We continue to reopen 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 junior girl choristers (save 1) had their first meeting back on the cathedral campus Thursday evening including new member Ariel! Here they are with their chaplain Canon Hilary. While there was no singing then, God willing, we will soon hear again the voices of these young choristers in our common worship.

On Sunday October 4 at 3:00 pm the Cathedral will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals service - an outdoor service on the forecourt.

Bring your badgers, squirrels, ferrets, foxes, parakeets, pelicans, guillemots, porcupines, penguins, dromedaries, kookaburras, wallabies, wombats, bullfrogs, chipmunks, chuckawallas, caterpillars, godwits and hedgehogs for a blessing. Oh yes, dogs, cats, bunny rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters are welcome too!

For the comfort and the safety of all present, human and animals, please bring your pets on a leash or otherwise secure in a carrier or cage. If you require seating, please bring your own chair. And we will proceed, no matter the weather!

It has been a long summer and we have missed being together. We are now open "with restrictions" to 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. CLICK HERE for more details.

Pre-registration is required for all services and we are now pre-registering for services in October. Please contact the cathedral office either by email (info@ottawacathedral.ca) or phone (613.236.9149). 

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.

Beginning the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, one weekday eucharist will be celebrated each week, Wednesdays at noon in the main sanctuary. We continue to follow all public health guidelines and so pre-registration and regular physical distancing practices are required. All worshippers are asked to arrive for the service by the 414 Sparks entrance and will be required to wear a mask at all times indoors. Please call the cathedral office at 613.236.9149 or send your email request to info@ottawacathedral.ca to pre-register. The eucharist will be celebrated and communion offered by bread only.

Six different leaders from across the diocese have joined together to offer an online book study and community gathering via Zoom. Starting on Wednesday October 21st and running for six weeks from 7pm-8:15pm, we will gather and look at Brian McLaren’s book “The Great Spiritual Migration.” 

Brian McLaren shows how we can embrace three powerful understandings that are reshaping the practice of faith: Spirituality, Theology, and Mission. McLaren invites readers to seize the moment and set out on the most significant spiritual pilgrimage of our time.

For more information and to register please contact Canon Doug by calling 613.236.9149 ext 19 or email doug.richards@ottawacathedral.ca

Looking for a special way to send your next message? This unique set of greeting cards offers lovely images from the cathedral and carry your message to say thank you, to mark special occasions and just to let someone know you are thinking of them. Each package contains 5 separate images and are blank inside. Envelopes included. Contact the cathedral office to purchase your package of 5 cards for $10, all in support of cathedral restoration.

As so many return to school in so many different places and ways this month, we remind you that Sunday school activities are also available online. Check out the virtual classroom with Natasha by clicking here. We look forward to seeing you again soon in-person and hope that until then, you and your families remain healthy and safe.

In this challenging time we offer a prayer service for healing and comfort. 
Grace and peace to you as you share in the worship of the Church.  

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. 

Readings for next week 
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 4 2020
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46

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 except for worship. 
If you are in need of pastoral care or other assistance,
please contact us by calling 613.236.9149 or email us at info@ottawacathedral.ca