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A New Season for the Faith Garden

Easter is a time of new beginnings and new life. It’s a time when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope that it brings. What better way to celebrate the Easter season than by planting a garden?

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Advent-Christmas Special Events

Hello friends of Faith, Here are some of the special events and worship opportunities for you to participate during the coming Advent and Christmas seasons at Faith: Calendar Summary of Special Advent-Christmas Events Tuesday, November 29 @5pm—Evening Prayer worship service

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Campus Ministry at Algonquin College Trivia Night

From our Campus Ministry at Algonquin College friends: Hello We hope you can join us for our Dessert and Trivia Night (multiple choice questions!) in support of Campus Ministry at Algonquin College: Friday, November 25 at 7:00. You can either organize a team of your

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Open for Worship!

We remind you that worship will continue each Sunday at 10AM throughout the summer vacation period and beyond. We invite you to join us either in-person worship, or online from the Online Services page on this website. If you missed

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Church Closed Sun. May 22!

The church building is currently closed due to the widespread power outages caused by the recent storms. This means that we will not be able to live stream the service this morning. The order of service is still available to

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Ukraine Emergency Appeal

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) through its partnership with Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) calls on its members to respond through prayer and financial support to the urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine. The ELCIC and CLWR join with their partners, and people

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“12 neighbours” Midweek Lenten Conversations

Hello friends of Faith, Every Lenten season (the seven weeks before Easter), the church has traditionally observed, collectively, an ‘extra’ discipline in addition to its regular Sunday worship. Some years ago, this took the form of a midweek worship service;

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Sundays in Lent sermon series – The Gospel in Action

Hello friends of Faith, In a little over a week from now the church enters the Lenten season. Lent is the 7 weeks leading to Easter. During this time, the church does a house-cleaning of sorts, a springtime cleansing. Because

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In-Person Worship Suspended

Dear Friends of Faith, At its December meeting, and considering the recent advice from the Eastern Synod, the congregational council made the difficult decision to suspend in-person/on-site worship until further notice due to rising COVID cases. This means beginning this

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Christmas Worship

Christmas is a special time for Christians to celebrate the coming of Jesus into this world. We recall the first Christmas in Bethlehem and we announce that the Light of the world has come to us today! For Lutherans especially,

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Upcoming Events
Mar
19
Tue
12:00 pm Christian Meditation Tuesday (on...
Christian Meditation Tuesday (on...
Mar 19 @ 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
A joint initiative between Faith Lutheran Church and Julian of Norwich Anglican Church in west-end Ottawa, we pray in the contemplative tradition of Christian Meditation first taught by John Main and current director of the World Community for Christian Meditation,
Mar
20
Wed
2:00 pm Praying our Goodbyes: Life throu...
Praying our Goodbyes: Life throu...
Mar 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
In a season of loss and rapid change in our lives, personally and in the church, we gather in person at Faith on Wednesdays from 2-3pm for five sessions, beginning on February 21. Through guided conversations and prayers, we will
5:00 pm Christian Meditation (onsite)
Christian Meditation (onsite)
Mar 20 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Following the Christian Meditation tradition of contemplative prayer, we gather to sit in silence and stillness for twenty minutes, focusing on a prayer word and repeating it interiorly and faithfully, as we enter the prayer of Jesus Christ. We normally
Mar
21
Thu
6:00 pm Midweek Lent Evening Prayer (hyb...
Midweek Lent Evening Prayer (hyb...
Mar 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us onsite and online for Holden Evening Prayer on Thursdays during Lent at 6pm. Check this site or contact the church office (faithottawasecretary@gmail.com) a week prior to each date for the link to the online platform (which will change
Mar
25
Mon
12:00 pm Lectionary study (online)
Lectionary study (online)
Mar 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
We read a scripture assigned to the following Sunday, according to the Revised Common Lectionary. If you would like to know the precise scripture reference for the coming session, or would like to join the online group, please contact Pastor Martin. (prmartinmalina@gmail.com). In
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