We Remember in Prayer...
Our Parish
Our clergy, staff, and members of St. Luke's; participants and staff of St. Luke's Table in this unusual and challenging time
Those on Our Hearts
Brad, Inez, Ken, Sarah, Bryan W.; Kathleen; Lawson; all who suffer discrimination based on race; all who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; our neighbours in the United States in these troubling days; all those on our hearts.
We mourn the loss of Heather Stecher, who died on Sunday. Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized, but will be communicated as soon as that information becomes available. We remember Heather as tireless advocate, with courage, determination and a generous heart, and we continue to hold Heather's family and friends in prayer.
Our Diocese
Shane, our Bishop; For the lay staff of John Charles Roper (JCR) House: Sanjay Grover, Jane Scanlon, Carol Sinclair, Heidi Pizzuto, Heidi Fawcett, Bill Gilbert, Sandra Purdy, Kiran Otto and Glenn Lockwood and for all clergy under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ottawa.
Our Companion Diocese of Jerusalem
Archbishop Suheil Dawani, and their Coadjutor Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Hosam Naoum.
The Anglican Church of Canada
Dr. Andrea Mann, Director, and the staff of Global Relations; Ryan Weston, Lead Animator, Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Rev. Douglas Reble, Rev. Adam Snook. Rev. Christine Morrow-Wolfe, Assistants to the Bishop, and the staff of the Eastern Synod.
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The generosity of all of you who have made the extra effort required at this time to continue your financial support is appreciated so very much. It is making all the difference. Thank you!
You can donate online through Canada Helps here
Church Offering Envelopes
This is the time of year when church offering envelopes would be available at the back of the church on a Sunday morning; these will be available when we return to in-person worship.
Please note that envelope numbers have changed if your previous number was over 40. You can be in touch with Lynn Jones about this, either at 613-448-1647 or by email at kearn@personainternet.com
Many thanks for your continued support and generosity!
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Virtual Gathering
Wednesdays 11 a.m.
A Service of the Word with Lectio divina (Scripture Meditation) on the Gospel for Sunday.
Click here for the Zoom link. Click here for the order of service.
Calling all St. Lukians for Ways to Connect
John Price, Heather Mallett and Anne Wright
As we enter another round of lock down, we are exploring interest in other ways to connect virtually. As usual, Rev. Victoria will be offering virtual Lectio divina on Wednesdays
In addition, if there is interest, John Price will convene a weekly Centering Prayer session. Curious about Centering prayer? Click here to learn more.
Heather Mallett and Anne Wright are proposing to replace this fall's St. Luke's Virtual Social Hour with St. Luke's Virtual Social and Story-Telling Time. We would like to find a time and day that works for more people after January 17 2021. To find out more about the idea, click here. We warmly invite you to participate in the Virtual Story-Telling Time whenever you can as a story-teller or a listener. Here's a link to a survey to find out what time works best for most, and whose story you'd like to hear, and whether you're open to sharing your story.
Wonder and Grief: A Virtual Poetry Dive
Pre-pandemic, the Ottawa Poetry Bards regularly offered Sacred Poetry Walks at St. Luke's, and we are grateful to be one of the recipients of donations for these events. It is good news indeed that these poetry walks have gone virtual, transforming into Poetry Dives. The next one will be offered on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 on Zoom. Click here for more information and to register. |
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In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
(Leonardo da Vinci)
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