On June 29th at 7:30pm, Bishop Shane intends to ordain Cynthia MacLachlan and Mark Lewis to the transitional diaconate at Christ Church, Seaway, in Long Sault. The Venerable Peter Crosby will be the Bishop’s Chaplain, The Reverend Adam Brown will be Master of Ceremonies and Litanist, The Reverend Canon Kevin Flynn will be the homilist, and the Music will be offered by Penny Bedard. A PDF of the bulletin can be downloaded here.
June Events
Trinity Church - Special Vestry
The #BishopsGala2021 theme is
Mothers and Children.
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
Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory
Holy Week Begins...
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