Spring is just around the corner and it is time, once again to "look our best" for the Easter Season. You are invited to roll up your sleeves and help put the shine back into our Cathedral home. All cleaning supplies will be provided, as well as refreshments. With Palm Sunday being the following day, all interested in the art of palm cross making are welcome to join in this artistic venture. The refreshments and palm cross making will be held in the Great Hall. 

Cathedral Women will be holding a meeting on Sunday, April 13th after the 10:30 am service in the Lackey Room to discuss plans for the rest of the year. Please join us!

And before and after the 10:30 am service, Cathedral Women will be selling their made-in-Cathedral-kitchen marmalade: regular (oranges, lemons and sugar) and with liqueur (oranges, lemons, sugar and Drambuie). Bring cash, coin, debit or credit cards!

In these turbulent times when everything seems to be turned upside down, a pilgrimage is a great way to settle our hearts, minds, and souls. Travel to the Land of the Holy One my not be possible at the moment, but the Reverend Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St. George’s College Jerusalem, has developed a Lenten resource to take us on a pilgrimage with Jesus.

Bring your coffee and lunch to the Wicksteed Room (in the Undercroft) after the 10.30 am service and join Canon Doug and Edward. This will be the last session.

This Eucharistic liturgy is from Iona, accompanied by the organ, and sung by a cantor. Come up into the Chancel for this lovely time of reflection.

Come to the Chancel for a time of prayer, reflection, and silence to calm your soul and open your heart to God's presence. 

The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker will celebrate, and The Reverend Bob Albert will preach on this night that captures both the self-sacrificial love of the Last Supper as well as the shocking betrayal and abandonment that followed. Sung by the Cathedral Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars, it is one of the few opportunities anywhere in this country to hear Arvo Part’s “Beatitudes” in this devastatingly affective context.

Readings: Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35.

At the heart of this ascetic service at noon are the Reproaches. Sung by our Boy Choristers with Lay Clerks will be John Sanders’s bracing and arresting setting. The Reverend Canon Doug Richards will officiate, and The Very Reverend Beth Bretzlaff will preach.

Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22:1-23; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42.

The Cathedral will be open for quiet prayer and mediation on this holy day.

It is something of a minor tradition at the Cathedral for a setting of the Stabat Mater to be sung on the afternoon of Good Friday – a devotional and solemn musical offering in the shadow of the Cross. This year, Andrew McAnerney will direct our Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars accompanied by Cathedral Organist James Calkin in Josef Rheinberger’s “Stabat Mater” Opus 138. Rheinberger (1839-1901) spent his career in Munich both at the royal court and the conservatory where he was a revered pedagogue. Restrained and elegant, this “Stabat Mater” (one of two he composed) was written in 1884 – a thank-offering for a recovery in his health.

On this night, we gather in darkness and kindle the Easter fire, hear the foundational scriptures of our faith, and celebrate that all things are made new in the Risen Christ. The Very Reverend Beth Bretzlaff will officiate.

Readings: Exodus 14:1-15:1; Isaiah 55:1-11; Ezekiel 36:24-28; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8

On Easter Day there will be a quiet, said Holy Eucharist (BCP) at 8:30 am, and Festal Eucharist (BAS). The Reverend Canon Doug Richards will celebrate, and The Reverend Bob Albert will preach.

There will be a Festal Eucharist (BAS) at 10:30 am. The Very Reverend Beth Bretzlaff will celebrate, and The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker will preach.

The music of the Queen of Festivals demands and inspires freshness and vitality. Here at CCC Ottawa our choirs and organists with trumpets and percussion will offer an explosion of sound from contemporary and late twentieth century sources. From the organ Jean Langlais’s “Incantation pour Un Jour Saint”, Charles Tournemire’s “Improvisation sur Victimae Paschali”, C-M Widor’s “Toccata”. From our Combined Choirs Michael McCarthy’s (late of Washington National Cathedral) “Vidi Aquam”, Gerre Hancock’s (late of St Thomas Fifth Avenue NYC) Easter Introit and Missa Ressurectionis and Ottawa-native Paul Halley’s setting of “Christ whose glory fills the skies”.  Not least, the singing of the entire community in hymns and descants of splendour and celebration!

Readings: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12.

Our Cathedral
All those who are ill or suffering, and those who care for them; for the family and friends of Pat Steele as they grieve her death (funeral on Saturday, April 12th at 2 pm in our Cathedral), may light perpetual shine upon her; give thanks for all who have worked so hard to prepare for Holy Week.
Our Diocese
The Right Reverend Dr. Shane Parker; Diocesan Community Ministries; Praish of the Lower Ottawa Valley and all who minister there.
Canadian Cathedrals
St. Matthew's Cathedal, Brandon, MB, The Very Reverend Chris Evetts.
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; The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Right Reverend Susan Johnson; The Right Reverend Carla Blakley; Congregations of the Central Manitoba area of the Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Synod.
The Moravian Church (MOR)
The Right Reverend Amy Gohdes-Luhman, Bishop of the Unity residing in the Northern Province.
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.

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

As we reach the end of our campaign for St. George’s College Jerusalem after Palm Sunday, the need for support remains. The situation in the region is unpredictable, and the college continues to face challenges. Your contribution helps ensure that the college can retain staff with reduced salaries and that the facilities are maintained during this difficult time. This will allow the college to be ready to welcome pilgrims again as soon as it’s safe.

If you're able, it’s not too late to give a little more. Every bit helps us move closer to our goal and ensures that the small yet strong Christian community in the Diocese of Jerusalem receives the support it needs to continue its vital work in education, spiritual renewal, pilgrimage and reconciliation.

Once again, thank you so much for your generosity.

With warm thanks and best wishes,
The Right Reverend Shane Parker

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
Chair of the Canadian Campaign for St. George's College Jerusalem

Scripture Readings for Sunday, April 20th | Easter Day | Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12

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. Cathedral parking at the Vista on Sparks is off Queen Street, immediately east of the Cathedral, on the P1 Level. You MUST have the code to enter the parking garage and to re-enter and access the elevator (glass door across from the Cathedral's new east steps). The code is 4120. It will be posted at our reception desk and listed here each week. When it changes, there will be ample notification. If you enter the garage and there are no spots available, you will need to exit and find parking nearby.