NEWS AND EVENTS
The proceeds from each ticket sold will be going to two great causes that support mothers and children in Africa and the Middle East. Learn more about the gala recipients, purchase tickets, and/or make a donation here: https://bishopsgala2021.eventbrite.ca
Our news and events page this week has many links for you! Fr. Peter, Fr. Adam and our Communications Team having been working hard to connect you with our Parish and the world beyond during our second Virtual Holy Week. Take the time to explore the links and reflect on the different celebrations we can experience.
Passion Sunday with the Liturgy of the Palms
Blessed Palm Crosses will be available for outdoor pick-up at our three Churches on Sunday afternoon
See below for times.
Christ Church, Seaway from 1:00-2:00 p.m c/o Tom and Delores Green;
St. John's, Lancaster from 1:00-2:00 p.m. c/o Wendy Wert;
Trinity Church, Cornwall from 1:30-3:00 p.m.
c/o Daphne Hall, Johanna Strutynski, and Doreen Whitehouse.
Please wear your mask and avoid "congregating - we are in the "red stage"
We will also have Palm Crosses available for pick up whenever we return to in-person worship.
Holy Week Devotional Materials
Here are some links that Father Adam has gathered that you might find to be just the ticket during Holy Week in our Pandemic Red Zone. They include Evening Prayer with optional Lamentations, as well as the Stations of the Cross.
The main page for the whole week: https://www.ssje.org/praying-holy-week/
Monday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-monday-in-holy-week/
Tuesday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-tuesday-in-holy-week/
Wednesday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-wednesday-in-holy-week/
Maundy Thursday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-maundy-thursday/
Good Friday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-good-friday/
Holy Saturday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-holy-saturday/
Easter Sunday: https://www.ssje.org/2015/02/26/praying-sunday-of-the-resurrection/
Click here Tenebrae_Evening_Prayer.pdf
Click here stations_of_the_cross.pdf
Here is the link to the St. Lawrence Parish Holy Week Services at the times listed below:
April 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Maundy Thursday
The Institution of the Lord’s Supper and the Stripping of the Altar
April 2, 2021 at 11:00 am
Good Friday
The Passion of the Lord
April 3, 2021 at 8:00 pm
Holy Saturday
The Great Vigil of Easter
April 4, 2021 at 10:00 am
Easter Sunday
As March arrives, we look forward to spring and all of the hope it offers. The Parish of the St. Lawrence is working to make sure you are included, and aware of what is happening within our communities. Although we will not be gathering for in-person worship until the end of March at the earliest, there are many ways for you to stay connected virtually.
Fr. Peter has created a new blog called “Psalm-light”. It is posted on the website every Tuesday and offers the reader a chance to reflect on the psalm of the week - to share the light of God. Comments are welcomed and encouraged.
Days in the Wildwood
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
You are invited to join us for our next Zoom edition of Days in the Wildwood. Together, we'll enjoy conversation, reflect on scripture, and worship as we continue our Lenten journey.
To participate please follow the invitation link below:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83122937087?pwd=MjQxT1RsY3VGcFQ5dUhXTFFwSEFVdz09
Meeting ID: 831 2293 7087
Passcode: 215452
Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm
February 24 – April 7th, 2021
Description: A Journey with Mark explores the Gospel of Mark through reflections, meditations, and prayers written by dynamic spiritual leaders from around the world, including The Rt Rev Fred Hiltz. All sessions are via Zoom.
Please register with Cynthia MacLachlan (Ministry Intern) at maclachlan.cynthia@gmail.com or by phone 613.551.2670. Once registered, you will receive the meeting link and dial-in information.
Two of our parishes have successfully held their annual vestry meetings! Congratulations to all who made this work.
A reminder for the Trinity folk: If you would like to participate, please fill out the link below. Please note, while anyone can attend our annual vestry meetings , there are certain things required in order to participate and vote. They are described in the 'Google Form' following the link https://forms.gle/8eAFCGsJZDWbMVRn8
For anyone unfamiliar with Zoom click on the link for assistance. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:54c0aabd-55a0-46d6-aa74-cdb87a1128b8
If anyone would like a hard copy of the Vestry report, arrangements will have to be made to pick it up.
You may contact Stephen Barkway at trinityanglicancornwall@outlook.com .
Hello and welcome to COVID Communiqué 41. Recent days have brought rapid changes in the status of many regions as COVID-19 variants emerge; medical experts continue to stress the need for extreme caution. We’re convinced keeping up the measures for staying safe while waiting to see how the variants behave — and how vaccine delivery plans shape up — is the most responsible way to proceed.
Therefore, the plan for reopening our churches to in-person worship, which we promised two weeks ago, must remain tentative because it’s conditional on how government restrictions and public health advice evolve. However, we hope on March 17 to confirm a plan to allow our diocese to move into Amber stage on Palm Sunday, March 28. This would allow clergy and lay leaders 10 days to prepare for in-person Amber worship, if they feel that is the best choice for their parish.
Bishop Shane wants to avoid the stressful and demoralizing situation where we reopen prematurely, only to have to go back into lockdown again soon after. As he put it: “It is wise to remain in Red stage during the entire season of Lent, in the hopeful expectation that we can safely reopen on Palm Sunday, and then take the Holy Week journey to Easter with a sense that this is the beginning of the way out of this pandemic.”
However, although our churches must remain closed to in-person worship until at least March 27, there is some good news on the financial front. On the recommendation of our Property & Finance Committee, Diocesan Council has approved financial relief for all parishes for the month of March. You can read a letter from our Director of Financial Ministries here: https://bit.ly/3uusNA3.
Lenten Bible Study: A Journey with Mark
Parish Bible Study via Zoom
Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm
February 24 – April 7th, 2021
Description:
A Journey with Mark explores the Gospel of Mark through reflections, meditations, and prayers written by dynamic spiritual leaders from around the world, including The Rt Rev Fred Hiltz.
All sessions are via Zoom.
Please register with Cynthia MacLachlan (Ministry Intern) at maclachlan.cynthia@gmail.com or by phone 613.551.2670. Once registered, you will receive the meeting link and dial-in information.
A copy of the book is NOT essential. But if you do wish to purchase a hard copy, a limited number will be available through the Parish for $15.
Or you can purchase a Kindle version (approx. $10)
