We are having one Eucharist service on Sundays at 10.30 am, and pre-registration is required for in-person attendance so that we can maintain safe distancing for all. Please email or call the cathedral office in order to register.

CLICK HERE to get your Order of Service for Sunday morning October 18 2020.

Dear Dean Beth,

Please extend my warmest thanks to the clergy, staff and lay leaders of our cathedral for everything you and they did to make our time together on Thanksgiving Sunday a truly meaningful and uplifting experience.

It was good to both “return home” and to greet the cathedral community for the first time as Bishop: in both cases I was deeply moved and very grateful.

With appreciation and kindest blessings,

Yours in Christ,

+Shane

The Right Reverend Shane A. D. Parker
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa

Stewardship month has been shifted slightly this year. We officially launched the campaign at Thanksgiving and you should receive a Stewardship package in the mail if you are a regular member of the congregation. Resources are also available online at  https://www.ottawacathedral.ca/donate/regular-offerings

Stewardship month will run to mid November with Christ the King, November 22nd set as Pledge Sunday. If you are interested in pre-authorized giving or need any other assistance with your pledge for 2021, please contact the cathedral office by email at info@ottawacathedral.ca or by phone at 613.236.9149.

We take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to everyone for your continued support through the last few months. We realize that everyone has had very different and challenging things to face and we look forward to coming through this situation to rise and celebrate together in 2021.

We now offer one weekday eucharist each week, Wednesdays at noon in the main sanctuary. In order to provide a range of worship experiences, each week we will use a different liturgy: 1st week of the month - BAS eucharist with the Litany of Reconciliation; 2nd week of the month - Creation focused eucharist using the New Zealand Prayer Book; 3rd week of the month - Healing focused eucharist using resources from Iona; 4th week of the month - traditional BCP communion service.

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 (gluten free wafers will be available).

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

Have you missed singing hymns with others over the last months? Why not come to the Cathedral's first ever Virtual Hymn Sing on Friday October 30th at 7:00pm. Cathedral musicians, including choristers from VOCES Cathedrae, have created an innovative online platform to support participants in singing TOGETHER a selection of harvest-themed hymns.

Pre-registration and access to a computer with Zoom are required. For more information, please contact Director of Music James Calkin: james.calkin@ottawacathedral.ca 

On Sunday November 1st at 4pm there will be a Requiem Eucharist for All Souls. To pre-register for the service and/or if you wish to make a donation in memory of a loved one, please contact the cathedral office by email at info@ottawacathedral.ca or by phone at 613.236.9149. The names of those being memorialized will be printed in the order of service. Please click here and send us full details. For more information or assistance, please contact the cathedral office.

Beginning November 5th, and for the four weeks, choral evensong will be offered (following all guidelines) in the cathedral Thursday evenings beginning at 5:30 pm. Pre-registration is required and can be requested by contacting the office by email at info@ottawacathedral.ca or by phone at 613.236.9149.

Following the evensong each Thursday in November, you are invited to join "drinks with the Dean" at 7 pm, a virtual event. If you are interested in participating, please send an email request to info@ottawacathedral.ca for Zoom connection details.

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.

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.  

Readings for Next Sunday

Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 2020
Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46

Have Questions?

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