Bring your dog, snake, goldfish, parrot, cat, ferret, duck, hedgehog, or favourite stuffed animal for a blessing! The Cathedral Girls Choir will sing and lull all into joy, and our neighbours from the Vista on Sparks will provide treats. For the comfort and the safety of all present, human and animals, please bring your pets on a leash or otherwise secure in a carrier or cage.

CLICK HERE to open the Blessing of Animals Order of Service.

Here are our neighbours from the Vista on Sparks packaging up treats for our Blessing of the Animals on Sunday. This great partnership is further developing as we look to future events and activities that we can offer together. By the end of October, the Vista offices will have relocated into 412 Sparks and residents will begin to move in. Exciting times on our block!

This Sunday our new steps will be in use! There are temporary handrails in place until the new ones are made and installed, hopefully in the next month or so. You can see in the background of this photo that the west steps have now been demolished and the masonry will be repointed before the foundations are poured for the new risers.

Owen Spicer, our Assistant Organist, has been awarded the annual Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship, a value of $6,000! Owen is a graduate of McGill University with a bachelor's in organ performance and a minor in music theory and choral conducting. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree at McGill in the studio of Isabelle Demers. We are blessed to have him on staff, not only for his musical and conducting talents, but also for his easygoing and positive attitude. Well done, Owen!

Join in our first ADOy event - a Meet and Greet! This event is open to all youth from across our Ottawa and surrounding region. Explore Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa, meet other young people interested in faith, and enjoy a fun-filled get together of worship, connection, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Cathedral. This event is for 12 to 17 year olds, youth leaders, and clergy.

Youth 12-17: Why You Don’t Want to Miss This Event!
• Connect with others in a supportive faith community
• Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Cathedral
• Join in worship, singing, and a free lunch
• Have fun and make new friends
• Meet the Cathedral Dean
• Ring the historic Cathedral bell

Don’t miss out — Register Today! Check out the poster HERE.

October
Sunday 6th | 4 pm | Blessing of the Animals
Saturday 19th | 10 am to 2 pm | ADOyouth Meet and Greet
Sunday 27th | 4 pm | BCP Evensong

November
Sunday 3rd | 4 pm | All Souls Requiem (Rutter)
Thursday 7th | 7 pm | Diocesan Synod Opening Eucharist
Sunday 10th | 4 pm | Choral Evening Prayer for Remembrance Day
Friday 22nd | 6 to 8 pm | Cathedral Community Potluck
Saturday 30th | 11 am | Karen McBride's Ordination to the Priesthood (at Julian of Norwich)
Saturday 30th | Noon to 3 pm | Holly Tea and Bazaar

December
Sunday 1st | 4 pm | Advent Lessons and Carols
Sunday 8th | 4 pm | Saint Nicholas and A Ceremony of Carols - Cathedral Choirs with the Cantata Singers (CLICK HERE to purchase tickets)
Friday 13th | 7 pm | The Tallis Scholars: In Dulci Jublio - Chamberfest Concert (CLICK HERE to purchase tickets)
Sunday 15th | 4 pm | Nine Lessons and Carols
Sunday 22nd | 4 pm | O Antiphons
Tuesday 24th | 7 pm | Christmas Eve Reading of the Christmas Gospel, Carols, and Choral Eucharist
Tuesday 24th | 10 pm | Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
Wednesday 25th | 8.30 am | Christmas Morning Quiet Eucharist
Wednesday 25th | 10.30 am | Christmas Morning Choral Eucharist with Children's Story

January
Wednesday 1st | Noon | New Year's Day Eucharist and Reception with our Acting Primate

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, those who care for them; all those who live in our neighbourhood.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker; St. Matthew's, Ottawa, The Reverend Geoff Chapman; Diocesan Archives, volunteers, and Dr. Glenn Lockwood, Archivist.
Canadian Cathedrals
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ON, The Very Reverend Kevin George.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Acting Primate and Metropolitan of Ontario; The Most Reverend Christopher Harper, National Indigenous Archbishop.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Bishop Susan Johnson; Bishop Carla Blakley. 
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Diocese of Jerusalem, Archbishop Hosam Naoum, and for peace in Israel and Palestine.

Diocesan Time of Prayer
Holy Spirit we celebrate your life in us. Increase our awareness of this power for your service. Open our eyes and ears to the needs of those you put before us, and use us as your hands and feet. Give us courage to open conversations with those we meet, regardless of their appearance, belief, and status; give us your words to say. Grant us discernment to understand the yearnings of hearts and wisdom to know how to help those who seek to understand your Gospel. Help us to be light to your world. Keep us open to the adventure of life where we meet you day by day. Remind us of the need to be open to how you are moving in our midst and in the lives of those both in the mainstream and on the margins. Guide us by your Spirit to those you have already prepared to receive the Good News of your Kingdom. Amen.

A Prayer for Peace
O God of all justice and peace, we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land. Be with those who need you in these days of suffering; we pray for people of all faiths - Jews, Muslims, Christians, and for all people of the land. While we pray to you, O Lord, for an end to the violence and the establishment of peace, we also call for you to bring justice and equity to the peoples. Guide us into your kingdom where all people are treated with dignity and honour as your children for, to all of us, you are our Heavenly Father. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Our Clergy and the Cathedral Prayer Team will pray for all requests sent to info@ottawacathedral.ca during the week.

All members of our diocese are invited to pray over this year to discern the Holy Spirit’s divine sparks in our midst. It is an exciting time - be part of it!

Scripture Readings for Sunday, October 13th | Harvest Thanksgiving | Joel 2:21-27; Psalm 126; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Matthew 6:25-33

Children's Worship Activities | Weekly worship bulletins, books and other activities are on the shelves at the entrance to the Cathedral. 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.

Hearing Assist Sets | Are available at every service from our sidespeople.

General Info | Please visit our office, call 613.236.9149, or email info@ottawacathedral.ca. Summer office hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm, and Friday from 9 am to noon.

Parking | Street parking is free around the Cathedral on Sundays. Other options for free and paid parking are noted on the map.