Come and enjoy the beauty of the Cathedral at this lovely time of day. A special service for Remembrance Sunday.

Part of Christ Church Cathedral’s mission is to be a meeting place for the community in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. In recent years, it has served as a space where representatives of various groups in 2SLGBTQQIA+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and all other sexual orientations and genders) community have met to talk together. They even met with members of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), an organization with which the community has had a troubled history. The Reverend Canon Doug Richards, vicar of the cathedral and a member of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, has been an important part of bringing people together for these conversations...

November
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 | St Nicolas 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 | 5 pm | Wassail Dinner (Tickets available at the office)
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 Festive Reception with our Acting Primate

Come one, come all, and meet up with old friends and make new ones at our Cathedral Community Potluck! Bring your favourite dish or pick up something at the grocery store to share, or simply come - there will be ample food for all. There will be entertainment and fun in the form of a trivia quiz with a prize for the most "knowlegeable" table. Everyone is welcome, so bring your family, friends and neighbours!

Join in this year's National Housing Day celebration! National Housing Day is a day of affordable housing advocacy to raise awareness about housing and homelessness. National Housing Day is held every November across Canada. Our cathedral and diocese are supporters of and partners with the Multifaith Housing Iniatitive, so please consider attending this event which includes an interfaith prayer service and reception. The theme is: Building Harmony Through Community. 

Location: Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5B9

Please note that this is a federal government building. You will be required by security to show your personal identification and to go through a metal detector to enter the event.

Sit and enjoy or take-away tea plates and coffee/tea for $15 each! Christmas music by members of our Cathedral choirs. Shop for Christmas items, jewellery, knitting, books, puzzles, board games, gifts and a wide variety of home baking, jams, jellies, pickles, preserves, soups, fruitcake and pies. 

Please consider donating items for sale at the bazaar, such as: jewelry; knitting; items for the gift, travel and Christmas tables; puzzles and books (please no textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, Readers' Digest condensed books, magazines). Baked goods and preserves are also welcome. Items for donation can be dropped off at the Cathedral office in November. Thank you for your support and looking forward to this fabulous event!

Presented by our Cathedral and the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, and featuring tenor Nils Brown, a children's chorus, and young Ottawa instrumentalists. A celebration of the season not to be missed! Tickets available here!

New Name
This month, PWRDF members voted to change the organization's name to Alongside Hope. This is a decision that has been many years in the making. While the new name will officially take effect next year, Alongside Hope is already being gradually introduced and has been quite well received by supporters. CLICK HERE for details about the new name.

Meet Our Partners 
On Wednesday November 20, beginning at 5:30pm, supporters and friends of PWRDF Ottawa are invited to attend a special Meet Our Partners event. The guests of honour will be Roseline Mukonoweshuro and Farai Bumisai, representing PWRDF partner TSURO Trust in Zimbabwe. Rosaline and Farai will be visiting Canada to deepen the PWRDF / TSURO Trust partnership, and to help raise awareness about the work they are doing in the areas of sustainability, climate action, and food security. The event will include a dinner featuring Zimbabwean food. Everyone is welcome to attend! (see poster and social media image attached)

Branches of Hope
Last year, PWRDF / Alongside Hope Ottawa engaged with parishes and other groups across the Diocese of Ottawa to help raise funds for St. Jude's Family Projects in Masaka, Uganda. We also challenged our diocese to plant trees as part of the Communion Forest initiative. We are very pleased to share that over $7,000.00 was raised and more than 400 trees were distributed for planting across our region! Congratulations and thank you for helping make this initiative a success - our cathedral bought the trees to distribute!

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them; those who care for our buildings.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker; our Community Ministries; Parish of the Lower Ottawa Valley, The Reverend Bob Albert.
Canadian Cathedrals
Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, NB, The Very Geoff Hall.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan of Ontario and Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada; The Most Reverend Chris Harper, National Indigenous Archbishop; Members of the Council of General Synod.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Bishop Susan Johnson; Bishop Carla Blakley; Members of the National Church Council
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
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Grant that, by the operation of the Holy Spirit, we your followers may be joined together in unity and peace, and that we may be a holy temple acceptable to you. We pray that as we, and others, plant seeds and bring water, you will bless our efforts and bring forth a bountiful harvest. May your hand be upon every seed that is sown and every drop of water that is poured. We trust in your faithfulness to bring growth and abundance in all areas of our lives and the lives of our parishes. Thank you for providing the inspiration and means for fulfilling your promises. In Jesus’ name, 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, November 17th - 26th after Pentecost | 1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10 as canticle; Hebrews 10:11-14; Mark 13:1-8

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.

Newsletter Deadline | Wednesdays at noon.

General Info | Please visit our office, call 613.236.9149, or email info@ottawacathedral.ca. 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.