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Welcome to our website! The Presbytery of Ottawa is made up of 20 congregations and 1 extension work in and around the National Capital Area.
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Presbytery:
Moderator: Debi Brown, 111, Rue Lord-Aylmer, Gatineau QC J9H R39, phone 819-684-1061
Clerk: James Hurd, 10 Chesterton Drive, Ottawa ON K2E 5S9, phone 613-225-6648, fax 613-225-8535
Treasurer: Noral Rebin, c/o St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 82 Kent Street, Ottawa K1P 5N9, phone 613-232-4652 (h) 613-239-2942 (o)
Ministry Animator, Presbyteries of Ottawa & Seaway-Glengarry:
Cheryl Gaver
· website
· newsletter archive
Algonquin College Campus Ministry:
Yuriy Derkach, Chaplain, room E211 (at the Spiritual Centre), Woodroffe campus, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, phone 613-727-4723 ext. 5341
website: www.campusministryac.com
Presbytery of Ottawa Youth Ministry:
"Ottawa Youth - PCC" on Facebook 
The Synod of Quebec and Eastern Ontario:
Moderator: Samer Kandalaft, 617 Clothier Street East, Kemptville ON K0G 1J0, phone 613-258-6654
Clerk: Donna McIlveen, 1711 County Road 2,Johnstown ON K0E 1T1, phone 613-657-3803
website: www.presbyterian.ca/qeosynod/
Synod camp: Gracefield Christian Camp & Retreat Centre (under the oversight of the Presbytery of Ottawa)
37 chemin des Loisirs, Gracefield, QC J0X 1W0
Executive Director: Mark Hamilton
phone 1-819-463-2465, fax 1-819-463-4918, toll-free 1-888-493-2267, e-mail info@gracefieldcamp.ca
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News, etc:
re-openings (05 Jul): as churches re-open, we will report details on our "church online" page. First to re-open is Gloucester church. Knox (Lisgar St.)
plans to re-open on August 16.
The latest (July) newsletter of our Ministry Animator, Cheryl Gaver, is now available. Follow the link above.
At it's June meeting Presbytery approved the extension of Dan Chook Ried's contract as regular supply at St. Giles church to the end of August.
Gracefield welcomes a new Managing Director, Mark Hamilton, who took up his duties on June 1st. Welcome Mark!
Read more about Mark here.
The June Presbytery meeting will be held online via Zoom Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. (not 5:00 p.m.)
In an email from Gracefield Camp dated May 25th, it was announced that they will not be operating a children's residential camp this summer.
Read the full announcement here. An update
was published May 30th re: camp opening and work weekends, here.
COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic, all churches in the Presbytery are following government and health authority guidelines and have ceased
holding worship services in their buildings. A number of churches are "doing worship" online - see our
"church online" page - or follow the new link in the menubar at the top of the page.
· Our Ministry Animator has produced a special newsletter this month relating to COVID-19. See the
newsletter page for a link.
See Gracefield's announcement re: COVID-19 and
it's effect on camp operations and programming,
The clerk of Presbytery has received notice of the cancellation of three national events: the Women's Gathering
(see announcement), CY2020
(see announcement) and the 2020 General Assembly (see announcement).
At the special meeting on Remits B & C held Tuesday February 18, 2020 presbyters present voted to approve Remit B (22 approve/12 disapprove) and to
disapprove Remit C (17 disapprove, 16 approve, 1 abstention). The text of the remits is available here. Participating
in the discussion and vote were the newly-inducted minister of Westminster church, Chris Clarke and a new equalizing elder from St. Paul's church.
The 2019 ACTS & Proceedings and the Book of Forms are available for purchase and (free) download from presbyterian.ca
here.
"NOT SECURE" got you worried? More info on websites and SSL Certificates in the webserant's report to the May meeting of Presbytery, available (in advance)
here.
New logo... In April 2018 the national church released a "refreshed" burning bush logo, seen above. More info on the PCC website here, including downloads.
Presbytery QR codes, including background info, a QR code for the Presbytery of Ottawa, one for Presbytery Youth and a link to a QR code generator.
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2020 Presbytery meetings
| Thurs. Jan. 9, 2020, 7:00 PM |
special (in camera) meeting
re: Pastoral Relations |
St. Pauls Church, Ottawa |
| Tues. Jan. 21, 2020, 7:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
St. Timothy's Church, Ottawa |
Tues. Jan. 28, 2020, 7:30 PM
(presbytery meets at 7:00 PM) |
Service of induction
Jonathan Dent |
Grace Church, Orleans |
Sun. Feb. 2, 2020, 7:00 PM
(presbytery meets at 6:30 PM) |
Service of induction
Chris Clarke |
Westminster Church, Ottawa |
| Tues. Feb. 18, 2020, 7:00 PM |
special meeting
re: Remits B & C |
Parkwood Church, Ottawa |
| Tues. Mar. 24, 2020, 7:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
St. Giles Church, Ottawa online |
| Tues. May 19, 2020, 7:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
Knox Church, Ottawa online |
Tues. June 16, 2020, 5:00 7:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
St. Andrew's Church, Richmond online |
| Tues. Sept. 15, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
TBA |
| Tues. Nov. 17, 2020, 7:00 PM |
Presbytery meeting |
Gloucester Church, Ottawa |
NOTE RE: MEETINGS: meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, as follows...
for all regular meetings - November, January, March or April (whichever does not include Easter), May...
7:00 p.m. - light refreshments
7:15 p.m. - worship
7:30 p.m. - business
for the June meeting...
5:00 p.m. outdoor barbeque (candidates for ministry under the care of the presbytery invited), followed by business;
for the September meeting...
5:00 p.m. - worship (including communion), followed by business
6:30 p.m. - supper
7:30 p.m. - business cont'd
if the 3rd Tuesday in March falls within spring break for the public schools, the meeting will be held on the 4th Tuesday.
national websites
PCC: 
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· Renewal Fellowship: 
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visit the websites of some other churches in the Ottawa area
feedback? send to Gord Walford,webservant
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