June is Pride Month. Together with our Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, the Parish of the Valley celebrates diversity and is committed to inclusivity. Throughout June, watch the cover of the Valley Bulletin for images that celebrate God's limitless love for all people. Happy Pride! 

St. Paul’s Cobden is pleased to support The Big Give again this year.

It will be held Tomorrow, June 7th from 9am to 12pm (43 Astrolabe Rd, Cobden).

Four times per year the Parish of the Valley holds Food Bank Sunday, when we bring donations for our local food banks to church on Sunday. Our next Food Bank Sunday is this coming Sunday, June 8th -- the Feast of Pentecost. Thank you for your support of our local food banks as we seek to serve our neighbours.

All are invited to a Farewell Potluck for Kenneth Kasule from Wide Smiles for All Through Education on Wednesday, June 18th at 5pm at St. John’s, Eganville. Please bring a dish to share and enjoy fellowship as we thank Kenneth for his visit with us over these past weeks. For any questions about the potluck, or to RSVP that you are coming to assist with planning, please contact Karen Mann, People's Warden for St. John's, at 905-984-9310 or kattwell2@icloud.com.

There are still a few opportunities to hear from Kenneth about the work of Wide Smiles to date and their plans for the future. Please join in on June 8th following the 11am service at St. Paul's Cobden or June 15th following the 9am service at St. John's Tramore.

All are invited to our next Messy Church gathering on Friday, June 20th. Join in from 4:30pm onward at Holy Trinity, Pembroke.

Messy Church is an interactive and intergenerational experience that combines faith, food, and fun.

We will begin downstairs in the Church Hall with an opening story, activities, games and crafts, a time of celebration (songs and prayer), and finish with sharing a meal (one that is completely prepared for you!). 

Families of all shapes, sizes and ages are welcome! There are activities for all ages and stages: come be fed and nourished physically and spiritually.

Everyone is invited to join in an Ecumenical Prayer Service in Eganville on National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Saturday, June 21st at 3pm at the Gerald Tracey Park Bandshell (Formerly Centennial Park, entrance at 50 Bonnechere St. W). 

Leadership is by members of the Eganville Ministerial Association with participation from the Parish of the Valley Clergy Team.

We are pleased to share that the first stage of repairs to the belfry of St. Patrick's Lower Stafford is now complete! As was discussed at the St. Patrick's annual Vestry meeting in March, over the winter months the members of the Church Corporation worked diligently to obtain several estimates in preparation for making repairs to the bell tower. 

It is the intention that subsequent work to further restore the belfry will be completed in stages. This year, repairs were completed on the exterior of the belfry. In the coming years we plan to continue working to re-point the inside of the tower, as well as other parts of the church, as funds permit and circumstances warrant.

We are grateful for funds that have already been given to the St. Patrick's Building Restoration Fund, and to all who donated towards the project at the special Christ Church Cathedral Girls Choir Evensong Service earlier this year. Those funds have allowed the current work to proceed, however additional funds are needed to continue the work of restoring the church’s stonework.

If you would like to make a donation towards the St. Patrick's Building Restoration Fund, cheques should be made payable to “St. Patrick’s Anglican Church” – please clearly mark “Building Restoration Fund” in the memo line. Cheques can be placed on the offering plate in any congregation of our Parish of the Valley – they will faithfully be forwarded to St. Patrick’s. Cheques can also be given to the Treasurer, Dianne Siebarth.

You can also give online through Canada Helps by clicking on the following link.  Please write “Building Restoration Fund” in the notes line: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/st-patricks-church-lower-stafford/.

An update letter from the Incumbent and Churchwardens, with more information on the work completed as well as how to donate, is available at the button below. Hard copies of the letter will be available at the St. Patrick's Cemetery Service this Sunday, June 8th at 2pm. Please consider picking up a copy to give to a friend of St. Patrick's who may also be interested in supporting restoring the St. Patrick's Lower Stafford stonework.

For the summer months of June, July, and August the main office at Aborn House in Pembroke will be closed on Fridays. Summer office hours will be Monday through Thursday from 9am until 12pm. The office is also closed on all statutory holidays.

You can always contact the office and leave a message by telephone (613-732-4658) or by email (office@valleyanglicans.ca). 

A new and upgraded telephone system in the office at Aborn House and in Holy Trinity Church, Pembroke will be installed on Monday, June 9th beginning at 9am. The installation is scheduled to take 3-4 hours. The office will be unable to receive calls for part of this time.

If you are unable to reach the office by telephone that morning, please consider trying back at a later time. The office internet should not be affected, so you can also email the office instead at office@valleyanglicans.ca. The office telephone number will not change.

Thank you for understanding. We are looking forward to the upgraded system which will give the office a second line, allow us to transfer calls between office telephones, and provide notification when there is a voicemail on the office phone.

Worship times and locations for Sunday, June 8 are:

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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