Summer Shared Worship Services 2022
July 23, 2022
Shared Summer Services with our Sister Congregations
Each summer four neighborhood congregations share in ecumenical summer services! Join your GSJ community and our sister congregations each Sunday for a new experience. The links below take you to each of the church websites, which will take you to their iteration of a live-streamed service. While most services are at 10:30, note that the services at Fourth Avenue Baptist are at 10:45.
Check the e-Updates or the links below for new details as they arise!
- July 3, 10, 17th 10:30 am at Glebe-St. James United
Online at www.glebestjames.ca or in person (see COVID protocols below) - there will be posts for each service with the YouTube and bulletin links available each week by clicking on the blue "Worship Online" button on the homepage!
- July 24, 31st at 10:45 am at Fourth Avenue Baptist - more details at www.fourthavebaptist.ca
In person: Fourth Avenue is open to 75 people. Please enter using the Bank Street entrance, and exit using the Fourth Avenue doors. Note that masks are required, and it is requested that you sanitize your hands on arrival. Social distancing (2 metres) is in effect.
Online: We continue to record services and stream them on Facebook Live on Sunday mornings at 10:45am. You can view past services on Facebook and YouTube anytime.
- August 7th at 10:30 am at Southminster United Church - www.southminsterunitedchurch.com
In person at 10:30 am at Southminster United Church our very own Hilda Sabadash will be leading the service. It will also be available online, with links to be found on the Southminster website.
- August 14, 21, 28, September 4th at 10:30 am at St. Giles Presbyterian - www.stgilesottawa.org
Glebe-St. James COVID protocol for those attending in person:
- Masks must be worn inside the Church building including in the sanctuary during Sunday worship
- We strongly encourage everyone to get all vaccinations for which they are eligible; we will no longer require proof of vaccination at the door
- Physical distancing is strongly encouraged. Please respect the comfort zone of others. Ask before sitting beside someone.
- We will include congregational singing in worship. Please wear a good quality mask if you plan to sing and sit in the centre section of the Sanctuary
- Not ready to sing – seating is available in the balcony and in the chairs - on the east side of the Sanctuary
"Voices from Gaza: Witnessing genocide, Surviving and Hope" with Prof. Iyas Salim Abu-hajiar. Join us in person or online at 10:30 am.
"Were not our hearts burning within us?" Join us on the figurative Road to Emmaus this Sunday, April 19, in person or online at 10:30 am.
"There is something about showing up—about placing ourselves, as best we can, in the company of others who are seeking, questioning, hoping—that matters deeply." Join us in person or online at 10:30 am.
Hey - this tomb is empty! Please join us in celebration this Sunday at 10:30 in person or online !
Good question. Come and join us Friday morning at 10:30 ( live or in person) and we can talk about it.
"All or none: Christians, Jews, and Muslims support Justice, Love, and Peace."
"You can follow every rule—and still miss the heart of God."
“Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them. For it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”
Not because we had plenty. But because we shared what we had.
This Sunday, the second Sunday in Lent, our worship service will incorporate our Annual Meeting , starting at 10:30 followed by a potluck lunch. You can be with us in person, or participate via a zoom link . There will be no livestream on YouTube.