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October 3, 2020

Creating Bigger Stories Film Series

On Zoom – register here.

Creating Bigger Stories:
Interrogating Our Narratives of Power & Co-creating Goodness Together

Classified by the South African government to be “colored,” Rev. René August came into adulthood during one of the most historic movements of justice in the last century. How fitting and appropriate to interrogate and discern your on narrative as you digitally sit at René’s feet and learn from her lived experience and expansive study of how the love of the Divine can be made present through storytelling, understanding power and seeking justice.

Over 5 weeks, we will listen to Rev. René August and spend time in discernment and conversation with one another.

Watch the series trailer here.

Series Dates

  • Oct 15 – Session One // Interrogating Narratives
  • Nov 5 – Session Two // A Declaration of Power 
  • Nov 19 – Session Three // Creating Bigger Stories
  • Dec 3 – Session Four // Proximity to Power
  • Dec 17 – Session Five // Creating Goodness Together 

September 13, 2020

Oct. 4 – Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, Oct 4, 10am

Bring your pets to the screen to receive our admiration and a blessing during our Zoom church service on Sunday, October 4th!

Email Adam to sign your furry friend up.

September 13, 2020

Sept 30 – Digging along the Ottawa River: Past meets Present

with Ian Badgley and Albert Dumont
7:30pm, Wednesday, Sept. 30
(Orange Shirt Day)

All My Relations – Ascension presents archeologist Ian Badgley, Heritage Program National Capital Commission and Albert Dumont, Algonquin Spiritual Advisor.

Indigenous people have gathered along the shores of the three rivers that meet in the Ottawa-Gatineau area for thousands of years. Archeological digs in the National Capital Region find many artifacts dating back 1,500 to 2,500 years, but such artifacts here and across the country are in danger of being lost to shoreline erosion due to climate change. That loss jeopardizes contemporary Indigenous rights and land claims and diminishes our understanding of Indigenous history.

Learn about the connections between land, history, creation care, and present-day justice for Indigenous peoples.

Watch the presentation on our YouTube channel!

September 10, 2020

Sept 17, Oct 1 – Right Relations with Food, Faith, & Creation

Exploring the 5th Mark of Mission
with Jerremie Clyde
10am Sunday, Sept 13
7:30pm Thursdays, Sept 17 and Oct 1

We all eat, hopefully, several times a day. Many of us also pray for wisdom, discernment, and courage in growing God’s Kingdom. These are related actions, but what does eating, salvation, creation, and our own callings have to do with each other? 

In the words of Wendell Berry “These are religious questions, obviously, for our bodies are part of the Creation,…. But the questions are also agricultural, for no matter how urban our live, our bodies live by farming…”

Together we will explore how growing God’s Kingdom on earth can be done every time we eat. We will look at what scripture has to say about our mission to the rest of creation, what it means to extend grace to creation and our role in making all things new. Participants will learn not only about our call to care for creation but also why it is that is news to so many. When we are done participants will be better able to explain how care of the environment fits within the Church and be better equipped to continue to grow in knowledge about restoring right relationships with creation.



Jerremie Clyde is a farmer and academic from Calgary Alberta. His research interests are linked to food, whether in history or media studies, and increasingly theology. When not at the University of Calgary he can be found looking after 164 acres of creation just North of Sundre. The farm is set in a knob and kettle mix of forests and pastures. Together with his family they raise grains, a dozen different varieties of potatoes, and good grass to feed their herd of yak. Jerremie also volunteers in the Diocese of Calgary organizing and facilitating creation care related talks, conferences, and events.

Jerremie joins us as our guest preacher on Sunday, Sept 13 and for a more in-depth presentation on Thursdays, Sept 17 and Oct 1.

Sunday Service of the Word on Zoom
Thursdays on Zoom

July 2, 2020

Introducing Icons

All New Story at the Rectory 
July 2, July 30, August 6 at 7:30pm

Iconography is one of the earliest shared languages of the church. For thousands of years icons have revealed sacred truths, proclaimed the Gospel, passed on traditional wisdom, and helped reflect back to us our own experiences, illumined by the light of God. On July 2, July 30, and August 6, Adam will lead a discussion group on Zoom, first talking about iconography in general, and then exploring specific icons later on.

Zoom Link

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