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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. 

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Deacon Kevin: away November 16 at St. Mary's, Sapperton

As part of the Cathedral’s Hub & Spoke ministry, Dean Chris Pappas will be preaching and presiding at Holy Cross Anglican Church on Sunday, November 16, 2025.

The Hub & Spoke model allows the Cathedral to share clergy leadership and formation resources with other parishes across the diocese and province. This Sunday...

So today we remember —

not to glorify war,

but to glorify the God who calls us to a different way.

We remember so our children won’t have to.

And when the bugle sounds, and silence falls,

maybe — just maybe —

we’ll hear another voice as well:

the voice of Christ saying, “Follow me.”

Follow me into the wounds of the world.

Follow me into the quiet work of peace.

Follow me —

and love will show you how to become more than you ever dreamed you could be.

The Cathedral’s office elves are hard at work preparing the bulletins for our sacred and busy Advent and Christmas. With this in mind, our office will be open from 10 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday.

Even though you can see our elves hard at work at their desks after 2 PM, we are giving them this uninterrupted time to create the service bulletins that make worship at the Cathedral a smooth and deeply spiritual experience for all.

Thank you for your patience and support.

Come to our 40-min forum to learn more about how metals needed for future development of digital technology and renewable energy are causing environmental havoc, and how we can do better.

What has my cell phone got to do with the environment?

Mining has always been important in the Canadian economy. Today, demand for both...

Join Shawn Bullock to reflect on a Christian ethical response to Artificial Intelligence (AI). What concerns about AI might we have from a Christian perspective?

Shawn has experience as a professor of education, has an academic background as a physicist, and...

Quietly nestled in the centre of the reredos at the north end of the cathedral is a Coventry Cross of Nails. On the night of 14 November 1940, eighty-five years ago, the city of Coventry and its cathedral church were bombed. The following morning a cross, the first of many, was fashioned from medieval nails found among the ruins of the still-smouldering cathedral. The Coventry Cross of Nails has...

Spend four evenings in Advent taking a journey with the pilgrim characters of the Advent season: Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, and John the Baptist. Archbishop John will offer teaching on their stories and the Prologue from the Gospel of John. The sessions will include small group discussion and use scripture, image, song, and poetry to help us deepen our own pilgrim journeys as we search for Emmanuel.

This series takes place on Zoom.

WHEN: Tuesday Evenings from November 25 to December 16

TIME: 7pm

Register here.

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 gather 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. 

Please note: Bursaries are available. Please contact Rev. Areeta for more info (areeta@thecathedral.ca)

The Cathedral serves lunch three times each week for less fortunate women and men in the  downtown community. Each year Maundy Café volunteers give a Christmas gift bag to each of  our guests. We include new warm socks, gloves/mittens, scarves, hats, toothbrushes and  toothpaste. This year the number of guests has increased so we will need more donations than ever before.

There will be a basket for donations in the Narthex on Sunday, November 16, 23, and 30. If you prefer to give funds for us to shop for most needed items, please mark your donation Maundy Café Gift Bags. Thank you for helping to give our guests a warmer winter.

Sunday November 30, 2025, 4 PM at the Cathedral

The annual service of Lessons and Carols for Advent will take place at 4pm in the Cathedral on Advent Sunday, led by the Cathedral Choir.

Free entry. All are welcome.
Doors will open at 3:30 PM. Arrive early to ensure seating.
Incense will be used at this service.

Join Rev. Dr. Rob James for a three-session Advent series that brings together scripture, collects, and poetry to illuminate the story of the Incarnation. In each session, we’ll read, reflect, and listen for the voice of hope and surprise that shapes the season and leads us towards our Saviour’s birth. 

Thursdays, 7:30 PM - 9 PM | December 4, 11, 18

On Zoom (link will be sent out to those who register).

Registration link: Advent 2025 Google Form

Join us for an all-ages Advent Wreath Workshop following the 10:30 AM service on Sunday, November 30

Enjoy lunch in the Park Room, then take part in these activities in the Parish Hall:

• Advent Wreath Making Station 
• Children's Activity Station 
• Maundy Café Station: decorate cards and bags for the Maundy Café Christmas giveaways

Suggested donation: $10 for the Advent wreath

Date: Friday, November 28th, 2025
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street (at Georgia)
Admission: By Donation

Christ Church Cathedral is pleased to announce the first in a series of four chamber music concerts featuring Nancy DiNovo & Friends, presenting works for piano and strings. For this Beethoven and Beyond event...

Healing Touch, in person, is available for members of Christ Church Cathedral the third Sunday of the month.
 
The next in-person Healing Touch offering will be on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
 
Sessions will be offered in the Park Room at 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm.
 
To register for a session please email the office at healingtouch@thecathedral.ca to request a time. In your email, please state “Healing Touch In-Person” in the subject line. All requests from parishioners will be considered and confirmation emails sent by November 14, 2025.
 
If you would like more information about Healing Touch, there are brochures in the rack outside the Cathedral office.

There will be no in-person Healing Touch in December 2025.

The Rosary Ministry folks are holding a Show & Tell for parishioners this Sunday, November 16th in the Parish Hall during coffee hour. Come see some of the creative and beautiful rosaries the group has been working on these last few months. Ministry members will be...

In the words of Henri Nouwen, “We cannot bring good news on our own. We are called to proclaim the Gospel together in community.” Being called to proclaim the Gospel alongside the community of Christ Church Cathedral has been one of the defining moments of my ministerial journey. Such calling provided...

Dr. Melissa Lem, a member of Christ Church Cathedral and President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, has travelled to attend COP30.  At this past Sunday’s service, the Reverend Matthew Senf blessed her and offered prayers for her safe journey.
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Update on Anglican Rector Emilie Smith’s (St. Barnabas in NW) pilgrimage to COP30 in Belém, Brazil (excerpts from her...

Truth, healing, reconciliation, right relationships. These are words we have heard a lot of in the 10 years since Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Chief Justice Murray Sinclair, issued its final report containing 94 Calls to Action. But what do they mean for us individually, as communities of faith, and as a society? And what, specifically, does it mean to heal?

You’re invited to meet Dr. Aldred and learn more about what inspired him as he wrote this year's resource. We will also explore ways to use this resource, whether for your own personal Advent, or in a group setting.

Join our Launch Webinar: Thursday, November 20, 1 p.m. ET

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.

For the week of November 17 to November 21

MON 17 | Upper Level Open 10AM–4PM

TUES 18  Upper Level Open 10AM–4PM

WED 19 | Upper Level Open 10AM–4PM

THURS 20 | Upper Level Open 10AM–4PM

FRI 21 | Upper Level Open 12 PM–4PM

The Cathedral Office will be open from 10 AM to 2 PM. 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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