Tomorrow, 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!

All Saints is located at 1173 Victoria Street, Petawawa. Parking is next door in the Silver Threads Senior's Centre lot.

Saturday, May 3rd with refreshments beginning at 9am in the church hall at Holy Trinity Pembroke (68 Renfrew Street).

Churchwardens and Treasurers are invited to join in a workshop for parish leaders presented by our Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. The training session will be facilitated by the Venerable Linda Hill, Executive Archdeacon, together with members of our diocesan senior staff. Refreshments are kindly being provided by the Holy Trinity ACW. The meeting time will officially get underway at 9:30am and will wrap up by 12:30pm. Approximately 35 people have registered for the workshop. We look forward to welcoming you!

The first service for 2025 in St. Augustine’s Chapel, Beachburg will be held this Sunday, May 4th at 7pm, led by Rev. Nick and Rev. Christine. All are welcome!

St. Paul’s, Cobden is seeking a church organist beginning July 1, 2025.

We are looking for an applicant who is working at, or approaching a Grade 10 piano competeny level. While expeirence in organ playing and liturgical worship are an asset, we are willing to work with the right candidate. The successful candidate will collaborate with our clergy team in providing leadership and accompaniment for congregational singing, including hymns and sung liturgy, as well as providing prelude and postlude music and other incidental music as/when needed. Regularly scheduled services at St. Paul's are Sundays at 11 am. 

If you know anyone who might be interested, please forward this information to them. More information is available by clicking the blue button below. Interested musicians are invited to contact Alice Ferguson, Rector’s Warden, at aliceferguson790@gmail.com or 613-646-7881.

The deadline for applications is June 1, 2025.

Over the next two weeks, members of the clergy team will be taking some much-needed time away for sabbath and retreats.

From May 5-9, Rev. Matthew and Rev. Gillian will be away. If you have any pastoral care needs during this week, please be sure to contact Rev. Nick (613-629-9498) or Rev. Christine (613-628-2029).

From May 14-17, Rev. Nick will be away and from May 15-17, Rev. Christine will be away. If you have any pastoral care needs during this week, please be sure to contact Rev. Matthew or Rev. Gillian (613-732-4658 or 613-687-9123).

We welcomed Kenneth Kasule, Director of Wide Smiles for All Through Education in Uganda to the Parish of the Valley last week, and his first Sunday with us he shared about his work after church at St. John's in Eganville.

We hope that you will be able to join one of the other post-church gatherings across our parish and Deanery of the Northwest over the coming six weeks and take the opportunity to hear from Kenneth about the work of Wide Smiles and their plans for the future.

This Sunday, May 4: Epiphany, Barry’s Bay
Sunday, May 11: Holy Trinity, Pembroke
Sunday, May 18: All Saints, Petawawa
Sunday, May 25: Visiting in Toronto
Sunday, June 1: Visiting the Parish of St. Barnabas, Deep River
Sunday, June 8: St. Paul’s, Cobden
Sunday, June 15: St. John's, Tramore
Wednesday, June 18: Farewell Potluck at St. John’s, Eganville - all are invited

We are also still in need of billets for Kenneth from May 27th to June 8th. If you would be willing to host Kenneth in your home for some or all of this time period please be in touch with Carol Clark of St. John's Eganville by calling 613-625-2755.

Worship times and locations for Sunday, May 4 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.

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