Dear Friend of the Cathedral You are warmly invited to a number of events happening in and around the cathedral during the next few days. Several of these events reflect our desire to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to action. Ø  The Diocesan Synod meets on Saturday beginning with...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral If you were at the reception and presentation offered to the cathedral last Tuesday by the organisers of the capital campaign I’m sure you would agree that it was a special occasion. Bob King chaired the evening, Bishop Mary Irwin blessed it, Paul Kennington spoke...

Dear Friend of the Cathedral Have you received your invitation to the Preview Launch of the Cathedral’s Major Fundraising Campaign? Our campaign leaders, from both within the congregation and the wider community have been hard at work earning the support of community leaders and major donors, and are eager to...

Did you hear Jean-Jacques Goulet and Josée Lemoine being interviewed on Radio Canada by Catherine Perrin on Wednesday morning? Josée, a former parishioner, and Jean-Jacques, a member of the cathedral’s ministry team, were ordained priests on May 15. If you follow the link below to the Radio Canada archives you...

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...

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...

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...

  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...