This year, the parish officially enters its 150th anniversary season, launching a series of celebrations under the theme: Celebrating our Past, Focusing on our Present, and A Window to the Future.
Several events are planned throughout the year to bring both long-time parishioners and the wider community together.
Join us on May 9 at 7 pm for Our Story in Song, a curated choir concert featuring choral favourites.
This will be followed by the city-wide Doors Open Ottawa on June 6, where historical displays will be set up in Tomkins Hall.
On June 13, the celebration takes a nostalgic turn with the “Over the Decades ACW Tea,” hosted by the Anglican Church Women.
Younger members of the community can also look forward to a historical scavenger hunt in the summer
Even more events are being planned throughout the year. See www.stjames-manotick.ca for more details.
Storytelling project
As part of the sesquicentennial, the church is embarking on a storytelling project. The goal is to collect 150 vignettes from past and present parishioners to create a living history of the congregation.
While the anniversary is a time for reflection, it also serves a practical purpose for the church’s physical heritage. A primary fundraising goal for the year is the urgent refurbishment of the East Window.
The restoration is a major focal point of the anniversary campaign. In a creative nod to the project, congregants can track fundraising progress in real-time by watching a stained-glass window drawing in the narthex, which will be «filled in» as donations reach milestones.For more information on these events, contact the organizing team at 150th@stjames-manotick.
— The Rev. John Holgate is the Incumbent at St. James, Manotick.
Saint James the Apostle, Manotick — West Ottawa Deanery