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SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Worship

SCRIPTURE & SERMON:

This Sunday:
“Marriage”
Matthew 19: 1-12
Rev. Grant Wilson


Next Sunday (Feb 11):
“Identity and Sexual Expression”
Genesis 1: 24-31
Rev. Grant Wilson


To listen to our sermons online click here.

Sat., Feb. 3
  8:00 a.m. Prayer Fellowship

Sun., Feb. 4
  9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service
10:15 a.m. Sermon Discussion LifeGroup
10:30 a.m. Traditional Service
  6:00 p.m. Church@SIX - Superbowl Party 

Tue., Feb. 6
  9:30 a.m. St. Paul’s Playgroup
  1:00 p.m. Knitting LifeGroup (Lenore Macartney)
  7:00 p.m. Women’s LifeGroup (Mary Kanfer)

Wed., Feb. 7
  2:00 p.m. Seniors’ LifeGroup (Frank Hare)
  7:00 p.m. Theology Course LifeGroup 
  7:30 p.m. Parents’ LifeGroup

Thu., Feb. 8
10:00 a.m. Pastoral Care Meeting
  6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal
  6:30 p.m. Kids’ Club
  7:00 p.m. Senior Choir Rehearsal

Fri., Feb. 9
  6:30 p.m. Epicentre Youth:  ALPHA

Sun., Feb. 11
  9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service
10:15 a.m. Sermon Discussion LifeGroup
10:30 a.m. Traditional Service
  6:00 p.m. Church@SIX (YA ALPHA)

Reception of new Members today
Today Joe and Kay Foster are being received as members of St. Paul’s. Please congratulate and welcome them as members of our church!

Camp Iawah Winter Family Retreat - February 16-19
IAWAH offers weekend retreats to encourage and build up families. Enjoy fun winter activities, great food, fellowship and lively worship at the Winter Family Retreat at Camp Iawah. For more information or to register email info@iawah.com or call 613-273-5621.

Next Book Circle - Monday, February 19
Please note that the book selection for our next meeting has changed. We are looking forward to having Tom Pfotenhauer as our guest and taking a closer look at his book "Islam in the Crucible”. We welcome everyone to join us on  February 19th at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room.

“Work as Worship Conference” -  Friday, February 23
Right Now Media is a Christian streaming service that provides churches with video material for bible studies and personal devotion and study. On February 23 St. Paul’s will broadcast a conference organized by Right Now Media including popular speakers such as Patrick Lencioni and Matt Chandler. For more information go to www.workasworshipretreat.org or see the poster in the lobby.

Next Seniors’ Luncheon - Wednesday, February 28
At our next Seniors’ luncheon our topic will be “Financial Fitness: a quick look at scams, wills and charitable giving”. Our very own Robert MacKenzie will share his expertise as a financial planner and give a brief outline of: how to hang on to your money (dealing with scams), how to  pass on your money (wills and powers of attorney) and how to give your money away (the Community Foundation of Ottawa). If you are planning on coming please sign up on the sheet at the Hub.

Annual General Meeting - Monday, March 5
The date for our Annual General Meeting has been set for March 5th at 7 p.m. At the meeting we will look at the reports of the Board of Managers, all financial reports and the 2018 budget. Items for those reports need to be submitted to the office by mid February. We will collect ministry reports in May/June for our ministry report to go out in September.

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St. Paul’s Vacation Bible Camp

July 16 - 20, 2018

Introducing two new LifeGroups:

Knitting LifeGroup with Lenore Macartney Starting Tuesday, February 6
This new LifeGroup will start on February 6 and then continue to meet on the second and fourth Tuesday each month from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room.  So, the following two meetings will be on February 13 and 27. We welcome anyone interested in knitting (or other needle work) and community for an informal and relaxed meeting. There will be refreshments and an opportunity to get to know others in our community. For more information about this LifeGroup contact Lenore Macartney at lenore.macartney@gmail.com or Pastor Jeremy at jeremy@stpaulspcottawa.com

New Men’s LifeGroup with Pastor Jeremy Sauvé and Brian Kanfer Starting Tuesday, February 13
Interested in gathering together with like-minded men for community, bible study and discussion?  Starting Tuesday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. this new group provides an opportunity for the men in our church to connect, grow and be challenged in a relaxed and casual atmosphere.  We will be watching a video series on the book of Titus by Chip Ingram, which you can preview on your RightNow Media account.  For more information please contact Brian Kanfer at maimemac@gmail.com or Pastor Jeremy at jeremy@stpaulspcottawa.com

Youth Alpha Course starting February 2nd - Meals needed

Thank you to all who have already responded to our request for meals. Youth Alpha will start on Feb 2nd and will be running most Fridays until April. If you would like to help or have any questions please contact Tyler at tyler@epicentreyouth.com or at 613 894-1515.

CHURCH@SIX ALPHA Program UPDATE - 
Starting Date moved to February 11

The Church@Six ALPHA launch has been postponed to February 11 due to a scheduling conflict.  Help is still needed for baked goods, discussion leaders and prayer partners.  Questions?  Contact Pastor Jeremy at jeremy@stpaulspcottawa.com

St. Paul’s Winter Retreat Registration has started!

Our March 23-25, 2018 retreat promises to be the best one yet with two options available for the congregation.  Our theme this year is #Happy and we hope that it will permeate the whole weekend.

The two options are: a full-weekend retreat or just a day retreat on the Saturday.  This year we are planning to have more activities for the whole family, exciting opportunities to connect, great worship and teaching by Paul Racine.  We will also be providing a bus to transport people opting for the day retreat on Saturday to make things easier!

Space for the full-weekend retreat is limited so stop by The Hub on Sunday to pick up a registration form and reserve your spot.  First come, first served on rooms!

St. Paul's is pleased to be able to provide space for a number of recovery groups that meet each week.  

For more information on Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon recovery group meetings at St. Paul’s please go to http://stpaulspcottawa.com/recovery-groups/   or click on the images below to find exact dates and times for meetings in the Ottawa area. 

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