Revelations for Lent/Easter 2025 is now out!

Hard copies can be picked up at church beginning this Sunday, and a digital copy can be downloaded from the link below.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue. It is always a joy to see the life and ministry that is happening all across our beloved Valley reflected in your words and stories and shared for all of us to appreciate.

Join the Parish of the Valley as we conclude our Lenten journey with services from Palm Sunday to Easter.

A full listing of our Holy Week services is available at the link below.

These service times are also printed in your Valley Bulletin and the Spring issue of Revelations.

Across the Parish, we intentionally make contributions to our local food banks four times per year. Last Sunday, March 30th, was our first Food Bank Sunday of 2025. 

If you had donations to the food bank that you were intending to bring to church, but your local congregation's service was cancelled because of the ice storm, please do bring them to church this Sunday.

Our next Food Bank Sunday will be Sunday, June 8th.

Thank you for your faithful support of those in our communities who need food support.

The Parish of the Valley is happy to be welcoming back Kenneth Kasule from Wide Smiles for All Through Education in Uganda.

Kenneth will be with us from April 25 through June 20. In addition to a number of speaking visits across our Parish and opportunities to join in fellowship and hear Kenneth speak about his work for children's eduation in Uganda, we are looking for households willing to host Kenneth as a guest in your home.

While he is with you, we hope that you will be able to offer him meals and fellowship, perhaps some sight-seeing in your area, bringing him to church if he is with you over a Sunday, making connection with the next host, and offering the opportunity to do laundry etc. as needed.

If you would like to know more about hosting Kenneth, or to sign up for a period of time as a host, please contact Carol Clark of St. John’s Eganville at 613-625-2755. Thank you for considering this ministry of hospitality as we welcome Kenneth to our parish community.

Tuesday, April 22 from Noon-2pm at Holy Trinity Pembroke: Come and hear from Daniel and Florence Mayapi from Zambia as they share about their ministry with Impact Zambia. Enjoy a luncheon offered by the Holy Trinity ACW while we meet.

To assist with numbers, please RSVP to ACW President Maggie Jaques at jacquesp@nrtco.net or call 613-401-1100 if you intend to come.

During the Season of Easter, the clergy team and Lay Pastoral Visitors will be offering home and hospital communion to those members of our parish who may not be able to get to church at Easter.

Please keep our clergy and lay team in your prayers as we visit and share communion with these beloved members of our parish. If you know someone in the parish who might appreciate a home communion visit, please speak with Rev. Nick.

The Church of the Epiphany Soup & Sandwich is back again this Spring!

Come and enjoy a delicious soup and sandwich lunch - Friday, April 25th from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Featuring homemade soups, sandwiches, and pie - eat in or take out. Cost is only $10!

Spring Rummage Sales in the Parish of the Valley are upcoming at:

Saturday, April 26th from 8:30-11:30am at Holy Trinity, Pembroke
Come and shop new-to-you treasures of all kinds at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Rummage Sale!

Saturday, May 3rd from 9am-Noon at All Saints, Petawawa
Come and shop good and nearly new clothes, a white elephant table, and an amazing selection of books!

This Lent has offered us the valuable opportunity to walk together in conversation and contemplation through this season of grief and loss. There are still two final sessions being offered, and you are invited to join in those conversations:

Wednesday, April 9 at 11am at Holy Trinity Pembroke

Thursday, April 17 at 5pm at St. John's Eganville

Our final service of Holden Evening Prayer this Lent will be held next Wednesday, April 9th at 7pm at St. Timothy's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pembroke (503 Alfred Street). 

All are welcome to join in these beautiful and reflective sung evening prayer liturgies. The services last for approximately 30 minutes and are followed by a time of fellowship in the St. Timothy's hall.

In this Lenten Study being offered by Rev. Margie Patterson, a retired United Church of Canada minister, we will explore how the power of music can deepen our connection to God and form us as disciples of Christ. For many, music is a ubiquitous presence in our lives that affects us, sometimes despite us. The music we resonate with speaks to who we are, what we believe, and what we aspire to as people. Because of this, music is a powerful faith formation tool.  What we sing together has the power to change us.

Using the resource, Something Sacred: Reflections on Faith and Music, the final study is being offered at St. John's Eganville on April 10 from 4-5pm. All are welcome and pre-registration is not required.

Save the date: a second Diocesan Learning Commons Training Session for Churchwardens and Treasurers focusing on governance, human resources and safe church practices will be held at Holy Trinity Pembroke (68 Renfrew Street) on the morning of Saturday, May 3rd. All Parish of the Valley churchwardens and treasurers are warmly invited. We will be asked to register in advance to attend, and a link for that will be forthcoming from our diocese soon.

Worship times and locations for Sunday, April 6 are:

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.

Please download from the link below.