Reflections on the heritage, life & work of faith communities in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario
With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada no longer providing funding to house 130 asylum seekers in Ottawa hotels, people of faith in the nation’s capital have stepped up to assist newcomers facing homelessness. Volunteers and clergy from Kitchissippi United Church, including Council Chair Denise Bonomo and Reverend Daniel Addai Fobi, have helped 20 asylum seekers…
Two French-speaking Catholic parishes made the front page of this past Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen, as City officials move ahead with plans to designate Saint-François-d’Assise Parish in Hintonburg and Saint-Joseph Parish in Orleans heritage buildings. The municipal government’s committee charged with safeguarding Ottawa’s built heritage accepted a recommendation from city staff to apply designation to the…
The Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program, an ecumenical initiative offering laity formation in pastoral care since 1979, has opened up registration for its Fall 2025 Basic Course. The course is geared to those who volunteer with church-based pastoral care teams. Participants can register for either the in-person course, hosted at St. Paul Presbyterian Church (971…
The St. Joe’s Supper Table, the community meal programme and food bank operated by St. Joseph’s Parish in Sandy Hill, is getting some help from a passionate teenager and parishioner — the 17 year-old Louis Jacques. The determined young man is running 1,500 kilometres between Ottawa and Prince Edward Island in a campaign to raise…