This week's online worship service comes to us from Holy Trinity Pembroke, with a sermon by Rev. Matthew. Copies of the order of service and The Valley Bulletin are available online so you can pray along with us at home. For those requiring hearing assistance please click the "cc" button on the YouTube viewer to turn on closed captioning. A new online service is published each week on our parish YouTube channel beginning Sundays at midnight. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel, as we can begin to customize it more once we reach 100 subscribers (only 55 more still to go!) Click "Click to Pray" below to link to this week's online service.

There's an old saying: "clergy never really retire!" Well, the retired clergy of the Parish of the Valley are certainly staying active in service to our community. After two years of distinguished service as club president the Reverend Canon Roger Steinke recently handed over the reins of the Pembroke Kiwanis Club to Captain (Retired) the Reverend Robert Lauder. We congratulate them both for a good ending and a new beginning, and continue to give thanks for the ministries of all of the retired clergy who serve in our parish. You can read the full story by linking below to the Pembroke Observer & News.

The Parish of the Valley is joining a diocesan multi-church book study being offered via Zoom. The book is The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian D. McLaren. The study will be held on six Wednesday nights from 7pm-8:15pm, beginning Wednesday October 21st. Participants are asked to please order your own book; they cost approximately $20 and can be ordered through Amazon by clicking the blue button below. To register for the study please call or email the Holy Trinity Pembroke office and we will send you a confirmation email with further information and the Zoom link: 613-732-4658; holytrinity@nrtco.net. 

Join us via Zoom each Friday morning at 10am for a virtual Bible Study for our parish beginning Friday October 23rd.  Each week we'll explore the coming Sunday's readings together and share in fellowship and conversation. All are welcome! If you need any further information please call Canon Susan at 613-732-0313 or email: eganvilleparish@gmail.com

To join the Zoom meeting click "Come to Bible Study" below.

To join the Zoom meeting by telephone, call one of the telephone numbers below and be prepared to punch in the Meeting ID number and the Passcode when prompted.

Meeting ID: 863 6933 3800
Passcode: 381963

Dial by your location
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
If you dial 10-10-710 before one of these numbers, it only costs a dollar for the long distance charge for 1 hour.

Our friends and neighbours in the Parish of St. Barnabas Deep River are hoping to launch a "Virtual Church School" for young people in our churches, and they have invited members of the Parish of the Valley to join the fun! The hope is to offer a regular Zoom gathering time for students between grades 6 and 12 (ages 11 to 17). While these gatherings would not necessarily be too structured, the hope is to spend some time exploring our weekly Sunday Bible readings as students and teachers, while also leaving time for fellowship and fun!

The fall issue of Revelations is now available for download by clicking "Read Revelations" below. Our heartfelt thanks to our editorial team and to all of the contributing writers for making this issue possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our autumn issue includes special columns by two of the Parish of the Valley's Honourary Assistants: the Rev. Canon Roger Steinke and the Rev. Canon David Lethbridge. It also includes updates from our clergy team, a parishioner profile, and wonderful stories from across our parish. Paper copies of the newsletter have now also been mailed to all members of the parish who do not have access to email. Happy reading!

2021 Canadian Church Calendars and Valley Coffee mugs are now on sale across the parish, with all proceeds benefitting our local congregations.

For mugs ($10) please contact: Alexis Anderson for Holy Trinity Pembroke (613-633-7897), Josie Hopper for All Saints Petawawa (613-687-2634), Bernard Raglin for St. George's South Alice (613-732-7101), Marilyn Hill for St John's Eganville (613-628-9159), Jennie Mick for Stafford, Micksburg and Rankin, Canon Susan for Killaloe/Tramore (613-732-0313), and Bishop Michael for Barry's Bay, Whitney, and Cobden (613-401-8976).

In-person worship services have resumed throughout the Parish of the Valley. A full listing of our service times can be found by clicking here. If you are considering worshiping at a church in our parish that you do not typically attend we recommend that you call ahead and speak to the member of the clergy team assigned to the church in question, to determine if attendance space is still available given physical distancing requirements. As of last week additional spaces for worshippers were still available at our churches in Micksburg, Cobden, Eganville, Whitney and Pembroke. Those wishing to attend services at Holy Trinity Pembroke are asked to please register in advance. You can register online by clicking here or by calling the Holy Trinity church office before Thursdays at noon: 613-732-4658.

During COVID-19 the vast majority of our church expenses continue. All members of the Parish of the Valley are encouraged to make regular offerings to their home churches by mail, online or through pre-authorized remittances to support our parish's ministries. Members of Holy Trinity Pembroke, St. John's Eganville, and Ascension Killaloe/St. John's Tramore can give to their churches online using credit card or PayPal through the website Canada Helps.

Every donation matters, so please click "Support Your Church" below to find out more about how you can contribute. Thank you for your faithful support!

Don't forget to download and read The Valley Bulletin from the Latest News section of our parish website. Click "Read The Valley Bulletin" below to access this week's issue, including our parish prayer list.