Collect for the first Sunday in Advent

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Written By Opawa-St Martins Parish

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Praise and honour to you living God;

your coming will be like a thief in the night,

like lightning flashing across the sky.

Grant that we may be ready,

and our hearts answer, Come Lord Jesus.

Hear this prayer for your love’s sake.

Amen

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Apr 27

Celebrating the 160th year of our church

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Bless the Parish of Opawa-St Martins

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A prayer for peace
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We continue to cry out for a cessation of violence in Gaza

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Upcoming events

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Cake Competition
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Cake Competition

A friendly cake competition within our parish for our 160th year.

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Cake Competition
Garage Sale
Parish Fair September 2025
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