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Cornerstone’s emergency shelter moves to a new location

David Humphreys February 1, 2021

Just before Christmas, 34 homeless and vulnerable women boarded an OC Transpo bus at the Cornerstone Emergency Shelter on O’Connor Street for a short ride ...

Hospital ministries carry on

The Rev. Deacon Steve Zytveld January 1, 2021

The provincial lockdown which began in March has curtailed in-person visits with patients at the Ottawa Hospital (TOH), which means that both campuses are off-limits ...

Workshop offers seniors financial planning information

Leigh Anne Williams January 1, 2021

Financial planning can be a daunting or overwhelming task at any age. On Nov. 27, the Diocese partnered with a Lutheran charitable foundation and the ...

Today 4 Tomorrow gives hope!

Jane Scanlon January 1, 2021

Today 4 Tomorrow (T4T) partners with four day programs, five shelters for women, counselling support services, refugee services, and outreach ministries such as the Youth ...

Lise Friesen, Lois Thompson , Gillian Mattock, Eleanor Johnson, and Madonna Oliver celebrate the completion of their project in Huntley Parish Hall.

Creativity flourishes in quilting project now exhibited in the Parish of Huntley

Perspective January 1, 2021

At the start of Advent in November 2019, a small group of ladies started meeting for a couple of hours one afternoon per week. One ...

Virtual Walk-a-thon a real success

Elizabeth Kent January 1, 2021

The Virtual Walk-a-thon for our Centretown Emergency Food Centre on Oct. 4 was an amazing success. We have been blessed. We raised $34,000. A number ...

What does a Dean do?

The Very Rev. Beth Bretzlaff January 1, 2021

Following Crosstalk’s November article “Welcoming the new Dean,” a reader wrote to ask for more information about what the role of the Dean of the ...

On Nov. 22, Bishop Shane Parker installed the Very Rev. Beth Bretzlaff as the new Dean of the Diocese of Ottawa and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in the company of archdeacons and representative members of the Cathedral parish. Parker blessed a cope given to Bretzlaff by her former parish of St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa.

Very Reverend Beth Bretzlaff installed as Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral

Leigh Anne Williams January 1, 2021

The Very Rev. Beth Bretzlaff was installed as Dean of Ottawa and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral at an evensong service on Nov. 22, with ...

Churchwarden Peter Hunt joined the Rev. Canon PJ Hobbs (who knows the parish well), Incumbent Archdeacon Kathryn Otley and Bishop Shane Parker for the groundbreaking.

Ground breaking excitement for the Housing Project for Bells Corners

Leigh Anne Williams January 1, 2021

Officials from all three levels of government and the diocese gathered on Nov. 13 at Christ Church Bells Corners (CCBC) to break ground for the ...