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THE CHRONICLEIf you wish to see something published in this newsletter, please either fill out the Communication Request Form (click to be redirected to the Cathedral website) or email your edited and proofed text to newsletters@thecathedral.ca by Wednesday at Noon. If you have any questions, please email us at newsletters@thecathedral.ca. Please note that these are the only two communication channels used in the creation of this newsletter. If you attend in person on Sundays, a special parking rate is available at the Park Place Parkade. The parking code for 2024 is 18932447. Rate details are available here. You can watch past live-streamed services on our YouTube channel. Click on the button below and watch the ones you missed or rewatch the ones you enjoyed! |
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Cathedral Summer Festival of Sacred Music 2024Featuring 20th century French composers through the music of Maurice Duruflé, Jean Langlais, Olivier Messiaen, Louis Vierne and Pierre Villette. Download the Poster for the Cathedral Summer Festival of Sacred Music 2024 |
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The Truth Will Make You Fret...FreeThis morning’s gospel reading paints a picture for us of just how fickle and illogical human beings can be. The crowd begin by being in awe of Jesus. They seem to accept that he has wisdom, and they seem to accept that he is doing deeds of power. I imagine them talking of these things in whispers to one another in the synagogue, and maybe more openly over a cup of wine. But then the crowd turns. People, and I think we basically imagined the same people, realise who he is. He is from their village. They know his Mum and the person they think of as his dad. He is the carpenter’s son, and in fact they know him as the Carpenter; he has gone into Joseph’s trade. They know his brothers and sisters. He is one of them, but that does not mean they accept him. If he were someone from far away, they probably would have accepted him. But as it is, he is from around here. He is not some mystical, other-worldly person. They knew him as a kid. Maybe some of them think that he is putting himself ahead of them. Maybe some of them are jealous of his position or his knowledge or his power. Maybe they think that it should have been them. And so even though they have previously acknowledged his wisdom and his power, they turn against him and want nothing to do with him. […] |
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For you are all one in Christ JesusLast Saturday I joined a group of people for a session organized by the Vicar and the Rev. Jessica Schapp, Missioner for Christian Formation, that watched a documentary on the Philadelphia 11; a movie about the first 11 women ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church in 1974. I found the documentary very moving and insightful. It depicted the events surrounding the ordinations, the years following and the sometimes unpleasant machinations of the Church that occurred around this struggle for parity and justice. […] |
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The Flowers of ParnassusThis special performance shines a spotlight on the 17th-century German Poet Laureate Gertrud Müller (1637-1705) and her Flowers of Parnassus songbooks, created in collaboration with Brandenburg court chapel master Johann Sebastiani (1622-1683). *A special Spotlight Concert, as part of our Summer Festival this year. |
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Neighbourhood Gospel Band Concert for the HomelessBilly Bishop Legion, 1407 Laburnum St., Kits Point, VancouverSaturday July 13, 2024. Doors: 7:00, Show: 7:30Please join the Neighbourhood Gospel Band, for a concert in support for the West Side Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry - a homeless outreach program serving our neighbours on the streets of the West Side. Admission by donation. Image: Original watercolour by Marilyn Hames, copyright 2023, adapted by permission. |
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Register for Aspire Bible Camp, July 22-26Come and join us for a week of fun and learning at 3400 Institute Road. Aimed at children age 5-12, this camp empowers children to love the world, one another, and themselves. |
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MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL |
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SAVE THE DATEParish Picnic | Sunday, September 15 |
