We are St. Paul's:
St. Paul's is such a large,
diverse, active parish that it is hard to describe in just a few screens on the
Web. I'm sure that if you asked ten members to describe who and what we are, you
would get fifteen different answers! To help you to get to know us a little
better we have attempted to capture the essence of our community in this
web-site
We are:
- Christians, part of the Anglican
communion;
- representative of all ages and all
economic groups;
- married and single; adults, youth
and children; seniors
- and drawn from all areas of the
Ottawa/Kanata area.
- sympathetic to the struggles that
many of us experience throughout life;
- humanly flawed and seeking
enlightenment;
- we are committed to living in
respectful community, in God's name.
We Serve:
- anyone in need, the whole
community;
- those who hear the rhythm of God's
voice in music;
- the faithful as well as the
seekers.
How do we do this:
- worship and prayer;
- Christian education programs for
all ages;
- a lyrical choir and contemporary
music;
- prayer groups;
- youth and adult social
opportunities;
- providing support to support
organizations in Kanata
- and the response of our
parishioners and staff to needs as they present themselves.
FINDING THE FULFILLMENT . . . IN
FELLOWSHIP
They devoted themselves in the
apostles' teaching and fellowship.
(Acts 2)
Opportunities for learning and
fellowship include:
- Church school and nursery program
- baptismal preparation
- Sunday coffee and newcomers'
welcome table
- youth groups
- seniors afternoon out program
Many of the above activities are organized
and led by parishioners.
FINDING THE PLEASURE . . . IN
OUTREACH
In as much as you do
this for least of these - you do it ,for me.
Matthew 25
St. Paul's ministers to its members, the
larger community surrounding the church, ministry with and through the Diocese
of Ottawa, and ministry elsewhere in Canada and the world.
This outreach includes:
- pastoral outreach such as pastoral
care, home and hospital visiting, counselling
- community outreach such as the
Kanata Food cupboard, Walk of the Cross and special concerts.
- Seniors program
- support for parishes which are not
self-supporting, diocesan administration, synod, committees, lay and clergy
training, diocesan programs
- support for diocesan social service
ministries (The Well, Centre 454, Women in Crisis Project, Ottawa Pastoral
Centre )
- support for mission projects
throughout the world and in Northern Canadian dioceses
As with the other areas of St. Paul's
ministry, there is active lay participation in many outreach activities. The
cost of this Ministry includes St. Paul's financial commitment to the Diocese of
Ottawa, but does not include many areas of individual giving such as money to
the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, food and clothing
contributions, etc
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