Turbulent Times, April 2020

Turbulent Times Ecological and Social Justice at Christ Church Cathedral Aiming to inform, to encourage, to inspire and to engage Earth Day, April 22nd, 2020 IN a windowsill at the cathedral, a saw-whet owl, photographed by Jeffrey Mackie two years ago.  The tiny owl’s presence in the middle of the...

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Week of January 18, 2018

Prayer for Christian Unity (theme chosen by Caribbean churches; our clergy) – SJAG meeting with lawyer Catherine Fagan as speaker on Aboriginal issues Feb 4 – Welcoming Bertrand Olivier as Dean – Pancake Supper – Ash Wednesday – Collecting socks – Helping in Sunday School – Making a pledge –...

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Cathedral Newsletter, May 25, 2017

 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...

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The Cathedral Creche

      This Cathedral is proud to support Action Réfugiés Montréal, and is actively preparing to sponsor a refugee family here in Montreal.  This Creche is an outward symbol of our commitment.  The creche figures were made in the early 1940s by mothers and children whose fathers were leaving...

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Coming Together For Refugees

Photo: On a beach in Morocco, people take up the posture of little Aylan Kurdi, whose whose death sounded a wake-up call to the world, How are you responding personally to the refugee crisis? By endorsing  the recommendations of Canadian organizations that work with refugees, about how to ramp up our...

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The ending is only the beginning

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has issued its report.  The #22days campaign, marking the Anglican Church of Canada’s reception of that report and its commitment to the ongoing work of reconciliation, has come to an end.  But, as the campaign says, this ending is only the beginning.  We are all...

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