Our next Parish newspaper, Revelations, will be published for Thanksgiving.

We would love to hear what each congregation has been up to over the summer, or other interesting stories from the life of our parish over the last few months.

The submission deadline is Wednesday, September 23rd. Please email submissions to revelations@valleyanglicans.ca. We look forward to sharing your stories across the parish!

Each year, on the Sunday closest to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Parish of the Valley intentionally pauses to mark this national day. We wear orange as we honour and remember the children taken from their homes, often to attend church-run residential and day schools, and to honour and remember the many Indigenous people and families still living with the imapcts of the trauma of the residential school system.

Please wear orange on Sunday, September 27th as we remember, honour, and mark this day as a parish.

If you would like some background reading or viewing as we approach the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we commend the following links:

The Anglican Church of Canada on The Apology and Reconciliation. 

Archbishop Fred Hiltz speaking about why truth and reconciliation matters to him.

Archbishop Fred Hiltz speaking on the 15th anniversary of the Apology.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Waterloo Declaration, a document that affirms the full communion relationship between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.

To celebrate, members of our Anglican Parish of the Valley have been invited to join the Ottawa Valley Lutheran Cluster of churches for their annual Reformation Sunday Service. This year's service will be held on Sunday, October 18th at 3pm at the Rankin Culture & Recreation Centre. Rev. Matthew has been invited to serve as the guest preacher for the service. All are welcome to attend!

For those who wish, there will also be a ticketed smoked pork loin dinner following the service, with the meal beginning at 5pm. Tickets are $35. A limited number of tickets (all sales cash only) will be available until October 4th from Gail at our office (613-732-4658, or office@valleyanglicans.ca). You can also purchase tickets from one of our neighbouring ELCiC churches in the Valley.

We give thanks for this opportunity to celebrate 25 years of partnership between Anglicans and Lutherans, and look forward to sharing in prayer and fellowship together on the afternoon of October 18th!

On Sunday, September 27th, Holy Trinity Pembroke and Calvin United Church will have joint worship, held at 10am at Holy Trinity Pembroke.

We joyfully welcome our Renfrew Street neighbours as we strengthen ecumenical bonds in our community.

All are welcomed to this shared worship service.

On Sunday, September 27th, the congregation of Ascension Killaloe / St. John's Tramore returns to worshipping at Church of the Ascension, Killaloe. After a wonderful summer at St. John's Tramore, we return to our Killaloe location until next summer. All are welcome to join in worship at 9am.

The Holy Trinity Pembroke ACW Fall Rummage Sale will be held Saturday, October 24th from 8:30-11am in the church hall. We invite you to come and shop a great selection of quality used items!

Each year items that are left over from Holy Trinity's ACW rummage sales benefit Got You in Mind Thrift Shop in Pembroke. On Friday, October 9th at 7PM a fundraiser to support Got You in Mind will be held at the Pembroke Legion. Holy Trinity ACW invites you to please join in for "Rhythm of Giving", a fun night out featuring many local musicians coming together in community to support Got You in Mind and their work to support improved mental health awareness and access. $20 entry fee at the door. Please note this is an age 19+ event. 

Come and enjoy delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, and pie for lunch at the Fall Soup & Sandwich Lunch at Church of the Epiphany, Barry's Bay!

Friday, October 23rd from 11am - 1:30pm. $12 for homemade soup, a sandwich, and pie.

Eat in, or take out. For takeout please call in advance to order: 613-635-1600

Our Wednesday Eucharist continues throughout the fall. Please join in for a contemplative said worship service, each Wednesday at 10am at Holy Trinity, Pembroke. The service is about 40 minutes long and is a lovely pause for connection with God in the middle of your week. All are welcome!

Epiphany Fashions at the Church of the Epiphany in Barry’s Bay has now returned to regular operating hours, open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. Come and shop the wonderful selection of pay-what-you-can clothing!

The annual Summer Yard Sale is back for St. Anthony’s Whitney! The sale will be open from 9am to 12pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, from now until Thanksgiving at the home of the Dunns: 24 Third Avenue in Whitney. Come shop a wonderful array of treasures on your way through Algonquin Park!

Worship times and locations for Sunday, September 20th are:

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