The Parish of South Carleton is an Area Parish composed of three churches. Our in-person church services and programs rotate churches from St. Paul’s Osgoode to Holy Trinity North Gower on Sundays with a mid week service in St. John’s Kars usually the second Wednesday of the month as well as some evenings.
join us for our upcoming Services
in the Parish of South Carleton
Everyone is welcome!
Our Sunday Services will be held at 9:00am at Holy Trinity North Gower from January 4 until Palm Sunday.
Join us Wednesday of March 11, at 10:00am at St. John’s Kars for a mid-week Service of Holy Eucharist followed by coffee hour.
CONTEMPLATIVE LENT - Centering Prayer and Practice Group
Our Divinity student John Becvar will be leading a contemplative prayer and practice group for the season of Lent where we will explore spiritual practices of contemplative prayer and meditation. We will also discuss the traditional Lenten practices of the Church including prayer, fasting, abstinence, almsgiving, and reconciliation. Everyone in invited to join the prayer group - both beginner and proficient. We will meet at St John’s, Richmond on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18, until Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The group will be a lovely exploration of the inner growth and communion with the Lord that can take place during the holy time of Lent.
Lenten Zoom Program: The Poetry of Lent – In this five-week Lenten program, the words of scripture and the poetry of Mary Oliver will be our guides. Each week, biblical texts and Oliver’s poems illumine each other, pointing toward simple practices that we will help us to deepen our Lenten journey. Sessions take place via ZOOM on Wednesday mornings, 10:00 AM beginning on February 25 and continuing on Wednesday, March 4, TUESDAY, March 10, then Wednesdays, March 18, and March 25.Participants are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions.
*Coffee hour follows the service on the first Sunday and Second Wednesday of the month.
Food Bank Sunday is the First Sunday of each month.
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All ages welcome to all services.
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Note: Please do not attend in-person church if you have cold or flu symptoms.
We would like to keep everyone in the congregation as healthy as possible.
Transfiguration - Mardi Gras Joint Service at St. John’s Richmond February 15, 2026
Featuring the Manotick Brass Ensemble.
