Fraud Prevention
Speaker: Samantha Adams
Community Support Member
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Ontario Provincial Police
Women’s Heart Health: Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Speaker: Amber Bean
Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Resources for Seniors in Our Community
Speaker: Erin Bignell
West Ottawa Community Resource Centre
Happy Healthy Feet
Speaker: Kathy Keuhl
Foot Care Clinic – West Ottawa Community Resource Centre
Sing for the Health of It: Exercising Your Healing Voice
Speaker: Rob MacLeod
Live music – old standards and seasonal music
THE 2025 “TURKEYS & TRUCKS” ADVENT PROJECT
Last week, information was provided about the very important work of The Ottawa Mission – providing approximately 18,000 turkey dinners and approximately 12,000 food truck meals annually, to our neighbours in need.
The “Turkeys & Trucks” project sponsored by your Outreach Ministries Committee will provide financial support to The Ottawa Mission for these two very important services.
As of the first Sunday of Advent, November 30th you will be able to purchase a turkey (or a whole flock of turkeys!!) AND/OR a truck (or a whole fleet of trucks!!) for $5.00 each. The Committee will hang the turkeys and trucks from garland in the sanctuary, to celebrate the kindness and generosity of our congregation! The turkeys and trucks will be available for purchase up to and including December 24th, 2025.
In addition to the above, with the cold weather setting in and Christmas around the corner, you are invited to once again THINK WARM!! Our large CHRISTMAS STOCKING will be placed at the front of the sanctuary to receive donations of knitted items: socks, hats, scarves or mittens. Any socks donated will be directed to The Ottawa Mission Food Truck Project as socks are handed out with each food truck meal. Other items may be directed to the West Carleton Food Access Centre. December 21st will be the cut off date for knitted contributions so that we can make our delivery before Christmas.
We thank you in advance for your donations and for the caring that these donations will demonstrate to our neighbours who find themselves in need at this time of year. We can be a beacon of light in their darkness!!
Thank you for caring and sharing!
Planning for Tomorrow, Today: Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Planning
Speaker: Anna Hutchinson, Hutchinson Law
World Food Day - West Carleton Food Access Centre
You are invited to bring donations of non-perishable groceries to church on World Food Sunday – October 19.
Please place them in the baskets at the top of stairs or at the front of the sanctuary.
Your gifts will be taken to the West Carleton Food Access Centre where they will be gratefully received and distributed to those who need your help.
Concert Series: Wanting to Start Again
MUSICAL CONCERT: “Wanting to Start Again” with DoSi
St. Paul’s United Church in collaboration with CAFES [Community Associations For Environmental Sustainability]will be hosting a musical event: “Wanting to Start Again”, with DoSi.
WHO: “DoSi” is a chamber music duo, comprised of Maitreyi Muralidharan, violinist and Tong Wang, pianist.
WHAT: “Wanting to Start Again” is a violin-piano concert experience about the complicated feelings of living in a world impacted by climate change and finding hope through community. It is an interactive, contemporary music concert inspired by immigrant stories, the climate crisis and discovering identity. This concert features works by Fu-Tong-Wong, Nich Bentz, Fazil Say, Joe Hisaishi/Wesley Chu, and Kevin Lau.
WHERE: St. Paul’s United Church, 3760 Carp Road, Carp, ON.
WHEN: Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 7pm. Doors open at 6:15pm.
HOW: Tickets will be $15.00 each and can be purchased via Event Brite (http://bit.ly/ClimateConcertSeries). Tickets will also be available at the door. Proceeds from the concert will help support the musicians and CAFES.
Harvest for Hope
Outreach Ministries Committee- Gift Basket Project
Our gift basket project in support of the Caldwell Family Centre’s “Harvest of Hope” fundraiser is well under way!!!
· On Monday, September 29th, 2025, the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) will once again be hosting their “Harvest of Hope” fundraising dinner and charity auction.
· To support this event, the Outreach Ministries Committee will be collecting items from August 24th to September 21st, to create several gift baskets to donate to the Silent Auction. The project is off to a great start with the donation already received for a Garden theme basket!!
This week, we are asking that the Garden theme be continued (seed packages, trowel or other garden tools, knee pads, spray bottle, hat, sunscreen and whatever might come in handy for people with green thumbs!!).
Next week, we are asking for donations for a Gourmet Food basket (oils, vinegars, honey, coffee, tea, a mug, jams/jellies, mustards, chutney or other condiments, tea towels, chocolate, biscuits/crackers, fancy pastas and sauces – anything that a good cook might enjoy!!)
Baskets of any shape or size will be gratefully received.
A basket will be set up in the Sanctuary for Gift Basket donations. Your participation and support will directly impact crucial programs at CFC that empower families, feed children and transform lives in our community.
THANK YOU!!!
Matthew House / Gift of Sight Donation Event
WHAT?
· (1) An event to collect much-needed items for Matthew House, where new refugees or other Ottawa residents in need can access household items at no cost to them. [matthewhouseottawa.org]
· (2) An event to collect used prescription glasses and sunglasses for the Gift of Sight project, which provides treatment around the globe for adults and children with serious untreated vision issues. [humanityfirst.org/programmes/gift-of-sight].
WHERE?
· St. Paul’s United Church, 3760 Carp Road, Carp, ON (in the back parking lot).
WHEN?
· Saturday, May 31, 2025.
WHO?
· Folks in the St. Paul’s United Church community and wider community (1) who have small appliances, linens, dishes or other household items in good repair to donate, AND/OR,
· (2) who have used prescription eye glasses and sunglasses to donate.
HOW?
· Please drop off donations from 9am to 1pm in the back parking lot of St. Paul’s United Church.
Spring Bake Sale & Plant Sale 2025
Join us for our spring plant sale and bake sale. A variety of indoor and outdoor plants are available for purchase including perennials, annuals and herb plants. Baked goods include cakes, pies, cookies and more!
Outreach Ministries News
This week we welcome Eugene Williams, executive director of the Family Caldwell Centre to provide us with an update about the various programs which we have supported through our Lenten project donations.
Eugene will be available during coffee time to answer questions about the services this organization provides to the west Ottawa community.
Your care and generous support were most appreciated!
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank: Tinned Vegetables (any kind) Product of Canada
Over the next six weeks in Lent, our congregation will have opportunities to donate Canadian-made products for the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) to support their Food Bank and/or their meal programs.
The hope is to support children and their families who may experience food insecurity while at the same time supporting our Canadian farmers and manufacturers by only buying Canadian products that are labelled as a “Product of Canada” (as this means a 98% likelihood of all-Canadian ingredients).
If you choose to make a financial donation, please mark your offering clearly as “Lenten Project”.
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank and Meal Programs: Baby Items
Over the next six weeks in Lent, our congregation will have opportunities to donate Canadian-made products for the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) to support their Food Bank and/or their meal programs.
The hope is to support children and their families who may experience food insecurity while at the same time supporting our Canadian farmers and manufacturers by only buying Canadian products that are labelled as a “Product of Canada” (as this means a 98% likelihood of all-Canadian ingredients).
If you choose to make a financial donation, please mark your offering clearly as “Lenten Project”.
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank and Meal Programs: Canadian Beef
Over the next six weeks in Lent, our congregation will have opportunities to donate Canadian-made products for the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) to support their Food Bank and/or their meal programs.
The hope is to support children and their families who may experience food insecurity while at the same time supporting our Canadian farmers and manufacturers by only buying Canadian products that are labelled as a “Product of Canada” (as this means a 98% likelihood of all-Canadian ingredients).
If you choose to make a financial donation, please mark your offering clearly as “Lenten Project”.
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank and Meal Programs: PEI Potatoes or Canadian Carrots
Over the next six weeks in Lent, our congregation will have opportunities to donate Canadian-made products for the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) to support their Food Bank and/or their meal programs.
The hope is to support children and their families who may experience food insecurity while at the same time supporting our Canadian farmers and manufacturers by only buying Canadian products that are labelled as a “Product of Canada” (as this means a 98% likelihood of all-Canadian ingredients).
If you choose to make a financial donation, please mark your offering clearly as “Lenten Project”.
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank and Meal Programs: Canadian Dairy
This is Week 2 of our 2025 Lenten Project! Thanks to everyone who has contributed, to date – we will make a difference!
This week the request is for financial donations to allow the Caldwell Family Centre to purchase dairy products for their Food Bank and children’s meal programs. Canadian dairy products can be distributed by the Food Bank at the Caldwell Family Centre, or used within their meal programs that support ‘healthy eating for kids’ (a breakfast, lunch and an afterschool program). These programs help children receive much needed food and nutrition that promotes learning and allows them to focus in school. Younger children and their parents are assured of a hot meal that perhaps takes some pressure off the family budget.
Next week, the request is for PEI or other Canadian potatoes and Canadian carrots.
We thank you for your ongoing support!
2025 Lenten Project - Food Bank and Meal Programs: Canadian Apples
Over the next six weeks in Lent, our congregation will have opportunities to donate Canadian-made products for the Caldwell Family Centre (CFC) to support their Food Bank and/or their meal programs.
The hope is to support children and their families who may experience food insecurity while at the same time supporting our Canadian farmers and manufacturers by only buying Canadian products that are labelled as a “Product of Canada” (as this means a 98% likelihood of all-Canadian ingredients).
If you choose to make a financial donation, please mark your offering clearly as “Lenten Project”.
Amber Bean, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Topic: Inform women and their loved ones about heart disease and appropriate action to minimize their risk.
Sarah Burnett – Health Promoter, West Carleton Family Medical Centre
Topic: Protein Muscle and Strength