Lunch and Learn: Oct 4th

“How does a just peace for the Philippines relate to us?”

Please join us on Sunday October 4^th after the service for a discussion over lunch with our guest preacher, Mervin Toquero of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines. Come and learn more about the human rights situation and efforts for just peace in that country. We’ll reflect together as members of the worldwide Christian church: what are the connections between our own daily lives in Ottawa and the conditions that oppress people in the Philippines?  All are welcome. A light lunch will be provided, please donate towards it as you are able.

Honeython for Camp Kalalla

Parkdale has long supported the annual Honeython for Camp Kalalla, which raises funds to help support this Christian girls Camp. This fundraiser provides much loved local honey, spreads, snacks, and other all natural products. These products make great Christmas gifts! The Honeython display and the order forms at church this Sunday Oct 4 and on Oct 18 and 25. Thanks for your support!
~ Judy Hamley on behalf of Camp Kalalla.
honeython@ParkdaleUnitedChurch.ca for order forms & questions

Book Club meeting

There will NOT be meeting on Oct 4. Stay tuned for information to come.

Setting the Table for Thanksgiving

Help us help others, Sunday Oct 11, by decorating the front of the sanctuary with foods of the harvest for the Parkdale Food Bank.
Please bring your gifts of apples, pumpkins, squash, onions, peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, bags of lentils and pasta, cans of spaghetti sauce and soup and place them at the communion table. They will be delivered to the Food Bank on Tuesday morning.

Parkdale United Church is pleased to invite Parkdalers and members of the wider community to an opportunity to meet and hear from visiting United Church of Canada LGBTQIA+ global partners from Mozambique and South Korea on October 6, 06.00 – 08.00pm ET, at our church.

We will also be welcoming members of various Ottawa queer and human rights community organizations.

The visiting partners – Rev. Lee Donghwan, Rev. Susanna Kim, Rev. Helder Carlos and Wanda Sue Mavulula, are leaders and advocates working at the intersections of faith, theology, human rights and LGBTQIA+ justice. They bring lived experience and theological insight from communities navigating different social, political and ecclesial realities, including religiously driven stigma and exclusion, criminalization, violence and shrinking civic space. Their stories remind us that justice is not the work of one nation or one church—it is a shared calling that transcends borders.

FOR ALL THE CAREGIVERS 

In the past, caregivers from the church would meet virtually once a month to support each other, share their experiences, and pray together. The Pastoral Care Committee would like to re-introduce this meeting if there is a desire.

Are you interested in joining this group? It would be held every second Friday of the month from 7 to 8 pm via Zoom. We would start on October 9, 2026.

For more information and to register, please contact: danielle.gougeon@sympatico.ca

On Sundays, we develop a theme in worship grounded in scripture and engaged through a sermon, music, prayer, silence, and contemplation, yet have you ever wanted to talk about it? Join Rev. Bob on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 pm (ish) for conversations that delve a little deeper into the theme from Sunday. Location: Upper Room and online. Join us onsite with your lunch, at your desk, couch, or in the park.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81546606153?pwd=Z8EYEVVxgFPDLziaFDTJSH0ceMnQ1k.1

The Parkdale Profile and Search Committee

is calling us to gather for a congregational meeting following worship on October 18, 2026.  This gathering is to receive the recommendation from the Profile and Search Committee regarding a 0.5FTE Cooperative Ministry Supervised Ministry Education (SME) Position.

Strategic Plan Update

Our Council has received the report from our consultant, Rev. Darren Roorda. Once we summarize the main findings the report will be shared with the congregation. Our plan is to ensure that all the members of Parkdale United have an opportunity to engage with the directional recommendations included in the report and that together we will then develop a ministry action plan for the future.  We hope to meet as a congregation early this fall to discuss the report.

Parkdale Presents: Concerts in the Sanctuary

• Oct 30   Tribute to Ray Draper and John Coltrane – Keith Hartshorn-Walton, tuba
• Dec 19  Ottawa Guitar trio Christmas concert

See Keith for details

Other Notable Concerts in the Sanctuary

• October 24th – Kanata Wind Ensemble
• November 14th – Parkdale Orchestra – “Passport to Music”
• December 5th – Centralaires Concert Band
• December 12th – Parkdale Orchestra– “Christmas at Parkdale”

News from CE:

The Junior Choir and the Youth band welcome new members. Please join us. The Junior Choir will post their meeting times soon. Stay tuned.  The Youth Band: will be accompanying DALESONG again this year.  Rehearsals are on Saturdays Sept. 26, Oct. 17 from 2:30-3:30 and Sunday Oct 18 at 9h15

Do you play an instrument? Want to play an instrument? Let keith@parkdaleunitedchurch.ca know which instrument you will be playing, and which of the rehearsals you can make.

Kids’ Church

is a time for young families with toddlers and young ones to have a simple worship followed by crafts time and potluck supper. Our next meeting is Saturday Nov.7 @ 5:00-7:00 PM.Registration Required by Nov.1^st. Please email Huda@parkdaleunitedchurch.ca. All are welcome.

IGNITE MEETINGS please join our young adults’ group on Oct. 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Upper Room. All young adults are welcome!

Third Sundays of the month Pizza, Games & Gym!

What better way to spend a Sunday? Whether you prefer a board game in the upper room or a ball game in the gym, young families are welcome to join us from 12:30- 3:00 PM every third Sunday of the month.  Bring your favorite board or card game. Oct.18, Nov.15, Dec.20, . Registration is required by Oct. 11. Please email about numbers and food allergies huda@parkdaleunitedchurch.ca. 

Our annual Young Families Halloween Party

will take place on Oct. 30^th with our signature Hide and Seek game, pumpkin carving and Pizza dinner @ 5:00 PM.     RSVP by Oct. 11 to huda@parkdaleunitedchurch.ca

Voices of our Christian Sisters and Brothers in Palestine: Eye Witness with The Reverend Dr. Dorcas Gordon

Dorcas is the Principal Emeritus of Knox College, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with a long history of accompanying Palestinian Christians in their witness.  Between 2012 and 2019 Dorcas, with her husband Noel, led study tours based on the 2009 Kairos document. Since October 7, 2023 she has travelled three times to Palestine, and has just published a report and study guide for the Christian community.

Saturday October 3^rd @ 3:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Church Ottawa

82 Kent Street (a 3-minute walk from Lyon O-Train station). Free parking available at the supreme court.

Opportunities to Serve

Take a moment and think about your skills. Your interests. Your passions. How could you share them with Parkdale United and our neighbours through service? How about…

• Being part of the Tech  Team – preparing projection, operating our tech for worship (Projection, Livestream, Audio)?
• Joining the Communications Committee and helping us share the story about our ministry with each other and the world?
• Sharing your voice in song with the adult choir or another music ministry opportunity?
• Becoming a leader with our First Third Ministry and spending time shaping our children and youth?

Curious about more information? Contact: Huda, Rebecca, or Rev. Bob. They love to talk about ways we can all share our time and talent. Stay tuned for more Opportunities to Serve.