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Cathedral Newsletter for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 6 2020
This week we are pleased to offer our first in-person service since March. We are reopening in stages and will have limited numbers for the immediate future. If you are interested in attending, pre-registration is required. Please email or call the cathedral office. Our preacher this week is Dean Beth Bretzlaff, Dean and Rector at Christ Church Cathedral. The service will be saved on our YouTube site at the link provided. We hope you will share this service with others in appropriate ways, abiding physical distancing. CLICK HERE to get your Order of Service for Sunday morning September 6 2020. For more infomation visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Fy89HQAZYSRGweTL2Zlaw/videos
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A welcome from the new Dean of Ottawa and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral - The Very Reverend Beth Bretzlaff
Our new Dean Beth Bretzlaff greets the congregation of Christ Church Cathedral on the first service at reopening of the church since closing in March 2020. For more infomation visit:
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Take a peak! We're getting ready to re-open and we hope you will join us
It has been a long summer and we have missed being together. This week we reopen "with restrictions" to test the waters and make sure we offer a safe experience for everyone. If you are interested in joining us, we'd like to give you an idea of what to expect. Pre-registration will be required either by email of phone. At this time, the first two services on September 6 and 13 are fully subscribed. Please contact us to pre-register for other Sundays in September and October. If you have decided to wait to see how it goes, we will continue to offer an online option until you are comfortable joining us. For more infomation visit:
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Meditations with Canon Hilary now online
Two Richard Rohr meditations from The Center for Action, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are now available online. The first will look at 'The Foundation of Community' and 'Order, Disorder, Reorder: Part One - Awe, Wonder and Love'. You are invited to engage in contemplation learning more about how you view Christian community and faith. For more infomation visit: https://www.ottawacathedral.ca/grow/learning-by-study/pages/meditations-with-canon-hilary-murray
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An Invitation to join Ride for Refuge 2020 - Supporting PWRDF
CCCO is fielding a team for Ride for Refuge 2020 in support of PWRDF's Uganda project to train young and old in environmentally friendly farming. This year Dean Beth Bretzlaff, Sarah Graham, Maya McDonald, Jane Morris, Canon Hilary Murray, Gillian Wheeler and Gwynneth Evans are taking part in freestyle activities to be completed by October 1.
The PWRDF news in Under the Sun (Sptember 2020, gives a colourful and substantial review of the St. Jude's Project in Uganda. It inspires us to complete and surpass our goal of $2020.
Thanks to the generosity of many, we are 97% towards our goal. Please donate at our team page: https://secure.e2rm.com/
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A Summer Mini-Retreat with Canon Doug Richards
Canon Doug Richards invites you to share these short ‘pod casts’ as a mini retreat for the summer. Join him as he reflects on Henri Nouwen’s book, Can You Drink the Cup? For more infomation visit: https://www.ottawacathedral.ca/grow/learning-by-study/pages/summer-reflections
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A Special Online Service of Prayer for Healing
In this challenging time we offer a prayer service for healing and comfort. For more infomation visit: https://www.ottawacathedral.ca/online-worship-services/service-of-prayer-for-healing
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Thank you for your financial support
During this pandemic we have continued to offer many of our ministries, though their shape has changed. Pastoral care, music, education, spiritual nurture, mission partnerships, worship... we have been exploring new modes to make all of these things happen. We thank the many parishioners who have continued their generous financial support of our work. There are many ways to contribute financially: pre-authorized monthly giving, cheques in the mail, Canada Helps, credit cards etc. We want to make it easy for you to give, so please call the office if you need assistance. We truly appreciate your support! |
Thank you to front line workers - and to you for staying safe at home
Readings for next week For information on anything you read here, please write to us at info@ottawacathedral.ca and we'll be glad to help. The Cathedral church and premises remain closed until further notice. For more infomation visit:
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