St. John's Anglican Church Ottawa

I came to St. John's at the invitation of my former priest in Toronto at the church I was attending - Edgar Bull was at St. Thomas' Huron Stree.. He had studied with the rector - Borden Purcell. So I went to St. John's when I went to Ottawa for a student summer job. I liked the form of worship and I enjoyed being part of the community.

Leaving my church in Toronto where I had really started to grow in my faith was difficult. Coming to St. John's I got involved in some activities - teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir and attending the early morning service on a Wednesday.

I stayed at St. John's through lots of changes. I made some good friends. I enjoyed and still enjoy the form of worship and the music. I love the hymn selections even though it has been a long time since I have sung in the choir.


This was always my church home when I got involved in different activities in different churches and not all of them were Anglican. I made friends in other churches as well.


When my mom got sick in 2001, I cut back on my regular church commitments and for some time I was not a regular church attender. In August 2007 my good friend that I went to boarding school with and her husband came for a weekend visit. They came with me to St. John's. I had a very strong feeling of coming home again. I knew I was going to be able to be more involved again after I retired.