St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, Ottawa

Please plan to attend.  We will have good food, good fun and good fellowship.  Please bring lawn chairs and let's pray for good weather!!

Date:  15 May 2010  Time:  5:30-7:30
Venue: 2345 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa

Tickets:  Adult $15.00 ($20 at the door); Children 6-12 $10.00; Under 6 Free

Multi-cultural Entertainment    Proceeds to Haiti
Tickets will go on sale 18 April 2010

Dear Friends,

As I write this, we are in our third week of our Lenten study, “Mission Possible”. 

After four and one-half years with you as your pastor and rector, I am encouraged by the changes I see taking place at St. Thomas the Apostle. For one thing, our “stewardship story” has improved significantly. Our financial reality continues to be encouraging and there continues to be a concerted effort to reach out to others and to form partnerships within the community.

"Living God's Word in the World God Loves ", our vision statement, represents both the challenges and the opportunities facing a Christian community in our time. It means making God's Word real in our lives and through our lives making God's Word real for others as well. Christian authenticity in individuals and in communities continues to be a powerful force which attracts others to Christ and to His Church. The arena in which we function as disciples and apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ is the World God Loves. It begins within our walls and extends out from the doorstep of the Church into a rapidly changing community with emerging needs.

Descriptions of the various elected positions on Parish Coucil are available in a handout on the table in the Link area and at Alta Vista entrance.  Nomination forms are also available.  A nominating committee chaired by Liz Scobie wioll be assisting with this process/  It is also possible to self-nominate or for any parishioner to nominate another person with their consent.

The Annual Meeting (commonly called the Vesty Meeting) of St. Thomas the Apostle Angilcan Church will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 12:00 noon in the Parish Hall.  The meeting has been carefully planned for a time when it will not interfere with Olympics events coverage.  Also, it should be possible for all of us to be home, in front of our televisions by 3:00 p.m. to watch the Canadian's Men's Hockey team win the gold medal!

Please join us for our delicious Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Two sittings will be available: one at 5:00 p.m. and the other at 6:00 p.m. Tickets will be available from Nanci in the office or after the church services - we ask that you purchase tickets in advance. Adults $8, Children $4 - Children under 5 eat free. See you there!

There will be two opportunities to participate in Ash Wednesday services at St. Thomas'. Holy Eucharist will be held at 10:00 a.m. and again at 7:00 p.m. Come and join in the celebration of the start of the Lenten season.

Welcome to the revised website of St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, located in Alta Vista, Ottawa.  Some changes are still ongoing and additional information will be added in the coming weeks.

We hope you will take a few minutes to navigate our website and find out more about us.

Come to our next Messy Church on Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. with dinner provided. Our theme will be Noah's Ark. It might get wet, so come prepared! Please let us know if you're coming, and how many, so that we can be sure to have enough food and craft material on hand! To RSVP, you can call the church office at 613-733-0336 and leave a message.

Messy Church is a hands on family Bible adventure. Parents and children spend time together actively exploring one Bible story. It's called messy because messes just might happen when doing anything with the very young, but that's okay. It's called church because it is gathering together to hear a Bible story, to experience the story through art, music, storytelling, prayer, and a meal, and to be a community. It's a once-a-month time of creativity, worship and eating together.

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