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Denominational Partners

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of Ottawa)

United Church (Ottawa Presbytery)

Affiliated Ministries

Algonquin College Campus Ministry

Carleton Ecumenical Chaplaincy

Anglican

All Saints Sandy Hill 317 Chapel Street

Church of the Ascension 253 Echo Drive

St. John the Evangelist 154 Somerset St W

Lutheran

St John 270 Crichton St

Presbyterian

Knox 120 Lisgar Ave

St. Andrew’s 82 Kent St

United

St. Paul’s Eastern 473 Cumberland St

MacKay United 39 Dufferin Rd

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Drawn together by our common desire to love and follow Christ, we do not require conformity to any specific doctrine or teaching. Our core community is made up of students and young professionals, is supported by ordained ministers, and welcomes all who desire to exercise and receive Christian hospitality.

“Hospitality, therefore, means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.”

– Henri Nouwen

Our community’s rhythm is punctuated by both core and satellite events. Core Events are organised collaboratively by members of our four partner denominations. Satellite Events are organised by local churches, groups, or individuals who are associated with the Open Table community.

In September, we hold a weekend retreat for anyone interested in our community. We also gather monthly for a common meal followed by an optional discussion or activity.

These gatherings, alongside our website, are portals to many activities taking place in local churches, the local community and beyond. If you’re looking to meet new people, to explore Christian spirituality or access pastoral support, feel free to pull up a chair and join us.

The Open Table is supported by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Ottawa Presbytery of the United Church.

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Friday, March 19th, 2010. 19:30

Radically Ordinary :: An Evening with Shane Claiborne

Through the power of story, Shane will help us to explore a biblically-rooted social justice, connecting everyday life with scripture’s radical call to live mercifully and walk humbly with God.

Event Details

On Friday March 19, 2010 our friend Shane Claiborne will be joining us for an evening of worship, conversation, and resistance. In a world that has so many calls on our lives, what does it mean to live faithfully – what does it mean to live out our Christian faith in the real world?

Through the power of story, Shane will help us to explore a biblically-rooted social justice, connecting everyday life with scripture’s radical call to live mercifully and walk humbly with God.

Shane himself is constantly learning what this truly means through his real-life experience living and working in the Kensington neighbourhood of Philadelphia, where he is a founding member of the Simple Way community.

As a prolific author and much sought-after speaker, he often shares that “the work of justice goes beyond the left and the right, the conservative and the progressive,” since Jesus calls us all to root our faith in deeper soil. We hope that this will be an opportunity to join together with people from a wide variety of perspectives, in an effort to live God’s promise of barriers broken and creation healed.

Friday March 19, 2010
Dominion Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street, Ottawa
7:30pm

Further details, including ticket information will be posted as they come available.

The event is hosted by The Open Table, an ecumenical Christian community of emerging adults in Ottawa.

Here’s the Facebook Event Page.

Download the poster here.

photo credit: jamie moffett

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Kelly on February 20th, 2010 11:04 am

Can’t WAIT!

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