The bulletin for Sunday June 28, 2026 includes info on the following:
    Mission Team Special Appeal: LEI Canada     Young Adults Lunch and Discussion     Summer Church School     Volunteers Needed
    Thank You from Parkwood’s Youth Ministry     Thank You from Thrift Sale Coordinators   -   click on bulletin image to go to bulletin

  Welcome Golda!  It's that time of year again, when you might see a new face in the church office. We welcome Golda Akat as our Summer Program Assistant. She starts on Monday June 29 and will be with us until Friday August 21. The office will be open weekdays, we'll post the hours as soon as they're finalized. And we wish a blessed summer break to Elizabeth Mabie - thanks for your faithfulness all year!

  Pending retirement... During the worship service on May 3, 2026 Pastor James shared with those present (in-person and online) that after 40 years in the ministry including almost 25 at Parkwood, he intends to retire in September. The Presbytery of Ottawa at it's meeting on June 16 approved his request, effective September 1, 2026 and named Rev. Chris Clarke, minister of Westminster church, Ottawa as Parkwood's interim moderator. Pastor James will be in the pulpit until the end of August, guiding us through Paul's letter to the Philippians. He will also be on vacation for several weeks prior to August 30. The pulpit will be "preached vacant" on Sunday September 6. You can hear the announcement here (link takes you to the announcement @ the 36 minute mark in the service). See also page 3 of the June Pulse.

  Website revamp...  Parkwood has had a presence on the World Wide Web since April 1996. Over it's 30 plus years the website has gone through two major redesigns, and is due for another, as well as a "passing of the torch" to a new generation of web designers and maintainers. A team consisting of Luis Cortorreal and Chen Chen, under the direction of Jim MacDonald has been at work on a new site design since last fall. At some point soon the plan is to run the two sites - new and legacy - in parallel and once the kinks are ironed out, it will be "out with the old, in with the new". Click on large banner image in the top left corner of this page to preview the new site.

  A Stewardship Letter dated May 8, 2026 was sent out to Parkwood folk inviting them/you/us to "share in a season of stewardship" in an era of increasing costs and financial challenges. You can read the letter here. To help us keep track of this campaign, please mark donations for this purpose using the term "Personal pledge". To the end of May, $3,720.00 has been donated in response to this need.

Mission Team Special Appeal 2026 #2:   The Mission Team's second special appeal for 2026, commencing June 28, is for Literacy & Evangelism International (LEI), a Canadian charity that focuses on literacy & equipping churches to teach people the local language so they are able to read the Bible themselves, if one already is available in translation. More info is available on the LEI website, here.

Parkwood Pulse... the June 2026 issue of the Pulse newsletter is now available, as well as a one year archive.  Contents:   Pastor's Message: "Beware AI — We are human beings, not robots"   ·   Retirement of Pastor James, September 2026   ·   Missionary Visit - Leah Hopp   ·   Lunch & Learn - Cyber Security Workshop   ·   Summary of Session Meeting - April 2026   ·   Thrift Sale - June 27th   ·   Stewardship   ·   June 2026 calendar of church activities

Click on the photo album icon to check out our photo gallery featuring a new photo from the the September 2025.ordination & admission of new elders.

  The Spring 2026 Edition of the Presbyterian Connection Newspaper is now available here.

  Summer Sunday School (runs from June 28 until September 6. Regular classes will resume September 13th.)

• A nursery room is available for parents/caregivers of children 2 and under. This room is equipped with audio of the church service.
• During the summer months, after the children's story, children going into Grade 5 and below are invited to watch a movie downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Following the movie there will be age appropriate worksheets to complete.
• Children going into Grade 6 and above are encouraged to remain in the church service.

Events

June 2026 @ Parkwood

Facility Management on call... This month, if there are any issues with the property or building please call Martha Fair (613-823-9970) Dale Tuck (613-321-7800) is the alternate.

  Mission event... The Mission Team hosted a special event on Saturday June 6 @ 10 AM featuring "our" missionary to Uganda, Leah Hopp. The morning started with a light breakfast and Leah shared what's been happening in the Karamoja area where she works in the community health field with the Covenant Orthodox Church of Uganda. You can read more about Leah's work here. See page 4 of the June Pulse for more information.

Communion... As part of the worship service on Sunday, June 7, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, both oline and in-person. Those worshipping online who profess faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and who are professing members in any congregation or branch of the Christian Church are invited to participate. In preparation, please have a small piece of bread and a small glass of grape juice or similar “fruit of the vine” available. Also, please let us know if you participated in communion by sending an email to either Pastor James (.) or the church office ().
Note: the bread used during the sacrament is now gluten-free.

  an English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group meets Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the church library. This is a great opportunity to practice speaking English or starting to learn. Please contact the church office if you have any questions or wish to join the group.

  Parkwood Youth... Here's what's happening this month, including start times...
        the regular in-house monthly events will take place Friday, June 6, 7 PM and Friday, June 12, 7 PM.
        In addition, a Presbytery Youth BBQ Party will be held at the Trolley Station in Britannia Park on Thursday June 25, starting at 5PM. Click on the poster image for more info.
Check the calendar for activities, or watch for an e-mail from Vicky.


  Lunch and Learn...  Monday, June 15  (lunch @ noon, talk @ 1pm): This month our topic will be "Digital security", with a speaker from the group Connected Canadians. Those wishing a personal consultation are invited to bring along their phone, tablet or laptop. See page 5 of the June Pulse for more info.  Hope you can join us!


  Attention Young Adults...  There will be a Lunch & Discussion following the worship service on Sunday, June 28. Please join us and bring friends. For more information, please contact the church office.

Next month & beyond @ Parkwood

The Sunday afternoon Bible Study takes place Sundays from 1:00 - 2:00pm via Zoom. On summer break; will resume in fall; consult online calendar in early September.
contact:  Dora Brown:   phone  613-226-9110  ·  email  (.

Barrhaven Bible Study: takes place Wednesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 PM via Zoom. On summer break; will resume in fall. Fall term runs Oct. 21 through Dec. 15;  consult online calendar in early October.
contact:  John Fair:   phone  613-823-9970  ·  email  .

Please check the weekly bulletin and/or monthly calendar for other upcoming events. Both can be found in the "news" drop-down menu.