This Sunday there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist (BCP) at 8.30 am, Choral Eucharist (BAS) at 10.30 am, and The Reverend Bob Albert will preach. Andrew Balfour, twice Juno nominated Cree composer and director, will guest direct and the choir will perfom two of his works in Ojibway during the 10.30 am service.

Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 6:12-15

The 10.30 am service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Please be aware that technological issues sometimes occur.

Prominent Cree conductor and composer Andrew Balfour will help the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa mark National Indigenous History Month and the National Indigenous Day of Prayer by bringing his music to a workshop for singers and a special Sunday service at Christ Church Cathedral.

Photo: Matt Duboff/Courtesy Dead of Winter

Our Cathedral clergy and community have come to know and love the Reverend Bob Albert, first as a Student Intern during the pandemic, and for the past number of months as Assistant Curate, when he was between appointments. He has willingly shared gifts of IT knowledge and development, pastoral support, preaching and celebrating, wonderful colleagueship, and a great sense of humour! Bishop Shane has appointed Reverend Bob as Incumbent of the Parish of Huntley (Carp and environs) beginning July 2nd. This Sunday will be his last day with us, and a prayer of blessing will be offered at the end of the 10.30 am service. Please wish him all the best!

This Vestry is for one purpose only: to approve the audited financial statements for 2024. So if you are interested in financial details, this is the meeting for you! Please contact the cathedral office if you have any questions.

This new evening service in the Good Shepherd Chapel is a soft and gentle way to end the day. Please access the Cathedral via the west Sparks Street steps. It will be trialled for the month of June, and return in September. Come and enjoy!

The Cathedral Men, with some help from the Cathedral Women, are once again hosting this popular event! If there are any men who would like to assist with the BBQ, please contact Paul (oac.armstrong@gmail.com). Thank you!

Last weekend was very special - hosting Doors Open Ottawa and celebrating Pentecost with style! Thank you is not even adequate to cover the deep gratitude to one and all for your hard work, warm hospitality, and positive attitude. Make sure to watch the livestream (at the very end is the audio of Bishop Shane's blessing of the steps) and keep an eye on our website to see view photos when they are uploaded. What joy!

Make sure to take a walk around the Cathedral and see all the new plantings! Gardeners Shawn, Ann, Sarah, Ann, and Doug (pictured here) have been hard at work. Queen Street and Sparks Street gardens have been completely renewed, the Garth has been tidied and is growing at great speed, and The Vista have finished all the planting along Philospher's Walk. This week many passerbys enjoyed sitting on the new steps and the benches - all part of our ministry of hospitality! Thanks to all who make our Cathedral beautiful.

If you have rhubarb to spare, washed and cut and in a plastic bag, the Cathedral Women would welcome the donation. They will store it in the freezer and turn it into pie in the fall - yum!

Everyone and everything needs some downtime! So our newsletter will be "resting" after next week's edition until the first week in September. Services will be posted on the website and livestreamed. Office hours will continue as usual, so please be in touch if you require any information.

Josh Zentner-Barrett, a doctoral candidate at Saint Paul University, is undertaking research in Anglican churches in Ottawa. He is studying Anglican liturgy and identity, and its relationship to the colonial church, following on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The Cathedral Corporation has received his research proposal and approved our participation. Josh is among us for two months, observing our worship and taking part in church events, as well as conducting interviews. He is looking for volunteers to be interviewed for approximately 60 minutes. All data collected during the process will be kept confidential and will remain anonymous. This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Saint Paul University Research Ethics Board. To volunteer to be interviewed, please contact Josh (jzent029@uottawa.ca or 613.816.1695).

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker; Diocesan Community Ministries; St. Thomas the Apostle, Ottawa, The Reverend Tim Kehoe, The Reverend Maria Nightingale.
Canadian Cathedrals
St. Paul's Cathedral, Kamloops, BC, The Very Reverend Kyle Norman.
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; The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred Circle, The Ministry of Reconciliation; The Most Reverend Gregory Kerr-Wilson, clergy, and people of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Right Reverend Susan Johnson; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley.
The Moravian Church (MOR)
Global partners and companions.
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Diocese of Jerusalem, Archbishop Hosam Naoum; peace in Israel and Palestine.

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

Scripture Readings for Sunday, June 22nd | Second Sunday after Pentecost | 1 Kings 19:1-4, 8-15a; Psalm 150; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

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 9 am to noon, Tuesday to Thursday 9 am to 3 pm, and Friday from 9 am to noon, except during holiday seasons.

Parking | Street parking is free around the Cathedral on Sundays. Cathedral parking at the Vista on Sparks is off Queen Street, immediately east of the Cathedral, on the P1 Level. You MUST have the code to enter the parking garage and to re-enter and access the elevator (glass door across from the Cathedral's new east steps). The code is 4120. It will be posted at our reception desk and listed here each week. When it changes, there will be ample notification. If you enter the garage and there are no spots available, you will need to exit and find parking nearby.