Christ Church Cathedral

2007/11/01

The annual benefit concert, with Jeri Brown!

2007/02/22

A beautiful new Music Calendar has been created by the music committee.

2006/10/02

Christ Church Cathedral's annual benefit concert
Laudate Dominum
an evening of classical and contemporary choral music with Concerto Della Donna (Iwan Edwards, director) & The Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral with orchestra (Patrick Wedd, director)
Wednesday, October 25th, at 8:00 P.M.

2006/09/15

OutMass; Celebrating our Diversity. A special CD of the OutMass (Hymns, Brief Mass by Dan Locklair, Anthem by Palestrina and Bishop Robinson's Homily) is now available for a modest fee. Please contact the Cathedral Office for more information.

2006/07/15

OutMass; Celebrating our Diversity. A special Eucharist will be held on Thursday, July 27 at 7 pm at the Cathedral. Our guest preacher will be the Rt. Revd Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire. A reception will follow in Fulford Hall.

Copies of Bishop Robinsonís recently released biography Going to Heaven; the Life and Election of Bishop Gene Robinson will be available. The author of the book is Elizabeth Adams, a member of the Cathedral community.

2003/03/24

The Archbishop's sermon preached at the Special Synod Eucharist concerning the Residential Schools Settlement has been added.

2002/05/21

On Sunday, June 2, 2002, at 4 p.m. a commemorative service of Lessons and Prayers, Hymns and Anthems will be held in Christ Church Cathedral in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Invited Guests include The Honourable Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, who will give an Address.

Instead of the regular 4 o'clock office of Choral Evensong, the format will focus on prayers and readings of thanksgiving and praise in English and French, interspersed with special music sung by the Cathedral Choirs accompanied by organ and chamber orchestra.

The Director of Music, Patrick Wedd, will conduct the choirs of adults, trebles and girls in Handel's "Zadok the Priest" sung during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, Crimond's "The Lord Is My Shepherd", and a setting by Henry Purcell of the "Te Deum". Three of the hymns, to be sung by all, are particular favourites of her Majesty the Queen.

Following the service, there will be a reception in Wallenberg Square, located in the courtyard behind the Cathedral. The Lieutenant-Governor will cut a Jubilee cake in honour of the occasion. In case of rain, the reception will be held in the Lobby of the Place de la CathÈdrale, the office tower adjacent to the courtyard.

2002/04/25

Last night, Cathedral Forum approved a new version of the Cathedral Prayer.

2002/04/03

The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Her Honour The Honourable Lise Thibault, wil be present for a Service of Celebration for the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to be held in Christ Church Cathedral, Tuesday, April 9th, at 12 o'clock noon.

The service will be a choral Eucharist with The Right Reverend Andrew S. Hutchison, Lord Bishop of Montreal, as Celebrant. Participating clergy will include the Dean and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, The Very Rev'd Michael J. Pitts.

The Cathedral Choir under the direction of Patrick Wedd will sing the coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" by George Frideric Handel.

People may sign the Book of Condolences while the Cathedral is open, starting Sunday, April 7th.

2002/02/20

A reminder that the Cathedral Reading Group's Booklist is kept up to date, and shows upcoming "reads".

English and French words using Chinese brush stroke techniques Come closer and see the remarkable art and poetry of Hongmo Ren Take a little time and you see the words appear from the script. Read down each column and you will appreciate, in some works, passages from the Bible, in others words from French poets and in yet others, Hongmo Ren’s own poetry, written in English and French, but based on Chinese poetic traditions. This exhibition presents a vision of art and poetry, East and West joining hands in a post-modern world.

2001/06/23

A link to Canada's Digital Collections: the Religious Heritage website, with many photos of the Catherdal, both inside and out, was added.

General Synod is coming to the web, from July 4-11, thanks to the Diocese of Montreal.

2001/03/18

The Cathedral Reading Group has put together a list of books they have read over the years.

2001/01/26
Twentieth Anniversary Celebrations of the Cathedral Organ - happening January 26, 27 and 28th

2000/12/21
All about the Cathedral Choir's CD - In dulci jublio

2000/03/19
Sunday Evensong is now available across the Internet - 16:00 on Sunday, rebroadcast at 5:00 Monday. See Radio Ville Marie for player information.

99/09/16

The Second Gavin Elbourne Memorial Lecture, Tuesday September 28, 1999.
The Rev'd Paul Jennings will deliver the 2nd Gavin Elbourne Memorial Lecture - on Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Fulford Hall (2nd floor 1444 Union Ave). The title of his lecture is "Myth and Meaning in Biblical and Theological Language". Admission is free.

99/05/21

Anna de Aguayo attended the Synod of the Diocese of Caledonia in April as an invited guest representing the Cathedral and brought back pictures and a report.

98/10/26

Now that we have a few sermons available for electronic distribution,  a sermon page has been created.

98/09/30

The First Gavin Elbourne Memorial Lecture, Tuesday September 29, 1998.
Professor Faith Wallis of McGill University will deliver the 1st Gavin Elbourne Memorial Lecture - on the Feast of St. Michael and all Angels at 7:30 p.m. in Fulford Hall (2nd floor 1444 Union Ave). The title of her lecture is "Who is like unto God? The many faces of the Archangel Michael." Admission is free.

98/05/17 - An exhibition of calligraphic works will be presented from May 23rd to June 12, 1998 at Christ Church Cathedral by La Sociètè des Calligraphes. Admission is free.

98/05/17 - At this Sunday's Coffee hour, we had our first sip of fair trade coffee. It was great!

97/08/11 - Begining on September 7th, Choral Evensong will be broadcast live each week at 4 pm from Christ Church Cathedral. It can be heard in the whole area of the Diocese and beyond on Radio Ville Marie FM 91.3.

Tune in to the splendid music of the Cathedral choirs, and be inspired to join in the worship of God wherever you are each Sunday afternoon.

Georges Rouault Exhibition

97/06/06 - An exhibition of prints from the "Miserere" series by French painter Georges Rouault will be presented from June 9th to 22nd, 1997 at Christ Church Cathedral.

Viewing hours are:

• Sunday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The prints are from a collection of CIVA (Christians In the Visual Arts), which is holding its international biennial conference in Montreal, June 18th to 22nd, 1977.

For more information, please call Christian Direction at (514) 878-3035.

Diocese Unveils Two New Websites


97/05/13 - Christ Church Cathedral joins the growing number of on-line churches and religous organisations with their own web site.The site, developed over the past 9 months in England and Canada, features a 'virtual' guided tour with photographs of the Cathedral, plus a program of services and historical information. At present the site is English only, however, a French verison is currently under development and will be available soon. Please watch this space !



97/05/13 - The Diocesan Council and Information and Communications Technology Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal unveiled a new diocesan Web Site. Providing the diocese with an official presence on the Internet, the Web Site is a clearinghouse of information for and about the Diocese of Montreal