Christ's Church Cathedral | Hamilton, Ontario - A place of community, compassion, and hope

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Michael and Karen Methot, Yvonne Mills, Chaplain Monoja and Salina Liong and family, Inez Morgan, and Graeme Moss.

In our Community and Partners Prayer Cycle we pray for our James North neighbourhood.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Episcopal Church of South Sudan.

In the Anglican, Lutheran, and Moravian Full Communion Cycle of Prayer we pray for the people of the Anglican Church of Canada; the people of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; and the people of the Moravian Church in Canada.

In our Diocese of Niagara we pray for our Bishop Susan Bell; St. John the Evangelist, Hamilton, the Reverend Andrew Rampton, Rector; the Reverend Dena Thomas, Assistant Curate; the Reverend Canon Dr. Brian Ruttan, Honorary Assistant; the Reverend Elizabeth Steeves, Honorary Assistant; the Reverend Dr. Peter Widdicombe, Honorary Assistant, and the people of that parish.

As a Community we pray for the isolated, the lonely and those mourning or remembering the death of family and friends, and those who help, support, counsel and care for them.

Those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers: With ongoing needs Susan Andrews; Larry Andrews; Susan Worrall; Cathy Johnson; Helen; Rachel and James; the Reverend Charles Meeks; Charlotte Read; Judi Mansfield-Jones; Brandon; Kelley; Michael; Mark and all affected by the fire at Charred Rotisserie; Millie; Dave; Heather Clark; Ezra Noble; Sr. Heather; and John Ellis.

With current needs Charlotte and family; Bishop Ralph; Alistair Martin; Martha Rose; Barry Jefferies; Donelle de Vlaming; Allen Calvin and family; Jane; Jonathan James; Lynn McKay; Harold; Joan Gilvear; Sean; the Reverend Jann Brooks; Connie DeForest; and Hazel Naylor and family.

We pray for those recently Baptised: Jim (James) Ferguson; Shauna Wright; and Heming Sloan Thornton.

Those who have recently died: Robert Shaw; Suzanne Simon; Dane McDowell; and Ursula Dixon.

Flower Dedications:
On November 24 given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Walter Thornton, Joyce Hunt and Mildred Gowlland Hunt, by Anne-Louise and John Watts. And at the Paschal Candle given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Maureen Davies, by Michael Fitzpatrick.
On December 1 given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Elsie & Harvey Dewhurst O.N., Jean & George O. Peer, Evelyn E. E. Peer, and in thanksgiving for the Gift of Music, by Gwen Peer and Andrew Dewhurst.

I walked into this church for the first time about 22 years ago. I let the stained glass dappled light, the sacred pipes and voices, and the teachings of love, all wash over me. I felt I was in God’s presence. Soon Brian Kreps, my partner, began coming here as well and we have felt welcomed, held and nourished here for more than 20 years. It did not take long and we felt we wanted to contribute. At different times we sang in choir, helped organize service teams, cooked food, joined committees, helped welcome the neighbourhood and organized prayer groups. On another note, Brian and I sometimes think about the money that has come to us. We have felt deeply blessed. We keep coming back to the question, is there a way we can channel this money to fuel love in our world? The blessing of money comes to each of us differently. It’s incredibly personal.
It has also been very important for us to support this community of Christ’s Church Cathedral. We give to Christ’s Church every month, through pre-authorized giving. Automatic. So it is just part of life, part of our household budget, not an option, as essential as our utilities at home.
And now we include Christ’s Church Cathedral as a beneficiary in our wills. We feel we are helping to fuel love in a powerful way.
As a community, we are nearing the end of Monica Romig Green’s 18 months formation with us as a priest. We have learned just how gifted she truly is, and how well she fits with and inspires our community and our mission. We are growing as a congregation, in size and in soul. Our outreach work is growing too. We won’t keep up with Tim doing all this alone and we have a one-time opportunity to make a long-term commitment to have Monica stay with us for the foreseeable future. To keep her will require a substantial increase in the church budget.
New money will have to come from all of us. Brian and I have decided to make a substantial increase in our contribution for the next 5 years, starting in January, hoping we can have “Team Tim and Monica” into the future. This kind of decision is not for everyone.
We are grateful to be able to be supportive in this way. We now enter Advent and soon a new year.
Maybe this is a good time for all of us to reflect on what God has given us that we in turn can contribute to the work of love.

Christmas is quickly approaching and once again, under the leadership of Richard Cunningham and Gen McIntyre, we are planning the 3^rd Annual Cathedral Café Christmas Dinner. The dinner will be held in the Cathedral Café from 1 pm to 3 pm on December 25^th.

In anticipation of 200 to 250 guests, we will be using the Cathedral as the waiting area for our dinner guests and also to serve dessert following the turkey dinner, which will allow for the flow of guests for the dinner. Each guest will receive a gift card and a chocolate bar.

We are seeking volunteers to assist with:

Dinner preparation/cooking December 22, 23, and/or 24
Reception/greeter and /distribution of gifts on December 25 (12:30pm to 3pm)
Serving of the meal on December 25 (12:30pm to 3pm)
Managing the overflow space in the Cathedral and serving coffee/tea/hot chocolate and the desserts (12pm to 3pm)
Runners and clean up crew during the meal (12:30pm to 3pm)
Clean up crew following the meal (2 pm to 4:30pm)

In addition to onsite volunteers, we are also needing desserts to serve on Christmas day. Desserts not requiring forks are preferred (e.g. tarts, cakes, squares, homemade cookies, etc.). If you are able to provide dessert(s), please email Roseann Barry.

If you are able to assist with the dinner preparation/cooking on December 22, 23, and/or 24, please email Richard Cunningham.
If you are able to assist with greeting, serving and/or clean up on December 25, please email Kerry Lubrick.
If you would like to support the purchase of gifts, please make your donation to Christ’s Church Cathedral specifying Cathedral Café Christmas Gifts.