First Baptist Church Ottawa

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

WORSHIP ORDER AND BULLETIN
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
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Tomorrow is communion Sunday. Our communion is open to all who love the Lord God, and wish to follow the way of Jesus. We warmly invite you to join us for our service and communion, followed by a time of fellowship.

Free parking is available at the 150 Elgin Street building -- the entrance to the parking garage is on Gloucester Street. Enter the garage in the normal way. When you enter our sanctuary, you will be able to pick up a prepaid parking ticket that will allow you to exit without further charge.

09/05/2026

ONLINE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

Our Sunday School resumes next week, but this week and every week your children can watch our online lesson.

This week's lesson is "The First Passover" based on Exodus 12:1-14. Here is the link to the video, which is posted on our Youtube channel.

https://youtu.be/k62twLnO1nc

Our Sunday School is for ages 6 to 12 and our youth classes are for ages 13 to 18.
We also have a year-round supervised nursery for our youngest children. You can learn more about our Church School at https://parakeet-jellyfish-2mr2.squarespace.com/config/pages

First Baptist Church Ottawa, OntarioOnline Sunday School LessonEx...

09/03/2026

On October 19, we're hosting a mayoral candidates' debate on what we know is one of the top issues in Ottawa: housing and homelessness.

Hear how Alex Lawson, Jeff Leiper, Neil Saravanamuttoo, and Mark Sutcliffe plan to address the crisis:

Presented in partnership with Sciences sociales UOttawa Social Sciences, the Federation of Citizens' Associations of Ottawa, and the Center for Research on Educational and Community Services.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mayoral-debate-on-housing-homelessness-tickets-1999025425861?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/03/2026

We have 5 youth who will be going back to school this week and we could not be more proud of them! Please keep them in your prayers and thank you for all of your support to make sure they have a safe place to stay each night while they work on making positive steps forward in their lives.

09/01/2026

TABLE MANNERS
a sermon preached by the Rev. John C. Perkin
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at First Baptist Church Ottawa
on Kingdomtide 9 – Sunday August 30, 2026
based on Matthew 20:20-28

A lot of the Gospel story is set in the context of eating: Jesus eats with his disciples and followers, he feeds the multitudes, and often teaches about the Kingdom of God using imagery or a parable that includes a banquets or meal. In three different resurrection appearances, two in Luke and one in John, a meal is at the heart of the encounter with the risen Christ. And of course a meal – the love feast, the forerunner of what we know as the Lord’s Supper, holy communion – was at the heart of worship in the early church.

IMAGE: Supper at Emmaus by Diego Velázquez, 1618. [Luke 24:13-35]

08/27/2026

First Baptist is proud to have partnered with Discovery University since its beginning.

Learn about and apply for The Ottawa Mission’s Discovery University: non-credited university courses for homeless people or people living on low incomes.

08/27/2026

Coming up on September 27th.

Bring your family, friends or coworkers and take on the Race to End Homelessness together.

Whether you're walking the 1K or running the 5K or 10K, you'll be part of a community working toward a future where everyone has a place to call home.

Register today. https://bit.ly/4vuk6nT

Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa

08/27/2026

PASTORAL REFLECTION
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August 27, 2026
"Let the little children come to me"

The hustle and bustle and urgency of Jesus’ ministry in Mark’s gospel is suddenly brought to a halt, even if briefly, as Jesus takes the time to receive the children, to take them into his arms, to bless them. It’s a deeply profound moment that unfolds here. He turns the cultural practices of his day upside-down with a single command: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these”.

08/23/2026

THE LAST STRAW
a sermon preached by Rev. John C. Perkin
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at First Baptist Church Ottawa
on Kingdomtide 8 – Sunday August 23, 2026
based on Matthew 19:16-26

Dear Friends
In the classic 1939 musical, The Wizard of Oz, as Dorothy and her friends walk through the scary forest they are heard to mutter, "lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" Today's gospel reading features none of these animals, but it does contain reference to a camel, the beast of burden of the middle east since time immemorial. But even the determined, strong and long-journeying camel has its limits, as the sermon title suggests. I hope that it provides food for thought, and both challenge and comfort for your soul.
Blessings
John

IMAGE: A camel train transports salt in Ethiopia. (Wikimedia Commons)