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Parking—NEW CODE!
If you attend in person on Sundays, a special parking rate is available at the Park Place Parkade. Rate details are available here. The 2026 parking code is 20260073.

Missed a service?
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 Rev. Dr. Sam Wells — Sunday, October 4

The Rev. Dr. Sam Wells will be our guest preacher on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at both the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Eucharists. Sam is the Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, located on...

In worship at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, September 27, Dean Christopher Pappas addressed the recent attack at a synagogue in Ontario and the disturbing rise of antisemitism in Canada and here in Vancouver. He also spoke of a...

Clergy Away Dates: Deacon Juanita is away on vacation until October 5. 

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we invite you to contribute financially toward the flowers and plants that help make our Cathedral home warm and welcoming for this special season.

We are now coming to the end of the Season of Creation; a time set aside each year when the Anglican Church gives particular attention, through prayer and action, to its Fifth Mark of Mission: To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew...

We are happy to be invited back to sing at the Cathedral today.

VCC lost many choir members due to COVD - mainly my senior singers. We are still in the process of building back numbers. More than half our choir are...

Dear friends!

Are there knitters in the congregation who would like a simple fall and winter project? Our basket of prayer shawls is empty, and it would be appreciated if all those who can would consider knitting a few. There are plenty of balls of yarn in an office basket that you can access if needed.

This is an important ministry that does not entail meetings, zoom calls, or reports! Just knitted (or crocheted) prayer shawls, about 5 feet long and 18 inches wide, made of acrylic and washable yarn.

The shawls are blessed by one of our clergy and then made available to folks in hospital, palliative care, or anyone needing an extra bit of “Jesus in their life,” as one of our VST students once said.

Contact Andrea Gailus at fagailus@shaw.ca or by telephone at 604-815-7418 for details.

How We Got Here

A few of the Cathedral lay ministries wanted to share some of the books they have been reading and collecting. Instead of these books sitting in our storage bins or on our shelves at home, we wanted to...

Join us on Sunday, October 4, following the 4 PM service at 4:45 PM for a pet blessing with the Cathedral clergy by the Memorial Garden. All animals, including stuffed animals and photographs, are welcome! We will also have treats available for dogs and humans alike.

The Rev. Lorie Martin who serves as the Inter-Parish Director of the Centre for Spiritual Renewal and the Vicar of St. Thomas in Chilliwack, will be our guest preacher on Oct 11th at the 8 and 10.30am services. Following the service...

Event: Pre-Screening: “Sand and Soul”
Date: Friday, October 2, 2026
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM; Film presentation begins at 7:30 PM (Run time: 1 hr 15 mins)
Location: Parish Hall
Admission: No entrance fee. However, donations will be gratefully received to support the production and promotion of the video.

Sand and Soul is an hour long immersive experience into the solitude of the Sinai wilderness. Travelling by jeep with local Bedouin and legendary Sinai Guide Dr. Rabia, Richard and...

The 2026-2027 season will start on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.

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 (ages about 2.5 - 8) are invited to come downstairs to the Park Room for a Godly Play* lesson. The children's time starts at 10:30am in the Park Room and 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 the Rev. Dr. Jerome Berryman, an American Anglican priest. 

Explore the Cathedral's spiritual formation groups—from daily online prayers to Sunday small groups and children's ministries. No matter where you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.

For full details on our Cathedral formation programs, please click the "Read More" button below.

During the Season of Creation, the Cathedral CATS have been pleased to host an exhibit of photographs, poetry and paintings that reflect our interaction with trees.

We called the exhibit CreaTREEvity – wonderfully named by Sue Wagner. We looked at pictures of trees in forests...

Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with a presentation on bees! 

Enter the fascinating world of native bees. Kristen Penhall is a Cornell Master Beekeeper (honeybees) and...

Ex 17:1-7; Ps 78:1-4, 12-16; Phil 2:1-13; Mt 21:23-32

Today we heard Matthew's story about priests questioning the authority of Jesus, as well as the parable of the two sons. In these stories, we're looking at the failure of those in authority, first in a material way, in that, as Religion Professor Lim at Middlesbrough College says: "The leaders’ refusal to work in the vineyard signifies their refusal to bear fruit and thus their failure to feed the hungry," and the second way is...

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Online, via The Contemplative Society

This evening Advent retreat offers time in the collective with the facilitators bringing fascinating facets of Mary. A variety of quiet, stillness, and hands-on practices will emerge from story and...

From the Pet Blessing to the Christmas Fair, the Carol Sing-Along, and Dickens' A Christmas Carol, there are...

At St. Clement's, our Priest Helen always invites us to pray in the 'language closest to our hearts'.

So Deacon Jenn reached out not only to St. Clement's congregants but also to friends from Australia, England, and Wales to see how many different languages she could bring together to...

Attached to this news post is the digital Guide for your perusal pleasure! Click through any events to register or...

Thank you for all your support for the solar panels at St. Luke’s Hospital in Nablus, Westbank. The total raised to date is $4238.15. This is from parishioners at the Cathedral and friends and from All Saint’s Ladner, who partnered with us.

It’s a great support as our donation joins donations from parishes across the country with this Alongside Hope (The Anglican Church of Canada’s World Relief and Development Fund) project.

You are welcome to visit the website link in this notice if you would still like to donate. You receive an income tax receipt right away. The website will be open until the end of October.

St. Luke's Hospital is located in Nablus in the West Bank, under the Palestinian Authority. It serves a population of more than 455,000 people, providing life-saving healthcare and operating as a vital maternity hospital for many in the Palestinian community.

Frequent power outages make it difficult to provide consistent, safe medical care. Reliable electricity is essential for neonatal care, oxygen machines, operating rooms, and other critical hospital services.

Bring light to St. Luke's through the gift of the sun.

Alongside Hope is raising funds to install solar panels so the hospital can have a dependable source of electricity. As part of this effort, the Wild Ride campaign is helping to fund 70 solar panels. Each panel costs $865, which includes installation, maintenance, and associated costs.

Every donation, no matter the size, will help provide reliable power for this essential hospital.  If you’d like to support this work, please do so by the end of October 2026 by going to the link below connecting you to the website. You will receive a tax receipt to your email. Thanks to a generous donor, every gift to Light for St. Luke's Wild Ride donations will be matched dollar for dollar.

Donations can be made online here.

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 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday–Friday. 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.

La Sainte Eucharistie en Français | 5:30 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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