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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 2025 is 20254630. Rate details are available here.

You can watch past live-streamed services on our YouTube channel — click to watch the ones you missed or rewatch the ones you enjoyed!

Thank you to all who have completed the Cathedral Census so far. If you have not done so yet please do! For those who tried and could not complete it because another person in your household with the same email/device had done so, our apologies. We have fixed this so it should not be an issue now. The census will be available until April 6. There are a variety of questions we have received and these are answered here. If you have any other questions, please let us know!

Q. How do I access the Census?

If the office has your email, there is a link to the Census in a special email from the Cathedral office sent Monday March 17th and  a scond mailing the week of March 24th. 

You can also access the Census through the QR code for Smart Phones and Tablets with cameras: 

• on the last page of Sunday’s bulletin March 16 to April 5
• in the on-line chat during the livestreamed 10:30 service 
• from posters around the Cathedral.

Q. Should everyone in the household complete the Census separately? 

YES we would like everyone in our community to complete it. 

Our apologies to those of you who tried after another person in your household with the same email/device had done so and were unable to do it. We have fixed the auto setting and all should now be able to complete the Census. 

Q. The Census is pretty probing, and collects sensitive, personal information. How will this be used and how will it be protected?

The Census is step one in the Strategic Planning Process. It will provide us with an understanding of ...

Dear Friends in Christ,

Moving through the Third Week of Lent, I am reminded that Lent is a season of transformation, a time to turn back to God with our whole being. This past Sunday we heard Isaiah remind us that God’s invitation is open to all:

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters… Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near” (Isaiah 55:1,6).

This is the heart of metanoia—not just repentance in a narrow sense, but a complete turning, a reorientation of our desires toward God. Metanoia is at the core of Orthodox spirituality: a movement away from the illusions that entangle us and into the life of divine grace.

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of ...

Join us to celebrate Lent - the preparation season for Easter. This is our third in a series of joint child-centred worship events with St. Andrew's Wesley United Church. 

The service will begin at 3.30pm with gathering for singing and story and then move into creative response centres followed by worship and then supper. We look forward to seeing you there! 

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Parking: There is parking available with a parking pass in St. Andrew's underground parkade. St. Andrew's will have them available when people come into the sanctuary. Please park on P2B or P3A for the passes to be honored.

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For more information, please contact the Rev. Areeta Bridgemohan: areeta@thecathedral.ca | ext. 127.

To RSVP, please email signup@standrewswesley.com

Dr. Richard Topping, the Principal of the Vancouver School of Theology, is our guest preacher on the morning of Sunday March 30. He will also be offering a 40-min forum to share his reflections on a theology of the Holy Spirit and what it mean for the Church today. May the Spirit inspire us with a renewed vision for the Church! 

About the Guest Preacher: 

Richard Topping received his ...

If you are a young-ish adult (however you define it) attending the Cathedral, join us for a coffee/tea and some treats on Sunday March 30th at 12 p.m. in the Park Room (downstairs - if you don't know where that is, please ask a greeter or another friendly face). We'll connect with one another, and share a little bit about our faith journeys.

No registration required, just show up!

This Sunday join Neil Cockburn, Organist & Director of Music, for Organ Vespers; a prayer service with solo organ works inspired by the readings. If you haven't experienced Organ Vespers before, Neil has written a helpful post to explain what you can expect. Click on the button below for Neil's post.

All are welcome to join us in-person at the Cathedral. Please note that a livestream is not available for this service.

It has been said that “God behaves in the psalms in ways that God is not allowed to behave in theology” (Sebastian Moore, OSB). This Lent encounter God in the Book of the Psalms. Claude St-Denis will be leading an exploration of the Psalms: an exploration of the Psalms as scripture and an exploration of the Psalms as prayer. 

Join us online on Tuesday evenings in Lent (from March 11, 18, April 1, 8 & 15), from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (zoom room opens at 7:15 p.m.). 

If you have any questions, please call the office at 604-682-3848 ext. 100, and we will connect you with Claude St-Denis. 

Are you looking for a way to deepen your spiritual life? Every weekday morning at 9:30am the Cathedral holds Morning Prayer.

We will follow a simple liturgy with a Psalm, a Reading, Prayer and Silence. This form of regular, daily prayer is used in the Anglican Communion and a number of other church denominations. All are welcome to start the day in prayer with us.

Morning Prayer takes place online via Zoom. To join in, please email Morning Prayer for Zoom coordinates.

It is the time of year the Altar Guild begins its preparations for Easter.

We will be collecting money for our decorations after the 8 and 10:30 services on March 30th and April 6th.

Donations can also be made by phoning the Cathedral office and speaking to Vanessa Ho at extension 121.

This is what Helen Williams kindly submitted when asked to write an article about the energy savings she made in her apartment unit:

"I did it! After years of planning and saving I did two major renovations in 2024. The first was to install a walk-in-shower (with heated floor) to enable me to live independently for longer. The second was to install new windows to replace the original windows from the 50’s. My family had been telling me for years that I had been personally heating Stanley Park which is just outside my living room window. A three-month reno turned into a six-month reno ~ think permits! At last, seven triple-pane windows were installed. It was also recommended that I install timers on all my heaters, so that rooms are heated only at the right time in the right room. I just received my BC Hydro bill, and my energy usage has been reduced by 41%!"

This journey began in 2007 ...

We are delighted to announce a number of new opportunities to sing in a choir or vocal group at the Cathedral, including some that are suited to those with little or no previous choral experience. We now have five choral groups, including a Taizé Choir, the St Brigid's Choir, and of course our beloved Cathedral Choir.

Each group has a different time commitment: the Cathedral Choir meets twice a week or more (and as often as daily during Holy Week); the other choirs have lighter schedules so they may be easier to fit within your routine.

Further information on each of the groups (and how to join) is given on our website.

Come and sing!

King George Secondary School is holding a pop-up recycling event this Saturday, March 29th from 10am to 1pm.

They are accepting unwanted electronics, small appliances, clothing and more! Bring your items to the school parking lot at 1755 Barclay St, Vancouver, BC (enter from Denman, between King George and West End Community Centre).

Starting on Sun April 6th, during the 10.30am service, we will be slowly starting our children's Sunday school program again. On the first Sunday of the next three months, children are invited to come downstairs, following a prayer in the service, for a Godly Play* lesson. They will come back upstairs and rejoin their parents for communion. 

*Godly Play is a Montessori-informed approach that nurtures children's spirituality as they engage with the stories and sacraments of the church. It was developed by Dr. Jerome Berryman, an American Anglican priest. 

On April 14, 2016, BC declared a public health emergency about the number of opioid-related deaths. At that time the rate of overdose deaths was 20.4 per 100,000 people. In 2023, the rate of overdose deaths was 45.7 per 100,000. Thousands of our family members, friends and neighbours have died. And we are grieving their loss.

On Sunday April 13, 2025 at 4 pm, a Remembrance Service ...

Join the Very Rev. Christopher A. Pappas, Rev. Clare Morgan, Dr. Neil Cockburn, and Jane Dittrich, for a relaxing retreat at the Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre July 20-26, 2025.

The Rev. Canon Dr. Harold Munn will also be in residence this week to offer his course, "God Talk for Secular Ears".

You won't want to miss Cathedral led activities such as: Theology on Tap, Hymn Sing, and Hike & Pray at Margaret Falls.

Contact Sorrento Retreat & Conference Centre to reserve your place for this wonderful week.

On Saturday, April 5, Vancouver will hold a civic by-election for two council seats. If you are unsure of whom to support, you might consider checking out their platforms on environmental issues. What is their plan to protect our water, air and green spaces? Typically, civic by-elections have a very low voter turnout.

Your vote is important. For more information, go to Vancouver.ca.

Upper Zoom Bible Study of Sunday Readings | Thursdays | 7:15 p.m.

Fellowship for Parishioners of African Descent | Last Saturday of each month | 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Eat, Pray, Love: an all-ages Lenten gathering | Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

1st Sundays Godly Play | Sunday, April 6 | 10:30 a.m.

Maundy Thursday Easter Dinner | Thursday, April 17 | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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.

Sundays@4 Choral Service | 4:00 p.m.

Compline | 8:00 p.m.
(to resume on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025)

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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