Cheers to 100 years!

While Holy Trinity Pembroke has a history dating back to 1855, it was 100 years ago in June 1925 that the cornerstone was laid for Holy Trinity's current church building on Renfrew Street.

Holy Trinity is delighted to be celebrating this milestone with a special anniversary dinner this Saturday, September 27th in the church hall. Bishops Michael Bird and John Chapman will be our guests of honour, together with many past clergy and past members who are "coming home" to Holy Trinity, some from very far distances, for this very special occasion. Thanks to tremendous support from across our Parish of the Valley the dinner is now SOLD OUT. 

Refreshments will be served beginning at 5 pm with a turkey dinner following at 6 pm catered by St. George's South Alice, with support from many friends. Parking is available behind the church and in the Victoria Centre parking lot. The church's new accessibility ramp is now open, allowing easy elevator access. We look forward to celebrating together on Saturday night!

The Thanksgiving issue of our parish newspaper, Revelations, will be published in early October.

We would love to share stories from across our parish. If you have a story idea, would like to share about things that took place through the spring or summer, advertize events that are coming up in the life of our many congregations - we would love to hear from you!

Please send submissions to revelations@valleyanglicans.ca or feel free to reach out to Rev. Gillian if you have a story idea but want to work with someone else to write it - we're pleased to assist in sharing the good news of what the churches and groups of our Parish of the Valley are up to!

Submission deadline is tomorrow, Saturday, September 27th.

Into the Word is a five-week introduction to the Bible, its history, and what it means today offered free of charge by Trinity Wall Street in New York City. Trinity is a well known and leading parish in our worldwide Anglican Communion.

Over the five sessions, Into the Word will "Dig into the messy, beautiful, and complex collection of writings at the center of Christian practice. Led by leading scholars from diverse faith perspectives, learn about the Bible’s origins and what it means to read it skillfully, honestly, and with joy. We’ll think together about how Scripture can inform and enrich our everyday lives."

Sessions are Thursday evenings, beginning October 16th, from 6-8pm.

You can learn more and register to join at the link below. All are welcome!

A Pre-Synod Zoom Meeting is being held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 7pm. It is open to all Synod members, alternate members, treasurers and churchwardens.

An email with a link to the Zoom meeting was sent to members of synod, treasurers and churchwardens earlier this week. If you did not receive the link and would like to attend the meeting, please contact Rev. Matthew.

Diocesan Synod is being held October 23-25 in Ottawa. Rev. Matthew as our Incumbent will be registering all of our members of synod for the Parish of the Valley. Synod Members who have questions about your registration, or who cannot attend this fall's meeting, are asked to please email Rev. Matthew as soon as possible.

Synod members are also asked to mark their calendars for Saturday, February 28th, 2026 when our Diocesan Electoral Synod will be held in Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa. Members of synod who attend this year's session of synod in October are the same individuals who will be eligible to vote at the electoral synod in February. 

On Thursday, October 16th at 7pm, Off the Grid Productions is please to host a wonderful multimedia concert at Wesley United Church in Pembroke.

Walking Through The Fire is an Indigenous musical collaboration with award-winning First Nations, Inuit, and Metis musicians and Sultans of String, 3x JUNO nominated Canadian Roots band. From Métis fiddling to an East Coast kitchen party, rumba to rock, to the drumming of the Pacific Northwest, experience the beauty and diversity of music from Turtle Island/Canada. 

Walking Through The Fire is a collaboration conceived in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. This critically acclaimed concert will be held at 7 pm on Thursday, October 16 at Wesley United Church, 275 Pembroke St. E., Pembroke. Tickets are $35 and are available at Off the Grid Productions website: www.offthegridproductions.ca or by calling Lynne Epps at 613-633-7244. 

Four times per year, the Parish of the Valley holds "Food Bank Sunday" - a day when we intentionally receive gifts for our local food banks that we then pass along to them during the week.

Our next Food Bank Sunday will be on Sunday October 12th. Any donations of non-perishable goods for our local food banks would be gratefully received.

This Sunday, September 28th, we have one Parish-Wide Service at 10am at Holy Trinity Pembroke.

Theservice will be live-streamed. If you are unable to join in person, please do join in virtually. The service will go "live" just before 10am on Sunday from the link below.

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.