In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Violeta San Juan; Angela and Daivd Savage; Alex Schiappa; Hermina Schroeder; Suzane Simon; Libby Simpson.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for The Anglican Church in Kenya.

In the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada  we pray for The Rt. Rev. Lynne McNaughton, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Kootenay ELCIC The dean, council, and congregations of the Vancouver Island Region of the British Columbia Synod.

In our Diocese of Niagara  We pray for our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Susan Bell; St. James, Fergus; the Reverend Amy Cousineau, Interim Priest-in-Charge; the Reverend Daniel Cyr, Sunday Officiant; and the people of that parish.

As a community we pray for the hungry, victims of natural disasters, starvation & famine.

Those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers 

Celina Liong; Bishop Ralph; Turner Shaw; Daniela Cruz; Justin Rego; Ernie Taylor; Susan Andrews; Cathy Johnston; Larry Andrews; Susan Worrall; John; Gregory Klassen; Richard Cunningham; Wayne & Michelle; Jane; Helen; Kim, Lisa LaRush; Matthew Murphy; Rose; Nancy; Rachel & James; Cathy; Berenice; Heather; Judy Robertson

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER - THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

8:30 am Holy Eucharist in person

10:30 am Choral Eucharist in person and on  the

Cathedral's You Tube channel

OCTOBER  15  ORDER OF SERVICE 

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER

8:30am Morning Prayer  - Via Zoom followed by coffee and conversation

12:15pm - Eucharist in the Cathedral

FRIDAY  20 OCTOBER- 12:00 pm Litany of Reconciliation in Bishopsgate

SUNDAY  22 OCTOBER - THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

8:30 - Holy Eucharist - in person

10:30 - Choral Eucharist - in person and on You Tube

We thank you, God, for the abundance of food we receive from your hand, and we remember today those people in crisis who are not sure of when their next meal may come.lobally, hunger is increasing! Conflict and climate change are leading causes for the approximately 783 million people who are currently facing hunger worldwide.In drought-stricken Kenya, PWRDF is extending its support with emergency food distributions.

Working with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Church World Service, PWRDF will support a food relief project that will provide households severely affected by drought with life-saving rations in monthly food baskets. The budget for these additional food baskets is $658,605.

How YOU can help!

Support emergency assistance to people in East African countries by donating to PWRDF online at www.pwrdf.org/give-today/. If you prefer, you may donate by telephone at 416-822-9083 or leave a voicemail [toll-free] at 1-866-308-7973 and your call will be returned. Alternatively, you may mail a cheque to PWRDF, 80 Hayden Street, 3rd floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 3G2 Please remember to write “East Africa” on the memo line.

For more information on other ways to support PWRDF, please contact your Parish Representative at louise.vanwoelderen@gmail.com or 905-387-1820

Save the Date – November 8

7:00-7:45 PM, Q&A and refreshments to follow
In-person at the Cathedral and live-streamed

Our guest speaker will be Lynda Lukasic, Director of the City of Hamilton’s newly created Office of Climate Change Initiatives.
She will be sharing about her work and what we all can do for climate justice.

Invite a friend and spread the word!

 Monday marks the launch of our planning study and Bishop Susan Bell is asking for your help. In the coming weeks, we’ll be canvassing people across the diocese about what you believe are most important priorities for our ministries, where you see the Spirit leading our diocese, and to gauge support for a major parish-focused fundraising campaign.

The primary focus for this campaign will be to resource parishes and missions to support their Mission Action Plan (MAP) initiatives.

In addition, we are also hoping to support several other major projects and initiatives, including:

• creating an endowment to provide ongoing funds for lay and ordained missional leadership, including support for curacy positions and church planters;

• fostering Indigenous healing and reconciliation initiatives; and

• equipping our shared ministries facilitated through St. Matthew’s House, Canterbury Hills, and Christ's Church Cathedral.

The goal of the proposed campaign is to lift up the ministry of our parishes and missions and to resource these vitally important ministries, which serve as the face and hands of Christ in our community.

The planning study will include personal interviews, a mail and online survey, and a series of town halls and listening sessions. We’re looking forward to hearing your valuable opinions.

A Prayer from the Climate Justice Cathedral Committee

God of all life, we ask forgiveness for all the unreasonable demands we have made on the Earth. Stir our hearts into action as global temperatures increase.  Inspire us to make positive differences in the whole world around us.

Flowers at the High Altar are given to the Glory of God and to the memory of Steve Varey, given by Paula Esteves.

Flowers at the chancel steps are given to the Glory of God and in memory  of Sharon Kreps given by Brian Kreps and Dale Guenter.

Anglicanism is rich with symbolism and history, but even if you've been Anglican for years, you might not know why we do all the things we do.

This series of talks is aimed at explaining the basic structure of the liturgy, some simple Anglican history (if there is such a thing), and a little about the structure and culture of the church.

Drop in when you can. And if we end up with so many questions and discussion that we run more than four sessions, so much the better!

We'll meet in the Spence Room after the second service (around 12:15pm). You're welcome if you don't know anything, and you're welcome if you know almost everything.

(I could certainly still learn more from some of you!) 

Cathedral Cafe is recruiting volunteers (18 years of age and over) to assist in the expansion of our ministry of hospitality for homeless and precariously housed members of the Hamilton community. 

Effective November 2023 we will be partnering with Hamilton Out of the Cold (HOOTC) to open the Cafe on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 pm.  

The Cafe will continue to be open on Thursday and Friday  mornings from 10 am to 12 pm.

If you or someone you know are interested in being an on-site volunteer, please connect with the  Cathedral Café Site Lead, Kerry Lubrick at kerryllubrick@gmail.com or 905-679-2818.   

An orientation and training will be provided on-site.                     

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

On Tuesday, your Generosity Team, Corporation and Clergy made calls to all who have donated to Christ’s Church Cathedral this year. We were not calling to ask for more money, but simply to say thank you for your generosity and dedication to the ministries of our beloved Cathedral.

We wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you because we don’t say it enough.

See our full letter here

Movie Night

Join us Wednesday, October 18 evening from 7:00-9:30 pm in the Spence Room as we explore the theme of Choices.

The next movie in our series is titled Stranger Than Fiction.

We'll watch the film and then discuss together what it brings up about choices and our faith.

Popcorn included!
*To join the movie night, please contact the Cathedral office at cathedral.admin@niagaraanglican.ca, 905-527-1316 (ext 240), or drop by the Cathedral office in person!

   The Prayer Shawl Knitters Group has made available to the parish a wonderful abundance of both prayer shawls and lap blankets. If you happen to know of anyone who might be in need and might benefit from one of these beautiful items, please contact the parish office either in person or at cathedral.admin@niagaraanglican.ca   

 Do you enjoy gardening and working on outdoor projects?

Watch This Space for opportunities to share your talents helping Bishopsgate to look its best.    

ALSO - DID YOU KNOW?

 You can contribute to Bishopsgate expenses by giving the Cathedral’s phone # at Holland Park if you make any purchases there.

If so, please use phone number 905 527 1316.   

If you are interested in making a flower dedication, please be in touch with coordinator Anne Harvey at aharvey145@gmail.com   

The Autumn version of the CONTACT is now available online here and in print in the Narthex!