Dear Friend of the Cathedral You must have noticed that suddenly Christmas is in the air – literally with the stars in the trees outside the cathedral and with chocolate Santas in the grocery stores – but also on a more spiritual plane with Advent celebrations in the cathedral and...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral There are some compelling reasons to spend all day in the cathedral this Sunday, starting with the emotionally compelling Remembrance Day commemoration at the 10 am service with the Grenadier Guards in attendance. The bulletin reminds us that the cathedral is their regimental church and that the...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral Forty-three people attended the Special General Vestry convened by Bishop Mary in the cathedral on Tuesday evening. The bishop and the people’s warden, Donna Riley, both spoke about the process of finding a new dean and the expectations of the community. The slate of nine...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral I will be out of the office for a couple of weeks, starting tomorrow, so I’m sending an early letter this week. Once again the cathedral community did itself proud this past weekend,  presenting a spectacular programme for Les journées de la culture from Friday...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral This will be an exciting weekend at the cathedral when we participate in the city-wide Journées  de la culture. There will be an art exhibition, a display of some the fascinating items found in our archives, a display of vestments and a full programme of...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral, So much is happening around the Cathedral in the next two months it’s hard to know where to begin! We are of course planning goodbyes to Paul and Jonathan, setting in motion the process of finding a new dean and organising the interim care of...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral You will have received earlier this week the sad news that owing to family concerns Paul and Jonathan are moving back to England at the end of November. If by any chance you didn’t receive Paul’s letter which he sent out to the parish on...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral We have some terrific volunteer opportunities this week and a reflection from Vivian about volunteering. Also look for updates, invitations and information which might interest you. Thank you to the people who have already volunteered to help with les journées de la culture. Here is...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral Did you know that this week begins the ecumenical, worldwide Season of Creation, four weeks culminating on October 4 with the Feast of St Francis of Assisi.  You can read about the Anglican Church of Canada’s commitment to this proposed liturgical season and related material...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral Perhaps, like me, you have always loved this time of year when our minds and bodies have relaxed in the summer heat and we feel new energy pouring back into us as we undertake new projects. There will be some suggestions this week for things...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral, Let us pause for a few minutes to acknowledge joy – the joy of friendship and the support of the church community, the joy of the chance to relax in the warm summer weather, the joy of lifting our spirits into the presence of God....

Dear Friend of the Cathedral We are delighted to announce that last week our director of Music, Patrick Wedd, was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, joining some very distinguished musicians, including a previous Cathedral organist, Alfred Whitehead, and Derek Holman, composer of the setting...