This Sunday there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist (BCP) at 8:30 am, a Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am which will include an Act of Rememberance and moment of silence, and The Reverend Katherine Walker will preach.

Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 116:1-8; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Jonn 6:37-40

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

In July, our Girls Choir travelled to Ireland and sang in cathedrals, churches, historic sites, and other places of beauty. Come and meet the girls, see photos, adnd hear the stories. They are extremely grateful for all your support and want to thank you in this way!

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!

A masterpiece of choral repertoire, Brahms’ German Requiem offers calm, solace and inspiration. The Cantata Singers of Ottawa are joined by soprano Susan Elizabeth Brown, baritone Ryan Hofman and piano for 4 hands with Jennifer Loveless and Roland Graham, under the direction of our Associate Music Director Andrew McAnerney. Tickets will be available at the door.

For those who donate by using offering envelopes and have requested them for this year, they are now available on Sunday in the foyer or during the week during office hours. If you would like to give in this manner, please email attention the Envelope Secretary at info@ottawacathedral.ca. Thank you for picking them up so that we can save on mailing costs!

The office will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th.

Cathedral Women invite you to participate in making pies to be sold at our Festive Market on Saturday, November 29th. Sessions will be held: 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!

Please consider donating items to sell at our Festive Market and Tea on Saturday, November 29th! The following may be brought to Reception after November 1st: jewellery, puzzles, board games, treasures for the gift and travel tables.

Please note: Donations will be subject to review by the office team when dropped off at the Cathedral and books will not be accepted. Thank you!

For the first time, on All Saints Sunday at 10.30 am, all four of our Cathedral Choirs sang together: Boys, Girls, Lay Clerks, and Voces Cathedrae. The chancel was packed, the sound was impressive, and hearts were full! What a magnificent collaboration and looking forward to more in the future. Kudos to all, and especially to our gifted and hard-working music directors, James and Andrew.

Stephen Giles joins the Cathedral team as a Deputy Warden after spending many years as a volunteer and member of a parish leadership team as both Rector’s and People's Warden and as a Synod delegate here in the Diocese of Ottawa. In his former parish, he was instrumental in the development of a sound financial plan that included the divestiture of diocesan assets to assist in the renewal and redevelopment of a local parish for the benefit of the local community. A resident of Centertown for the past 35 years, Stephen is retired from the Government of Canada and currently operates a small consulting firm focusing on privacy and the protection of personal information. His hobbies include downhill skiing, travel and spending summers at the family cottage on Mississippi Lake. Please welcome him to this new role!

The November issue of Perspective is here with news from parishes and ministries across our diocese. It includes a lovely article and photos from the Service of Thanksgiving for our Journey with Bishop Shane, held in September. Enjoy!

CCN Partners engage with the challenges faced by many communities where a just and inclusive society is crucial for stability and peace. As a network of ordinary people, we work to seek peace and pursue it in our relationships. Christ Church Cathedral became a partner and was presented with a Cross of Nails in 2017 for our work in reconciliation with indigenous peoples. It may be found on the pillar in the Chapel of Reconciliation.

For more information about the Community of the Cross of Nails, please visit: https://www.crossofnails-na.org/. And if you are interested in our participation, please speak with the Dean.

November
Sunday 9th | Coffee Hour | Girls Choir Ireland Trip Presentation
Sunday 9th | 4 pm | Concert of the Brahms German Requiem | CLICK HERE to buy tickets
Sunday 23rd | 4 pm | Girls Choir Sings Evensong at St. Paul's in Arnprior
Saturday 29th | 11.30 am to 3 pm | Festive Tea and Market
Sunday 30th | 4 pm | Advent Lessons and Carols

December
Saturday 6th | 2.30 pm | A German Christmas Celebration | CLICK HERE to buy tickets
Sunday 7th | 4 pm | O Antiphons
Sunday 21st | 4 pm | Nine Lessons and Carols
Wednesday 24th | 7 pm | Christmas Eve Reading of the Christmas Gospel, Carols, and Choral Eucharist
Wednesday 24th | 10 pm | Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
Thursday 25th | 8.30 am | Christmas Morning Quiet Eucharist
Thursday 25th | 10.30 am | Christmas Morning Choral Eucharist with Children's Story

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

Come celebrate the magic of Christmas with some of the most beautiful traditional German songs, choral masterpieces by J. S. Bach, Jacobus Handl and Michael Praetorius, and such holiday classics as Silent Night and O Christmas Tree.

Timeless melodies, shimmering polyphonies, and well-known carols are combined in a joyful experience in which the audience is invited to sing along with the choir, joining voices to rekindle the warm and festive atmosphere of Christmases past.

Featuring the combined choirs of Christ Church Cathedral and the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal.

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them.
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 partner, Multifaith Housing Initiative (MHI); Parish of the Lower Ottawa Valley, The Reverend Felix Longdon.
Canadian Cathedrals
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, Corner Brook, NL.
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; Principal, faculty, students, and staff of the Vancouver School of Theology.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Right Reverend Dr. Larry Kochendorfer; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley; Principal-Dean, faculty, students, and staff of Martin Luther University College.
Other
For those who have died in war and for renewed commitment to work for peace.
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.

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!

Scripture Readings for Sunday, November 16th | 23rd Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 12 (as canticle); 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19

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.