When I first realized that my family’s move would require me to leave Christ Church Cathedral in the middle of Lent, I was both personally and liturgically disappointed. Personally, I was sorry to miss the Cathedral’s beautiful Holy Week and Easter services by just a few weeks (although I am...
« Un Concert pour la Veille de la Nuit Blanche » Vendredi 26, 18h – 20h30 Friday 26th, 6 – 8:30pm 6 pm / 18h Jonathan Stuchbery, guitare classique Musique de Silvius Leopold Weiss, Leo Brouwer, Hans Werner Henze, Mauro Giuliani Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) – Sonata no....
Entrez, recueillez-vous, allumez un lampion, rechauffez-vous, buvez un chocolat équitable, reposez-vous Come inside, light a candle, warm up, have a fair trade hot chocolate, be still Programme Nuit blanche 27 février Cathédrale Christ Church Cathedral cliquez ici pour « Un Concert pour la Veille de la Nuit Blanche » All...
It is Lent. We prepare for Christ’s death and resurrection by turning to God in fasting, in prayer, and in acts of generosity. Let us set aside things that distract us from what is good and holy in God’s sight. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Let us...
There was no newsletter last week so a rather belated wish for a happy New Year! Probably by now most of you will know that Rhonda’s husband, Thomas, is leaving Montreal for an interesting new job in Ottawa, and of course Rhonda and Gilbert are moving too. Rhonda’s ministry has...
Blessing the home on or near the feast of Epiphany (January 6th) is a tradition that dates from the middle ages. Using chalk, we mark our doorways with the inscription 20+C+M+B+16, calling to mind the magi, traditionally named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, who journeyed far from their homes to Bethlehem...
Forget “Merry Christmas” – a more appropriate holiday greeting is “Be not afraid” (perhaps the response could be “Thank you. Nor you”) Not only would this better capture the tone of the Christmas story, echoing the angel’s greetings to Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, it would better address the emotional...
It’s a wonderful time of year! Last weekend was full of joyful celebrations culminating in a beautiful service of lessons and carols for Advent. Do make a note in your diary of the Christmas service of music, readings and dance taking place on Sunday Dec 20 at 4 pm. You can...
At the Cathedral, Advent and Christmas are marked with special music and prayers as well as additional opportunities for study, prayer, and fellowship. See below for all the Advent and Christmas events on offer. Click here to download the Cathedral’s seasonal brochure, which includes all the events as well as...
This article was originally published in the column “Ask a Chaplain” on the McGill Christians Blog. The McGill Christians Blog is a student-led initiative, overseen by an ecumencial editorial board and publishing student writing on their experiences of being Christian on campus. This is my attempt to answer the question:...
What’s happening at the cathedral in the next few weeks? We are asking you to help in many ways but also offering you many opportunities for spiritual, physical and cultural refreshment. The demands are not great, the offerings are very rich, the personal rewards are great. We hope there is...
Roger died suddenly but peacefully at The Royal Victoria Hospital, Glen Site, on Saturday 10th October 2015 in his 85th year. Educated at Harvard and at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, Roger came to Montreal from the United States in 1961, after serving as a priest in Ohio and New York...