This week as a spiritual practice and in solidarity with our parish, church, and wider community during Pride Week, we invite you to explore Jesus In Love, a blog and website that “specializes in art that is too queer for religious groups and too religious for LGBT organizations.” You might begin...
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“God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (I John 4:6b) In this article from the Guardian, John Rusberger, an editor who is an irregular church goer, tells Mark Vernon how he regularly plays the piano. This leads Vernon to ponder music...
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...
Pastoral letter from the Bishop, July 15, 2016 Dear Colleagues and Friends, I am just home from my first time at General Synod. The Montreal delegation included Mrs. Valerie Bennett, Mrs. Susan Winn, Ms Elodie Lambert, the Rev. Robert Camara, and the Rev. Nicholas Pang. The Rev. Annie Ittoshat attended as...
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Click to access July-St-Thomas-8am-Final.pdf To download the bulletin click here.
Take a moment to SIT. Breathe calmly. Ask for light on the past day. What SURPRISED you? (That’s the S in S-I-T.) What INSPIRED you? What TOUCHED you? Give thanks. Repeat daily. And have a wonderful summer. This fresh take on the traditional Daily Examen comes from Phillip Chircop...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral There are some urgent calls out for volunteers most immediately to support the Cathedral’s participation in the St Catherine’s street fair on Friday July 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17. People are needed to stand or sit by the cathedral’s table where there will be...
Come and see ! The Cathedral community vegetable garden is an intentional way of addressing food security locally while reminding us of the struggle so many face daily around the world. One of the groups facing the biggest struggle with food security are the homeless, a community of whom dwell on...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral, Summer – an excellent time to relax with a good book or, if you’re in town, attend a beautiful concert at the cathedral. We have suggestions for both activities. Episkopé has put together an excellent reading list with a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books....