For the fourth year, St. Mark's is sponsoring a public Strawberry Social & BBQ to be held in the Parish Hall on June 26, from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. This event is a great fellowship experience for the Parish plus a rare opportunity to bring/invite friends and neighbors as an introduction to our church.

The BBQ will be hamburger or hot dogs, with all the condiments, and potato salad. The dessert will be cake, ice cream and fresh strawberries. 

Our 10:30 service on Sunday, July 5, will be an outside Eucharist service followed by a parish picnic, BBQ and fellowship!!!!

Weather permitting

Here’s what you will need to bring:

• A camp/lawn chair for worship
• A hat and sunscreen
• A gentle and fun-filled spirit
• Lunch sides to share. 

The BBQ hamburgers/hotdogs will be provided.  

***If you have access to a canopy to provide some shade/shelter we would appreciate it if you could bring it along as well.

All are Welcome!

Rev. Sandra will be away on Holiday’s from Monday, July 13 – August 10. While she is away, please contact the parish office or a warden in case of a pastoral emergency. 

Office: 613-546-3386; Warden Heather: hmcgrimshaw@gmail.com; Anne: apatterson0808@gmail.com;  or Susan: sue-stevenson@hotmail.com.

Here is the Worship Schedule:

The Tea pots are now empty, and the Special Projects Group is working towards its next fundraiser: the sale of PIES for Thanksgiving!  

Homemade pies will be $20 each, frozen or fresh..

So, to support this event, we are asking that you consider making pies while the summer fruit is in season, freeze the pies, unbaked, and have them available for October.  We would be pleased if each St. Mark's family that is able could provide two pies for the fundraiser. Some suggestions for pies are apple, blueberry, rhubarb, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, and many more!  Pies are all to be 10" size (foil container), placed in plastic zip lock bag, then frozen, with a label indicating the type of pie and instructions for baking. Lemon pies are also popular and would be sold fresh.  We will find freezer space if you do not have your own. 

This is a new fundraiser idea for St. Mark's and we hope we can make it successful!!

Please speak to Jeannette Calmettes or Heather Grimshaw if you need more information.

As with any household, there are regular chores that need to be done here at St. Mark's to support the worship and life of this faith family.  One of these chores is "taking out the garbage".

We are looking for three (or more) volunteers willing to take on this task for the months of July, August and September respectively.

All that's involved is taking the garbage and recycling bins from the back of the parish hall down to the bottom of the driveway on Main Street on Monday afternoon/evening.  And then returning the empty containers on Tuesday.  A trolley is provided to assist with the transfer.

If you (or your teenage children) would like to take on this task, or if you would like more details, please contact Melody in the church office (613 546 3386).