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Welcome and raise your voices!We are so pleased to be open for in-person worship, and to be able to sing and receive communion in both kinds! As numbers are still limited, please register for Sunday services and the Wednesday noon service, by clicking on the link below. If you know someone who is not able to register online, please ask them to call the office (613-236-9149) or send an email (info@ottawacathedral.ca). Physical distancing is required and masks must be worn at all times in the building, even when singing (except when receiving communion). Please enter for services via the Sparks Street glass doors, so that we may check you in and show you to a pew. Washrooms are available on both the lower level and by the Great Hall kitchen. When it comes time for Communion we are pleased to be able to offer the common cup again. Proceed in a single line to the chancel. Each group seated together then moves to the altar rail on the same side of the Cathedral that you are seated - one group or individual to each side of the centre - and you may stand or kneel. For a blessing, cross your hands over your chest; for gluten-free, hold out one hand; for a regular wafer, hold out two hands. The common cup has been deemed safe, but if you are uncomfortable taking the cup, receiving in one kind is full communion. Intinction (dipping the wafer in the wine) is strictly prohibited. Please remove your mask, receive communion, and replace your mask before returning to your seat via one of the side aisles. Please read this letter from Bishop Shane for information on the move to Yellow protocols and on how the decision to allow communion in both kinds was reached. (The move was based on “The Common Cup and SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk” a paper by the diocese’s Public Health Advisor, Rev. Michael Garner. You can read it here). |
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Travelling to the CathedralWith the excitement of Phase II of the Cathedral Hill Development comes the challenge for us to be more eco-friendly! If possible, take the O-Train (the Lyon Station is just down the street) or the bus (https://www.octranspo.com/en/our-services/bus-o-train-network/), bike, scoot or walk. If you are driving, free parking is available on the streets around the Cathedral on Sundays, as well as at the National Archives (395 Wellington Street), a very short walk away. There are also numerous hotel and city lots in the vicinity. |
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Girls' choir tuning upThis week we were so pleased to have the Girls' Choir back on site as they participated in their summer choir camp. Voices were raised again (abiding all protocols) for the first time in a long time as they prepare for the fall term. Watch this space for more information of renewal of the music program. |
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Baptism SundaysWe are pleased to announce two upcoming Sundays where candidates will be presented for the sacrament of baptism. For more information, please contact Canon Doug Richards by phone at 613.2369149 ext 19, or by email at doug.richards@ottawacathedral.ca |
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Ride for Refuge is gearing up for 2021!We are excited to tell you that Christ Church Cathedral will again be participating in the Ride for Refuge in support of PWRDF. The Cathedral team is "getting ready", oiling the chains on their bikes, stretching out unused muscles, tuning up their instruments and sharpening knitting needles. Yes, once again the options of how you can participate are as varied as your talents. This year's team has set an initial goal to raise $2,500 and with your support will achieve success again this year. Funds in 2021 will benefit the “Light for Every Birth” project, which provides solar suitcases to health clinics in Mozambique, allowing for safer births at night, in areas without power. A matching grant doubles the efforts. Click here to learn more about this project. Interested in joining this year's team or sponsoring their efforts? We invite you to direct questions or comments to info@ottawacathedral.ca |
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A Beautiful Way to Stay in TouchLooking 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. |
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Subscribe to the Cathedral YouTubeThe 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. |
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To Keep in Your PrayersChrist Church Cathedral
For all who worship with us in-person and from home, returning members and those who are joining us for the first time.
Those Worshipping with Us
St. Luke's, Ottawa
Those on our Hearts
All those that we hold near who are ill or suffering and for the families and friends who are caring for them; Indigenous brothers and sisters.
Diocese of Ottawa
The Right Reverend Shane Parker; St. Aidan’s, Ottawa with The Reverend Rosemary Parker and for the chair and members of the Property and Finance
Committee and its subcommittees. For our Canon Theologian, The Reverend Dr. Canon John Gibaut and our Canon Liturgist, The Rev Canon Kevin Flynn. Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and The Middle East
The Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and for peace in the Middle East.
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Rt. Rev. Chris Harper, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Saskatoon.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Bishop Greg Mohr, the people and rostered ministers of the British Columbia Synod.
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