News & Events
News
This is a list of St Mary Magdalene Church News items, announcements, and Events.
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VESTRY FEBRUARY 23 2025 – CHARGE BY REV. CAZ DUCROS
Rev. Dr. Caz Ducros CLW – Year C - Epiphany 7 Feb 23, 2025Gen 45:3-11; Ps 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Cor 15:35-38; Luke 6:27-38In this morning’s Collect we prayed:Almighty God, your Son revealed in signs and miraclesthe wonder of your saving love.Renew your people with your heavenly grace,and in all our weaknesssustain us by your mighty power;through Jesus Christ our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, now and forever.It’s through the saving love of God’s heavenly grace that we are renewed… Today’s readingfrom Genesis shows how Joseph manifests the true notion of pure compassion, mercy andforgiveness. We find Joseph, now in a position of power. He has become the dream analyst to thePharoah, whose dreams led the...
Vestry February 23, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Every year Churches undertake Vestry meetings. These meetings are opento all parishioners. They follow an Order of Business that is outlined in thelinked Diocesan Regulations (R.5.05), which includes among other things,the reports from the Incumbent, the financial statements with Auditor’sreport, the adoption of the budget for the upcoming year, and theappointment and election of Church Wardens, Lay members of Synod, Parish Council, etc. https://ottawa.anglican.ca/ado-learning-commons-governance/ Everyone is encouraged to attend this very informative session and toapproach Rev. Caz Ducros or the Church Wardens if you feel called to participate in anycommittees or undertake any other functions in the church. The reports willbe circulated...
Anonymous Gift of Roses in Honour of St Mary Magdalene
The members of St Mary Magdalene Church would like to express their gratitude for the anonymous gift of roses that adorned the altar during Sunday Worship on January 19, 2025.
Feast of the Epiphany
On January 6, 2025 members of the Parish of Chelsea-Lascelles-Wakefield gathered at St Mary Magdalene Church for a Twelfth Night Supper to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Rev. Caz Ducros led a worship of Communion at the celebration.
Twelfth Night- January 6, 2025 Pot Luck Supper
SAVE THE DATE The Church of the Good Shepherd and St Mary Magdalene Church will co-host a pot luck supper at St Mary Magdalene Church, Chelsea at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025 to celebrate Twelfth Night , also known as the Feast of the Epiphany. More details to come.
Blue Christmas – December 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
December 21: Blue Christmas Service (also called the Longest Night) will be held at 7 pm at SMM. This service, which will include the Eucharist, is traditionally held on the longest night of the year and is a chance for those who find the Advent/Christmas season difficult, who have lost loved ones or, are grieving other losses. It is also the traditional feast day of St Thomas the Apostle – which means that we are in good company with those for whom darkness makes it harder to believe in the Resurrection. It is a service of comfort and healing for those who are suffering.
Announcements Feb 12, 2023
Annual Vestry Meeting – St. Mary Magdalene’s, 1:30 p.m, February 19, 2023 via Zoom; Good Shepherd, February 26, 2023, at the church with lunch following the service. Ash Wednesday – Lent begins on February 22, 2023. The Ash Wednesday service with...
Events
St Mary Magdalene Church invites you to join in special services, Zoom coffee hour, Vestry meetings and other events, gatherings and meetings.
Please check this website or the SMM Facebook page, as most in-person events are postponed or are held online, due to COVID-19.
Gallery of past events
