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If you attend in person on Sundays, a special parking rate is available at the Park Place Parkade. The parking code for 2024 is 18932447. Rate details are available here.

You can watch past live-streamed services on our YouTube channel. Click on the button below and watch the ones you missed or rewatch the ones you enjoyed!

If you would like to make your Christmas offering online, the Donate Here button will take you directly to the Cathedral's offering page.

Thank you for supporting the many ministries of the Cathedral.

The Cathedral will be OPEN for all regular services (8am, 10:30am and 1:30pm) on Sunday, December 29th.

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Many of our staff are taking a break after Christmas, and we will be closing the Cathedral building to the public on the following days:

Thursday, December 26th - closed
Friday, December 27th - closed
Monday, December 30th - closed
Tuesday, December 31st - closed
Wednesday, January 1st - closed

Eucharist services, regular office hours and the Upper Level re-opens to the public on Thursday, January 2nd.

The Very Rev. Christopher Pappas will be out of the office from December 26th and will return on January 4th.

Led by the Cathedral choir, this service consists of alternating scripture passages and music which tell the story of God’s history with humanity. Let the music wash over you and fill you with the sense of God’s love for the world.

What is a service of Lessons & Carols? 

Nine Lessons and Carols is [...]

Celebrate the holiest night of the year in song. The Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir leads this music-filled, family-friendly service. Sing along to beloved Christmas carols, hear the Christmas story, and enjoy an all-ages reflection on what this night means.

Pre-registration is not required. There will be no tickets or wristbands.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the event. People with mobility issues may access the building 40 minutes before the event via the ramp that leads to the east doors, near the laneway.

The Cathedral must clear the building 15 minutes after the end of the event: guests will be encouraged to leave via the doors on either side of the nave, which open directly onto Burrard or Georgia Streets.

On this holy night, join the city in prayer at this traditional Anglican Eucharist service. The Cathedral choir provides music, filling the service with hymns that tell the story of this night. All are welcome.

Please be advised that incense will be used.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the service. People with mobility issues may access the building 40 minutes before the service via the ramp that leads to the east doors, near the laneway.

The Cathedral must clear the building 15 minutes after the end of the service: guests will be encouraged to leave via the doors on either side of the nave, which open directly onto Burrard or Georgia Streets.

As stillness descends on the city on this holy night, celebrate the birth of Jesus with the Cathedral. Join in this traditional Anglican Eucharist service. The Cathedral choir fills the service with hymns that tell the story of this night. All are welcome.

Please be advised that incense will be used.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the service. People with mobility issues may access the building 40 minutes before the service via the ramp that leads to the east doors, near the laneway.

The Cathedral must clear the building 15 minutes after the end of the service: guests will be encouraged to leave via the doors on either side of the nave, which open directly onto Burrard or Georgia Streets.

Come to the in-person service.

This is a quiet, reflective service which uses the language of the Book of Common Prayer. Holy Communion embraces the silence, beauty and mystery of this stream of the Anglican tradition. People attending this service are often searching for a short, contemplative start to their Sunday. (45 minutes)

For the Park Place Parkade parking information and code please click here.

Please be advised that incense will be used.

Come to the in-person service or you may also participate in the 10:30am Choral Eucharist online via the Cathedral Livestream.

The Cathedral’s Choral Eucharist, using the Book of Alternative Services, is festive and intergenerational. This is a service filled with music, anchored by the Cathedral Choir, and a variety of musical guests or guest preachers. This congregation varies from the very young to those in their 90s, with everyone in between. (75 minutes)

For the Park Place Parkade parking information and code please click here.

Service Bulletins are available here.

Please be advised that incense will be used.

When you watch our church services either in person or on Zoom, you have probably noticed the many servers who make the services work. We serve all year round in a variety of services, and we are looking for some new members. A great group of people to work with!

If you are interested, please talk to Megan Otton, Head Server, meganotton@gmail.com, or Claude St-Denis, Parish Animator, claude@thecathedral.ca.

Are you looking for a way to deepen your spiritual life? Every weekday morning at 9:30am the Cathedral holds Morning Prayer.

We will follow a simple liturgy with a Psalm, a Reading, Prayer and Silence. This form of regular, daily prayer is used in the Anglican Communion and a number of other church denominations. All are welcome to start the day in prayer with us.

Morning Prayer takes place online via Zoom. To join in, please email Morning Prayer for Zoom coordinates.

If you want to learn more about the Anglican Church, our history, our worship, and our community, join us for this 9 session series. This series will feature a variety of voices from our wider church community. We will meet in-person twice and online weekly for 8 weeks. 

Stay tuned for an in-person session which will contain an instructed Eucharist and Cathedral tour. 

Please join us if you are new to the Cathedral, preparing for baptism, confirmation or reception in the Anglican Church, or if you simply want to learn more about our tradition and faith!

We have an exciting new series of forums planned for 2025. Join us in the Park Room from 9.15am-9.55am to learn about the church, meet the people in our community, and see how our church engages with challenging social issues. The forums are an opportunity to get to know fellow church-goers, discover what matters to our faith community and learn something new. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please connect with Rev. Areeta by email at areeta@thecathedral.ca.

In celebration of the changing seasons, Christ Church Cathedral’s labyrinth will be open next month from Monday, January 6th to Thursday, January 9th, from 10am to 4pm.

A special evening event, “Music of the Labyrinth”, will take place on Thursday, January 9th. Cathedral priest and harpist, Rev. Clare Morgan, will perform original music to accompany “pilgrims” on their meditative journey, in the serene setting of Christ Church Cathedral. Music begins at 7:30pm.

People of all faiths and spiritual disciplines are warmly invited to experience a time for centering, contemplation, reflection and meditation.

Rev. Dr. Harold Munn, former Dean of Edmonton, and former Anglican mentor at the Vancouver School of Theology, will be in Vancouver next year. Copies of the resource book will be available: “Faith in Doubt: how my dog made me an atheist and atheism made me a priest”.

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The colourful, artistic and informative 2025 Multifaith Calendar is a wonderful gift at this time of year for family members and friends. The theme of the 39th edition of this very informative resource is “Pathways to Peace”. As multiple conflicts rage across the world, the dream of true and lasting world peace is universal, yet elusive.

What will it take for people to finally set aside their deeply-felt differences and historical grievances to find a common vision for humanity? Learning more, day by day and month by month, about the spiritual observances of all the major religions around the world and around our neighbourhoods is a starting point. Spiritual leaders have posited that we cannot achieve global peace and unity until we realize peace within our communities and ourselves. 

The 2025 Multifaith Calendar – Pathways to Peace opens hearts to knowledge, understanding, and celebration.

For further information and to order calendars - $15 each and 2 for $25 contact Donna Wong-Juliani: donna@thecathedral.ca

STILL LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT? CAN’T DECIDE WHAT TO BUY?

At this time of year, folks are scrambling to find the perfect gift to buy for friends, family and co-workers. Maybe your boss? Nah. Time is running out, yet there are still decisions to be made. What to get? What to do? Do I still have time? HELP ME!!!

Fear not, dear friends, CATS can offer you a gift suggestion.

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Poul Hansen - January 10, 2025 at 2pm

Winnie Nowell - January 14, 2025 at 2pm

I admit to self-medicating for some time now with images of late Edwardian England, transported into my living room nightly via Netflix, mainly in the form of old episodes of Downton Abbey. After watching the evening news, there’s something positively soothing about taking in visuals of that gilded age (in spite of all the drama with footmen!)

And so it was with great interest that I took in chorister Stephen Wright’s excellent presentation December 8th on the musical history of Christ Church Cathedral [...]

Gospel for the City | Tuesday, December 24 | 1:00 p.m. (In-Person & Live Stream)

Carols for the City | Tuesday, December 24 | 4:00 p.m. (In-Person & Live Stream)

Christmas for the City | Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) | 8:00 p.m. (In-Person & Live Stream)

Christmas for the City | Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) | 11:00 p.m. (In-Person)

Holy Communion | Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) | 8:00 a.m. (In-Person)

Choral Eucharist | Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) | 10:30 a.m. (In-Person & Live Stream)

135 Years Celebration - Final Event | Saturday, February 22 | 5:30 p.m.

Cathedral Week at Sorrento Centre | July 20 — July 26, 2025

The Cathedral office is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff contact information is available here. 

REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES

Holy Communion | 8:00 a.m.

Choral Eucharist | 10:30 a.m.

Eucharist with St. Brigid’s | 1:30 p.m.

Compline | 8:00 p.m.
(from February until November)

WEEKDAY SERVICES

Holy Eucharist | Monday—Friday
12:15 p.m.

Holy Eucharist | Thursday
7:30 a.m. (with breakfast following)

Rite of Reconciliation (Confession) | 4th Wednesday
11:00 a.m.—Noon

Healing Prayers & Anointing | Wednesday
Following the 12:15 p.m. Eucharist

ONLINE

If you wish to worship with us online, click on the button below.

Those seeking prayers for themselves or others may email the Cathedral PrayerLink at prayerlink@thecathedral.ca to have their name added to the list.