Please join us to ride, walk or pledge support for this special campaign to generate humanitarian aid for one of the largest refugee populations on the planet.

Tomorrow, Saturday September 2, Cathedral members are cycling almost 20 km to raise aid. Jump on your bike to join them or come out to cheer them on. Our team will leave from the Sparks Street forecourt of the cathedral Saturday morning at 9am.

On September 16, Cathedral members are walking the circle route of the bridges of Ottawa to help fund urgently needed care for refugees in East Africa. We invite you to share in this effort, either by joining these events yourself or supporting them with a pledged donation.

To learn more about how you can help, contact Paul Kompass, Cathedral Rep for PWRDF at (613) 228-2195 or (613) 277-4122.

Our midday service resumes this week and will be held each week on Wednesdays beginning at 12:05 pm. The service for the first Wednesday of the month will be from the BAS (p 230) with language of the BCP. The other weeks a liturgy from Iona will be used. We look forward to having you join us.

Difficult as it is to believe September is here - we are pleased to begin the new season with a Welcome Back BBQ hosted by the Cathedral Men.

Join us after services next Sunday, September 10th as we catch up on summer adventures, share joy in the return of our Cathedral choirs and share hopes for the near year.

Please join us for a meeting on Sunday, September 10 after the 10:30 service in the Lackey Room to discuss plans for the fall including a Cathedral Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, November 25. Your input would be appreciated! Coffee will be available.

You are invited to join Canon Doug on the 2nd Wednesday of the month beginning on September 13th at Occo Kitchen (the corner of Bay and Albert) to explore the questions of Faith, Life, and how we encounter God in our daily lives.

To help the restaurant plan for our event please let Canon Doug know that you will be attending (doug.richards@ottawacathedral.ca).

Livestreaming Cathedral services depends on a small but dedicated team of volunteers to managed the system from the sacristy. Our plans to reinstate livesteaming of the Sunday 10:30 services after Labour Day are dependant on people like you.

Ideally we are looking for individuals available once monthly on Sunday mornings and/or for special services. If you, or someone you know is interested in this (not overly technical) way of serving the cathedral, please speak with the Warden on duty or contact the cathedral office at (613) 236 9149 or email us at info@ottawacathedral.ca     We would love to hear from you.

Can you help just once a year (or more) with our Sunday coffee hour?  Please contact Jane Morris at janedougmorris@gmail.com or sign up on Sunday by adding your name to our list of volunteers.

Families/groups are also welcome to sign up as a unit.  No experience needed. You will be contacted well in advance and given a list of dates to choose from.

Please consider signing up for this valuable ministry.  Our goal is to have a roster of at least 100 volunteers. Many hands make light work.

Just 300 metres away from the Cathedral, both sides of the Library and Archives at 395 Wellington offer lots of free parking on Sundays.

Looking for more parking near our Cathedral? Click on the following link to find a map and list of "Free on Sundays" parking spots, most of them within easy walking distance appreciating the situation can change without notice due to special events and/or construction.

Please direct questions or comments to info@ottawacathedral.ca.

Readings for Next Sunday

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 10th 2023
Readings: Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 

Questions?
For more information on anything in this newsletter or if you are in need of pastoral care or other assistance,
please contact us by calling (613) 236.9149 or emailing info@ottawacathedral.ca.