This Sunday there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist at 8:30 am, Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am, and The Reverend Canon Doug Richards will preach.

Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42

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

Bring a friend and a dish to share and enjoy great company and fun activities! This event is a wonderful way to meet new people and connect with friends.

It is a delight to welcome Joan, as she joins Michelle and Katherine on our roster of Honorary Assistants. What is an Honorary Assistant? They are clergy, retired or working elsewhere, who provide support, preaching and pastoral care on a volunteer basis to our Cathedral, under the direction of the Dean. Along with offering valuable experience and help, they are full members of our Cathedral community. Please welcome Joan!

Joan was born and raised in Montreal, and moved to Ottawa with her family in 1980. It took her a little while to acclimatize, but Joan has grown to love this city. She began to study theology at Saint. Paul University and after two years, she discerned a call to ordained ministry. Our Bishop agreed, and Joan was ordained in 1988. She feels fortunate in her life and has enjoyed a very fulfilling career.

Joan says she is inspired by music of the Church. She enjoys the meditative nature of knitting. She loves walking and feeling the breeze ruffling her hair. She delights in enjoying time relaxing in the garden while she watches the squirrels and birds at play.  

In 2013, Joan retired from full time work and discovered that part time placements were just right for her. Now it’s time for something different and Joan is looking forward to having a new parish home at our Cathedral.   

All are invited to a farewell reception to honour PJ's ministry. Most recently, PJ was the Director General of Community Ministries but he has long served as a priest, teacher, and mentor in our diocese. He is currently using up some leave and retires at the end of January. Thank you, PJ!

Deacon Jarrett has captioned this photo "during the postlude"! It was taken afer the New Year's Day service - the culmination of an amazing Advent and Christmas season. Thanks to all who have taken and shared photos taken over these past few months. Enjoy!

Our new steps are wonderful and luckily for us, Paul loves to get fresh air and exercise by wielding a shovel! He keeps the forecourt as clean as a whistle too. Thank you, Paul!

Our Cathedral is blessed with an amazing new office staff and all of them are also members of our Cathedral who worship and volunteer like everyone else. Please be sensitive to this, and respectfully allow them to worship on Sunday. All "work" comments, requests or feedback should be directed to them via their Cathedral email and phone number (not their personal email address or mobile phone number) and they will respond during office hours. If you aren't certain which "hat" they are wearing at any given moment, simply ask. This way they can fully enjoy their spiritual life and also maintain professional boundaries. Thank you!

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, those discerning a call to let their name stand for election, nominees, Members of Synod, and our Diocesan Administrator, Bishop Michael Bird; Diocesan Partners, Kairos Ottawa and Saint Paul University; St. Paul's, Almonte, The Reverend Jonathon Kouri.
Canadian Cathedrals
Christ Church Cathedral, Whitehorse, YT, The Very Reverend Vincent Fenga.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Most Reverend Shane Parker, Primate; The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan of Ontario; The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples, Archbishop Christopher Harper, Sacred Circle Events, and the ministry of reconciliation; The Reverend Dr. Eileen Scully, Director, and the staff of Faith, Worship, and Ministry; theWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity and the ecumenical work and witness of our churches.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Right Reverend Dr. Larry Kochendorfer; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley, people and rostered ministers of the Eastern Synod.
Moravian Church
The Reverend Melissa Johnson, president of the Eastern District Executive Board of the Moravian Church Northern Province.
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
St. George's Cathedral and the Diocese of Jerusalem, The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum; peace in the Land of the Holy One.

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

Scripture Readings for Sunday, January 25th | Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 5-13; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

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. 

It is easy to be moved by the sacred beauty and warm welcome of Christ Church Cathedral — a place some encounter briefly, and others come to call their spiritual home. It is a place that nourishes the soul through worship and music, care and community, and it exists because of generosity: the generosity of those who have gone before us, and the generosity of those who give today.

To share hope faithfully and sustainably, our Cathedral must be well resourced. As an expression of joy and gratitude, you are invited to consider how you might respond.

Click below to explore an invitation to give, to see what your giving makes possible, and to learn how it is easy to give. You may also wish to hear Dean Beth’s sermon from December 14th, which reflects on Giving with Joy. The livestream is available here.

Thank you for responding to this place that sustains you by offering your own gifts in return.