We are a diverse community growing in the presence of the living Jesus, proclaiming the gospel and seeking to connect with the wider community and each other, through faith, worship and service
All Souls Vigil this Sunday
Please join us for this special service to honour and remember those who have gone before us. A special prayer will be said for those loved ones who have recently passed. Each attendee will be invited to light candles to honour each of the deceased whom they wish to remember at this annual service. If there is a deceased person who you would like to have added to the prayer list please email Pastor Monique at huntleypriest@bellnet.ca
Please join us this Sunday at 7pm at St. Johns for the Annual All Souls and All Saints Vigil. This is a special evening of prayer and remembrance for all who have died this past year and for those who have passed and remain on our hearts and on our minds.
Each participant will be invited to light a candle in memory of those who's death they continue to grieve
Sunday, November 1st at 7pm
St. John's Anglican
1470 Donald B Munro
Lots of Thanks...
A full weekend was had by all...
Thank you to the many people who came out to help clean up the Parish Hall grounds and garden!
And to those who helped put the Neighbourhood Tomato gardens to bed for winter!
And to the over 85 people who attended the 4th Annual Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza! With special thanks for the many helpers who helped prepare and clean up the event!
Care to join me....
I have purchased a ticket for this event and would welcome connecting with anyone else who chooses to attend. Just let me know that you are going!
Remembrance Day
Will be hosted by The Diefenbunker this year on Wednesday, November 11th. I will lead prayers as I have done in the past. Please consider attending this lovely community event. As it is usually standing room only I encourage you to arrive early (around 10:15am)
Fundraising Christmas Craft Fair
The West Carleton Food Access Centre is hosting a Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday, November 21st
10am - 3pm
Carp Memorial Hall (3739 Donald B. Munro)
Baked goods, Jewellery, Art, Unique items. Gifts for everyone on your Christmas List!
Children's Secret Santa Shop for the Children with gift items for $1.00 - $5.00 with free wrapping included.
Coffee, baked goods and lunch available for purchase
Raffle!
Donations to the WCFAC gratefully accepted
Five Year Ministry Plan Conversations
As you all know, your Parish Council and an established Working Group has been discerning and discussing the input that parishioners provided in to our conversations that happened in Spring 2015 towards are future ministry structure and plans.
Each congregation will be having a follow up meeting to discuss the recommendations and discuss as a smaller group. The meetings are as follows:
Sunday, November 1st @ Christ Church after service
We Need your Soup Cans!
Please drop off empty and cleaned soup cans to the church in the coming weeks. We need many many cans for an Advent Craft we are doing with out families.
The next few weeks at the Parish..
Worship: Wednesday Eucharist & Fellowship
10am at St. James & the Parish Hall
Sunday, November 1st
9:00am Christ Church
10:30am St. James (The Rev. Bill Prentice)
7pm St. Johns ~ All Saints Vigil
Sunday, November 8th
9:00am Christ Church
10:30am St. James (Bishop Peter Coffin)
11:00am St. John’s
Warden Absence at St. James
For the next few weeks Wardens John Montgomery and Kathy Craig will be away. Jean McCarthy will be available for any issues that emerge that need the advice of a member of Council.
Please note that the remainder of 2015 Schedule is now posted on the website. Click HERE to see the schedule
Special Seniors
Information Day
Living at Home in Carp will be a special two hour information session for seniors and their family/caregivers to discuss the tools and support services available in our area for those seniors who are continuing to live at home.
We will hear from the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, the West Carleton Family Health Team and others about how elders can increase their ability to live in their homes for as long as possible.
Elders are encouraged to join us for fellowship, conversation, learning and sharing. We also invite a family member or support person to come with each elder so that they know what is available and can work together with their loved ones facing decisions at this time in their lives.
Saturday, November 21st
10am - Noon
The Parish Hall (3774 Carp Road)
Please invite your friends as this is an important community event open to all Seniors living in the Carp area!
Attendees must register by calling the Parish Office at 613-839-3195 or emailing huntleypriest@bellnet.ca
Parish Group attending the Faith Leaders Hot Seat on November 21st!
Please join us on Saturday November 21st at St. James Manotick. A group of families and youth are attending and we are contributing dessert to the dinner. We would love to have a larger group!
A Muslim Imam, A Jewish Rabbi, & A Christian Minister discuss some of life's biggest questions.You may be surprised with what they have to say... Have a question you'd like to ask one (or all) of the faith leaders? There will be time for that!
Marriage Canon
A special General Synod meeting happened this week in Toronto to discuss and review the work of the Commission of the Marriage Canon. For more information see the information from the Primate HERE
This project is about these women, our sisters, paying respect to their lives and existence on this earth. They are not forgotten. They are sisters, mothers, daughters, cousins, grandmothers.
Palliative Care TED Talk....
I found this TED talk to be a very interesting and inspiring reflection on death. Presented by Dr. BJ Millar (a palliative care specialist) I provide it HERE for your review.
Words of Welcome...
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, rich, comfortable, or dirt poor. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rake or could afford to lose a few pounds. You’re welcome if you are Old Huntley, New Carp, Not from Carp, or just passing by.
We welcome you if you can sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven’t been in church since little Jack’s baptism.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit dads, hockey moms, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems or you’re down in the dumps or if you don’t like ‘organised religion.’ We’ve been there too!
If you blew all your money on the horses, you’re welcome here. We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost on the 417 and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts… and you!â€
See you Sunday!
Blessings,
Monique
Source: and apologies to St Clements Church, Leigh-on-sea, Essex, England
