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Exterior view of St. John Innisville, black and white photo

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Saint John, Innisville — Deanery of the Southwest

The former Saint John’s Church, Innisville looks almost timeless in its rural setting, at least when viewed in daytime. This photograph from fifty years ago ...

April 2025 Issue

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Journeying through Lent

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Perspective

Fog rolling in on the Maumturks, Co Galway, Ireland

When God showed us the way home

I have often travelled to my parents’ homeland of Ireland over the years and have spent many long days in the beautiful mountain region of ...

Written by

Bishop Shane Parker

The Ven. Monique Stone holds open a door.

Support helps make affordable housing into homes

When it comes to housing society’s vulnerable citizens, creating safe, accessible and adequate spaces is just the beginning. As the diocese’s goal of creating 125 ...

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David Humphreys

Martine Doré and the Rev. Chung Yan Lam in the

All Saints’ Westboro’s food bank cares for its neighbours

Walking or driving by on Richmond Road, many people don’t know that All Saints’ Westboro has a busy food bank that has been quietly helping ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

L-R: Pam Hazen, gardener; Barbara Bottriell, PWRDF parish representative, and the Rev. Lee Lambert, incumbent at St. Thomas Stittsville, plant a seedling.

Branches of Hope project celebrates success — 24,000 trees planted in Uganda and Ottawa

In 2022 the Diocesan PWRDF/Alongside Working Group were inspired by a PWRDF partner visiting Ottawa who describing the tragic consequences of changing climate occurring in ...

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Valerie Maier

From our Bishop

When God showed us the way home

March 20, 2025

I have often travelled to my parents’ homeland of Ireland over the years and have spent many long days in the beautiful mountain region of ...

When the prayers of our hearts cannot be put into words

February 20, 2025

There are 800 hectares of forest in the Gatineau Hills that are very familiar to me. I lived on the edge of this forest for ...

Seasons and cycles

January 20, 2025

As each calendar year progresses, we mark time with hours, days, weeks and months. In our diocese we are blessed to experience all four seasons ...

Reflection

Where does our help come from?

March 20, 2025

Probably the hardest part of a clergy person’s job is dealing with death. Through the many joys of ministry, we never know when death and ...

Reflection by

The Rev. Canon Stephen Silverthorne

Reflections on the Cross

February 20, 2025

For me the journey of Lent is dominated by the long shadow of the Cross. The meaning of Christ’s sacrifice and my understanding and response ...

Reflection by

The Rev. Canon Stewart Murray

Love yourself as your neighbour

January 20, 2025

A few years ago, I was feeling uncertain about a sermon I wrote for the Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17). The Gospel reading itself is ...

Reflection by

The Rev. Rosemary Parker