To begin this morning, I invite you to close your eyes and breathe. Find your breath, slow it down, and breathe in deeply, and then let it out, breathe, with your exhales being as long as your inhales, breathe, and please keep your eyes closed, be with yourself and that still small voice inside for this moment . And as you sit and breathe, with your eyes closed, listen to these words…
Continue ReadingOver the course of this coming year, Christ Church Cathedral will explore the spirituality of the sacred writings of the Bible.
Continue ReadingKaren Armstrong (author of the “Charter of Compassion”) will be visiting Vancouver in March for “The 12 Days of Compassion.” If you would like to learn more about the Charter, Karen Armstrong or The 12 Days of Compassion events you can access The Great Vancouver Compassion Network website (www.gvcn.ca) or click through to the website from this post!
Continue ReadingFor those of you here today old enough let me take you back to 1973:
• Pierre Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada,
• Average Cost of new house $32,500.00 and Average Income/year $12,900.00
• Average Monthly Rent $175.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents
Come and celebrate Shrove Tuesday in the traditional way with delicious pancakes served with a variety of sweet and savoury toppings.
Continue Reading“If ever a time called an apocalypse, now would be it. Not because of supposed Mayan calendar predictions but because of the state of affairs: ecological destruction, economic destruction, war, revolutions, on and on. We are living in the breakdown of one age and the hope of a breakthrough to another…”
Continue ReadingAn invitation for all involved in ministries that provide food for the hungry with Judy Graves, Coordinator, Tenant Assistance Program, City of Vancouver
Continue ReadingOne of the parishioners of a friend of mine sent him an email last week suggesting that today’s reading from 1 Corinthians was ‘not suitable’ for their congregation. We weren’t sure whether this was because he felt that sex shouldn’t be talked about in church, or because he thought that his fellow congregation members were too old for it to be relevant to them.
Continue ReadingYou are invited to join Jim Green as he discusses “Activation – the theory of architectural opportunity.”
Continue ReadingA Recent Article by Anita Kovacs for The Source titled “Places of worship provide free meals to all, regardless of caste or religion” features Cathedral parishioner Diane Jeffries…
Continue ReadingThree parishioners from Christ Church Cathedral were among those receiving the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster in the third installation of the Order. It took place at the Cathedral on November 6, 2011. The order was established by the Diocese as a way to honor outstanding service to parishes or the diocese, or both.
Continue ReadingThis video is about the Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver’s Census, conducted during late September and October 2011. Parishioners, friends and visitors to the Cathedral were invited and encouraged to participate in the Census, using an online form or printed copies for those without electronic access. This video covers the top line results, as they were presented to the Cathedral Mission Visioning Conference on October 28th and 29th 2011.
Continue ReadingVancouver Early Music has unveiled its winter festival program, starting September 30, including 8 concerts at Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver! The festival will also feature a free lecture series by performers, instructors, and scholars. Continue reading to view the concert listings and ticket information…
Continue ReadingIntroducing Christ Church Cathedral Parishioner Helen Williams, the newest subject of our series of “Parishioner Profiles”….
Continue ReadingIntroducing Megan Balmer. Megan served on the Vancouver City Heritage Committee as a Volunteer for 7 years at the time of the Restoration of the Cathedral, and this is how she started attending Christ Church Cathedral. Megan also spent 7 years building a 46 foot sloop which she lived aboard for 2 years and sailed it to the South Pacific. Read more about her in her parishioner profile…
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Children and families are an important part of the Christ Church Cathedral congregation! We have many services that help make the 10:30 Parish Eucharist a great experience for everyone...
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Sometimes we think and we speak as if we were given our powers of speech primarily to speak for ourselves, to express our feelings or to express our personalities, as we say. But what if speech were really given to us so that we can speak out of a sense of solidarity and community? What if the great miracle were the ability to speak on behalf of the neighbour and on behalf of the stranger?
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Come and meet Bishop Michael and share a day of learning, worship and fellowship with others being confirmed this year.
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Christ Church Cathedral Recordings are available for purchase - there are recordings perfect for any time throughout the year!
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Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver contributes its thoughts on the Open Table debate. In the summer of 2011, Bishop Michael Ingham welcomed a contribution by the Cathedral to a conversation that Canada's bishops are having about how Anglicans should welcome seekers into the Anglican Church. Read it here....
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