10 Chesterton Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K2E 5S9
phone (613) 225-6648; fax (613) 225-8535
Sunday Services: 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Nursery and preschool care provided during both services
Sunday School for children ages JK through grade 12 at 11:00 a.m.
....and the coffee's on after each service!
Office hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs. 8 AM - 12 noon & Wed. 8 AM - 2 PM
STAFF
Minister.................................... The Rev. James T. Hurd
Director of Youth Ministries...... Vacant
Administrative Assistant......... Laura Lea Macaulay
Pastoral Care Assistant............ Thelma Passmore
Organist & Choir Director......... vacant (see below)
Pianist &
Praise Ensemble Director......... Diane Walford
Song Leader & Guitarist........... Gord Walford
Associate Organist................... Evelyn Warburton
Church School Coordinator....... Kristine Marion
Logos Director.......................... Holly MacDonald
Caretaker.................................. Flora Brown
e-mail: minister (jthurd@parkwoodchurch.ca)
church office (office@parkwoodchurch.ca)
youth ministries (youthmin@parkwoodchurch.ca)
WHAT'S HAPPENING...
Family Activities
Families in our growing congregation share in a variety of activities and
events throughout the year. Special events include sleigh rides, cross-country skiing,
congregational picnics, camping weekends at
Gracefield
(pay them a visit - and say we sent you!), special events to celebrate important
Christian festivals, choir concerts, Christmas pageants
and congregational dinners.
Activities for Individuals
Parkwood offers many opportunities for people to get together. We have groups
for youth, college & careers, singles & adults. We have bible studies for
adults, one for men and one for women. We have activities for those who like
to sing and those who like to curl. We have ladies'
and men's breakfasts.
We offer support groups for those who need encouragement. We hope you'll be
encouraged by these opportunities for fun and fellowship too.
Pastoral Care
The elders of the congregation share with the minister in an organized program
of pastoral care and visitation. To assist the elders we have a Pastoral Care
Team of trained lay people.
Seminars & Courses
Short term courses, seminars, membership courses, workshops, film series on
family life, marriage, lifestyle evangelism, developing one's spirituality,
recognizing one's spiritual gifts, social issues - are offered throughout the
year.
News
We regret to announce the passing of Ian MacLennan
in Ottawa on Tuesday Sept. 6. See Ian's obituary
for information regarding the visitation and service. Also, May Skinner passed away in England Friday September 2nd
(May's obituary). Other recent passings include
Katherine Baker-Raynes, in Ottawa on Wednesday Aug. 24 (Kay's obituary),
Jean Burt, in Bracebridge on August 13 (Jean's obituary),
and Kathy VanDyk on August 13 (Kathy's obituary).
Laura Paul, Parkwood's summer office assistant, has returned to school in New Brunswick.
Thanks, Laura, and may God bless you in this new term.
Leah Hopp, who was our summer office assistant last year, is off to Tanzania for a nine-month
internship doing health care work in Tanzania. Leah would like to keep her church family and friends up-to-date by means of a newsletter. Her first may be
viewed on our site here (in pdf format).
Seeking Organist/Choir Director: At a meeting on Monday August 29, Parkwood Ssession approved a new job
description for Organist/Choir Director. We are now seeking applicants to fill the position. A job description may be found on our website in
PDF or MS Word format. Please submit applications to the
church office (at the address above); for information please contact Stewart Reeves (sreeves@cyberus.ca), leader of
the Worship Coordination Team.
Change in services: On recommendation of the Worship Coordination Team, Session have agreed
that commencing Sunday September 11 for a four week trial, Parkwood will hold a 7 p.m. evening contemporary worship service instead of a 9:15 a.m. service.
The traditional service will resume at the 11:00 a.m. hour the same day. All those who have registered an interest in participating in a worship team for
such a service are asked to meet at the church Tuesday September 6th at 7:30 p.m., at which time it is hoped to set up teams for the four weeks of the trial.
For more info contact Gord Walford (gord.walford@sympatico.ca).
Coming Events
Parkwood's next movie night, featuring "Coach Carter" starring Samuel L. Jackson, will be
Saturday September 10, starting at 7:00 p.m. "An inspirational account of a controversial high school basketball coach, who received both high
praise and staunch criticism when he made national news in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance."
Parkwood's family camping weekend at Gracefield will be held September 16 - 18 this year.
See the September Pulse for more information or contact Stewart Reeves (sreeves@cyberus.ca).
Miscellaneous
NOW AVAILABLE:
Calendar of activities and Pulse newsletter for September 2005.
(in pdf format - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - free at www.adobe.com).
The Annual Report for 2004 is now available in
printed form in the narthex at the church, and in electronic form in pdf format. Available are a
full copy (2192 KB) including 2 front and 3 back pages with graphics and
an abbreviated copy without the pages with intensive graphics (762 KB). The reports
have been updated (2005/03/11) to include a report on committee restructuring as well as notes on the annual meeting.
Tapes of services are made each week and are available for $2 each. Normally
at each service the scripture passage(s), special music and sermon are recorded, and the tape is made at the early service.
When copies are desired for a lengthy period, arrangements can be made to "recycle" tapes. We also have an archive of
tapes going back several years (although that doesn't necessarily mean we have a copy of every service). If you're
interested in receiving a tape or tapes please talk to Carl Martin or contact your elder or the church office
(office@parkwoodchurch.ca).
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
local: Presbytery of Ottawa
regional: Synod of Quebec & Eastern Ontario
national: Church Offices;
Renewal Fellowship
Other churches in the area
Visit the websites of other Ottawa-area churches.
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last updated 07-sept-2005
