Don't forget to change your clocks this Saturday night for the Fall time change. Put your clock back one hour and enjoy an extra hour of sleep before church on Sunday!

The All Saints Christmas Tea will be held on Saturday, November 16th from 11am to 2pm.

Join in for the Bake Table, Glitz and Glamour, Santa's Shoppe, a Silent Auction, and the annual delicious Christmas Tea. The Tea is only $12 per person!

All Saints is located at 1173 Victoria Street, Petawawa. Parking in the lot beside the church.

The annual Holly Bazaar and Luncheon at Holy Trinity, Pembroke has been rescheduled to Thursday, November 21 from 11am to 1:30pm.

Doors open at 11am with lunch being served from 11:30am. The luncheon is homemade soups and sandwiches and gingerbread with butter rum sauce for dessert for only $12! For the full menu, please click the blue button below.

The bazaar will include knitted, crocheted and other handicraft items, a re-gifting table of gently used gifts and Christmas decorations, a Silent Auction, Fifth Avenue Collection jewellery, and a bake table.

Elevator available. This is a cash-only event.

Tickets are now available for the Church of the Epiphany, Barry's Bay annual Wine & Cheese Pairing fundraiser on Saturday, November 30th from 2-5pm at the Barry's Bay Legion (250 John Street (Hwy 62) at Stafford).

Join in for a tasting of gourmet cheeses paired with fine wines presented by our Ottawa epicurean extraordinaire. Tickets are $50/person with all proceeds going to Church of the Epiphany.

In addition to new combinations of specialty cheeses to compliment good wines, there will be some Christmas baking and other tasty treats to try. At the end of the evening, there will be a wine & cheese cash auction for those who wish to try some more at home or for gifts.

For more information or for tickets, please contact Shawn & Dave Eagles at 613-756-6353.

All are invited to a service of Book of Common Prayer Evensong in our neighbouring parish of Emmanuel Anglican Church, Arnprior, featuring choristers from the Arnprior Community Choir. The service will be held on Sunday, November 10th at 4pm in Emmanuel Anglican Church, 278 Harrington Street, Arnprior.

The annual Advent Celebration of Light at St John the Evangelist, Eganville will be held on Sunday, December 1st at 3pm.

Please join in this traditional choral evensong with prayers of remembrance.

All proceeds will support the sponsorship of students through St John's longstanding partners in Uganda, Wide Smiles For All Through Education, led by Rev. Kenneth Kasule.

We also invite you to share those whom you wish to be remembered in prayer during the service, and their names will be entered into the Memorial Book. Please send the names before Sunday November 24th, by contacting Joan Boldt at 613-628-6503, or joan.boldt@live.com. 

Please save the dates for three upcoming Christmas Concerts!

Holy Trinity Pembroke's annual Christmas season concert, A Joyous Prelude to Christmas, returns on Sunday, December 8th at 3pm.

St. George's South Alice once again hosts the St. George's Christmas Sing-A-Long on Sunday, December 15th at 2pm.

The YoYo Mamas Fiddle Group will again hold a Christmas Concert at Church of the Epiphany, Barry's Bay, on Tuesday, December 17th at 7pm. Admission will be by (free) ticket with a freewill offering received at the door. Text Pia (613-633-9361) or stop by Epiphany Fashions to reserve your ticket.

On Monday, September 30th the official inauguration of the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument was held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

After serving on Vancouver Island in the community where the monument was carved, Rev. Christine was honoured to be present at this ceremony in Gatineau. The monument will now be on display at the museum year-round.

You can watch the ceremony at the link below. The words of Chief Bobby Joseph and Carver Stan Hunt are of particular note, and the ceremony included Kwakiutl dancing and singing with transformational masks. These are masks and dances that were given special permission to be shared outside the Big House (Gukwdzi).

Worship times and locations for Sunday, November 3rd are:

We continue to be grateful for the many ways that members of the Parish of the Valley share gifts of time, talent, and financial resources to further God's mission across the Valley and beyond. To ensure the continued financial health of our ministries, all members of the Parish of the Valley are encouraged to make regular offerings to their home congregations and chapels. There are a many ways that you can give. Please click the blue button below to learn more.

Thank you for your continued support of the Parish of the Valley.

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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