In the Community

St. John's reaches out to the local & urban community of those in need. Locally, we collect food for the North Gower Food Bank the first Sunday of every month. We reach out to homeless women & women at risk through the Diocese of Ottawa's "Cornerstone" shelters through fundraising luncheons.

Ecumenically, we participate in a Good Friday service with the local Presbyterian & United Churches with the procession of the cross through the village & a mass choir. During Holy week we share worship with our sister church in the parish, St. Paul's, Osgoode. In the Parish of Kars-Osgoode we celebrate the end of Sunday School at the end of June with a parish picnic at a parishioner's farm with an outdoor worship service, games for the children & a picnic.

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