Food Bank Sunday is June 7. Donations of non-perishable food for the Heron Emergency Food Centre can be placed in the wooden collection boxes at the church entrances. Monetary donations are always appreciated.
On Saturday, June 13, 8am-2pm, the 28th Ottawa Scouts will be holding a garage sale at Rideau Park. Donations of household goods are welcome and can be dropped at the church on Thursday, June 11 or Friday, June 12 from 6-8pm, or email Tara to arrange pickup. You can also rent a table to sell your own items on sale day for $25 – contact dps@rogers.com. There will be a BBQ (11am-2pm) and bake sale as well as a bottle drive to help support the Scouts. In addition, Rideau Park will be holding a book sale in the room beside the lower Brackenridge Hall.
During the summer months, we invite you to share your gifts through song, instrumental music, dance, etc., as part of the worship service. If you and your family or friends are interested, send your names, the title/composer along with your preferred dates of availability to lain Macpherson, Music Ministry Coordinator at choirdirector@rideaupark.ca.
We are looking for clear glass vases, apothecary jars or large brandy snifters, approximately 12 inches tall, to make centrepieces for the Bazaar. Please contact Nancy McPherson if you are culling your kitchen cabinets and want to discard some glassware. See Nancy at coffee hour or email her.
Summer Zoom Book Study – God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World—and Why Their Differences Matter by Stephen Prothero. “What the world’s religions share is not so much a finish line as a starting point.” While most religions agree the world is deeply flawed, they are entirely unique – and often completely opposed – when it comes to diagnosing the root cause and prescribing a cure. Join us Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm, July 8-August 26 on Zoom as we explore how different religions describe the problem, the solution, techniques for moving to the solution and those who lived this path from problem to solution. Contact the church office for the Zoom link.
The Volunteer Coordination Team is looking for additional members to join their committee. Help us identify, recruit, and support volunteers for the congregation. Reply by email to volunteers@rideaupark.ca. We are also looking for people to be door greeters for coffee time after the Sunday service. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in Beecroft Hall. Please add your name and help us welcome our congregation.
The Social Action and Outreach Committee is continuing to collect personal care items during June for the four Community Houses in our area. Items can be put in the green bin at the top of the Beecroft stairs. Following are suggested items: dental products, personal hygiene and shower products, grooming products, feminine hygiene products, etc.
Rideau Park’s Little Free Library (outside the middle entrance on Cunningham Avenue) is well used. We ask that when you take a book you bring back a book or two to help replenish the library.
Naloxone kits are available to use throughout the church – in the Sanctuary, in Brackenridge Hall, in Beecroft Hall and at the desk outside Beecroft Hall. Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses of fentanyl, heroin and other street drugs. Please tell other church users.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Join us for coffee and conversation in Beecroft Hall after the Sunday service.
Sunday School is on break until the fall. Our childcare space is staffed each Sunday.
The Euchre Club meets on Thursdays at 1pm in the Parlour. All are welcome.
Healing Pathway in-person sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-4pm. To book an appointment, email healingpathway@rideaupark.ca or speak to Sharon Sanderson or Brian Neal. Click here for more information.
The Knitting Group meets on Mondays at 1pm and the Quilting Group meets on Thursdays at 9am. Both are in the Parlour. For more information, contact Doreen Hamilton.
Meditation Group Online meets on Thursdays at 10am on Zoom. Contact Sharon Sanderson for the Zoom invitation.
Rideau Park Choir Practices Chancel Choir on Thursdays at 7:15pm Joyful Noise Children’s Choir (Grades 2 and up) on break until the fall Cherub Choir (ages 6 and under) on break until the fall For information about these groups, contact Iain Macpherson.
Drums Alive! (all ages) is on break until the fall. For information, contact Iain Macpherson.
Handbell Choirs Touch of Brass is on break until the fall. For information, contact Gord Dewis. Ringing Praise is on break until the fall. For information, contact Jeanette Caton. La Bell Ensemble is on break until the fall. For information, contact Jeanette Caton.
Fitness 50+ meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:15am.
Beginner Line Dancing (45+) on Fridays, 1-2pm on a drop-in basis ($5 per person per class). NOTE: Class if already full. For more information, see Sylvie’s blog.
Tai-Chi Classes meets on Saturdays, 10:45am-12:00pm. For more information, contact Eduardo at molon@eduardomolon.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous Oasis meets in person on Mondays from 8-9pm in Brackenridge Hall. 12 Steps to Serenity meets in person on Thursdays at 7:30pm in Beecroft Hall.