Alive in Christ - Three Churches, One Community

St. John's
1105 Church St.
Port Williams

 

St Michael’s

9741 Main St.

Canning

 

St Thomas’

10778 Main St.

Kingsport

 

 

Churches are exciting places. Full of history and atmosphere, they draw you in to marvel at the colour of glass and vestment, the sound of music and silence in quiet corner and peaceful chapel. The Churches of the Parish of Cornwallis are no exception. It has been a Parish for two and a half centuries since the arrival of the New England planters. In worship, first at Fox Hill, then, for the last two hundred years, in the light and beautiful building at the corner of the Grand Dyke Road (Highway 358) and Church Street and in the churches in Canning and Kingsport, built in the first decade of the twentieth century, worshippers have met the Risen Christ, received the grace of word and sacrament and fellowship and offered thanks and praise to God, and reached out to serve in the world around.  All of the churches in this parish are vehicles of grace and signs of God’s presence in space and time, here and now. Places of pilgrimage for those seeking something different, something more, something holy.

Why not come yourself, and find yourself inspired and renewed to face the challenges of life? To say a quiet prayer for someone for whom you're concerned? Come, and receive hospitality to feed body, mind and soul, and a blessing to send you on your way.

All services of public worship in the Parish are conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) or the Book of Alternative Services (BAS)

250 Years Young !
1760 - 2010

The Parish of Cornwallis celebrated two milestones in 2010 - the 250th anniversary of Parish worship, and the 200th anniversary of the erection of the new and second St. John's Church.

Services have been held at St. John's Cornwallis continuously for 200 years and the Parish of Cornwallis has sent Delegates to the Diocesan Synod every year since 1855.

A new and expanded history, "On the Shoulders of Giants", is now available


From the Bulletin

Service Times

Calendar

Upcoming events

NOTICES BELOW - FROM THE BULLETIN (check out the calendar link above also for additional details and events for the weeks coming)

Worship:

Sunday May 20th: HOLY EUCHARIST Saint Michael’s, Canning , 9.30 a.m.; HOLY EUCHARIST Saint John’s, Port Williams , 11.00 a.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 27th , PENTECOST, WHITSUNDAY: 9.30 a.m. Holy Eucharist*, Saint Thomas’; 11.00 a.m. Mattins, Saint John’s

Meetings and Events:

May 31, Regional Council Holy Trinity Church, Middleton

JUNE 3rd APPLE BLOSSOM CHICKEN BARBECUE Parish Hall Tickets $10. Take Out Available

Other Notices

Congratulations to Lucie Wilkie, of our parish, winner in 2011 of the scholarship offered by the Annapolis Valley chapter of the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

THE WOLFVILLE AREA FOOD BANK provides food and emergency relief to those in need who live south of the Canard River.  Plastic grocery bags and cloth grocery bags are needed. To offer or receive help call 542-0040. The  food bank recently increased the quantity of eggs we give to the clients  (realizing that eggs provide reasonably priced high quality protein) but as a result we are now experiencing an acute shortage of egg cartons. Donations may be left at St. John’s or the Food Box at the Save Easy in Wolfviille


QUILTING will resume September 10th (Orders to quilt already designed and assembled quilt tops are welcome!

Lunch and Learn - provides  a nutritious lunch to individuals who live with mental illness. The parish helps on the 3rd Wed. of the month. Please give towards this cost ($35)

Valley Hospice - To establish a residential hospice in the Valley for those living with, or dying from, a life limiting illness and to serve those who care for them” YOur help is needed to build the facility. Please give to the Valley Hospice Foundation - d.sanford@valleyhospice.ca



MUSIC

Music is an important part of the worship life of the parish.

The congregation is encouraged to take part in the singing of the canticles and hyms. Services involving other choirs from other community churches of all denominations are important yearly events in the life of the parish. An essential part of the program are both St. John’s Choir and St. Michael’s Choir led by the Director of Music, Eric Jackson. Nick Jackson and Mary Anthony direct the music at St. Thomas’. The choirs welcome new members.