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40 Glebe Report April 16, 2010 Father André Drouin to speak April 25 at St. Giles Centretown Churches Social Action Committee (CCSAC) invites you to its annual ecumenical service. This year’s service will be held at St Giles, and the homilist will be Father André Drouin. Father Drouin is the recently retired parish priest of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Ottawa’s Lower Town. A native of Ottawa, he was educated at the University of Ottawa, from which he has graduate degrees in both geography and family counselling. He has taught at the Minor Seminary and at Notre Dame de Lourdes High School, and has been chaplain to the Hull regiment of the Royal Canadian Army Reserve Force for more than 42 years. For over twenty years, Father Drouin has been tending to the spiritual needs of persons living with AIDS. His book, It All Begins with Tenderness, (Penumbra Press) is an account of that ministry. It won the acclaimed God Uses Ink Award. Father Drouin takes his inspiration from the parable of the Prodigal Son. More than once he reminds the reader of the gesture of the father in that tale: “When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and kissed him.” We all need to be reminded of this truth. Join us April 25 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 174 First Avenue at Bank St. For more information, contact CEFC@bellnet.ca. CCSAC is a coalition of 25 downtown churches whose mission is “To unite the faithful of all denominations through joint participation in social projects and prayers.” CCSAC’s philosophy is based on Christian principles including service to others, respect and tolerance for those we serve, humility about our service and stewardship of the resources provided to us. TED R. LUPINSKI Chartered Accountant • comptable agréé 137 Second Avenue, Suite 2 Tel: 613-233-7771 Ottawa K1S 2H4 Fax: 613-233-3442 Email: tedlupinski@rogers.com Sell For Just 3.75% or Less *Independently Owned and Operated 613-230-8888 Barry Humphrey Sales Representative 613-296-6060 Direct barryhumphrey@sympatico.ca www.FlatFeeRealtyOttawa.ca Great Service Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive! 25 Years Experience • Full MLS ® Service No Obligation…So Call and Compare Before You Sell * GLEBE CHURCHES RELIGION CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 613-232-4891 www.blessedsacrament.ca Pastor: Father Joe Le Clair Masses: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, 4:30 p.m. Sundays, 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 8 p.m. (elevator available, loop system for people with impaired hearing also available) ECCLESIAX 2 Monk Street, 613-565-4343 www.ecclesiax.com Sundays: 11:07 a.m.,* Art & worship service View community art gallery by appointment. *NOTE: Sunday service time of 11:07 a.m. is the right time! FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 613-236-1804 www.fourthavenuebaptist.ca Minister: Rev. Clarke Dixon Services: Sundays, 11 a.m. Junior church and nursery available (parent/tot room available at the back of the church) GERMAN MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH 499 Preston Street at Carling Avenue, 613-233-1671 Pastor: Christoph Ernst Service: Sundays, 10 a.m., with Sunday school (first Sunday of month, 11:15 a.m., English service) GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 650 Lyon Street at First Avenue, 613-236-0617 www.glebestjames.ca Minister: Rev. Christine Johnson Music Director: Robert Palmai Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. (wheelchair access, FM system for people with impaired hearing) OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 600 Bank Street, 613-594-4571 www.ottawa-ocuc.org Fridays: Prayer meeting at church, 8 p.m. Sundays: Worship, 11 a.m. (English with Mandarin translation) Sunday school: 1:30 a.m. (for all ages) THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quaker) 91A Fourth Avenue, 613-232-9923 http://ottawa.quaker.ca Clerk: Bob Clarke, clerk.ottawafriends@gmail.com Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., silent Quaker worship ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Reflect, Focus, Delight – Make church a part of your life. Bank Street at First Avenue, 613-235-2551 www.stgilesottawa.org Minister: Rev. Ruth Houtby Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Church school and nursery care available (Wheelchair access at First Avenue door) ST. MATTHEW’S, THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN THE GLEBE 130 Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 613-234-4024 (office/weekday access 217 First Avenue) www.stmatthewsottawa.on.ca Rector: The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston Open doors! Please come in and visit, Mon.-Fri., 11:30-1:30 p.m. Weekly service: Wednesdays, 7:15 a.m., Eucharist & fellowship Thursdays, 10 a.m., Eucharist & coffee Thursdays, 10 a.m., drop-in nannies/stay-at-home parents group Sundays: Eucharist, 8 a.m., Choral Eucharist, 10 a.m. Choral Evensong, 4 p.m., April 18, May 2, 16
RELIGION Tiptoe through the tulips BEST By Reverend Clarke Dixon “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” is the title of a song that I used to sing at full blast in falsetto while working as a student at Pizza Hut. It was loud, horrible, but good fun for my co-workers who would end up joining in. I’d sing it in church, but after my rendition of Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” recently, I think we’ll leave the tiptoeing to my Pizza Hut days! We will soon be seeing the tulips, and no better place to see them than right here in Ottawa with a walk during the annual tulip festival. It takes considerable willpower for me to tiptoe through the tulips without singing, but for the sake of my family and the neighbourhood, I’ll endeavour to do so. Go for a walk in the spring, and besides the tulips, you will see all manner of signs of life: geese flying overhead, robins on the lawn, motorcycles on the road, buds on trees. The signs are all there, we just need to look around! At Fourth Avenue Baptist, we are encouraged by the signs of life in our church. Take a walk and you will hear the sounds of the Sunday school, hear rumours of youth initiatives being undertaken, stumble across a pastoral care team gaining steam for a new season, find a small but passionate group praying in our new prayer room, or the Bible study group studying and praying in the youth room. You might even hear a baby or two in the new nursery, and soon you will hear the splash from baptisms. And of course, you will hear music! The signs of life are there, we just need to look around! But as great as spring is with all its signs of life, and as great as it is to see the signs of life in our church, we long to see the signs of life that God brings to people’s lives in our nation. Look around, and we see people struggling with relationships, or struggling with addictions, poverty or tragedy. We see marriages falling apart. We see innocent people suffering from the evil committed by others. Read the headlines and it may seem that life is no springtime walk in the park. Jesus is risen, and because He is risen, new possibilities emerge. Marriages are on the rocks across our city. But He is risen – strong and fulfilling family life is possible. Relationships are strained. But He is risen – unity is possible. People are addicted. But He is risen – freedom is possible. People are hateful and hated. But He is risen – the experience of love is possible. People are pessimistic. But He is risen – confidence is possible. People are far from God. But He is risen – reconciliation is possible. People are dying. But He is risen – and the impossible has become possible: “the dead shall be raised incorruptible” 1 Cor 15:52. Life may be no walk in the park, no happy “tiptoeing through the tulips,” but walk with Jesus and new possibilities emerge. Reverend Clarke Dixon can be reached at the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church at 613-236-1804 or revdee@ sympatico.ca. Glebe Report April 16, 2010 41 AGreat things are happening at Colonel By Retirement Residence and they’re going to knock your socks off! 02273 A fresh look We’re talking new colours. New fabrics. A fabulous new décor and design… essentially we have re-invented our look from top to bottom. Come in and experience our vibrant new look for yourself? Call today for a tour! Sign up by June 1 and receive a FREE netbook laptop!* * Minimum 3 months residency. 613-730-2002 43 Aylmer Ave reveraliving.com Revera: Canadian owned since 1961 with over 200 locations.
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Page 3 and 4: EVENTS 25 th anniversary for the Gr
Page 5 and 6: LETTERS Glebe Report April 16, 2010
Page 7 and 8: NEWS Glebe fires: déjà vu by Juli
Page 9 and 10: FOOTBRIDGE UPDATE Midtown footbridg
Page 11 and 12: CITIZENS INITIATIVES Hands off our
Page 13 and 14: BIA Glebe BIA protecting our villag
Page 15 and 16: GLEBE HISTORY Heritage spaces, not
Page 17 and 18: BUSINESS BUZZ Alana leads one of he
Page 19 and 20: NEWS The Glebe: A healthy neighbour
Page 21 and 22: HEALTH Keeping drugs out of our dri
Page 23 and 24: Community parks of the Glebe by Car
Page 25 and 26: MUSIC St. Matthew’s spring concer
Page 27 and 28: FOOD By Karen Wallace-Graner Apple,
Page 29 and 30: ENVIRONMENT Keeping the Glebe green
Page 31 and 32: SCHOOLS Some updates from the board
Page 33 and 34: SCHOOLS Sustainability initiatives
Page 35 and 36: TRAVEL Glebe artist explores South-
Page 37 and 38: COMMUNITY Winners of Awesome Author
Page 39: BOOKS Egg on Mao, the story of a no
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