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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.

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Grim was the world and grey last night:

The moon and stars were fled,

The hall was dark without song or light,

The fires were fallen dead.

The wind in the trees was like to the sea,

And over the mountains’ teeth

It whistled bitter-cold and free,

As a sword leapt from its sheath.

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Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers. You've made this Christmas special in the lives of many people. We appreciate each and every one of you.

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.

(Cell phones may need to be held in landscape to see the entire giving form.)

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

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.

There will be Coffee Hour after the 10:30 service on Sunday!

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.

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.

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

For our first Forum of 2025, we will welcome Neil Cockburn, the Cathedral's new music director, after the 10.30am service. 

If you have any questions, please connect with Rev. Areeta. 

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!

On Sunday Jan 12th, following the 10.30am service, we will be hosting lunch for participants. Please RSVP by Jan 5th if you are able to join us for lunch. If you are able to join us for lunch, we invite you to bring a dessert to share. 

BROWN YOUNG

By Margaret Macpherson

“It’s her. It’s her.”

My kindergarten daughter dances foot to foot, her boots leaving wet puddles on the Value Village floor. I look to the shelves of Christmas bric-a-brac, scanning for the source of her joy. [...]

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

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Poul Hansen - January 10, 2025 at 2pm

Winnie Nowell - January 14, 2025 at 2pm

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.