Dear Friend of the Cathedral We are celebrating May in the cathedral with liturgy, music and gardens. Last Sunday the Feast of Pentecost included candles, multiple languages, Patrick playing Messiaen and a glorious service of ordination. This Sunday is Trinity Sunday when we will have a second chance to hear...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral The feast of Pentecost this Sunday, one of the three major festivals of the church’s year, is a particularly apt celebration for the cathedral’s diverse and inclusive community. The 10 o’clock service will start in darkness and silence and then the deacon will offer the...
“Putting the Gospel in the Centre of our Sacred Circle” is one way to share individually or in small groups with a practice used by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island. (Similar methods have been used in Latin America.) Any event or meeting can be organized and carried out with the...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral This Sunday we will enjoy a mixed bag of celebrations. It is Jerusalem Sunday when Christ Church Cathedral joins with churches throughout the Anglican Church in Canada in praying for the people of Jerusalem and for God’s mission in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem which...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral Many of you have expressed interest in the mini conference being organised by the Social Justice Action Group this Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm in Fulford Hall. We are delighted that there will be at least 5 representatives of the First Nations participating...
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...
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...