Tomorrow at Holy Trinity Pembroke, come and view an astounding array of art by talented artists from across our parish and community! From drawing, to pottery, from woodworking, to quilting and fabric arts, and more - you won't be disappointed!

Open tomorrow, Saturday May 4th from 11am until 4pm, admission of $15 includes the art show in the church, high tea in the church hall and special music is provided by Zephyr woodwind quartet.

As a parish we are proud to support both the Rev. Allan Studd and Wendy Wilker-Blakley and the work they are doing with Impact Zambia in the Itezhi-tezhi region of Southern Zambia. Rev. Allan and Wendy will be travelling to Zambia this summer. In preparation for their time there, they will be travelling around the parish giving updates about the work of Impact Zambia during coffee hours and seeking our collective support.

This weekend, Sunday, May 5th, they will be at All Saints Petawawa to share during coffee time.

In the coming weeks, we look forward to hearing from Rev. Allan and Wendy on:

• May 19th at St. Anthony's Whitney and Epiphany Barry's Bay
• May 26th at Ascension, Killaloe
• June 2nd at St. George's South Alice
• June 9th at St. Patrick's Lower Stafford and St. Paul's Cobden

If you would like to learn more or make a donation to support Rev. Allan and Wendy's ministry with Impact Zambia, please click on the link below.

Trees ordered as a part of the Diocese of Ottawa's PWRDF Working Group's "Branches of Hope" initiative are being delivered next week and will be available to pick up at your home congregation on May 12th.

The Diocese of Ottawa's PWRDF Working Group has a goal of planting 500 native trees across the Diocese of Ottawa this spring and will match trees planted in the diocese by planting 500 trees in Uganda through PWRDF's partner St. Jude's Family Projects. All trees planted across the Diocese will be counted as a part of the Communion Forest, an initiative launched across the Anglican Communion at Lambeth Conference 2022 which seeks to support local activities of forest protection, tree growing and eco-system restoration by Anglicans around the world.

The St. Patrick's Lower Stafford May long weekend plant sale returns!

From Thursday May 16th until the supply is exhausted, serve-yourself from the wagon with over 1000 perennial plants available for purchase. The wagon will be located at the corner of Mountain Road and Snake River Line (just down from the church) and will be outside until the wagon is empty.

St. George's South Alice presents Take Out Thursday!

Thursday, May 23rd beginning at 3pm at the Alice General Store (10679 Round Lake Road). The menu is a chicken finger sub bar with subs made to order the way you like them. Take the food home or bring your lawn chair and dine & visit with neighbours outside at the Alice General Store.

Cost is by donation - a free-will offering with funds raised going to support St. George's and the repairs to St. Thomas Rankin.

Pre-order gluten free by Monday May 20^th by calling or texting Kim (613-633-8155).

There is still space for you to register a team for the Trivia Night Fundraiser to support necessary repairs to St. Thomas Rankin. Gather some friends, come up with a team name, and plan to join in the fun. Rumour has is that there will be a team of clergy from the parish to spice up the competition!

St. Thomas Rankin is hosting a Trivia Night Fundraiser to support necessary repairs to the church's basement. It will be held on Saturday, May 25th at the Rankin Culture and Recreation Centre. Doors will open at 6pm with the game beginning at 7pm. There will be a cash bar provided by the Rankin Centre and snacks available for purchase provided by St. Thomas' parishioners.

Cost is $10 / person with tables of 6: gather some friends and reserve a table! To register, please call Bonnie Dumouchel at 613-735-5529 before May 20th.

We are excited to share that Bishop Shane Parker will be making an Episcopal Visit to the Parish of the Valley on Sunday, June 23rd. 

A single parish wide service is planned for that day at 10am in St. John’s Eganville. This will also be Rev. Claire’s final Sunday in our parish.

All other regular Sunday morning services across the parish on Sunday, June 23rd will not take place.

Help is requested for preparing the luncheon (sandwiches, veggie trays, squares, etc). For more information please contact Wendy Cayen: 343-369-0676.

Please note the following upcoming Council meetings taking place across the Parish of the Valley:

• Eganville Central Council - Tuesday, May 14 at 10:30am on Zoom
• Petawawa Central Council - Tuesday, May 21 at 7:15pm at All Saints

Councils play an important role in our parish's governance, acting on behalf of congregational Vestries in between meetings and advising our Incumbent, churchwardens, and clergy team on a wide range of issues. Please speak with your local churchwardens or council members if there are any items of business that you wish to raise before your local congregational or central council. 

Worship times and locations for Sunday, May 5th are:

In addition to worship in person, we are pleased as a parish to be continuing to offer worship online and via television. 

For online worship this week, you can watch the service that was filmed live at Holy Trinity Pembroke last Sunday. It will be available for watching anytime from midnight on Sunday onwards. Click the blue "Click to Pray" button below to be taken to our online service page. This service will also be broadcast on YourTV Ottawa Valley. Our weekly service airs on YourTV (Cogeco Channel 12, HD Channel 700) every Sunday at 10am.

We also invite you to watch this Sunday's service live from Holy Trinity. It will be live-streamed at 10am on our YouTube Channel.

Thank you for joining us for prayer across the Valley and beyond!

We continue to be grateful for the many ways that members of the Parish of the Valley share gifts of time, talent, and financial resources to further God's mission across the Valley and beyond. To ensure the continued financial health of our ministries, all members of the Parish of the Valley are encouraged to make regular offerings to their home congregations and chapels. There are a many ways that you can give. Please click the blue button below to learn more.

Thank you for your continued support of the Parish of the Valley.

Here you will find our parish prayer list, scripture readings according to the Sunday lectionary, and links to worship by the Parish of the Valley and other Anglican resources and services.

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