The Cathedral Women's Group will meet to discuss the upcoming bazaar on November 25th. Coffee will be served. Please join us!

Join us in-person for evensong services featuring the Cathedral choirs Sunday afternoons October 15th, 22nd and 29th at 4 pm.

Our annual synod is a meeting of our bishop, clergy and parish lay representatives from around our diocese.

On Thursday, October 19th at 7 pm, Bishop Shane will give his charge at the opening eucharist at our Cathedral, and some leaders in our diocese will be installed in new ministries (including Henry Schultz, Cathedral member and Diocesan Chancellor, as a Lay Canon). All are welcome to attend in person or via the livestream.

Over the past few years, we have worked hard as a diocesan church to create the Shape of Parish Ministry Proposals and to develop them. This year's synod will mark the implementation phase, in motions around Contextual Mission and New Worshipping Communities, Equipping Parishes to Thrive, and a new way of financing ministry through a 3-year budget. Please visit our lovely new diocesan website for more information (https://ottawa.anglican.ca/resources/synod/).

This week is a time to honour and offer prayer for those who exercise ministries of spiritual care. Sometimes called chaplains or pastoral care ministers, these lay people and clergy work to bring the light of Christ, the love of God, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit to many. We are blessed to have a pastoral care team at our Cathedral and we give thanks for them!

Children are welcome to fully participate in worship and the life of the Cathedral.

Activity sheets and supplies are available in the bookshelves at the entrance to the Cathedral. Please help yourself to these resources or ask a sidesperson to locate them. There is also a table in the Great Hall to use and the labyrinth to walk. If your child is interested in being a junior server, member of a choir, or a reader, please speak with our clergy.

Going forward, livestreaming from our Cathedral will provided for major feast days and diocesan services, rather than every Sunday. Please join in worship in person or online (https://www.youtube.com/c/christchurchcathedralottawa)

Upcoming Livestreaming Schedule

Thursday, October 19th, 7 pm - Diocesan Synod Opening Service

Sunday, November 5th, 4 pm - All Souls Requiem Eucharist

Sunday, November 12th, 10.30 am - Remembrance Sunday Choral Eucharist

Sunday, November 26th, 10.30 am - The Reign of Christ Festal Eucharist

Sunday, December 3rd, 4 pm - Advent Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 10th, 4 pm - O Antiphons

Sunday, December 17th, 4 pm - Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 24th, 10 pm - Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist

Monday, January 1st, noon - New Year's Day Eucharist with our Primate

Prayers for Healing will now be offered on the fourth Sunday of the month, immediately following the 10.30 am service. Come to the Chapel of Reconciliation during the postlude and our clergy will pray for your needs (or those you love) and anoint you on the forehead with oil for healing. 

 If you would like to receive the sacrament of reconciliation, have a pastoral visit or desire prayer at any other time, please speak to our clergy.

Locally grown wreaths are available again this year in support of the Cathedral Choirs. Order yours ($30 each) directly by email (cathedralchoirsottawa@gmail.com). Pick up arrangements may be confirmed with placement of your order.

Coffee hour is a great time of connecting and an easy way to meet people. Families and groups are welcome to sign up as a unit, and individuals will be put into groups so that no one is on their own. No experience is necessary and you will be contacted well in advance and given a list of dates from which to choose. If we have a roster of many people, it will be light work to provide this valuable ministry. Please contact Jane Morris (janedougmorris@gmail.com) or sign up on Sunday by adding your name to the list. Thank you!

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

Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost - October 22nd, 2023
Readings: Exodus 33:12-23; Psalm 99; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22

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.