Dear Friend of the Cathedral There is never a dull moment around our cathedral. Members of Forum were made very aware of this last Tuesday when they heard about the plans to dismantle – yes, dismantle – our spire and build a new one. The plan is to build a...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral, Earlier this week we received a very nice letter from Rhonda, along with a donation for flowers which will be in the church this Sunday. Rhonda wrote: Dear Friends, Now that the dust has – mostly – settled, Thomas, Gilbert and I want to say...
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you,” writes Anne Lamott. Here are some opportunities beyond the parish, but nearby, to unplug and/or refocus. April 16 (Saturday) 9am to 4pm Workshop: Moving from discernment to decisions Exploring issues and tools connected with...
“Discipleship can never be about a single aspect of our lives; it is by definition about the whole of our life…It will place demands upon ourselves, on family relationships, the way we handle money, our attitude toward work and leisure, our political choices, our exploitation or care of the environment.”...
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by...
Holy Monday Meditation – Hebrews 9:11-15 But when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral So here we are on the edge of the most sacred week in the year when we remember the events of Holy Week which begin with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Those of us in church on Sunday will hear the priest say “My brothers...
All around the world, Christians commemorate Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday with pageantry. In England’s Salisbury Cathedral, a child dressed as Jesus rides a real donkey. At Notre Dame de la Défense in Montreal’s Little Italy, olive branches are held up and blessed. Eastern European churches bless pussy willows. At Christ...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral The warmth of Spring is in the air and our thoughts begin to turn towards Easter as shops fill with chocolate eggs and fluffy rabbits – not to mention Easter elephants in Pier 1 – But there’s still some way to go and the...
Many of you have already heard the sounds of rejoicing celebrating the huge success of NUIT BLANCHE last Saturday when 5289 visitors came into the cathedral. About a quarter of this number drank a cup of free fair-trade hot chocolate and then sat in a pew to listen to the...
Some services are simple with just a handful of people, some are much larger with many people in the congregation. The biggest services for each day, where there will be the largest congregation and full music are underlined. You are welcome to attend any of the services at the Cathedral....
Marriage is a holy estate and a gift of God in creation, but, unlike love, marriage is not a necessary part of Christian life. The Anglican Church does not teach that marriage is a Gospel sacrament and in some provinces the Church canonically marries unbaptised couples. Jesus didn’t marry and...