Tag "New Year"
A New Year’s party like no other
December 29, 2022Six ministries have united to celebrate New Year’s Eve in prayer, worship, and fellowship. While the group hosted the Cross Over Prayer Vigil several times before COVID, they say they are gaining momentum.
“The tradition of […]
Together we lift our voices to God
January 2, 2020Pray Ottawa is inviting the Church to a start this new decade by lifting our voices to God, crying out as a city and for this city. This year marks Pray Ottawa’s fifth “City on our Knees” week […]
Read full articleA resolute challenge
December 27, 2018With presents unwrapped, turkey consumed, and belt buckles loosened to accommodate, thoughts begin turning to New Year, more celebrations, and what 2019 may bring. Many of us, already regretting that second helping (was it my third?) of mashed potatoes and stuffing, are considering significant life changes for the new year (like a little less gravy next Christmas) […]
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December 28, 2017Christians rightly put great emphasis on Christmas, but a growing community of Ottawa churches join together to praise God as the new year begins. Far more than another New Year’s Eve party, they see the Cross-over Prayer Vigil as an important witness to the city. “This is […]
Read full articleChallenging the Word of God
March 3, 2016By early March, most New Year’s resolutions are long forgotten. All too often the January diet turned into a February Big Mac, while the gym membership card collects dust on a shelf somewhere. But a group from […]
Read full articleSaturating Ottawa in prayer
January 7, 2016While many begin January with New Year’s resolutions, Sarah Jackson and other prayer leaders in Ottawa are starting 2016 on their knees. Pray Ottawa (an arm of Love Ottawa, led by Jackson) hopes to increase prayer in the Church across Ottawa with a special initiative called “City on […]
Read full articleCatholic students celebrate the New Year by worshipping God
January 6, 2016Ottawa students and staff from Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) rang in the New Year in Montreal, at their annual Rise Up conference. Organizers say 800 students attended the closing mass and banquet, including 32 from Carleton University. “This year’s theme was […]
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