Lord, you are indeed the Saviour of the World.  Give us living water, that we may not thirst.

Morning Prayer

Third Sunday in Lent

 

Lay Readers:   Doug and Joneen Livingston

  Readings:

Exodus 17:1-7                     Psalm 95

Romans 5:1-11                     John 4:5-42

Collect:

 Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life, may we always thirst for you, the spring of life and source of goodness; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

 Please join us for fellowship and refreshments in the Parochial Hall following the 10 am service.

 

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Week (March 8th2026)

                                   Anglican Church of Canada

 

Archbishop of Canterbury, The Right Reverend and Right Honorary Dame Sarah Mullaly

  Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, The Most Reverend Shane Parker

 National Indigenous Archbishop, The Most Reverend Chris Harper

 Metropolitan of the Province of the Northern Lights, The Most Reverend Greg Kerr-Wilson

 Bishop of Rupert’s Land, The Right Reverend Naboth Manzongo

 

Important dates in the life of the church:

Monday, March 9th: Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, c. 395

 Tuesday, March 10th: Robert Machray, First Primate of Canada, 1904

 

Notices

 

Secretary’s Office Hours: Thursdays from 11 am – 4 pm and Fridays from 9 am-10 am. Leave a message at 467-8466 or send an email to cotasecretary@gmail.com

Rector’s Office Hours: Wednesday and Friday between 10 am and 5 pm. It is advisable to call before coming. He can be reached at #204-404-9875.

Vestry:  Members of the Vestry meet on Tuesday, March 10th at 7 pm in the Board Room. 

Lent:   This Lent, we are reading “Witness at the Cross”. We meet next on Wednesday, March 11th, at 7 pm in the Board Room. 

Lion’s Manor:  Residents of Lion’s Manor meet for a time of prayer and fellowship on Thursday, March 12th at 2 pm. The Service is open to all.

 Messy Church: Join us for an Easter Celebration at Messy Church, Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at 5:30 pm. Tell your friends and neighbours and let’s Celebrate Easter, in the Messy Church Fashion!  Questions can be emailed to cotamessychurch@gmail.comor call John 204-996-3875.

Raise the Roof Fundraising Committee: Music and Dance at the Odd Fellows Hall, March 21st, featuring Scott Hunter and the Urge. Donations for the silent auction table should be in by March 16th. Tickets $25.00.  Please contact: Kathy Turner, Twylla Gordon, Joan Fotty or Diane Fotty. Thank you!

 Preparation for Palm Sunday: We meet in the Board Room on March 28th at 10 am for the making of crosses for Palm Sunday. All are welcome.

Time and Talent Auction April 18th 2026,4:00 pm- 7:00 pm Parochial Hall.  Please consider the time or talent you can offer to this fun event, e.g., Backyard BBQ, 6 pies in 6 months, 2 nights at a cottage, yard work, etc.  Entertainment, Canteen Food, Live Auction 6:00 pm-7:00 pm. Please provide auction items to Twylla, Dianne, Joan, and Kathy by April 10th.

Book Club: Join us on Wednesday,May 6th, 2026 at 7 pm in the Board Room for the next book club gathering. We will be discussing the late Senator and Anishinaabe leader Murray Sinclair’s‘Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation’. All are welcome!

 Happening around us:

 Wednesday, March 11that 7 pm, Marpeck Commons. ‘Being Peacemakers for a World of Surging Polarization’. For more information, please check the poster in the Parochial Hall.

 Saturday, March 28th at 2:00 pm, The Cathedral Church of St. John (135 Anderson Ave). The Renewal of Vows & Blessings of Oils. Please join in the annual blessing of oils with the collation of the Ven. Dr. Iain Luke as Executive Archdeacon.

The Diocesan Magazine (RLN’s e-magazine: Rupert’s Land News) can be found on a link on the Diocesan newsletter. Catch up for so much more on The RLN Weekly Newsletter

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

Our learning journey will continue with a quote from David A. Robertson’s book each week for 52 weeks.

 

Subject: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

Week 13: Educate yourself about the Sixties Scoop

“Taking children away from a difficult situation does not address the root problem. What it does is encourage the continuation of a cycle of trauma. And these struggles are almost universally a result of colonization.”  David Robertson 

                                       

Too much searching conceals the thing we really ought to find. Nor is it certain that we have any urgent obligation to find sin in ourselves. How much sin is kept hidden from us by God, in mercy? After which God hides it even from God!

Thomas Merton

 

                        Next Week:  March 15th2026

                                  Holy Eucharist

                           Fourth Sunday in Lent

  Priest:  Rev James Gomez     Lay Reader: Bev Robinson

 Readings:

1 Samuel 16:1-13                               Psalm 23

Ephesians 5:8-14                                John 9:1-41