On Easter Day there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist (BCP) at 8:30 am, a Festal Eucharist (BAS) at 10:30 am, and The Reverend Canon Doug Richards will preach.

The music of the Queen of Festivals demands and inspires freshness and vitality. Here at CCC Ottawa our choirs, organists and guest musicians will offer an explosion of sound from contemporary and late twentieth century sources. From the organ Charles Tournemire’s “Improvisation sur Victimae Paschali” and C-M Widor’s “Toccata”. From our Boy and Girl Choristers, Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars Michael McCarthy’s “Vidi Aquam”, Jonathan Dove’s “Missa Brevis” and Martin Baker’s “Christus Vincit”. Not least, the singing of the entire community in hymns and descants of splendour and celebration!

Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10

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

On this night, we gather in darkness and kindle the Easter fire, hear the foundational scriptures of our faith, and celebrate that all things are made new in the Risen Christ. The Reverend Canon Doug Richards will officiate.

Readings: Exodus 14:1-15:1; Isaiah 55:1-11; Ezekiel 36:24-28; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8

Our newly consecrated Bishop Kathryn Otley will be at our Cathedral for her first official parish visit, celebrating confirmation and reception. If you are interested in being confirmed, or officially received into the Anglican Church, please be in touch with Canon Doug (doug.richards@ottawacathedral.ca).

Confirmation and reception preparation classes will be held on Thursday, April 16th, 23rd and 30th from 5 to 6 pm in the Lambeth Room. Those who are being confirmed and received are also invited to spend some time with our Bishop–Elect on Saturday, May 2nd from 9:30 to 11:30 am.

Bishop-Elect Kathryn will be joining us for worship after Easter Sunday as she moves into her new role. In this photo of our Bishop-Elect and our Metropolitan, note the red-purple cassock that Archbishop Anne is wearing. It is tradition that our Cathedral makes a gift to our new bishop, and ours will be her cassock. If you would like to make a contribution in thanksgiving for our Bishop-Elect's new ministry among us, please send an e-transfer to info@ottawacathedral.ca marked "Bishop-Elect's Gift". Thank you! 

It has been brought to our attention by the Vista on Sparks that people are parking directly in front of the  their building on Sparks Street, which is their lay-by and loading zone. Please do not park there or you may well be ticketed and towed. Please also be alert to "Special Event" signs in the neighbourhood that restrict parking.

Please also make sure to only park on level P1 in the underground garage. If all our allotted spots are taken (as indicated by the signage), you must leave the parking garage and find parking somewhere else -- and not on the lane way to the garage. Electric parking spots are also not available for Cathedral parking. If you need a refresher on parking, please see the instructions in the Other Information section of this newsletter.

It is also time for us to change the parking code. The new code will be in the newsletter and available by calling or visiting the Cathedral's reception. We will let you know as of what date it will change.

Thank you!

In the sanctuary on the wall to the left of the altar, above the Bishop Ordinary's chair, is a beautiful olive wood cross. On his last visit to the Land of the Holy One earlier this year, Archbishop Shane chose it as a gift to our Cathedral. A very fitting and much appreciated gift, after all the pilgrimages that he led when Dean. Heartfelt thanks to Archbishop Shane!

Our Cathedral is open from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9 am to noon on Friday and all are most welcome to come in and spend time in the sacred space. During these trying times in our world, it helps to be able to visibly offer a prayer, so a prayer net has been erected in the bell tower. It is much like lighting a votive candle - choose a ribbon and as you tie it on, hold in your heart an intention, a person or a situation; as the ribbons cover the net, our prayers become contemplative art. 

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them; that all may experience the power of Holy Week.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Michael Bird, Diocesan Administrator; The Venerable Kathryn Otley, Bishop-Elect; Diocesan Partner, Anglican Fellowship of Prayer; Julian of Norwich, The Reverend Karen McBride, The Reverend Elizabeth December.
Canadian Cathedrals
St. Jude's Cathedral, Iqaluit, NU.
Anglican Church of Canada
The Most Reverend Shane Parker, Primate; The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan, clergy and people of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The Right Reverend Dr. Larry Kochendorfer; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley; Congregations of the Eastern area of the Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Synod.
Moravian Church in Canada
The Right Reverend J. Christian Giesler, Bishop of the Unity residing in the 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 Intercessory Prayer Group will pray for all requests sent to info@ottawacathedral.ca during the week.

Scripture Readings for Sunday, April 12th | Second Sunday of Easter | Readings: Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31

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 -- PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CODE WILL BE CHANGING IN MID-APRIL. 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. Thank you for responding to this place that sustains you by offering your own gifts in return.