimed violinist,Kerson Leung, Tu Mach (piano) and Julien Bisaillon (guitar). Proceeds donated to L’Arche for people with developmental disabilities, Nelson House for women and children who are abused, Cornerstone Housing for Women, Refuge N.O.W. for refugee sponsorship, Centre 454 community center and The Glebe Centre.

 

Info & purchase tickets

 


MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES:

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


Diocese of Ottawa considering sites for affordable housing projects. One of these properties being Julian of Norwich.

The diocese of Ottawa is considering tearing down some of its existing churches and replacing them with complexes that would include, among other things, affordable housing units, its director of mission says.

Read More


Special year for Trinity Anglican Church in Cornwall

The year 2019 marks the 235th Anniversary of Trinity, the oldest parish in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.

Read More

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Resources, Events and Opportunities

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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.

 

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.

 

Together With Christ - Respect Justice Camp

August 13 - 19, 2019

What if we begin with the assumption that God is in every person we meet and creation itself? How does/could/should this impact the ways in which we relate to all around us? These are the foundational questions of Respect Justice Camp. This camp is hosted by the Diocese of Huron in the Deanery of Essex with the hopes of continuing the wonderful tradition of engaging people of faith in issues of justice. Open to persons 18 yrs. and older.


For more information and to register, visit www.justicecamp.ca

 

Anglican Foundation Update

Spring 2019

 

View .pdf here

Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry

June 24-28, 2019
 
5 Days focused on faith, heart, mind, and skills
for the art of intercultural ministry.
  • Ecumenical + interactive program
  • Attendees enjoy the unique residential setting
  • Practical ideas to use in your own context
  • Nurture cultural understanding + awareness in your community
  • Optional Academic Credit through Wycliffe College
  • Learn more about the program and register here

 

      *** Register by May 21***
 
What people have to say about Engage Difference! - Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry:
 
  • “I grew in self-awareness and grew in my capacity to be in right relationships with God’s people.”
  • “It was one of the best learning events I have attended, in that it allowed me enough time to consider how I might apply learnings to my context.”
  • “This course has helped equip me immensely with tools for intercultural ministry; with tools to help us become more self-aware”
 
The location: The Toronto School of Theology in downtown Toronto showcases unique conversation and experiences of ministry across difference; including narratives of migration, both recent and historical, in the most diverse city in the world.
 
Bursaries available

 

More information and registration at:
 
 
This program is offered through partnerships with:
 
 
Anglican Church of Canada, Canadian Council of Churches, Catherine Donnelly Foundation, Centre for Christian Studies, Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning, Mission and Service Fund United Church of Canada, Presbyterian Church in Canada, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, Scarboro Missions, Wycliffe College-University of Toronto
 
P.S. - Do you know someone who would be interested in this program? Pass along this email!
 
Rev. Jonathan Schmidt
Associate Secretary: Intercultural Leadership; Justice and Peace

 
Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning / Forum pour le leadership et l’apprentissage interculturels
Canadian Council of Churches / Conseil canadien des Églises

47 Queen's Park Crescent
Toronto ON M5S 2C3
416-972-9494 x26
 

 

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