Join in for a special edition of the Church of the Epiphany, Barry's Bay Soup & Sandwich Lunch!

Come and enjoy delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, and pie for lunch at the Soup & Sandwich Lunch at Church of the Epiphany, Barry's Bay, located at 32 Dunn Street. Today: Friday, February 13th from 11:30am - 1:30pm. $10 for homemade soup, a sandwich, and pie.

Each Lent we share a number of devotional reflections and educational opportunities that you may enjoy engaging with as an opportunity to deepen your spiritual journey through this season. This year we again have some familliar and some new suggestions for members of our parish to consider, including:

A Lenten resource from Alongside Hope (PWRDF), Taking the Wild Paths of Peace exploring the unexpected hope of peacemaking at time of conflict in the world and in our personal lives. 

Anglican Beliefs & Practices: An Online Lenten Formation Course offered by the Diocese of Algoma and Thorneloe University and featuring teaching from experienced leaders and scholars of the Anglican Church of Canada.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book, Dancing to the Heartbeat of God which includes reflections from five Canadian bishops, including Archbishop Shane Parker.

...and many more!

Read more about each of the suggested offerings and how to engage with them at the link below. May we all observe a holy Lent by self-examiniaton, penitence, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and by reading and meditating on the word of God (BAS pg. 282).

Our office at Aborn House in Pembroke will be closed this coming Monday, February 16th, for Family Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday. Have a good Family Day, everyone!

This coming Tuesday, February 17th is Shrove Tuesday! Please join in for delicious pancake meals:

Lunch from 11am-1pm at Holy Trinity Pembroke
Enjoy pancakes, real maple syrup, sausages, beans, and dessert. Admission is by freewill donation. The ACW quilt raffle will be held at 1pm.

Supper from 4pm-6pm at St. George's South Alice
Enjoy pancakes, real maple syrup, our famous potato pancakes, and more! Admission is by freewill donation.

Supper from 4pm-6:30pm at St. John's Eganville
Enjoy pancakes, real maple syrup, sausages, baked beans, dessert, coffee & tea. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 4-10, free for children age 3 and under.

As we begin our Lenten journey, we gather and receive the imposition of ashes as, together, we are encouraged to observe a holy Lent.

Please join in one of these Ash Wednesday services across the Parish of the Valley:

9am - St. Anthony's Whitney
10am - Holy Trinity Pembroke
11am - St. Paul's Cobden
11am - Epiphany Barry's Bay
11:15am - All Saints Petawawa
3pm - St. George's South Alice
3pm - Ascension Killaloe
7pm - St. John's Eganville
7pm - Holy Trinity Pembroke

The nominees to become the 11th Bishop of our Anglican Diocese of Ottawa have been announced. These individuals were nominated by the first nomination deadline of January 24th and will be eligible to participate in the Public Meetings:

- The Ven. Brian Kauk
- The Ven. Kathryn Otley
- The Ven. Monique Stone

The nominees answers to the formal questions set by the Episcopal Election Committee are now available at the link below. 

The Episcopal Election for our Anglican Diocese of Ottawa will take place on Saturday, February 28th, at Christ Church Cathedral. Prior to the election, there will be a series of four public meetings across our diocese for everyone to have a chance to hear the candidates’ answers to a set of relevant questions and to get to know them in a more informal setting at a coffee hour style reception.

The Parish of the Valley will be hosting a public meeting on Friday, February 20th at 7pm at Holy Trinity Pembroke. This meeting, as well as the other three meetings in our diocese, will also be live-streamed and recorded. All are welcome and invited to attend the public meeting.

On Saturday, February 28th communities throughout the Ottawa Valley will be walking the streets of Pembroke in support of those facing homelessness and insecure housing, raising funds for The Grind as a part of the Coldest Night of the Year initiative.

St. Paul's Cobden, through its 2025 Yates Bequest Donations, has generously sponsored a rest-stop on behalf of our Parish of the Valley. Rest-stops will provide warming refreshments for walkers throughout the walk.

We are grateful to the members of our parish who have already volunteered to support this event! If you would like to join them in volunteering, you can register to volunteer at https://cnoy.org/volunteer. In the drop-down location box, scroll down to find and select "Pembroke - The Grind Pembroke" and you will be shown volunteer opportunities for our local event.

We are also delighted to have members of the parish walking and fundraising! If you would like to join them, either in walking or by donating funds to our Angican Parish of the Valley team, you can do so at our team page by clicking here.

Thank you for your support to this initiative to care for our neighbours through these cold winter months.

Annual Vestry meetings in the Parish of the Valley will take place in March. All Vestry meetings will take place following a celebration of the Holy Eucharist on the date and time indicated.

Sunday, March 1st
Epiphany, Barry's Bay (11am)
All Saints, Petawawa (11:15am)

Tuesday, March 3rd
St. George's, South Alice (11am)

Sunday, March 8th
*Ascension, Killaloe / St. John's, Tramore (9am)
St. Paul's, Cobden (11am)
**St. Stephen's, Micksburg - St. Patrick's, Lower Stafford - St. Thomas, Rankin (1pm)

Tuesday, March 10th
St. Anthony's, Whitney (10am)

Sunday, March 15th
*Holy Trinity, Pembroke (10am)
*St. John's, Eganville (11am)

*Please note that these three meeting dates are provisional, conditional upon the completion of professional financial reviews.

**Micksburg/Stafford/Rankin will be an afternoon potluck followed by a 1pm Vestry meeting at the home of Myles & Lucy Buttle (1369 Stoqua Creek Road).

The Canons, Bylaws and Regulations of our Anglican Diocese of Ottawa require the Incumbent Priest of a parish to serve as the chair of all meetings of Vestry. With the Incumbent’s agreement, an Associate Incumbent may chair a Vestry in the Incumbent’s stead.

The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women who welcome all to join in prayer and action for peace and justice. 

The World Day of Prayer 2026 will be held on Friday, March 6, with the theme "I Will Give You Rest: Come," prepared by Christian women in Nigeria, focusing on burdens like shame, oppression, and poverty, and finding rest in God's love and community. This global, ecumenical event features a continuous wave of prayer starting in Samoa and moving around the world, using services written by women from different countries each year. 

The Parish of the Valley is pleased to be participating in three services across the parish, and Rev. Matthew will preach at the Pembroke service. 

Pembroke at 2pm hosted by Holy Trinity Pembroke
Petawawa at 2pm at St. George’s Chapel Garrison Petawawa
Eganville at 3pm at Grace Lutheran Church

All are welcome and encouraged to attend one of these services as we come together across denominations to pray.

Once again this year our Anglican Parish of the Valley is partnering with St. Timothy's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pembroke to hold sung Evening Prayer services during the Season of Lent.

Beginning on Wednesday, February 25th at 7pm at St. Timothy's (503 Alfred Street, Pembroke) and continuing through until March 25th, these will be wonderful contemplative opportunities to gather for approximately 30 minutes of prayer and song. The first two weeks will be services of Sung Lutheran Evening Prayer, and the last three services will be Holden Evening Prayer. The Parish of the Valley Clergy Team and Pastor Bruce Thompson from St. Timothy's will be sharing in the leadership of each service.

All are welcome and invited!

Worship times and locations for Sunday, February 15th are:

8am & 10am - Holy Trinity Pembroke 
9am - St. Anthony's Whitney
9am - Ascension Killaloe
9:30am - St. George’s South Alice 
11am - St. John’s Eganville 
11am - Epiphany Barry’s Bay 
11am - St. Paul's Cobden (Morning Prayer)
11:15am - All Saints Petawawa 

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.