May 2025 Issue
Cree composer Andrew Balfour brings his innovative music to Christ Church Cathedral in June
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						Leigh Anne Williams					
				The heart of prayer
			This year, Ascension Day falls late in May (a couple of days before the fifth anniversary of my consecration as your bishop). I have always ...		
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						Bishop Shane Parker					
				Cathedral Boys’ Choir cancels trip to Boston
			“It was all going to be fabulous,” Andrew McAnerney, associate director of music at Christ Church Cathedral, said wistfully of a now cancelled plan to ...		
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						Leigh Anne Williams					
				Trinity Bank St. launches Student Internship Program
			Like many communities following the COVID-19 lockdowns, rebuilding social networks among new university students and young adults has proven to be a challenge. Located just ...		
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						Rebecca Cowal					
				Quilters celebrate two decades of heartfelt giving
			The Russell Friends of Victoria’s Quilts Canada (RFVQC) celebrated their 20th anniversary with a celebratory luncheon on Feb. 22 in the hall of St. Mary’s ...		
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						Carol Goddard					
				Centre 105 receives donations from Ramadan food drive
			Centre 105, a Community Ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, gratefully received more than 100 non-perishable food items from the Ramadan Community Food Drive, ...		
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						Carol Goddard					
				All Saints’ Westboro hosted election issue discussion
			Parishioners from All Saints’ Westboro and First United Church came together with Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) on a rainy Saturday in April to consider ...		
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						David Humphreys					
				St. John the Evangelist Ottawa to host an exhibit on the devastating impacts the 1945 atomic bombings
			In August, people around the world will solemnly remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan 80 years ago on August 6 and 9, ...		
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						Leigh Anne Williams					
				Julian of Norwich celebrates parish’s 10th anniversary
			Julian of Norwich Anglican Church is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month inviting one and all to a festival from May 4 to 10. In ...		
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						Perspective					
				Creation matters at St. Matthew’s parish in Ottawa’s Glebe
			In the spring, St. Matthew’s in the Glebe hosts three events to help raise awareness of our responsibility to care for God’s Earth. Our Earth Day celebration this ...		
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						Margaret Terrett					
				Climate justice pilgrimage coming to Ottawa
			In May, a group of pilgrims will arrive in Ottawa on a mission to save the planet, and you are invited to join them. The ...		
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						William Nuttle					
				Learning Commons hosted workshop on property and finance in Arnprior
			The Learning Commons offered a Property and Finance Workshop on April 5 at Emmanuel, Arnprior for clergy, churchwardens and treasurers. A presentation on parish finances ...		
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						Perspective					
				Celebrating two more diocesan medalists
			Denise Gomes, Christ Church Cathedral A King Charles III Coronation Medal was awarded to Denise Gomes, a leader in the Christ Church Cathedral parish, where ...		
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						Perspective					
				Partners of our Diocese: Multifaith Housing Initiative
			What is Multifaith Housing Initiative? In November 2024, our Diocese formally approved Multifaith Housing Initiative as one of seven official Diocesan Partners. Multifaith Housing Initiative ...		
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						The Rev. Rosemary Parker					
				Pardon
			L’algorithme qui détermine les vidéos qui s’affichent dans mon flux YouTube me réserve parfois de très bonnes surprises. Je viens de voir cette vidéo d’une ...		
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						Le révérend chanoine Kevin Flynn					
				Saint George, Ottawa — Deanery of Central Ottawa
			Saint George’s Church in downtown Ottawa seemed almost fated to be a centre of controversy. To begin with, this house of worship was built as ...		
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						Glenn J Lockwood					
				















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