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The Third Sunday of Easter
We invite you to join us once again for online Morning Prayer. You will find this week's video, an outline of the liturgy and a copy of The Valley Bulletin available for download beginning Sunday morning by clicking on the "Click to Pray" button below. This week's sermon is offered by Rev. Matthew, and the clergy team are joined by members of our Valley Church Family from Holy Trinity Pembroke, St. Stephen's Micksburg, All Saints Petawawa and St. Augustine's Beachburg. For more infomation visit:
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Join us this Sunday, April 26th!11AM to 12PM This week all members of the Parish of the Valley are warmly invited to join the clergy team for our first virtual coffee hour using Zoom! To access our coffee hour, simply click on the the blue "Come to Coffee Hour" button from 11am onwards on Sunday. Once you've clicked on the button you will be admitted to a virtual waiting room; from there, we will welcome you into coffee hour! As numbers allow we will also be dividing our coffee hour into smaller "break out" groups so we can visit with Church Family members from our individual congregations. If you've never used Zoom before, you can connect to the program using any web-enabled electronic device with a video camera and microphone, such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Some tablets and smartphones may ask you to download the Zoom application for no additional cost. Follow the prompts as directed to give Zoom access to your device's camera and audio system. You can also join our virtual coffee hour via telephone. Simply dial any of the telephone numbers below, and enter the following information as directed. Please feel free to share this telephone log-in information with members of our parish who do not have access to the internet: Zoom Telephone Access Numbers in Canada +1 438 809 7799 Meeting ID Number: 921 7880 0410 Meeting Password: 454096 Coffee hour will wrap up around noon. We hope that many of you will log-in, bring your favourite coffee mug and come say hello! For more infomation visit: https://zoom.us/j/92178800410?pwd=M25VYmh1a1ZmVE9qTUpWUFRtaTBpUT09
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Give Through Canada Helps
Wondering how you can still support your church during COVID-19? Members of Holy Trinity Pembroke and St. John's Eganville can now give directly to their churches using credit card or PayPal through the website Canada Helps. Click on the highlighted church names in this paragraph to visit the donation pages. During the COVID-19 pandemic the vast majority of our church expenses continue. All members of the Parish of the Valley are encouraged to continue making regular offerings to their home churches to support our parish's ministries and provide for the continued care of our church buildings. Members of the parish are encouraged to donate regularly through Canada Helps, by mail or through pre-authorized remittances from your bank account (PAR). Every donation matters, so please click "Support Our Churches" below to find out more about how you can contribute. Thank you for your faithful support! For more infomation visit: https://www.valleyanglicans.ca/ministries/stewardship/pages/supporting-our-churches
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Loving our Neighbours
How can we continue to offer the love and support of Christ to individuals in need during COVID-19 in our local communities, across Canada, and around the world? Nationally and globally, we encourage members of the Parish of the Valley to continue supporting the ministries of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund. To learn more about how PWRDF is responding to COVID-19 in Canada and beyond, or to make a donation, please click here. In our local communities, we encourage members to please consider making a donation to the nearest food bank, food cupboard or soup kitchen. These services are playing an essential role in strengthening food security during the pandemic. Click on "Strengthen Food Security" to find a list of agencies that you can support in your area. For more infomation visit: https://www.valleyanglicans.ca/pages/food-security-in-the-valley
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Be on the Look Out!
Unfortunately COVID-19 has produced an increase in incidents of attempted frauds and scams directed towards seniors. The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa recently circulated a list of the top ten scams and frauds currently being used to prey on vulnerable seniors during the COVID-19 crisis, as prepared by Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario and CanAge. Click "Read More" below to review the list. For more infomation visit: https://www.ottawa.anglican.ca/images/COVID-19/COVID19-Seniors-specific-Frauds-and-Scams.pdf
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