The bulletin for Sunday May 17, 2026 includes info on the following:
   new arrival    sympathy    Youth Group This Week (May 22)
   Lunch and Learn (May 25)    Mission Moment: Malawi
   Summer Program Assistant Job Opening    Cursive Writing Lessons (May 24, Jun 7)
   Parkwood Thrift Sale (Jun 27)    Stewardship Campaign   -   click on bulletin image to go to bulletin

  We are sad to announce the passing of Lorne Roach, long time member and former treasurer of Parkwood church, in Ottawa on Monday May 11. The funeral service took place Saturday May 16 @ 2 PM at Parkwood church. Please keep Marg, children Jennifer and Ken and families in your prayers. Read Lorne's obituary here. Also available:  bulletin · livestream recording of service · on donating

  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".

  Intention to retire... During the worship service on May 3, 2026 Pastor James shared with those present (in-person and online) that he has served Parkwood since December 2001, and 2026 marks 40 years in ministry for him. After due consideration, he will be asking the Presbytery for leave to retire; it is his intent to step down in September of this year. That being said, he will be in the pulpit until the end of August, guiding us through Paul's letter to the Philippians. You can hear the announcement at the 36 minute mark in the livestream recording from May 3, available here.

Parkwood is seeking a Youth Recreational and Leisure Activities Program Co-ordinator. Youth and students between the ages of 17 to 30 years old are encouraged to apply (see ad for other specifications/restrictions). Employment would be 35 hours/week for eight weeks, within the ten-week period between June 22 to August 29, 2026. The office will be accepting applications until Monday, June 1 at noon. More details here.

  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". In the meantime you can preview the "work in progress" here.

Mission Team Special Appeal 2026 #1:   The Mission Team's first special appeal for 2026, commencing February 15, is for PWS&D - Caribbean Hurricane Relief, following the devastation caused last fall by Hurricane Melissa across the Caribbean.   More info can be found on page 9 of the February Pulse.

Parkwood Pulse... the May 2026 issue of the Pulse newsletter is now available, as well as a one year archive.  Contents:   Pastor's Message:"Are You Tempted?"   ·   Parkwood Youth!   ·   Lunch and Learn - May 25th   ·   Missionary Visit - Leah Hopp   ·   From the Finance Team   ·   Job Posting   ·   CANHAVE Letter   ·   May 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.

  Church School Classes 2025 - 2026
Babies & children are welcome in our worship service. After the children's story, all the children are welcome to attend age appropriate classes. Classes are available for children ages 2 and up including high school students.
            Pre-school (age 2) to Junior Kindergarten meet on the main level in the Sunshine Room (Pamela Pestaluky, Olivia Meyia-Takoukam)
            Senior Kindergarten to Grade 2 children meet downstairs in the Fellowship Hall (Lorrie McEwen, Jacinta Ng’ang’a)
            Grades 3 through 6 meet downstairs in the Meeting Room (Joanne & Thom Meredith, Happiness Otokhine)
           For younger children (under age 2), a nursery room is available (main floor, down hall past the office); audio of the service is available in the nursery. Children are welcome to remain in the service or leave with a parent or caregiver at any time.

Events

May 2026 @ Parkwood

Facility Management on call... This month, if there are any issues with the property or building please call Ted Johnson (819-317-0500/819-329-7245); Marcia Harten (613-897-6869) and/or Moise Kambala (343-961-2570 are the alternates.

  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, May 8, 7 PM and Friday, May 22, 7 PM
Check the calendar for activities, or watch for an e-mail from Vicky.


Pastoral Care Communion...  The next Pastoral Care Communion will take place on Tuesday, May 12 @ 2:00pm in the sanctuary, followed by refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.

  Lunch and Learn...  Monday, May 25  (lunch @ noon, talk @ 1pm): This month our topic will be “Let’s Talk About Dementia”, a presentation brought to you by The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County that builds understanding of what dementia is, how it affects individuals and their community, and where to find support- because no one should face dementia alone. Key highlights include: What is dementia?  · How does dementia affect us?  · How can dementia affect me or someone I care about?  · No one should face dementia alone.  · What can I do about dementia?  · Where can I get help?  Hope you can join us!


  Attention Young Adults...  There will be a Lunch & Discussion following the worship service on Sunday, May 31. Please join us and bring friends. For more information, please contact the church office.

The Sunday afternoon Bible Study takes place Sundays from 1:00 - 2:00pm via Zoom. We meet weekly on Sunday afternoons into the spring (except Easter Sunday), so please consider joining us as we explore God’s Word. The winter session will commence on January 11. Our current study focuses on Jesus’ teachings found in Matthew 5-7, the “Sermon on the Mount”. For more info, or contact Dora Brown (.

Barrhaven Bible Study: takes place Wednesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 PM via Zoom; the spring term 2026 will commence Wednesday March 25; they will be looking at the book of Obadiah and Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
contact:  John Fair:   phone  613-823-9970  ·  email  .

Next month & beyond @ Parkwood

  The Mission Team invites you to a special event on Saturday June 6 @ 10 AM featuring "our" missionary to Uganda, Leah Hopp. The morning will start with a light breakfast and Leah will share 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.

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

Media

Library

Did you know that you can search the catalogue of Parkwood's library books online? We now offer a visual tutorial to get you started - click on the image to go to our library page. Also, check out a couple of new library books - info on page 8 of the May 2021 Pulse.



Photo gallery

Click on the photo album icon to check out our photo gallery featuring some happenings during 2025: reception of new members and the 60th Anniversary Team's photo collection on display in the lower corridor.



Recordings

recordings of services are made each week and are available at reasonable cost. Since we began livestreaming, you can watch past services on our YouTube channel. If you or someone that you know is having difficulty or simply does not have the equipment, please let us know and we will try to help in whatever way that we can -- call the church office (613-225-6648 ext. 114) or contact one of the members of the Pastoral Care Team (see list) or an elder (see list).





RightNow Media (RNM) is a video resource library material for Bible study for adults, youth and childen. It has been described as "the Netflix of video Bible Studies". We have a subscription, so access is free for anyone at Parkwood. More info including how to sign up on page 1 of the Dec. 19/20 e-letter. Check it out! Click on the RNM logo to go to their homepage. Register for your own account (under Parkwood's license) here.  RNM can also be accessed on your smartphone or tablet via a downloadable app. The RightNow app can be found here,





Parkwood's YouTube channel is where our weekly livestreamed worship services are broadcast from, and where past services are stored for viewing after they have been livestreamed; the channel also occasionally features videos of other events in the life of the congregation. We invite you to visit "Parkwood Ottawa" on YouTube - click on the YouTube logo to go there; please consider subscribing to our channel. To do that you'll need a separate YouTube account, but there's a benefit: whenever a livestreamed service is about to take place, you'll receive notification by email with a link to the service. Also, videos are archived from time to time and removed from the channel. There's a complete list of archived services, both audio and video, here, If there's a service in that list you'd like to see again, please contact the webservant.

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