I think you will feel breathless after reading about all the whirlwind of events at the cathedral during the next three weeks – so hold on to your hats and grab your agendas The winds start blowing this Sunday with three events scheduled after the end of the 10am Eucharist,...
“No man is an island entire of itself” wrote John Donne in the seventeenth century, blithely unaware of political correctness. “Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This awareness of our connectedness to the world around the Cathedral is notable in many events taking...
If you are interested in attending the service of Consecration and Installation of Bishop-Elect Mary Irwin-Gibson as the 12th Bishop of Montreal on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, on the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, at 7:00 pm you must act now! Reserve your ticket by emailing the bishop’s...
Four events will close off August and then it’s on to a busy September. Saturday August 22 at 4:30 L’Oasis Musicale presents On danse/Let’s Dance, featuring the famous Brahms Hungarian dances; ballets of Debussy and Gavrilin; the well-known Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the less-known but very funny Jolly Caballero,...
Celebration! This word is the thread which runs through all the newsletter items this week, whether we are reading about endings, beginnings, thanksgiving or outreach – fit topics for an August newsletter. This Sunday, during the 4 pm Evensong service, we will be celebrating Bishop Barry’s 11 years of ministry...
This Saturday we are honoured to welcome Father Michael Lapsley to the Cathedral. An Anglican priest, long active in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, he is currently the director of the Institute for the Healing of Memories. The thoughts he will share with us are relevant to our own...
Do you like to relax, pray, be challenged during the summer? We have something for everybody at the Cathedral during the coming weeks. For a thought-provoking talk come to hear Father Michael Apsley on Saturday August 1 at 7 pm in the Cathedral. Fr Michael is an Anglican priest who...
The people we remember on our intercession list are all special, but two people in particular will be remembered with a smile this Sunday by those who knew them. July 15 marks the anniversary of the death of Helen Henderson, famous for the beautiful teddy bears which she made and...
Dear Friend of the Cathedral The newsletter this week will have 3 broad headings. Cathedral Outreach St Catherine’s Street Fair – Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12, 10am to 6 pm The Cathedral will take part with two tables on the street right in front. Helpers are needed on...
The most exciting news this week is the election last Saturday of the first woman bishop of Montreal. In his Purple Prose newsletter Bishop Barry writes: “The Very Reverend Mary Irwin-Gibson, Rector of St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario and Dean of the Diocese of Ontario, was elected the 12th Bishop of...
This week, your prayers can make an enormous difference. Please pray for the Electoral Synod that will take place on Saturday: for the candidates and their families, for the synod delegates, for our diocese as a whole. Details regarding the synod, including vision statements and responses from the candidates may be...
This week’s spiritual practice, suggested by Vivian: It’s no coincidence that as we celebrate Trinity Sunday May 31, we also prepare to receive the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and to move forward in a new relationship with First Nations people. That’s why the bells of the Cathedral...