This Sunday there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist (BCP) at 8:30 am and a Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am with The Reverend Canon Doug Richards preaching. Come and give thanks!

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 100; Philippians 4:4-9; John 6:25-35

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

Dear Friends,

As autumn deepens and the days shorten, there comes a moment—often just before dusk—when the light softens and everything seems to glow. The Cathedral’s windows catch that sunset, and for a few fleeting minutes, stone and glass are filled with gold. It is a reminder that even as one season fades, another is quietly taking shape, full of promise.

Thanksgiving invites us to linger in that light...

This week the Cathedral has been full of people preparing for Thanksgiving. The Pastoral Care Team have once again made up and personally delivered beautiful gift parcels to those who are shut-in. The choirs have been practicing all the favourite Thanksgiving music. And this amazing bunch of produce will be transformed into a gorgeous harvest decoration in the Cathedral, along with the flower arrangements. Thank you to all!

Cathedral Women invite you to participate in making pies to be sold at our Festive Market on Saturday, November 29th. Four sessions will be held:  Thursday and Friday, October 16th and 17th; Thursday and Friday, October 30th and 31st;  Tuesday and Wednesday, November 4th and 5th; Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18th and 19th in the Great Hall kitchen. Please contact Jean Hudson (music1jean@icloud.com) to sign up and for details. Also, if you have rhubarb, our freezer is ready for it and we will turn it into pies!

On Sunday, October 19th at noon, join Dean Beth in the Chancel to explore the idea of a Cathedral pilgrimage to New Zealand in February 2027. The pilgrimage will weave together the themes of creation, culture, and cathedrals. There is also the possibility of sharing this joureny with Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton, ON, as their Dean, colleague and friend of Dean Beth, is from New Zealand. This is an initial meeting to determine interest, so bring your coffee and join in the conversation!

Come and enjoy a wonderful series of 4 pm services in October and November:

Sunday, October 19th | Evensong with the Cathedral Lay Clerks
Sunday, October 26th | Evensong with the Anglican Chorale of Ottawa
Sunday, November 2nd | All Souls Requiem Eucharist for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (Faure Requiem) with the Girls Choir, Boys Choir and Lay Clerks and orchestra
Sunday, November 9th | Concert of the Brahms German Requiem for choir, soloists, and one piano four hands with the Cantata Singers of Ottawa under the direction of our Associate Music Director Andrew McAnerney. This is a ticketed event.

If you would like to make a donation in memory of a loved one, please send an e-transfer to info@ottawacathedral.ca or donate online with a note specifying the names of those whom you would like remembered, so that we may list them on the order of service. There are also forms available in the foyer of the Cathedral which may be completed and dropped off at the office or in the offering place. Donations are also welcome to support the music for this Requiem. 

Beautiful, locally grown 18" diameter wreaths are on sale for $30 each. Email CathedralChoirsOttawa@gmail.com to order. The wreaths will be available for pickup at the Cathedral on Sunday, November 30th. Please support this Cathedral choirs fundraiser!

What a wonderful Blessing of the Animals! 42 members of the Boys and Girls Choirs sang, dogs and a budgie accompanied them, and all enjoyed this fun and relaxed service of giving thanks for our faithful companions. Thanks to Doug, Aileen, and Emilie for the photos.

With Nicholas Galambos becoming our Director of Operations and Development, this has opened up the position of Treasurer. Our Wardens have happily appointed Shawn Wenuk to the position. Shawn and Leslie are active members of our Cathedral, as a member of Council and a reader, respectively, and they were baptized and married here in 2024.

Shawn invested 9 years of his life, with the help of his loving parents, into getting a business degree at the University of Ottawa and the Telfer School of Management – with an optional specialization in non-profit management. He also completed a second major in Theatre – always being a lover of the performance and history. Shawn started his professional career with the Bank of Montreal, working bilingually as a nationally operating home finance specialist, helping people buy and sell and refinance from coast to coast to coast. Thank you, Shawn, for offering your gifts to this ministry!

Now that our Cathedral office is fully staffed, the office will be open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm and Friday from 9 am to noon. All our staff are also available by appointment at other times so please just send us an email to book a time.

Make sure to purchase a calendar this year as Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa is featured on the November page! Thanks to Nicola Whitehouse for the awesome photo. Calendars are available from reception for $10. They will be a hot commodity so get yours now!

To honour and celebrate Bishop Shane’s ministry among us, our diocese has launched the Hearts of Compassion Fund (HCF) to reflect his commitment to enabling our church to serve the most vulnerable members of society. Donations to HCF will be distributed annually amongst the Community Ministries of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa as they continue to provide safety and essential services such as food programs, housing, counselling, refugee sponsorship, and community outreach for people living in vulnerable or precarious circumstances. These ministries are Belong Ottawa, Centre 105 in Cornwall, Cornerstone Housing for Women, the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, and the Refugee Ministry Office. More information on the Community Ministries is available here.

In lieu of personal gifts, Archbishop Shane invites you to make a donation to the Hearts of Compassion Fund (HCF). Donations can be made through the Canada Helps HCF page: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/133804, or by using the attached "Donation Form", if you wish to send in a cheque or make a payment by credit card. Please give generously, in the spirit of thanksgiving!

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them; give thanks for all the blessings of this life.
Our Diocese
For the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we prepare to elect a new bishop, for those discerning a call to let their name stand for election, for the nominees, for Members of Synod, and for our diocesan Administrator, Bishop Michael Bird; Community Ministries; Diocesan partners Communion Forest and Compass Rose; St. Barnabas, Ottawa, The Reverend Canon George Kwari.
Canadian Cathedrals
St. Jude's Cathedral, Iqaluit, NU.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Most Reverend Shane Parker, Primate; The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan of Ontario; The Most Reverend Chris Harper, National Indigenous Archbishop; The Right Reverend David Lehmann, clergy, and people of the Diocese of Caledonia.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Right Reverend Dr. Larry Kochendorfer; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley; Dean, council, and congregations of the North Region of the British Columbia Synod.
Other
For people and ministries working to address issues of poverty, homelessness, and affordable housing; Archbishop of Canterbury Elect, Bishop Sarah Mullally.
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Diocese of Jerusalem, The Most Reverend 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, October 19th| 19th after Pentecost | Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8

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, except on statutary holidays and 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.