{"id":6844,"date":"2025-12-28T15:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/?page_id=6844"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:54:23","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">St. Mary\u2019s Anglican Church is a warm and welcoming parish actively sharing God&#8217;s unconditional grace and love in the heart of Russell, Ontario. Rooted in Anglican tradition and guided by God\u2019s love, we are a community of faith where all are invited to worship, grow, and serve together. Whether you are new to the area, exploring your faith, or seeking a church home, we hope you will find St. Mary\u2019s to be a place of prayer, belonging, and grace. We invite you to join us for worship, take part in our parish life, and walk with us as we seek to follow Christ and share His love with our community and the world.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Worship<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everyone is welcome to our Lord\u2019s table to participate in the Holy Eucharist. on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. This service alternates weekly between the modern wording of The Book of Alternate Services and the language of the Book of Common Prayer 1962. If you have a traditional praise song or hymn in a language other than English that you would love to sing at St. Mary\u2019s, please email <a href=\"mailto:tomhubschmid@gmail.com\">Rev. Tom<\/a> the name of the song.<\/p>\n<h2>Easter Services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2026\/03\/29 &#8211; 9:15 am Palm Sunday with Palm Procession<\/li>\n<li>2026\/04\/02 &#8211; 7:30 pm Maundy Thursday<\/li>\n<li>2026\/04\/03 &#8211; 11:30 am Good Friday<\/li>\n<li>2026\/04\/05 &#8211; 9:30 am Easter Sunday with Baptism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Weekly Sermons<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sermons prepared and delivered by Reverend Tom Hubschmid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<style>\n.sermon-accordion {<br \/>  border: 1px solid #ccc;<br \/>  border-radius: 6px;<br \/>  margin-bottom: 10px;<br \/>}<br \/>.sermon-accordion summary {<br \/>  background: #FFFFFF;<br \/>  padding: 12px;<br \/>  cursor: pointer;<br \/>  font-weight: 600;<br \/>}<br \/>.sermon-accordion ul {<br \/>  list-style: none;<br \/>  padding: 12px;<br \/>  margin: 0;<br \/>}<br \/>.sermon-accordion li {<br \/>  margin-bottom: 8px;<br \/>}<br \/>.sermon-accordion a {<br \/>  text-decoration: none;<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<details class=\"sermon-accordion\">\n<summary>March 2026 Sermons<\/summary>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260329FormOfGodServant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/03\/29-In the Form of God and in the Form of a Servant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260315TrustTheMud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/03\/15-Turst the Mud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260308CantStopStupid.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/03\/08-Can&#8217;t Stop Stupid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"sermon-accordion\">\n<summary>February 2026 Sermons<\/summary>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260208LentAnglicanSpirituality.pdf&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/02\/015-Lent and Anglican Spirituality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260208Discernment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/02\/08-Discernment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260204SacrificialAnyway.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/02\/04-Sacrificial Anyway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"sermon-accordion\">\n<summary>January 2026 Sermons<\/summary>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260125Warmth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/01\/25-Warmth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260118RadicalKindness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/01\/18-Radical Kindness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarysrussell.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260104Sermon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026\/01\/04-For All Peoples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Page Updated:2026\/04\/01<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Mary\u2019s Anglican Church is a warm and welcoming parish actively sharing God&#8217;s unconditional grace and love in the heart of Russell, Ontario. 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