Four times per year we intentionally hold Food Bank Sundays as a time for us to gather donations for our local food banks. The next Food Bank Sunday will be Thanksgiving Sunday, October 11th. All members of the Parish of the Valley are invited to make contributions to food security agencies operating in their local communities.

If you're unsure which foodbank is closest to you, a partial list of local agencies are provided by clicking the link below.  Thank you for supporting food security in our communities!

For St. Augustine's Chapel, Beachburg, Food Bank Sunday will be this coming Sunday, October 4th.

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 October 18th!

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

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. 

Across our Diocese, there is growing interest in legacy giving - the act of making a charitable gift through your will or estate plan to your local church - and in finding thoughtful, comfortable ways to talk about it. People are asking good questions about what legacy giving actually means, how it fits within faithful stewardship, and how we can begin these conversations with our families and in our congregations.

At its heart, legacy giving is about much more than finances. It gives us an opportunity to care for the people we love while also remembering the churches, ministries and communities that have shaped our lives and that we hope will continue to serve others for generations to come. With this in mind, our diocesan Stewardship Resource Hub warmly invites you to join our legacy giving webinar Supporting the Church We Love, for Generations to Come: Your Legacy. God’s Mission. on Tuesday, October 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information about the webinar participants, and a link to register, please click the link below. This will be a worthwhile webinar for all of us in the Parish of the Valley!

Come and celebrate with others from across our diocese the 130th Anniversary of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, the 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women in our Anglican Church of Canada, and the 25th Anniversary of the Christ Church Cathedral Girls Choir!

11 am - Join in a festive Choral Eucharist at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa as we give thanks for the faithful witness and leadership of women in the life of our diocese, our Church, and our world. Bishop Kathryn Otley will preach, Dean Beth Bretzlaff will preside, and the Cathedral Girls Choir with Alumnae will sing. 

Following the Service - All are warmly invited to a reception with light refreshments to celebrate these significant milestones, to reconnect with friends, and to give thanks for the many women, past and present, whose leaderships strengthens our Church.

2 pm - Attend the book launch of Anne Boleyn: Reputation, Revolution, Religion, and the Queen Who Changed History by The Reverend Canon Martha Tatarnic (May 2026). Canon Tatarnic explores the life of Anne Boleyn and what her story tells us about women, religion, power, and the enduring impact of how history remembers women. Author remarks, a conversation, and an opportunity to purchase signed copies.

All are welcome!

Please mark your calendars for events that are coming up in the next few months across our Parish of the Valley. Event times and other details for all of these events will be coming soon. Be sure to watch our e-newsletter and Sunday pew bulletins for the latest:

- Thursday, November 19 - Holy Trinity Pembroke Holly Bazaar & Luncheon

- Saturday, November 21 - All Saints Petawawa Christmas Tea & Bazaar

- Saturday, November 28 - Epiphany Barry's Bay Wine & Cheese

- Sunday, November 29 - St. John's Eganville Celebration of Light Evensong

Worship times and locations for Sunday, October 4th are:

8am - Holy Trinity Pembroke
9am - St. Anthony's Whitney
9am - Ascension Killaloe
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 
7pm - St. Augustine's Chapel Beachburg

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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