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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. 

New Parking Rates (Effective August 1, 2025)

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

The Cathedral will be closed on Monday, October 13 for the Thanksgiving statutory holiday.

We wish everyone a safe and joyful Thanksgiving! 

October 12: Dean Chris away  

October 6–October 13: Rev. Areeta away

Please see the below notice from Precise ParkLink BC:

Dear Parkers,

As part of the ongoing changes to the building entrance at Burrard and Dunsmuir Streets, hoarding installation has begun on the P1 Level and Lobby Parkade effective immediately.

Work will take place during evenings (after 6:00 PM) and weekends. During these times, access to the lobby parkade elevator vestibule will be temporarily closed.

All tenants and visitors will be redirected to use the elevator to the P1 Level and proceed via the interior stairwell on the concourse to the main lobby, or the freight elevator located on the east side of the building.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

We have also been assured that there will be security onsite to help you. If you need any assistance at all, please call:

Park Place Security Desk: 604-682-1954. 

Shawn Bullock will join the Children's Ministry Team this coming Sunday to help facilitate a session.

During the 10:30 AM service, children are invited to come downstairs to the Park Room for an interactive Bible Story and an opportunity to do an arts-based activity focused on thankfulness, gratitude, and helping others. They will come back upstairs and rejoin parents for communion. 

In celebration of Women's History Month, join Rev. Areeta to explore a selection of female voices in the Anglican tradition. 

Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025

Location: 9:15 AM in the Park Room

During the 10:30 AM service, children are invited to come downstairs to the Park Room for a Godly Play* lesson. They will come back upstairs and rejoin parents for communion. 

*Godly Play is a beautiful and thoughtful 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. 

Join us on Sundays at 12:30 PM in the Park Room (or the Chancel if the Park Room is booked. The Chancel is at the front of the church, near the altar). Bring your lunch or buy your lunch in between coffee hour and the start of our discussion group.

Revs. Areeta and Claude will be facilitating small, informal group conversations about the Christian faith, spiritual practices, the Anglican tradition, and more. They’re always open to hearing whatever else you would like to learn more about!

This group is ideal for those who are...

Are you looking for a way to deepen your spiritual life? Every weekday morning at 9:30 AM 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 click HERE at 9:30 AM on weekdays.

The weekly Upper Zoom Bible Study resumes on Thursdays at 7:30 PM. We’re looking forward to gathering again online for a time of learning, reflection, and conversation about the upcoming Sunday's readings, using a method inspired by Lectio Divina. It’s a wonderful opportunity to grow in faith and connect with one another, even from the comfort of home.

All are welcome to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) and join!

Please email The Rev. Claude St-Denis, claude@thecathedral.ca if you would like more information.

The Cathedral will be hosting a Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, from 9:30 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 8th. Participants are invited to also attend four continuing sessions which will be held from 7 PM to 8:30 PM at the Cathedral on Tuesday Nov 18th, Nov 25th, Dec 9th and Dec 16th.

The suggested cost of the workshop is $225. This includes the workshop (refreshments & lunch will be provided), community of practice continuing sessions and a paperback copy of Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. 

We’re looking for friendly, welcoming faces to serve as weekday afternoon greeters in the Narthex. If you enjoy offering a warm smile and helping visitors feel at home, this is a great opportunity to serve!  

If you're interested in volunteering, please email reception@thecathedral.ca

Early in 2025, we started a weekly service of musical Evening Prayer at the Cathedral. Sundays @4 features music of different styles and traditions, from traditional Choral Evensong with the Cathedral Choir to Taizé, Holden Evening Prayer, Organ Vespers, and even Broadway Vespers.

Now that Sundays @4 is in full swing, we invite volunteers to join our team of greeters and servers. The time commitment is...

On Sunday September 28th at 4 PM, the Cathedral Chancel was filled with the singing of over 80 members of the Filipino community from the Diocese, as the Cathedral hosted Bishop Rowel Arevalo, the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Laguna in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente. Bishop Arevalo was joined by Archdeacon Lusito Egnan, Father Expidito Farinas, and other clergy from the diocese as well as lay servers and musicians.

Healing Touch, in-person, is available for members of Christ Church Cathedral on the third Sunday of the month. 

The next in-person Healing Touch offering will be on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Sessions will be offered at 12:15 PM, and 12:45 PM in the Park Room.
 
To register for a session, please email the office at healingtouch@thecathedral.ca to request a time. In the subject line, please state “Healing Touch In Person.”

All requests from parishioners will be considered, and confirmation emails will be sent by October 17, 2025.

If you would like more information about Healing Touch, there are brochures in the rack outside the Cathedral office.

Sometimes it's difficult for men to find safe spaces in which to explore deep questions of life and spirit.

The Cathedral invites all men to join in monthly breakfasts, alternating between in-person in the church hall and virtually via Zoom. At each meeting a guest provides a spark to inspire reflection and conversation about different issues tied to what it means to be a man in the 21st century.

To learn more, please contact the Rev. Kevin de la Mare (kevin@thecathedral.ca)

With the blessing of Dean Chris, the Trustees, and the Parish Council, a group of parishioners has been developing a new Cathedral ministry: the Anglican Rosary Ministry. This ministry is being created in response to requests from Narthex visitors asking for rosaries.

Our small team of about seven is making both traditional and creative Anglican rosaries. Each one takes around two hours to make, with more complex designs taking three to four hours. We're learning as we go, and enjoying the process!

We welcome any parishioners who would like to join us. Our goal is to create a store of 50 rosaries before offering them to visitors, so it’s all hands on deck!

If you're interested, please contact reception@thecathedral.ca

Thank you for helping us build this new ministry.

You’re invited to posAbilities’ 21st Annual INCLUSION Art Show & Sale, taking place over two full days at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown (188 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver).

Discover stunning new works by artists from 14 studios and organizations, as well as independent artists who will be showcasing their paintings, pottery, photography, glasswork, textiles, jewelry, and more.

This year, we’re pleased to present an Indigenous Art Showcase, highlighting the voices and visions of Indigenous artists in our community.

Dates: October 22–23 (2 full days)

Time: 10:30 am – 7:30 pm

Location: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

Accessibility: ASL provided, sensory kits available, venue physically accessible.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/yzt69vp9

Cost: Free, everyone welcome.

Donations are appreciated, and tax receipts provided for donations over $20.

We look forward to celebrating Community Inclusion Month together and hope to see you there!

BLUE iRADIO is proud to present IN ARABIA WE’D ALL BE KINGS, the gritty, razor-sharp play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Emilio Salituro. Set in the turbulent streets of 1990s Hell’s Kitchen, this raw and unflinching drama dives into the lives of hustlers, dreamers, and the forgotten, caught in the tidal wave of gentrification. Guirgis’ trademark mix of dark humour and aching humanity makes In Arabia a must-see for theatre lovers craving truth on stage.

The production opens November 13, 2025 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island and runs November 13 through 16, & 18 – 22.

For Press Inquiries, Interviews and Tickets
Contact: Hellal Jawhari | (604) 977-7631 | inspire@blueiradio.com | blueiradio.com

Cathedral staff member Jacob Peterson McIntyre is the lighting designer for the production.

Please be advised: The play is 19+ and contains mature comedy.

Alongside Hope: Anglicans and partners working for change in Canada and around the world (formerly PWRDF).

Anglican Church of Canada Fund for Development and Relief.

Christ Church Cathedral’s Alongside Hope Committee with Jeremiah Mwangi as CCC’s Coordinator (a committee of 8 with 5 folks from Kenya), chose this Kenya Agricultural Women’s Partnership to focus on as an educational and fundraiser at CCC this autumn. throughout September and October into November when we’ll have a special Kenyan dessert/coffee gathering and presentation after the 10:30 Worship November 16/25.

This partnership which arose from drought in Kenya initiated a women’s leadership program which brought women farmers together to teach leadership skills, new sustainable farming practices, availability of seeds for farming in the face of climate change, and ongoing support as women continue to farm and earn income for their families.

During the Season of Creation in September into the autumn, this Alongside Hope Partnership is a hopeful way to address climate change and for us to be part of solutions in the world.

The Government of Canada is matching every 1 dollar by 4.

The Alongside Hope national office has worked closely with us and prepared this poster as well as postcards with the QR code and the website for easy access to donations.

In the comment sections of the donations page on the QR code,  folks can put a note:  CCC Kenya Women’s Agricultural Partnership. The donations will get there just by using the QR code or website. Tax receipts are sent right away to the e-mail address.

We’re asking if parishioners will consider making a donation. Also, if parishioners could spread the word and invite donations from friends and colleagues. 

The CCC Alongside Hope committee will have a table throughout September into October. We will have postcards with all the information for parishioners to take away. Please drop by the table to say hello and encourage the committee.

Sincerely,

Jeremiah Mwangi, CCC Alongside Hope coordinator

The Rev. Margaret Marquardt, Member of CCC Alongside Hope and the Diocese of New Westminster Alongside Hope Unit

Our beloved friend, wife, and sister Leslie Anne Roach died Saturday, September 27 in hospital following a traffic accident two days earlier. Her family were gathered around her in prayer accompanied by the Reverend Lorie Martin. Leslie Anne is survived by husband Bruce Friesen; brother David Roach and sister-in-law Linda Roach (Calgary); and brother Thomas Roach and brother-in-law Peter Elliott.

Leslie Anne joined the Cathedral congregation in the late 1980’s when she moved to Vancouver from Alberta. She will be much loved and remembered for her gentle and empathetic way of connecting with every person that she encountered. She was active in many ways over the years with the Disciple and CDRA groups, Altar Guild and Greeting Teams. She loved flowers, was a key member of the decorating team, and was the chief architect of the annual floral cross at Easter.

Leslie Anne joined St. Thomas’s in Chilliwack when she and Bruce relocated to Chilliwack two years ago. She rapidly became an integral and well-loved part of that community too.

She was deeply loved and will be missed by many in both congregations. A memorial service will take place Saturday, October 25 at 1pm at St Thomas’s Anglican Church, Chilliwack. A livestream will be available via the St. Thomas’s website: 

St. Thomas Anglican Church – Live Stream

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

Those seeking prayers for themselves or others may email the Cathedral Prayer Link at prayerlink@thecathedral.ca to have their name added to the list.

Please Note: Unless otherwise requested, names are removed from the prayer list after three weeks. The Prayer Link ministry sincerely appreciates any updates on recovery or changes in circumstances.

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.

Sundays@4 Choral Service | 4:00 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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