A very sincere, if virtual greeting to all mothers on this Mother's Day Sunday. Our Sunday morning service for May 10 is online.

We welcome our preacher, the Reverend Canon Peter Lackey Associate Incumbent of Saint Helen’s Orleans and Cathedral Canon of St. Alban.  We hope you will share this service with others in appropriate ways, abiding physical distancing. Click here to begin.

Letter from the Bishop’s Office 

The Very Reverend Shane Parker will be stepping down from his duties as Rector of the Cathedral on May 13. He will continue to work as Dean and Bishop-elect of the Diocese, preparing for his consecration as a bishop on May 31, and to be ready to begin his duties as our Bishop on June 1. The following letter from the Bishop’s Office announces that the Venerable Pat Johnston will become Acting Rector of the Cathedral effective May 14, 2020. Click here to the read letter from the Bishop's Office

Readings for next week
Easter VI - Sunday, May 17 2020
Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21

This year the feast of Pentecost falls on Sunday, May 31.  Details about the Consecration of our new Bishop in the evening that day will be shared very soon. There will be multiple ways to tune in and pray as the service takes place. 

For our morning liturgy, again the online version, we would like to hear many voices proclaiming the Gospel.  If you speak another language, have access to a smartphone on which to record, and would like to be part of this, please send an email to Archdeacon Pat Johnston at pat-johnston@ottawa.anglican.ca before Monday, May, 11.  

Capital Region Interfaith Council (CRIC at interfaithottawa.ca) is asking people of all religious traditions, in the City of Ottawa and environs, to spend an hour in meditation and prayer on the evening of Sunday, May 10th at 8m.  This will be an intentional time to pray about the Pandemic. Feel free to pray in the manner that is best for you, whether that be meditation, set prayers from one of our liturgical books, scripture reading...

Watch this space next week for an interview with the Dean about his time at the cathedral and the new work ahead of him.

Pastoral Care leaders share midday prayers on Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Prayer Group prays for those who have asked for prayers and others in need.
Evening Prayer readers take their turns, and pray the evening office from their homes.
The Young Adult Group connects and supports its members and you can click here for info on their Google Hangout
Feasting on the Word, which used to meet at Gibson's, now meets on Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 pm.
Sunday School families have access to the virtual classroom at https://www.ottawacathedral.ca/grow/sunday-school/pages/virtual-classroom  where new materials are added regularly.
Choirs are keeping in touch with members in different ways.

Did you see the video about the Girls' Choir last week? If you missed it, click here.

For information on anything you read here, please write to us at info@ottawacathedral.ca and we'll be glad to help.

The Cathedral church and premises remain closed until further notice. 
If you are in need of pastoral care or other assistance,
please contact us by calling 613.236.9149 or email us at info@ottawacathedral.ca