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If you attend in person on Sundays, a special parking rate is available at the Park Place Parkade. Rate details are available here. 

Sunday, February 15, 2026: Deacon Kevin away at St. Mary's, Sapperton.

La Cathédrale Christ Church offrira une célébration eucharistique dominicale en français à compter du dimanche 22 février 2026. Joignez-vous à nous pour célébrer la liturgie anglicane et fraterniser dans la langue de Molière.

Quoi : Eucharistie en français

Quand : Tous les dimanches, 17 h 30, à compter du 22 février

Où : La Cathédrale anglicane Christ Church, dans le sanctuaire

Christ Church Cathedral will be offering the Holy Eucharist in French every week, starting on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Join us for this celebration of our Anglican liturgy and friendship in Molière’s own language.

What: French Eucharist

When: Every Sunday, 5:30 p.m., starting on February 22

Where: Christ Church Cathedral, in the Chancel

Pilgrimage has long been part of the Church’s way of forming faith—not as religious tourism, but as a disciplined attentiveness to place, prayer, and shared journey. In August 2026...

The Annual Vestry Meeting of Christ Church Catheral will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 12 Noon, in the Parish Hall.  

All members...

Please join us this Lent to learn more about the Anglican Church, and its approach to spirituality.

This series features a variety of voices from our wider Church community. We will meet online weekly for 5 weeks. 

We will also have an in-person gathering. On Sunday March 8th, starting at 12.30pm, everyone is invited to the Cathedral for an Instructed Eucharist. 

Please join us if you are new to the Cathedral, preparing for baptism, confirmation or reception in the Anglican Church, or if you simply want to learn more about our tradition and faith!

For more information, please reach out to Claude St-Denis via email at claude[at]thecathedral.ca

Dear Siblings in Christ, 

Recently Children's Ministry Assistants, Kaka Felasia and Amelie Dutra, and I...

The weekly Upper Zoom Bible Study is held 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.

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...

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.

I love my church community and have always found it so fulfilling to serve it in whatever ways I am able. I recently worked on a project of compiling the names of the volunteers that do the work of assisting staff and clergy to keep up the good work accomplished through God’s grace in this place and  thought how you might want to share in that lovely opportunity.

Do you know all the ministry and volunteer opportunities there are? We identified 40 different groups that have anywhere from 1 to 40 people on their rosters. Do you know how many lay people it takes each week to serve this holy place?

One of the jobs I do is come into the office to offer admin support and to print off bulletins for Sunday services. I am a member of the Altar Guild as a “laundry lady!” which means one Sunday a month I take the linens from that week’s services home to wash, iron and return the next Sunday. If you like ironing then that is a quiet ministry that you might want to explore by speaking to Sarah Nation. 

Do you know the power of a prayerful time with our prayer team? Speak to one of the team members about it. Invitations are made each fall to discern who might be a good fit for that ministry. Healing Touch is a ministry with training through the Healing Pathways Association and offers several levels of training and a caring group to practice the discipline. There are brochures in the lower-level hallway. The Sundays@4 services have special choirs with ordinary folks singing in them. Open Cathedral Narthex Visitors are always looking for daytime hosts.

There certainly are several of you in the pews who may be interested in being involved in a new ministry. I volunteer because it gives me joy and a sense of purpose and commitment to something larger than myself. 

Some ministries are by invitation and you are always welcome to indicate a desire to be part of one of those ministries. The rest are wide open for you to offer your services. Everything from our advocacy groups to office help, knitting, visiting the shut-ins, narthex greeters, and Maundy Café cooking and serving. 

How we reach out to our own community and to the wider community is a testament to our faith journey moving us to serve God’s people and share the light placed within each one of us. Our baptismal candidates and newcomers are welcome and encouraged to experience the love of God in this place. Will some of you come on board as a new volunteer?

Contact Nicky Seppala the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@thecathedral.ca or look at the website or contact the church office at reception@thecathedral.ca for information on how you can get involved. Better yet just ask the person beside you if they know where you can serve……

Blessings, Andrea Gailus

The Altar Guild Ministry is seeking volunteers to help care for the beauty and aesthetics of our sacred worship space. This ministry includes tending floral arrangements and preparing the sanctuary for worship services.

The Sunday Greeting Ministry also needs volunteers to welcome congregants before services, distribute bulletins, and assist with collecting and counting donations.

If you are interested in serving in either (or both) of these ministries, please complete and submit our online volunteer application form here.

Come to the 40-minute Forum to hear the Rev. Dr. Paul Fromberg, Rector of St Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church speak about Cathedrals at the Threshold. Join us for an illuminating exploration of the Cathedral's mission as the Cathedral for the City. 

This coming Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent, when we celebrate the Transfiguration, as noted in Archbishop John's message to the Diocese this week (you can read it on the web site here). We will also celebrate the sacrament of Baptism.

In addition, this Sunday is the closest to the Lunar New Year (February 17, 2026), and our music aims to highlight Asia-Pacific music and musicians.

10:30am Choral Eucharist
Processional Hymn: "Abba, Abba, Hear," to a traditional Korean melody
Psalm Response: "Ay, Ay Salidummay," a traditional Philippine expression of joy
Song for the Asperges (Baptism): "As the Wind Song Through the Trees," music by Chinese-Canadian composer Lim Swee Hong (he's also the composer of the birthday blessing song we've been singing from our new hymnal Sing a New Creation "May the Love of the Lord" SNC172)
Communion Hymn: "Lord, Your Hands Have Formed This World," to a traditional Philippine melody
Organ Postlude: "...Let there be a firmament..." from "A New Creation,"  by Jaebon Hwang, Korean organist and composer

Event: A Lunar New Year Guzheng Concert 
Date: Friday, February 20th, 2026 
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm 
Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street (at Georgia)
Admission: By Donation

In celebration of the Lunar New Year Christ Church Cathedral will be hosting a special concert by...

February is Black History Month in Canada.
You can learn more about this National observance here.
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We observe February 22 as "Freedom Sunday," when we will have a special service of Broadway Vespers in our Sundays@4 series. It also also our custom to mark Africa Sunday in May each year.

Contemplative ecology is an approach to the world that seeks to bring together the spiritual and the ecological. Join us for what promises to be a rich and beautiful retreat with...

Join Rev. Areeta and parishioners Jan Miko and Jennifer Barr for a time of group contemplative prayer in the tradition of Father Thomas Keating. This is a time of...

Please join us for this prayer service dedicated to peace in Iran and for all those who are anxious for their loved ones and are concerned for the well-being of the nation.

This service will feature readings and prayers in Farsi and Iranian music as well as Taize chants and lighting of candles. 

All are welcome. 

Healing Touch, in person, is available for members of the Christ Church Cathedral community, the third Sunday of the month. The next in-person Healing Touch offering will be on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Sessions will be offered in the Park Room. The first will be immediately after the 10:30 AM Church Service. The second session will be at 12:30 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 Friday February 13, 2026
 
If you would like more information about Healing Touch, there are brochures in the rack outside the Cathedral office.

When: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Time: 12:15pm

Where: Parish Hall

Natural emergencies seem to be in the news all too frequently these days: earthquakes, wild fires, flooding, mudslides, extreme rain and wind events — the list goes on. We all know that we are supposed to be prepared, but are we?

Please join us for...

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

Scotland Pilgrimage Information Session | February 8, 2026 | 5:30pm in the Park Room 

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 will be open from 10 AM to 4 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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