Standing in the doorway of a 1930’s art-deco hotel room in Berlin, Greta Garbo, playing the part of a temperamental Russian ballet dancer, uttered the immortal words ‘I want to be alone’. Frustrated by her failing career, the Grand Hotel provided her with a sanctuary from the world around her....
Love singing? Can read music? Join the choir at Christ Church Cathedral! – Great music and great company! – Opportunity to sing liturgical music from all periods and to work with famous Patrick Wedd! – We sing a lot! We rehearse each Thursday at 19:00 and we sing every Sunday...
Launch of the capital campaign – the story of the spire – congratulations to David – SJAG – information about mining companies – End of the month lunch – Cathedral picnic – inter-community French Eucharist & picnic – ordination – reading group – lunch ‘n chat – PPP –Love from...
This will be our third NUIT BLANCHE and with three different choirs, live jazz, candlelit compline, more fair trade FREE HOT CHOCOLATE than ever before and throwback displays highlighting the 60s (imagine… read about special prayers for Expo ’67 and a funky ballet mass…) plus a vintage NFB film featuring Leonard Cohen,...
Advent Sunday ushers in, for Christians, a time of growing anticipation. And while it might seem “godly” to eschew the commercial holiday madness, preparing a place for generosity … tokens of love for our near ones, and, yes, gifts far beyond ourselves too… is an honest part of this season....
“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...
In last week’s Porous Church column, “Making it Explicit”, I reflected on the importance of being explicit about my faith and my doubts. Erica Jacobs-Perkins, a member of our young adult community who has left Montreal for the next steps in her journey, sent me her thoughts and has agreed to...
Erica Jacobs-Perkins is a member of Christ Church Cathedral. Having finished her studies at McGill in both English literature and music, she is heading off to Prague and then to Chicago for the next steps in her musical career. She will be missed! But, before she goes,...