Only one service at 9:00 am starting on June 23rd.
Summer Schedule Starts June 23

Only one service at 9:00 am starting on June 23rd.
ELEANOR G. shares what she aptly titled “A Right Reverent Memory” In the late 1950’s and throughout the 1960’s – until the camp was sold – I was privileged to direct the Girls’ Camps (and one co-ed camp) at Camp Pontiac, the Youth Camp for the Diocese of Ottawa located on the Ottawa River near […]
Dave Dawson, St. Martin’s Choir Director, Organist and all-round reliable motivator sounds Colourful tulips and radiant spring blooms have offered us some welcomed and much-needed encouragement and hope for some growing weather after a too-long winter and surprisingly bitter cold spell in mid-May. In the Spiritual Moment of a recent meeting of the Men’s Fellowship , […]
Tony and Rita Myres recently accepted to serve as joint co-ordinators for the Pastoral Care Team at St. Martins. Their first order of business was to set out what this role entails. They situated it in the following terms. The primary role of the coordinators is to act as a link between the Rector, the […]
As Co-ordinator for St. Martin’s Campaign, Margaret Bloodworth keys in on the importance of maintaining the momentum achieved over the course of the Campaign. A little over a year ago St Martin’s completed a successful stewardship campaign under the Diocesan led Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) initiative. From the launch in September 2011 to its […]
For fun-filled dedication that meets some far-flung needs there is nothing quite like the activity of St Martin’s Nearly New Shop – especially as reported by its inimitable co-ordinator Pat Bethel The Nearly New Shop boasts a bevy of cheerful volunteers and some who would be, their lumbago obliging. All have unstinting tolerance for the […]
The ranks of St. Martin’s Church School have experienced a definite growth spurt over the past number of seasons. Not surprisingly, during the Church School year, many members of the congregation offer the gift of their time and talent to the children of the Church School. They serve faithfully by reading Bible stories, teaching Bible […]
It is no exaggeration to suggest that the work of the Altar Guild is the work of angels. You never necessarily see the angels, but you always see the dedicated results of their Ministry that ensures the Altar is dutifully and lovingly prepared with the symbolic accoutrements befitting each worship season and the sanctuary arranged […]
As Father Richard recounts, two weeks crammed in a VW Beetle, sharing a tiny tent trailer at campgrounds all across the continent is definitely the stuff of vivid memories and so much more. It was the summer of 1959. Me, my Mom, Dad and two sisters were nearing the end of three wonderfully exciting years […]
Glenn Bloodworth chairs the group spearheading this important initiative whose members include Reverend Vroom, Ian Marsh, David Jeans, David Dawson, Anthony West, Bob Ellis and Fiona Hills. Subsequent to the status report tabled at Vestry 2013 in February, Glenn reports that this spring the commercial broker orally received two expressions of interest (EOI). In late […]