The bulletin for Sunday June 7, 2026 includes info on the following:
    Leah Hopp’s Visit (June 6, 7)     Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (June 7)
    Cursive Writing Lessons (June 7)     Youth Group End of Year Party (Jun 12)
    CANHAVE Annual Meeting (Jun 17)     Parkwood Thrift Sale (June 27)
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  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 here (link takes you to the announcement @ the 36 minute mark in the service). See also the announcement on page 3 of the June Pulse. The Presbytery of Ottawa will consider Pastor James' request at it's regular meeting at Parkwood church on Tuesday June 16, @ 8:30 PM. Session has commissioned several Parkwood people to appear on our behalf, but anyone wishing to witness the event is welcome to attend.

  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".

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 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.

  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

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
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.

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

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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