This Sunday, June 12th is also Food Bank Sunday across the Parish of the Valley. Over and over again we have heard from our local food banks how grateful they are for regular contributions from members of the Parish of the Valley. 

Please bring donations to your local food bank with you to church on Sunday, or you can drop them off at the food bank throughout this week.

For a full listing of local food banks, please see www.renfrewcountyfoodbanks.ca to find the one nearest you. A partial list of local agencies is also provided by clicking the blue button below.

We are looking forward to reading the next issue of our parish's newspaper which will come out just in time for summer!

On June 1st, 2022 the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa moved to the "Green" stage in our Diocesan COVID-19 Plan.

What this means is that masking is now optional in all spaces across the Parish of the Valley. Please follow your own comfort level, and respect the comfort level of others. We are committed as a parish community to showing gracious respect for everyone's mask wearing choices. Masks will continue to be made available at the entrances of our churches for anyone who wishes to wear one. In addition, all those attending a service in the Parish of the Valley are reminded to self-assess before coming to worship and, if experiencing any COVID symptoms, are encouraged to stay home and participate online.

As of June 1st, all congregations in the Parish of the Valley have returned to using the altar rails for the administration of Holy Communion, with the exceptions of Holy Trinity Pembroke (Sunday 10am) and St. George's South Alice which will continue to employ standing stations for the time being to increase physical distancing. Please remember that communion "in one kind" (bread only) is considered full communion in the Anglican tradition and no one is obligated to receive from the common cup.

At this time, congregations may also resume passing the offering plate if they choose, and all capacity limits in our churches are lifted. In many parts of our parish, coffee time has returned. Safety protocols for fellowship times vary church-by-church based on the physcial space and location.

If you have any questions about these guidelines, please be in touch with any member of our clergy team or your local churchwardens.

Our annual Cemetery Memorial Services are returning this summer. A number of services have now been scheduled, with more to be scheduled in the coming weeks.

All are welcome to join us for Cemetery Memorial Serives at the following churches and chapels:

- St. Thomas’ Rankin on Sunday June 26th at 2pm

- St. John’s Tramore on Sunday July 10th at 9am

- Holy Trinity Pembroke Cemetery on Sunday July 24th at 2pm

- St. Clement’s Chapel Clontarf on Sunday August 28th at 2pm

More cemetery services will be scheduled in the coming weeks. Please watch our e-news and Valley Bulletin for dates and times.

Members of your clergy team continue to take primary leadership for pastoral emergencies in specific geographic regions of our parish:

For parishioners in Pembroke, Petawawa, South Alice, and Beachburg, please contact Rev. Matthew Brown (613-687-9123). Rev. Matthew is away from May 30th through to June 20th. During this time, please contact Rev. Rick Durrett (613-720-5710).

For parishioners in Whitney and Barry's Bay, please contact Bishop Michael Bird (613-401-8976).

For parishioners in Eganville, Killaloe, and Tramore, please contact Canon John Wilker-Blakley (613-291-4543).

For parishioners in Stafford, Micksburg, Rankin, and Cobden, please contact either Bishop Michael Bird (613-401-8976) or Rev. Rick Durrett (613-720-5710).

The members of your clergy team will ensure that either they or another member of the team responds to you in a timely manner.

Please join us for worship this Sunday in the Parish of the Valley.

In person services continue at churches across the parish. For a full listing of service times and locations, please click here.

In addition, there are two options for online worship, and our weekly service continues to air on YourTV Ottawa Valley:

Our online service, recorded last Sunday from Holy Trinity Pembroke, is 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 air on YourTV Ottawa Valley at 10am on Sunday.

You can also watch this week's service livestreamed from Holy Trinity Pembroke at 10am on Sunday. It will be able to be found on our YouTube Channel.

Thank you for joining us for prayer across 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.

Please download from the link below.