Alpha Ottawa News Archive

Archived: Jan 6, 2012

This gala event will celebration the O'Connors Alpha which is in its last few weeks. It is also an introduction to a proposed network of many Alphas to be run synchronized in Kanata and Stittsville beginning January 16, 2012. Leaders of local home groups or cell groups are particularly asked to attend. This is a major initiative for Christ. All denominations incredibly welcome. Alpha alumni: - expect to pay $15 for a good meal. Your non-church-attending guests come free due to the generosity of our sponsors. Please check out the poster for this event.

Archived: Dec 2, 2011

9 am - Noon, Wed., Nov 16, 2011, Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Room #6 Alpha leadership training focusing on prison, and street ministry Previous Alpha leadership experience would be helpful. Share your experiences; learn from others. No charge - free coffee!

Archived: Nov 8, 2011

Nicky and Sila Lee are the main speakers at this training on how to run The Marriage Course, The Marriage Preparation Course, and (NEW!) The Parenting Children Course and The Parenting Teenagers Course.
Location: Bayview Glen Church, 300 Steeles Ave, Toronto
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Click for Registration and full information here.

Archived: Oct 11, 2011

This event on Saturday August 13, 2011 from 8:30 am - 5 pm is the best opportunity for Ottawa Alpha course leaders to sharpen up their skills in preparation for the fall Alpha season. Check out the information here. Registration open. If you might like to join a group from Ottawa going together in a bus, contact Tony at 613-591-3903, or e-mail.

Archived: Oct 11, 2011

Come and hear what's new with The Marriage Course, The Marriage Preparation Course and The *new* Parenting Courses with special guest speaker, Elaine Young, Canadian Relationship Central Director.
Date: Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Bethel Pentecostal Church, 500 Viewmount Dr.
Cost: free, but with an opportunity to partner with the ministry work of Relationship Central.
Questions: Anthony d'Abramo, tel 613-745-2892, or Relationship Central 1-800-743-0899

Archived: May 20, 2011

A Global Alpha Training will be held Saturday 30 Apr (not 23 Apr as previously advertized) from 9:30 - 4:00 at 61 Highmont Court, Kanata. Cost: $25, which includes lunch. Prerequisites: leadership experience on Alpha, and a desire to help spread Alpha internationally using short-term missions. This training is required before going on a GAT mission. General info: http://gat.alpha.org/gat-team RSVP to Tony Copple (facilitator) at 613-591-3903

Archived: Oct 11, 2010

Prior to the new Campus Alpha starting this September sponsored by All Nations Church for Ottawa U, a team training will be conducted by Tony Copple, Alpha Coach, at 250 Besserer St., Ottawa, from 9am - noon on Friday 17 September 2010. Enquiries: contact Tim Brock, 613-695-6009.

Archived: Oct 11, 2010

Prior to the fall Alpha season, a training will be conducted at St. Matthew's Church, 15 Memorial Square in Ingleside, South Stormont, between Cornwall and Morrisburg. The training will run from 9am sharp - noon on Saturday, September 18, 2010, led by Alpha Coach Tony Copple. All welcome. No charge. All members of Alpha teams are encouraged to attend, not just small group leaders and helpers.

Archived: Oct 11, 2010

Prior to the fall Alpha season, a training will be conducted at St. George's Anglican Church, 150 Metcalfe St., Ottawa from 1 - 4 pm on Saturday, September 25, 2010. This will be led by Alpha Coach Tony Copple and St. George's Alpha leadership. All welcome. No charge. All members of your Alpha teams are encouraged to attend, not just small group leaders and helpers.

Archived: Oct 11, 2010

Prior to the fall Alpha season, a training will be conducted at St. Matthew's Church, 15 Memorial Square in Ingleside, South Stormont. The training will run from 9am sharp - noon on Saturday, September 18, 2010, led by Alpha Coach Tony Copple. All welcome. No charge. All members of Alpha teams are encouraged to attend, not just small group leaders and helpers.

Archived: August 22, 2010

Paul Cowley, UK Exec Director for Alpha for Prisons, Caring for ex-offenders, and Alpha for Forces pays a one-day visit to Ottawa on Monday 28 June when he will speak at St. George's Anglican Church, and visit Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. If you have even a passing interest in prison or ex-offender ministry you are invited to see him speak. Pastors of ex-offender-friendly churches are particularly welcome.

For registration, please click here.

Archived: August 22, 2010

A team from Ottawa led by Alpha Coach Tony Copple spoke at Global Alpha Training conferences in Freetown, Sierra Leone, between 19 April and 3 May 2010. The other team members were Laurie-Ann Copple, Dwight McDougall and Richard Gilman, all experienced Alpha leaders. See prayer letters, preparations and the events. For the team it was an unforgettable experience, and strong bonds were forged with the local Alpha organization. Visit Visit the Ottawa GAT page for information on GAT missions and the GAT promo video.

Archived: August 22, 2010

Alpha Canada is happy to announce the appointment of Shaila Visser as its new National Director effective January 1, 2010. Shaila currently serves as International Director of Alpha in the Workplace and North American Coordinator for Global Alpha Training.

In her new role, Shaila will manage the staff and activities of Alpha Canada, and mobilize hundreds of volunteer coaches who serve in churches across the country.

Board chairman Eric Phinney explained that Visser will lead the cross-denominational organization to apply renewed energy and focus in pursuit of its ambitious goals. "Alpha Canada's mission is to help, equip, and encourage the church to provide every person in Canada with an opportunity to discover Jesus Christ for themselves through an Alpha course."

"Shaila's experience as an international speaker, trainer, and leader has given her a global perspective on the growth and impact of Christianity. Through her insight and direction, Canadian churches will benefit enormously from the valuable resources and knowledge that Alpha provides."

United States - Canada - Central/South America - Caribbean
June 22 - 23, 2010, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Americas Conference is an opportunity to get together with people involved in Alpha ministries from North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean to be refreshed, re-envisioned and equipped for the next set of opportunities in our ministries. Keynote speakers from Alpha International include Nicky Gumbel, Jamie Haith, Matt Costley and Tim Hughes.

Registration: alphausa.org/americas or call 1-800-DO-ALPHA Check back for more details at alphacanada.org/events

New: March 16, 2010

There was a Global Alpha Training day at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Kanata from 9 am - 4 pm on Saturday 6 March 2010. Barrie Davies, Alpha Ontario Director led the training. Barrie recently went with a GAT mission to Kenya. This was the first GAT day to be held in Ottawa, and ten attended. Visit the Ottawa GAT page for GAT information and the GAT promo video, ideal for showing in churches.

Archived: Nov 10, 2009

Impacting today's culture with the Gospel. Speakers include Ravi Zacharias, Will Graham, Bruxy Cavey, Craig Evans, Charles Price. Richmond Hill Christian Community Church on September 19, 2009. Registration and details.

Archived: Nov 10, 2009

Discover aptitude and opportunities for short term mission training local church leaders to run Alpha Conferences on October 3, 2009. Registration and details.

Archived: Sept 28, 2009

September 26, 2009, 9 am (sharp) - noon. The standard pre-course leader training will be conducted by Alpha Coaches Tony Copple at St. Paul's Anglican Church, 20 Young Road, Kanata. Open to all. [NB: Alpha should not be run without this standard leader training, even if the leaders have taken the training previously. It can be run by an individual course, or courses may join together for it as suggested here.]

Archived: Sept 28, 2009

September 9, 2009, 6:30 - 9 pm. The standard pre-course leader training will be conducted in French by Alpha Coaches Anthony d'Abramo at St Gabriel Parish, 55 Appleford St, Ottawa. Open to all.

Archived: Aug 25, 2009

An event designed to inspire and educate teams for the upcoming fall Alpha season will be hosted by Barrhaven Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, 3058 Jockvale Road, Barrhaven. Introductions will also be given to the Marriage Course and prison Alpha, and the speakers will be local Alpha Coaches. The event runs from 9 am - noon on August 22, 2009. To register, please leave your name and tel no at 613-592-5310 (Alpha Hotline). There is no charge for this event.

Archived: Feb 5, 2009

Never been to an Alpha Training Conference? It’s a great way to learn how to run an Alpha course.
Pickering: June 13 and 14, 2008
Hamilton: June 20 and 21, 2008
Mississauga: Aug 22 and 23, 2008
The conference previously promoted for Gatineau 17, 18 October has been postponed until May 2009. Please watch this space or Alphacanada.org for confirmation.
Details and registration here

Archived: June 23, 2008

On Saturday 13 September, there will be Alpha Leader Training for any course in the Ottawa Area. This will save you the trouble of running your own training. DO NOT attempt to run a course without training your leaders, even if they have been trained before. They leak! The training will be from 9 am – noon at Bethel Pentecostal church led by Alpha Coach Anthony d’Abramo. If you can bring your receptionist, cooks, musicians, servers, table setters as well as the group leaders and helpers, so much the better for building team empathy. The training will be in English. No charge.

Archived: June 23, 2008

Maybe you have even felt Alpha might not be right for your church. Come to an Information Morning Saturday June 7th, 2008 8:30 am to noon St. George’s Anglican Church 152 Metcalfe St. (at Gloucester) Ottawa, Ontario. To register or for more information, call 613-591-3903, or email Anthony D’Abramo at ad.4most@rogers.com

Archived: May 15, 2008

After such a valuable forum at Manderley last spring, this year’s will be a two-day event, the weekend of 19,20 April. And we are going back to Manderley. This special leadership training is by invitation only. If you think you and/or some of your team should be there, please contact local Coach Tony Copple (613-591-3903) and he’ll see if he can get you in. If you sense that you have leadership ability in an Alpha environment, this will enable you to hone those skills. It is for people who are committed to winning souls for Christ and appreciate that Alpha can magnify our effectiveness.

There will also be a Marriage Course Training Seminar running alongside the forum for those who wish to attend. 12:00 (Registration), 12:45 - 3:15pm (Seminar begins at 12:45). Marriage course aficionados may come just for this, but we suggest attending the whole event.

Archived: Jan 27, 2008

This is a marvellous opportunity for individuals, churches and groups in Gatineau and southern Quebec to learn the principles of running Alpha. The day will be conducted for both French and English streams. For details and registration, please visit here.

Archived: Jan 27, 2008

For the first time ever, Alpha Ontario is holding a weekend retreat for Youth Alpha courses. Great worship & ministry time, intriguing talks & discussion about the Holy Spirit, and of course fun, games & lots of laughs! Location: Joy Camp, near Bancroft, ON. Web info and on-line registration here

Archived: Jan 27, 2008

The 2007 Alpha Invitation is a national initiative to invite the nation to hear the good news about Jesus Christ at Alpha dinners and launch events in the run-up to Fall Alpha courses. Pray — plan — prepare — promote. See video and national information.

See Ottawa Invitation 2007, and take your place in the scheme of things this summer and fall.

Archived: Sept 23, 2007

So I'm thinking of running an Alpha course — what do I do now?

Does this describe you — or someone you know? If so, this session is for you and it's free. At least a third of the time will be given over to your questions; what you don't quite understand about the Alpha Course concept and its successful implementation.

Where: Bethel Pentecostal Church, 500 Viewmount at Fisher - prayer room
When: 9am - noon, Sat Aug 18, 2007

This training is designed to tie in with The Alpha Invitation 2007.

Training led by your Ottawa Coach team.

See Ottawa Invitation 2007, and take your place in the scheme of things this summer and fall.

Archived: July 22, 2007

CKCU 93.1 broadcast 29 April 2007

Nicky and Sila Lee, pioneers of the Marriage Course, will present a 1-day conference for Ontario at Kanata Baptist church on Saturday 23 June 2007. Learn how to run The Marriage Course and The Marriage Preparation Course in your home, church or community.

For conference photos, posters, radio clips and everything you needed to know about the conference, go here.

Archived: April 6, 2007

Are you an Alpha leader, administrator, group leader or pastor interested in sharpening your Alpha course with the latest ideas that work?

A leader's forum presented by Alpha Canada will held in the Ottawa area on the evening of Friday 30 March, and all day Saturday.

The location is Manderley golf club, and if you would like overnight accommodation we are booking rooms for 4 at the Monterey Inn, about 10 minutes away.

See the photos.

Archived: Feb 17, 2007

When: Friday Jan 12 and Saturday Jan 13, 2007 (evenings)
Where: Emmanuel Alliance Church, 4 Thorncliff Place, Bells Corners/p>

The conference runs from 7:00 (registration) on Fri Jan 12 - 10:00 pm covering Principles of Alpha - Practicalities of Alpha and from 6:00pm on Sat Jan 13 to 9:00 pm. covering Dinner, Small group leaders training, pastoral care training, ministry

The conference will be conducted in Mandarin and English. There will be a free will offering to offset costs.

The primary speakers will be Rev Matthew Wong, Alpha Canada Chinese coach from Vancouver, and Tony Copple, Ottawa Alpha Coach.

This event is highly recommended for the clergy and lay leaders of Chinese churches considering running Alpha, and for Chinese individuals at other churches who have not attended an Alpha conference such as the Ottawa conference last September.

See the photos
Read the latest news about the planning for the conference
Audio recording available on 3 CDs — Contact Tony Copple for info

We are excited to announce that an Alpha Training Conference will be held at St. George's Anglican Church, Metcalfe St. on Friday evening 8 Sept, and all day Saturday 9 Sept. This will be a 2-track Equip and Refresh conference, providing a great opportunity both for those churches who know very little about Alpha, as well as those who have been running Alpha for a while. Our last Ottawa conference was held in 2001, sparking many of the courses running in Ottawa today. The timing of this conference should allow churches to plan for new fall courses and have their teams trained at this event. Posters can be downloaded and we encourage you to use them to inform your church or group. Poster 1 | Poster 2

We are blessed to have not just one, not just two, but three visiting speakers for this conference. They are:

• Father James Mallon
• Rev Chris McLean
• Rev Todd Pratt

Check out Father James' web site.

On-line Registration is preferred. All info on prices, seminars is available there. Each individual should register separately, other than spouses. A mail-in option is available for cheques. This is recommended for those volunteers who have been told that they may register at half price. If you are experiencing difficulty with on-line registration leave a "please help" message message at the Ottawa Alpha hot line: 592-5310.

Nearby parking: Note that parking lots "A" and "D" on the map are free on weekends. "A" is between Laurier and Gloucester, not North of Laurier as shown.

Archived: June 19, 2006

Announcement of the Training Day on CHRI

Beth Fellinger and her very special team led a Youth Alpha event on Saturday 17 June 2006, from 9 am - 4 pm. Here are pictures of the event.

The venue was St. Michael and All Angels church, Belair Drive. This conference taught youth leaders how to run Youth Alpha (ages 11 - 18). Fee: $75 for adults and $45 for students. Registration and info from Lynn Williams, (613) 592-5310. See poster.

Youth Alpha is a key to our future. Beth has revitalized the Youth Alpha concept and it is spreading internationally from Canada.

Archived: June 17, 2006

Alpha Canada is one of many national groups uniting to pray for a nation-changing harvest in Canada. This season of special intercession runs 3 May - 11 June, 2006

Please bring the events to the attention of your courses and churches. This is serious interaction with our heavenly Father.

Web Link: http://www.40dayprayerramp.com

Archived: May 24, 2006

We are pleased to announce that the Alpha Course with Alpha Express DVD will be available in February 2006 in Canada! This DVD set contains two versions of the 15 talks comprising the Alpha course, both full-length and edited versions. The edited talks, called Alpha Express, have been shortened to 20-25 minutes per session. This is about half the length of the standard Alpha talks and makes this version ideal for use in a limited time frame. The edited Alpha talks are only intended for courses that run in a limited timeframe. The DVD also includes both English and Spanish talks.

Archived: May 24, 2006

Toronto, Ontario on Saturday April 8, 2006 — further details to arrive

Archived: May 24, 2006

You can expect to see Pattison billboards promoting Alpha in the region early in 2006. As an accompanying incentive, new improved lawn signs will be available from Cook Communication Ministries at half price! How about making an Alpha impression outside your home or church in support of the spring Alphas. And, till then, have a blessed Christmas season, during which we ask you to consider Alpha Ministries Canada for a part of your Christmas giving. If you feel you have been blessed by Alpha, you should know that they can only continue to support the work of courses if they receive adequate funding, and we - you and I - are the sources of that funding!

Archived: May 9, 2006

Cook Communications Canada has just announced a special offer for the month of April 2006 — If you purchased the regular Alpha Course DVD set between August 1, 2005 and today, you can now buy the new Alpha DVD set (which includes the Express DVDs) for $74.99 with proof of purchase from your last set. After April 30th, the new Alpha DVD set will go back to its original price of $224.99.

This is only available April 1 – 30, 2006 from your local Christian bookstore or from Cook Communications. For more information, please phone Cook at 1-800-263-2664.

Alpha leaders, helpers, course graduates and friends of Alpha were welcomed at this special event for Ottawa west end, Kanata and surroundings. We cast vision for Alpha in this area. We introduced the Equip & Refresh Alpha Conference coming in September, and we invited help for Alpha financially. See the photos.

Archived: Dec 27, 2005

On Sunday Dec 11 at 6:30 in Kanata Baptist Church, Tracey Wait will be baptised. Nothing so remarkable about this, you may think. Many people who receive the gift of faith on Alpha are then baptised. But in this case, her pastor Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey, senior minister at Parkdale United Church will officiate at the total immersion ceremony, and her close friend Marci Clarke will assist. Both Tracey and Marci were in the "Red Group" on their Alpha in March 2004 (Kanata Community Alpha). If you are thinking of coming, it may be wise to come early to this event where denominations come together in love!

Archived: Nov, 2005

Would your church have a burden to welcome and support ex-offenders, and help them stay out of jail through Christian relationships? This conference in Kanata offered guidance, wisdom and experience in the ministry of helping men and women who have paid their debt to society. See Photographs. If we don't help them, their chances of returning to jail are very high.

Archived: Dec 6, 2005

A new feature to the Ottawa Alpha website has been added. Those who use a desktop news aggregator like RSS Bandit may now have the changes to the website fed directly to their computer. Now you can be the first to know of new courses, resources and Alpha news!

This is because of a special file in the RSS format - Real Simple Syndication - which lists the changes in a machine readable format. If you have an RSS reader installed on your machine, please add http://alpha.ncf.ca/rss.xml to your list of feeds.

Archived: Sept 24, 2005

The 2003 National Initiative is a 40 day time of prayer walks, prayer vigils, individual prayer commitments. There will be a major prayer event at Bethesda Renewal Centre, Ashton on Saturday September 10, 2005. Click the image at right (Prayer Blitz) for more...

Images from the Prayer Blitz gathering at Bethesda

Archived: Sept 24, 2005

Please pray for the new abbreviated Alpha Course DVD’s Alpha Express which was launched in the UK on August 19th. Pray that the release of it internationally in other countries will proceed smoothly, and pray that it increases awareness that Alpha can be done in new settings. Please also pray for the September Alpha in the Workplace Conference being held in Vancouver on Saturday, September 17, that many will come and be motivated to influence their workplaces for Christ.

Archived: Aug 12, 2005

Nicky and Pippa Gumbel and Paul Cowley visited Ottawa on August 2, 2005 with Sally Start and others from Alpha Canada. There was a special fundraising event for Alpha from 10:30 - noon at Bethel Pentecostal Church, during which Nicky spoke on the subject Can a Nation be Changed? We thank Pastor David Blakely of Bethel and his staff for their warm hospitality to a very enthusiatic and appreciative audience of more than 800 local Alpha leaders and course alumni.

Nicky also spoke to an invited audience at a luncheon in the Parliament Buildingshosted by Senator Anne Cools. See photos from both events.

Monique Stone and Tony Copple announce Nicky Gumbel's visit on CHRI, June 1, 2005

Archived: Aug 12, 2005

Alpha Ontario would like to see many pastors and lay leaders at this conference who have not yet introduced Alpha to their churches. An Ottawa inviting team has been formed who will make contacts - please call our hot line 592-5310 if you would like to join the team. Please do not ignore this call for service! We need you as soon as possible, and the more who join the better we can spread the opportunity. Here is a poster for the conference. It is unlikely we will see Nicky Gumbel back in Canada for some time, as Alpha accelerates its international expansion.

100 Huntley St., Alpha-related airings:

• Wed Aug 3 - Nicky Gumbel
• Thu Aug 4 - Paul Cowley (Prison Alpha)
• Fri Aug 5 - Nicky Gumbel and Lyndell Enns (Alpha Canada) and Pastor Dr. Connie den Bok
• In Ottawa: Ch 3 at 9am

Archived: Mar 12, 2005

Susan Cockburn, Alpha Canada Director of Field Ministries, will be our guest speaker at a gathering of Alpha Leaders on Wednesday Jan 26, 2005 from 7:30PM – 9:00PM.

If you are or have been a helper or leader on a local Alpha course we strongly encourage you to join us. Susan will update us on Alpha happenings nationally and Internationally, and would love to hear some of our local Alpha experiences. If you plan to attend, please call Lynn at the Alpha hotline 592-5310. (NB. The 1-866-92-ALPHA number has been discontinued.)

The meeting will be held in Luther Hall at All Saint’s Lutheran Church, 1061 Pinecrest Rd.

Archived: Nov 14, 2004

Congress Centre, Sat Nov 20, 2004, 8:30 – 11:30 Alpha is providing follow-up spiritual support to the many who will make commitments to Christ on this day. Expect to receive inquiries to your course. Alpha is sponsoring at least 3 tables of 8. If you can come and bring at least one seeker, I need to hear from you – Tony Copple, 591-3903.

Bethel Pentecostal’s annual Christmas outreach, expecting 1,500 visitors total at 7 pm on all of the following dates: Friday Dec 3, Saturday Dec 4, Sunday Dec 5, Friday Dec 10, Saturday Dec 11 (2pm and 7 pm) and Sunday Dec 12, 2004 Alpha will be encouraging seekers from the AIA breakfast above to attend this event, where they will in turn be encouraged to attend Bethel’s January Alpha.

Ideal for Alpha musicians, Led by Jody Cross October 21 – 23, 2004 Dominion Chalmers United Church, $140 ea Details and registration.

Archived: Nov 7, 2004

As a companion to Youth Alpha materials, youth leaders may want to incorporate Quest in their ministry.

Quest is designed for teenagers and the video images are MTV-style bang up to date, and the message covers the material on the first three Alpha tapes. Youth Alpha therefore makes an excellent follow up to Quest.

We strongly urge youth leaders and program planners to examine Quest. There is a Quest Training Presentation available free on DVD. Visit their web site to order your copy. All they ask is that you complete a review (on the same site) within three weeks. When I viewed my copy, I couldn’t wait to do the review – I was so impressed

Archived: Nov 7, 2004

Here are a few sources of information on this film, which we urge you to see, preferably with an agnostic friend:

The Passion

The Life

Review

Tony Copple’s comment

Thanks to the great generosity of an Alpha leader in the Ottawa Valley area, we were able to arrange pre-film screen ads for Alpha in three of the five Ottawa cinemas showing the
film during March/April. The ads ran on all screens in each cinema, a total of 58 screens. All ads showed our hot line number to call for info — 592-5310, operated by Lynn Williams.

By Tony Copple,
Alpha Coach

Archived: Oct 17, 2004

Marketplace transformation, with Ed Silvoso The Life Centre, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Not an Alpha event; strongly recommended

Archived: Oct 4, 2004

Please come for prayer and praise at St. Richard's Church, 8 Withrow Ave, Withrow & Merivale, 7:30 pm, Sept 15, 2004. Music leadership provided by contemporary praise band FIAT. All welcome! Come and raise up in prayer our Alpha courses nationally and internationally as part of the National Initiative 2004.

Experiencing God at Work
—
Ottawa's 4th Annual Faith@Work Forum

Annual Faith@Work Forum — Sat Sept 18, 2004, 9:30 - noon

This event is recommended for anyone involed in Alpha in the Workplace, both to learn and to feed back information to the conference. Details on Web.

Archived: Oct 4, 2004

• Click for 2004 Initiative information

Alpha Canada has announced very similar national advertising for 2004 on billboards etc, and lawn signs, as we saw in 2003. Currently (July) there are 80 billboard and 44 bus shelter ads in and around Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley Key dates are:

• May 10: packages mailed to Coaches
• May – June: Presentations to potential new Alpha churches by local leaders, Coaches
• By Jul 1: churches order additional materials not already owned from 2003 (eg banners)
• Aug 15: high gear promotion
• Aug 21: Ottawa Regional Training Event (see below)
• Sept 11 week: local team training
• Sept 16: National day of prayer
• Sept 19 – 25: Initiative introductory dinners (preferred time slot)

2004 Alpha Initiative - Regional Get-together on Sat 21 August at All Saints Lutheran, 1061 Pinecrest Rd.

Special guest speaker: Paul Moylan, who with his wife Sandra in September 2003 walked The Camino, the 800 kilometer pilgrimage in Spain from the Pyrenees to the Cathedral of Santiago, a magnificent Romanesque church which today still houses the sacred tomb of the Apostle St. James. Paul says it made an awesome impact on his faith journey which he has shared in numerous venues to rapt audiences.

• 8:30: The Alpha Initiative 2004,
• 9:00: The top 10 aspects to focus on in planning your course,
• 10:30: The Camino - Paul Moylan,
• 12:00: End

Local Ottawa-based Initiative activity

Our objectives remain the starting up of new courses, and optimizing attendance on all courses by marketing, personal inviting and prayer. Our local Hot Line: 866-92-ALPHA or 592-5310 continues in operation, and can direct inquirers to courses.

Our resource library contains several copies of the 2004 initiative DVD: Expect another invitation, Canada! This is ideal for introducing Alpha and the Initiative.

In March we arranged Alpha screen ads on 58 screens for a month. There will be a further screening of ads on 28 screens in Britannia Coliseum and Gloucester Silver City, from August 6 to August 27, 2004. Any inquiries received on the hot line will be funneled through to a course geographically close to the inquirer. For this reason it is vital that your course information is up to date, both on the Alpha Ottawa site and at Alpha Canada. We are not organizing centrally any other Ottawa activity such as a mall campaign or involvement in Worshipfest.

We encourage individual courses and groups of courses to take the initiative and stage publicity events and other promotions. Fundraising, if necessary, would be your responsibility. We particularly urge you to re-mount your banners from 2003 on August 15, and to advertise and run introductory dinners in mid September.

Archived: Dec 15, 2003

For memories of the 2003 Alpha Initiative in Eastern Ontario, please click Alpha Initiative

See the Camp Alpha photos from WorshipFest.

Archived: Dec 15, 2003

Susan Cockburn, Director of Field Ministries, will be in town for a special meeting with all local Alpha leaders Thursday September 25, 2003 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, 1061 Pinecrest Rd. The program will include brief reports from local courses, a briefing on activity nationally and internationally, group discussion, an AIfEO report and a video clip from Camp Alpha at WorshipFest, and group discussion. Please register by phoning the hotline 592-5310, or 1 866-92-ALPHA for long distance.

Archived: Sept 15, 2003

Each year Alpha has a day when we gather in hundreds of churches worldwide to pray for all aspects of the Alpha course. This year the date is Tuesday 9 Sept and the time is 7 - 8 pm in Ontario.

In Ottawa, Greenbelt Baptist Church, 839 Shefford Rd, Gloucester, will host a service. We are delighted that City-Wide Ministries are making this their focus also on that day and will be taking full part in the service. Please note that City-Wide prayed for the Alpha Initiative at The Life Centre on Saturday 30 August. There will also be a Day of Prayer service at Bromley Rd Baptist church, from 7 - 8 pm.

All are welcome and we hope hundreds will come to this short but vital communion with The Lord.

In Calabogie, Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, 408 Mill St., Calabogie, will also host an Alpha Day of Prayer service from 7 - 8 pm. All are welcome. Please Call Carole Cox, 752-2827 for further details

Archived: June 17, 2003

Alpha Eastern Ontario and MAP (Mentorship.Aftercare.Presence) are pleased to invite you to a joint Prison Ministry/Ex-offender Aftercare Training and Awareness Meeting on Wednesday June 11, 2003 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. It will be held at Greenbelt Baptist Church at 839 Shefford Road (located on ground floor of a commercial office style building) in Gloucester north of Montreal Road and Route 174.

We are blessed to have Ray Scanlan, Alpha Canada's National Coach for Alpha in Prisons, speak at this meeting.

By this gathering of people interested in Prison Ministry and Ex-offender Aftercare, including MAP and Alpha, we are hoping to do the following:

1. Inform Prison Alpha volunteers and others more about what MAP volunteers do.
2. Inform MAP volunteers and others more about Alpha - specifically the benefits of guiding ex-offenders who were introduced to Alpha on the inside to a welcoming Alpha church.
3. Inform people who would like to be involved in ministering either to inmates or ex-offenders so they can explore opportunities for ministry in these areas.

We hope that you will be able to attend this exciting opportunity to learn more about Prison Ministry and Ex-offender Aftercare - truly mission fields in our own back yard.

Please RSVP to Dave Atkins by June 9th so we can make enough coffee and refreshments. Feel free to invite a friend or two.

Archived: June 1, 2003

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This Friday May 30, all local Alpha Leaders are invited to a special presentation from 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm downstairs at All Saints Lutheran Church, 1061 Pinecrest Rd, Ottawa, with our Alpha Canada rep Karla Mercaldo, covering all aspects of the Initiative, and seeking your input and ideas. Please come in droves! This is a chance to hear what is planned and how YOU fit in to the plans. Initiative Committee members are asked to come at 6 pm.

Archived: Nov. 24, 2002 & Dec 7, 2002

Alpha Conference

See pictures form the Oct 2001 Ottawa Alpha Conference. See pictures from the May 2001 Toronto Alpha Conference

Archived: Nov. 24, 2002

"Max the Pot" Ottawa

Maximizing the Potential of your Alpha Course happened on September 7, 2002. Pictures from this event are here.