This weekend is the spring time change to Daylight Savings Time. Please be sure to adjust your clocks ahead one hour so that we can see you at worship this Sunday!

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. 

Today is World Day of Prayer 2026. This year's theme is "I Will Give You Rest: Come," prepared by Christian women in Nigeria, and it focuses 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. 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.

Join in on Friday, March 13th at St. John's Eganville: anytime after 4pm, for a 4:30pm start. We will have music, activities, crafts, and end with a delicious meal.

Bring your curiosity and wiggles, and join in the fun as we gather together as families of all shapes, sizes, and ages from across the parish!

We are looking for about 10 dishwashing basins to borrow for this event. If you have any you can loan, please contact Rev. Christine at christinemuise@valleyanglicans.ca!

Our first Food Bank Sunday of 2026 is coming up on Sunday, March 22nd. That day, you are welcomed to bring any donations to our local food banks to church so that we might deliver them to the food banks during the week.

We are grateful to be able to continue to support our local food banks as a parish, and know that our support is welcomed as together we seek to care for our communities.

Thank you to all the walkers and volunteers, as well as to everyone who donated to the Parish of the Valley's team in last weekend’s Coldest Night of the Year walk. In addition to the $1,000 rest stop generously sponsored by St. Paul’s Cobden through the 2025 Yates Bequest donations, our parish team raised an additional $972 for The Grind, for a grand total of $1,972 — with some funds still to come in! Overall, our local community raised over $120,000 for the important work that The Grind offers to vulnerable residents of our region. Thank you! 

Annual Vestry report packages are now available to download for seven of our nine congregational Vestry meetings, which will take place beginning on Sunday, March 1st. Please click on the links below to access the digital Vestry report package for your congregation. Paper copies of the report packages will be made available at worship in the coming days and at the Vestry meetings.

Gail and Rev. Matthew are continuing to work at Aborn House to compile the two remaining packages. Those packages will be uploaded to our parish website and shared via email as they are completed by our staff team, typically one week in advance of the meeting in question.

Thank you for reviewing the meeting materials. We look forward to seeing you at Vestry!

Epiphany, Barry's Bay - Meeting Sunday, March 1st

All Saints, Petawawa - Meeting Sunday, March 1st

St. George's South Alice - Meeting Tuesday, March 3rd

Micksburg, Rankin, Lower Stafford, & Beachburg Chapel - Meeting Sunday, March 8th

St. Paul's, Cobden - Meeting Sunday, March 8th

St. Anthony's, Whitney - Meeting Tuesday, March 10th

Holy Trinity Pembroke Package - Meeting Sunday, March 15th

Holy Trinity Pembroke Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Sunday, March 8th
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)

Sunday, March 22nd
St. John's, Eganville (11am)
Ascension, Killaloe / St. John's, Tramore (9am)

**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.

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

Continuing each Wedensday evening at 7pm at St. Timothy's (503 Alfred Street, Pembroke) until March 25th, these are wonderful contemplative opportunities to gather on Wednesday evenings for approximately 30 minutes of prayer and song. These final 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 and we will enjoy fellowship following the service.

All are welcome and invited!

St. John's Eganville is pleased to sponsor two Senior-Parent-Tot skating times at the Eganville Arena this year. The next one will be Monday March 9th from 1pm to 1:50pm.

Please join in for this free skate at the Eganville arena!

The Holy Trinity Pembroke Anglican Church Women will be meeting on Tuesday, March 10th at 1:30pm in the Holy Trinity church hall.

This month, the ACW will be hosting guest speakers from Columbus House in Pembroke. Tiffiny Hughes, Director of Youth Services, and Maegan Wescome, Youth Services Supervisor, will join the Holy Trinity ACW to share about how Columbus House assists youth in our community. They will give a short talk at 1:30pm, then there will be a short break before the regular ACW meeting. 

All are welcome to come and hear from Tiffiny and Maegan.

Worship times and locations for Sunday, March 8th are:

8am & 10am - Holy Trinity Pembroke 
9am - St. Stephen's Micksburg (Vestry at 1pm)
9am - Ascension Killaloe
9:30am - St. George’s South Alice 
11am - St. John’s Eganville 
11am - Epiphany Barry’s Bay (Morning Prayer)
11am - St. Paul's Cobden (Vestry)
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.