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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.

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Please be advised that incense will be used this Sunday, September 15, at the 10:30 a.m. service (Feast of Holy Cross Day).

God of dancing light and beckoning hope, as we walk through this Season of Creation, may it be a season filled with surprise and wonder. May we pay more attention to the moon above and the ground below. May we engage with bird calls and whispering winds. May we notice the changing of colours on the trees and the ripening of fruit on the vine. May we see your image in the face of the people in our lives and on the waters of ocean and lake. May we encounter your grace on mountain-tops and dew on the grass.

But we also bring our concerns, O creating One. We bring our concerns for a planet in crisis. A planet increasing in heat and storm and acidity. A planet with rising waters, melting ice and disappearing creatures. We walk too much in the world of finance and not enough in the world of holy encounter. Guide our footsteps in this Season of Creation to open our eyes and open our hearts that we may be instruments of change and bearers of your hope.

We pray in Jesus’ name, the one who is the vine and the light of this world.

Amen.

June 2024

FEATHER (Prayer): 

Creator of all, the seasons stand to glorify your name through every passing moment and all creation lifts up thanksgiving for your handiwork. We thank you for this new day and the opportunities that open before us like petals of the flower. In this Season of Creation, we, the children of your hand, acknowledge that we have been distracted by our own work and reflection. We acknowledge that we have failed or stained your beauty in the work and creatures of this world. Please help us by guiding us back to the right path of your ways and purpose. Walk with us that we may in humility treat each other better, that we may seek to see the blessings, and your truth, in the moments and beauty before us all. Put peace in our hearts and bless us that we may be a blessing to others that join us in our journey of life and faith. Amen.

God is the ultimate owner of everything in the world. We are merely temporary caretakers or stewards of God's possessions. Good stewardship involves acknowledging this truth and using the resources entrusted to us in a way that aligns with God’s will and brings glory to God's name.

During the Season of Creation [Sept 1- Oct 4],  I challenge each of us to find a way through action that we can acknowledge that Creation is God's and we are called to be good stewards of it for God. Using the critical thinking skills God has endowed us with we can discern ways to be better stewards. What will we do?

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A FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

We come together as people of faith in the hopes of making a meaningful contribution in the next decade towards a sustainable future for all life on the planet.

For the Love of Creation invites Canadian faith communities and faith-based organizations to come together under a unified banner to mobilize education, reflection, action and advocacy for climate justice.

As the Season of Creation unfolds (September 1 to October 4), we invite you to consider the Learning Modules that have been produced as part of our Creation Care: Climate Action education focus.

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Dear Children and Grownups, 

We are glad you are here! We treasure your belonging to our community and are delighted to be companions in your journey with Jesus.

Here is a list of opportunities we have planned for this upcoming year. There is a mix of teaching, community, and worship - in the church and outdoors. This year Christ Church Cathedral will be partnering with our neighbours down the street at St. Andrew's Wesley United Church. 

I look forward to connecting with you and seeing what the Spirit has in store for us!

Peace and many blessings, 

Areeta+

Click here to read a little bit about them.

Volunteers Urgently Needed

Volunteering at the Cathedral is a great way to make new friends, enhance your spiritual life, and strengthen your connection with the Church. The following ministries are seeking new volunteers:

Altar Guild

• Holy Linens taken home to wash and iron
• 1 x 5-6 weeks on Saturday to wash vessels, replacing flowers, refreshing baptismal water etc.
• 30-45 minutes following 10:30 AM Sunday service, cleaning up and preparing for next service
• Special occasions (i.e. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving), preparing and cleaning up
• TRAINING PROVIDED

Cookie Bakers

• Home-baked or purchased cookies for the gathering following the 10:30 AM Sunday service
• Cookies are made according to each bakers' choice and placed out with help of custodian
• 3-4 dozen cookies 1x month

Coffee Ministry

• Scheduling of Sunday coffee servers

If you are interested in volunteering for one of these ministries or need more information, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Nicky Seppala at volunteer@thecathedral.ca or 604-682-3848.

Thank you!

The Upper Zoom Bible Study of Sunday Readings resumes on Tuesday, September 17. We look forward to seeing you there!

World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, to be observed on 16-22 September 2024.

Global Climate March

Date: September 20, 2024
Location: Vancouver City Hall
Time: 1:30 pm — march to the Vancouver Art Gallery downtown

BC Transit Forum

Date: September 22, 2024
Time: 9:15 am
Location: CCC Park Room
Speaker: Iona Bonamis, Lead Planner at TransLink

Seniors’ Climate Day

Date: October 1, 2024 (details to be announced)

Drag Communion

10am Service | 11:15am Brunch
October 6, 2024
Shaughnessy Heights United Church
1550 W 33rd Avenue, Vancouver

A queer-led service of Holy Communion led by four drag queen liturgists, inspired by the unconditional love and acceptance offered at Drag Brunch.

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Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game where players create characters and go on adventures as a team. It’s famous for its rich and complex gameplay and world-building, as well as the many MANY books of lore, beasts, and scenarios groups may use to craft their odysseys.

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Invitation from the Diocesan Just and Peace Unit to Leadership Training on Community Organizing with Metro Vancouver Alliance, which is composed of organizations from religious, community, educational institutions and labour unions in the Lower Mainland, BC. St. Laurence Anglican, St. Thomas Vancouver and the Justice and Peace Unit are member organizations.

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Please join us on Sunday, September 15, to thank Deacon Alisdair for a glorious 20-year commitment to the Cathedral.

Join the other churches in our deanery (a deanery is a section of the Diocese - an Anglican diocese is made up of multiple deaneries) for a pilgrimage in the southern part of our deanery. Participants are invited to bring lunch, and we will eat together at the last church on our stop. 

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Come join us on this day and experience a little of the Latin American culture!

As part of a visit and tour of the country, the Most Rev. & Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York will visit the diocese and give a public lecture at Christ Church Cathedral. 

You are encouraged to read the book "Hit the Ground Kneeling" ahead of the lecture, as the archbishop will expand on themes in his book during the talk. 

All are welcome to attend this free event. We are pleased to offer coffee and muffins at 9:30am for attendees. 

2024 Season of Creation: To Hope and Act with Creation (click to learn more) | September 1 — October 4

Zoom Study: Hit the Ground Kneeling by Archbishop of York, led by the Rev. Jessica Schaap |
Thursday, September 5 (4 sessions)

Cathedral Week at Sorrento Centre | July 20 — July 26, 2025

The Cathedral office is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff contact information is available here. 

REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES

Holy Communion | 8:00 a.m.

Choral Eucharist | 10:30 a.m.

Eucharist with St. Brigid’s | 1:30 p.m.

Compline | 8:00 p.m.

WEEKDAY SERVICES

Holy Eucharist | Monday—Friday
12:15 p.m.

Holy Eucharist | Thursday
7:30 a.m. (with breakfast following)

Rite of Reconciliation (Confession) | 4th Wednesday
11:00 a.m.—Noon

Healing Prayers & Anointing | Wednesday
Following the 12:15 p.m. Eucharist

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