For those who donate by using offering envelopes and have requested them for this year, they are now available on Sunday from the sidespeople or during the week during office hours. If you would like to give in this manner, please email attention the Envelope Secretary at info@ottawacathedral.ca. 

As our wonderful holiday season continues, we invite you to look forward to the exciting new year ahead!

On January 14th, treat yourself to a Pamper Me day with Ivonne from Ivonne Skincare and Laser Clinic at The Vista on Sparks! During your 30 minute session, she will take you through 5 important facial steps and provide you with a goodie bag for takeaway. After your session, please join in refreshments and live music in the Gatsview Pub and Lounge on our 17th floor. For gentlemen, we will be providing a close-shave with our barber, Waissam, in our lower level spa. Appointments will be taken on first-come first-serve basis from 2-5 pm, in 30 minute increments.

Please RSVP for one of the following sessions on Tuesday, January 14th: 2 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:30 pm, 4:15 pm to Erin or Julia at 343-254-9090 or info@thevistaonsparks.com. Each session hold 8-10 guests so if you would like to join with a friend (or two) please RSVP today with your groups preferred timing and contact information!

Valet and guest parking are available.

Sending you best wishes for the rest of the festive season and a Happy New Year in 2025 from your friends at The Vista on Sparks!

Although we are deep into winter, work on our steps continues in the trade shops. We hope to see the new railings installed on the east set of steps in early February. It will be lovely to have the scaffolding down and one set completed!

As our Cathedral lives into new patterns with new staff, the office hours are changing slightly:

Monday - 9 am to noon
Tuesday to Thursday - 9 am to 3 pm
Friday - 9 am to noon

There is much going on, meetings, choir practices, services, clergy visits, etc. at other hours, but this is when the main office is open to the public. 

Dear Friends,

Our partners, Archbishop Hosam Naoum and Dean Richard Sewell, have asked for urgent support to ensure that a key ministry of the Diocese of Jerusalem, St. George’s College, can survive the current situation facing the region as a whole.

As you can see in the attached brochure, violence and uncertainty have created a major crisis for St. George’s College Jerusalem. Its normal revenue stream from pilgrims’ fees, gift shop sales, and other lodging fees has been totally disrupted.

It is highly unlikely that pilgrimages will resume in the next twelve months and there are insufficient funds to provide already-reduced salaries for the College’s staff and essential operations. Let Light Shine: The Canadian Campaign for St. George’s College Jerusalem is seeking to raise $250,000 to cover these basic costs in 2025.

Please consider making a donation.

St. George’s College Jerusalem is a gem of the worldwide Anglican Communion, welcoming thousands from around the world who seek to see, feel, and understand the biblical and contemporary richness of the land of the Holy One, and the Christians, Jews, and Muslims who live there. Its valuable ministry must not fall victim to the present crisis.

Your support of our partner diocese through this campaign is greatly appreciated. 

With sincere thanks and kind blessings,
+Shane

The Right Reverend Shane Parker
Bishop of Ottawa

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them; all those who live and work in the neighbourhood of our Cathedral.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker; Community Ministries (Belong Ottawa; Centre 105, Cornwall; Cornerstone Housing for Women, Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, Refugee Ministry); Holy Trinity, Metcalfe, St. Mary’s, Russell, The Reverend Tom Hubschmid.
Canadian Cathedrals
The Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Kelowna, BC, The Very Reverend David Tiessen.
Anglican Church of Canada (ACC)
The Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan of Ontario and Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada; The Most Reverend Chris Harper, National Indigenous Archbishop; Dr. Andrea Mann, Director, and the staff of Global Relations; Ryan Weston, Lead Animator, Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice; Executive Director, Will Postma, and staff of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund/Alongside Hope.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
Bishop Susan Johnson; National staff; Bishop Carla Blakley; Chief Executive Officer, Karin Achtelstetter, and staff of Canadian Lutheran World Relief; the Assistants to the Bishop and the staff of the Eastern Synod.
The Moravian Church (MOR)
The people and ministries of Edmonton Moravian Church in Edmonton.
Companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Diocese of Jerusalem, Archbishop Hosam Naoum; St. George's College, Jerusalem; peace in Israel and Palestine.

A Prayer for Peace
O God of all justice and peace, we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land. Be with those who need you in these days of suffering; we pray for people of all faiths - Jews, Muslims, Christians, and for all people of the land. While we pray to you, O Lord, for an end to the violence and the establishment of peace, we also call for you to bring justice and equity to the peoples. Guide us into your kingdom where all people are treated with dignity and honour as your children for, to all of us, you are our Heavenly Father. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Our Clergy and the Cathedral Prayer Team will pray for all requests sent to info@ottawacathedral.ca during the week.

Scripture Readings for Sunday, January 19th - The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11

Children's Worship Activities | Weekly worship bulletins, books and other activities are on the shelves at the entrance to the Cathedral. There is also a table in the Great Hall to use and the labyrinth to walk. If your child is interested in being a junior server, member of a choir, or a reader, please speak with our clergy.

Hearing Assist Sets | Are available at every service from our sidespeople.

Newsletter Deadline | Wednesdays at noon.

General Info | Please visit our office, call 613.236.9149, or email info@ottawacathedral.ca. Office hours are Monday 9 am to noon, Tuesday to Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm, and Friday from 9 am to noon, except during holiday seasons.

Parking | Street parking is free around the Cathedral on Sundays. Other options for free and paid parking are noted on the map.