This Sunday we welcome you to celebrate the Third Sunday after Epiphany at 10:30 am with Dean Beth Bretzlaff as our preacher. During this RED phase of pandemic restrictions, we particularly welcome The Reverend Scott, who will be assisting with our livestreamed Sunday worship, and the parish of St. Luke's Ottawa, who will be worshipping with us online.

With the pandemic moving to an even more serious stage, further restrictions on the number of people allowed in the Cathedral, and not wanting to ask any volunteers to leave their home, only paid staff will be involved in our Sunday livestreaming and one of the clergy will be worshipping from home each week.

Please join our livestream from our YouTube channel (click the link below). We hope you will share this service with others in appropriate ways, abiding physical distancing. 

CLICK HERE to open your Order of Service for Sunday morning.

Did you know that the Girls' choir resumed rehearsals this past week with four COVID compliant Zoom sessions? Among other pieces on their desks was Pergolesi's setting of the Stabat Mater which they hope to perform and record as part of our Holy Week observances.

Following the great success of the first Diocesan wide Zoom book study, a second one is being planned. Beginning February 4th and running for six weeks from 7:00 to 8:30pm, we will look at Richard Rohr’s book “The Universal Christ.”  

“Fr. Richard challenges us to search beneath the surface of our faith and see what is sacred in everyone and everything. Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.” -Melinda Gates, author of The Moment of Lift"

For more information or to register please contact Canon Doug Richards at doug.richards@ottawacathedral.ca

As we wrap up final tasks related to the year 2020 and bid farewell to a year we could not have foretold, we are looking forward to our annual Vestry meeting scheduled for Sunday February 28th 2021 beginning at 12:30 pm. This meeting will be held "virtually" with details to come as the Diocese prepares guidelines for all parishes.

The Vestry Circular will be available before the meeting and I would like to extend my personal thanks to so many of you who took time to complete reports for this past year. Details about the meeting and supporting documents including the circular will be forthcoming. Watch this newsletter for updates.

As 2021 is well underway, we remind you that boxes of offering envelopes are now available. Distribution will be something of a challenge this year, so please contact the cathedral office to make arrangements.

To sign up for Pre-Authorized Remittances (PAR) or to discuss other options for giving, send an email to the cathedral office or call us at 613.236.9149. 

Thank you for your ongoing and generous support of our Cathedral's ministries!

The Cathedral YouTube channel is your go-to location for all live-streamed services and a number of other saved treasures for you. If you are interested in following the live-streamed services and/or want to revisit some of them at a later time, they are all here for you. Find us anytime at  https://www.youtube.com/c/christchurchcathedralottawa

To find us easily any time, subscribe to the channel. Call the cathedral office if you have questions or need assistance. We look forward to meeting you there.

Readings for Next Sunday

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, January 31st 2021

Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28

Have Questions?

The Cathedral church and premises remain closed during this RED stage of the pandemic plan.

For more information on anything in this newsletter or if you are in need of pastoral care or other assistance,
please contact us by calling 613.236.9149 or emailing info@ottawacathedral.ca