In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Ivan Twinomugisha, Thy Van Vo, Louise Van Woelderen, John M. Vanderhyden,  Janina Vanderpost, Daisy Vu, Patrick Wall and Ann Harvey.

In our Community and Partners Prayer Cycle we pray for Hamilton General Hospital

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Church in the Province of the West Indies.

In the Anglican, Lutheran, and Moravian Full Communion Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Rev. Dr. Eileen Scully, Anglican Director, and the staff of Faith, Worship, and Ministry; Bishop Carla Blakely, the people and rostered ministers of the Lutheran Eastern Synod; and together we pay for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the ecumenical work and witness of our churches.

In our Diocese of Niagara we pray for our Bishop Susan Bell; St. Alban, Beamsville, the Reverend Dr. Dan Tatarnic, Priest-in-Charge; the Reverend Mary Kimberley, Associate Priest; and the people of that parish.  

As a Community we pray for refugees and those displaced by war, violence and politics, and for those who help, support, counsel and care for them.

Those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers: With ongoing needs: Larry Andrews; Susan Worrall; Cathy Johnston; Helen; Rachel and James; the Reverend Charles Meeks; Judi Mansfield-Jones; Brandon; Kelley; Michael; Millie; Dave; Ezra Noble; John Ellis; Brenda Catterson; Sarah, Jeremy and family; Allen Calvin; and Bonnie Lawlor.

With current needs: Susan Andrews; Geoff and Charlotte Read; Ann Turner; Bishop Ralph; Martha Rose; Barry Jefferies; Donelle de Vlaming; Jonathan James; Joan Gilvear; Sean; Hazel Naylor and family; Charlotte; James Warner; Wayne and Michelle; Shaun; Sarah Chandler; Adam Durnford; Harold Percy; Eldar Gittens; Belinda Whitehall; Dave Dale; and Madelyn Bradshaw.    

We pray for those who have been recently baptized: Brenda Catterson; and Ezra Noble.

Those who have recently died: Leonor Sorger; the Reverend Canon Dr. Eric Beresford; and Patrick French, younger brother of Sandra Cross.

Flower Dedications: given to the Glory of God and in memory of Crystal Fitzpatrick. 1964 - 2010,  by Michael Fitzpatrick.

The emergency on call clergy contact number is 365-324-4503

Sunday January 19
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person
10:30am - in person and on the Cathedral's YouTube channel
Click here for the Order of Service

Tuesday January 21
8:30am - Morning Prayer in Person 

Wednesday January 22
8:30am - Morning Prayer on Zoom
followed by coffee and conversation 
11:30am - Holy Eucharist in person 

Thursday  January 23
8:30am - Morning prayer in person

Sunday January 26
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person
10:30am - in person and on YouTube

On Sunday January 19, Bishop Susan Bell and Dean Tim Dobbin will install Garfield Adams, Eleanor Clitheroe, Malcolm French, Naomi Kabugi, and Tom Vaughan as honourary canons of Christ's Church Cathedral during a special service of Thanksgiving for Ministry at 4:00pm. 

All are welcome for this joyful event as we celebrate excellence in ministry. 

On January 26, 2025, during  The Third Sunday after Epiphany, Choral Eucharist 10:30am Service the new Christ’s Church Cathedral Nave Flooring will  be dedicated to the Honour of God and in Thanksgiving for the life and ministry of Lay Canon Dr. Fred Hall.

The Right Reverend Dr. Susan, of Niagara, to preside. The Reverend Canon Dr. Sharyn Hall to preach.

Thank you to all who signed up to  attend the High Tea to be served straight after this service. 
Those who have offered their 2 or 3 tier plates and tea pots for the High Tea, please label them clearly with a contact name and number and bring them to Karen at the Cathedral Office this week. Thank you.

The Corporation is also hosting a Pre-Vestry Meeting  to be held on Sunday February 9, 2025 following the 10:30 service giving parishioners an opportunity to ask about the 2025 budget and discuss matters on our Mission Action Plan.

The Certified List of Vestry Members will be displayed in a white folder at the back of Christ’s Church cathedral  from January 19, 2025 until Sunday February 23, 2025.  If a person's name does not appear on the roll, that person may appeal to the Certification Committee  at <cathedral.admin@niagaraanglican.ca>  no later than 72 hours before the time of the opening of the Vestry meeting, to have their name added to the certified list of Vestry members.
Annual Vestry Meetings Under Canon 4.1, section 4, parishes are required to hold an annual vestry meeting no later than March 1 each year, or on such day as may be fixed by the synod. At annual vestry meetings, financial statements for the previous year are received, churchwardens, lay representatives and parish council members are elected and/or appointed, a budget for the coming year is often passed, and any other business connected with the
temporalities of the parish is transacted.

We continue to be excited about the possibility of Monica staying with us half time as priest-associate after her curacy is complete in February.
Thank you to the 1/3 of households who have made their 2025 giving intentions known already. The numbers are very encouraging. However, we would like so much to hear from the remaining 2/3 of households who have not submitted an intention from. Please do this as soon as you are able so that we can plan with a realistic idea of overall parishioner giving for 2025 and beyond.  See more here.
2025 Intention Forms are also available on the literature rack in the narthex.  If you would like to declare your intention to increase your givings in 2025, please complete the form and drop it in the offering plate or deliver it to the Parish Office to the attention of "Paula Esteves".

We are so thankful for the generosity in our wonderful Cathedral family!

We are pleased to advise that our numbered donation envelopes for 2025 are now ready for pick-up in the greeting area on Sundays.   You can also pick up your envelopes  from the Cathedral office during office hours from Monday to Friday.  Envelope boxes are organized in alphabetical order with a label on the top left corner.  
Please Note:  Unused envelopes from 2024 or prior years cannot be used in 2025 or later years as envelope numbers can change from year to year.  Unused envelopes for prior years must be shredded. 
Thank you!
We have a surplus of unassigned envelopes for 2025.  If you are not using numbered envelopes and would like to know more about how numbered envelopes work, please do not hesitate to email  Paula Esteves.  

All are invited to attend this Cathedral Chat, focused on Community Engagement through the gift of Art. We have a dynamic panel including a photographer, a poet, and a singer/song writer. Come hear and see how their art was developed and how they have used their art to engage others.

Jessie Golem is an entrepreneur, professional writer, photographer, pianist, and activist. In 2018 Jessie used her skills in photography to produce a photo series called Humans of Basic Income that amplifies the stories of the recipients of the prematurely cancelled Basic Income Pilot Project in Ontario. Her photos have been exhibited across Canada and the world.  Jessie is also an accomplished classical pianist.  More info is available on Jesse's website.

Since the emergence of his first collection in 1982, John Terpstra has gained recognition as a poet and author of great precision, compassion, and attentiveness. With a fascination for geology, family, heritage, community and faith, he has trained his eye variously on his Hamilton neighbourhood, his Dutch background, the joys and peculiarities of marriage and parenting, as well as on issues of environmental degradation, local economy, security, society and questions of hope.  More info is available on John Terpstra's website.

Tom Wilson tehohåhake (two roads) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, famed storyteller and visual artist. His recent published memoir, Beautiful Scars, has become a national bestseller.  In his memoir, Wilson reveals the impact of discovering his indigenous heritage. Musically, Wilson is a Juno Award winner and known for his work with Blackie & The Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond.  More info is available on Tom Wilson tehohåhake's website.

Q&A to follow along with refreshments.

Event will also be livestreamed on the Cathedral's YouTube page.   

Looking for a fresh new way to regularly engage with Scripture?

Due to the success of our in-person weekly Discovery Bible Study, the Spiritual Growth Team is offering an online version this winter.

Discovery Bible study is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our participant by considering what the biblical text tells us about God and human beings.

Please contact Monica if you would like to join!

All are welcome.

In anticipation of our Cathedral Chat on art and community, this Academy Award winning documentary follows two South Africans who set out to learn the fate of one of their favourite musicians, an early 70s American singer-songwriter named Rodriguez whose music captured the hearts and minds of South African teenagers restless for freedom during the apartheid regime.

For a sneak peak, please see official trailer available here.

Join us for this deeply encouraging film. Popcorn provided!

A weekly drop-in gathering to explore the stories and wisdom the Scriptures contain.  Join us if you know a lot or just a little.  All are welcome!

Come join the discussion! Sundays at 12:15 pm in the Spence Room-Sunday, January 19, 2025
Please Note the following dates:
Jan 26 – DD will take place, bring along a plate of food from the High Tea!
Feb 9 – DD will take place, but please attend the pre Vestry meeting.
Feb 23 – DD will be cancelled, so that everyone can attend Vestry.

For further information, please feel free to contact Matthew Green at 905-865-9863.

Did you know that grandparents and elders can have a unique spiritual influence on the beloved young people in their lives?

The Grandparents' Club is a brand new initiative in which grandparents (and other folks with children and youth they love not immediately in their care) meet to grow spiritually for the express purpose of supporting the spiritual growth of the young people they love.
The beta test of this 6 week initiative will begin in mid-January. 
More information to follow.

*Photo by Susan Ackeridge at https://www.flickr.com/photos/redfoxinict/30690428181, used under Creative Commons License.

As the conflict in Gaza continues, the issue of food insecurity is paramount.  Famine is imminent as 1.1 million people, half of Gaza's population, experience catastrophic food insecurity.*

The ongoing challenges of food insecurity, healthcare, and sanitary conditions in Gaza are discussed in an article available on the PWRDF website.

How Can You Help?

1.  Please continue to pray for the people affected by this conflict.  
2. You can help in a very concrete way by donating to PWRDF's Gaza and West Bank Emergency Appeal.   Donation options include:

• • Online by clicking on  PWRDF’s Gaza and West Bank Emergency Appeal. 
  • Phone 416-822-9083 (or leave a message toll-free at 1-866-308-7973 and we will return your call).
  • Mail your cheque to PWRDF, 80 Hayden Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4Y 3G2. Please indicate “Gaza and West Bank” in the memo field.

Your support is needed and appreciated.  Thank  you!

*Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, IPCINFO website

January’s Action

James Gustave Speth (born March 4, 1942) is an American environmental lawyer and advocate.  He says, "I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and climate change. I thought that with 30 years of good science, we could address these problems.  But I was wrong.  The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed, and apathy, and to deal with these we need a spiritual and cultural transformation, and we scientists don't know how to do that."

Questions to Consider

Can churches help people deal with environmental selfishness, greed, and apathy?

If so, how?

If not, then who can?

As a member of the Community of the Cross of Nails, we gather weekly at noon on Fridays to pray for peace, justice, and reconciliation.   We start our prayer with:

We stand together at this Friday noon hour to join with all those churches, schools, and other institutions who have committed themselves to the Community of the Cross of Nails. We search for reconciliation between ourselves and all those who have been harmed by war, by violence, by the effects of colonization and abuses of power, and by greed, selfishness, thoughtlessness and indifference.

Please click on Litany of Reconciliation for the prayer in its entirety.

A brief history of  the Litany of Reconciliation can be found on The Anglican Diocese of Ontario website.

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.

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.

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.

Please consider making a donation and circulating this appeal to others who may be able to help. Your support of this campaign is greatly appreciated.

For more information please email The Right Rev. Shane Parker, Canadian Campaign Chair, or visit the website The Canadian Campaign for St. George's College Jerusalem.

With sincere thanks and kind blessings.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical celebration held each year from January 18 - 25.  Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect scripture together, to participate in ecumenical services and to share fellowship.*from Week of Prayer

This year, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were prepared by the brothers and sisters of the monastic community of Bose in northern Italy. The theme this year is "Do you believe this?" based on John 11:26.

Saturday, March 8, 2025
9:30am to 12:30 pm

Cost: $12 (Cash or Cheque payable to All Saints Church)

If you’ve ever wondered how and why people use beads as a way to pray, then this is the workshop for you.  You will:

• Hear about prayer and how beads can be used.
• Make your own set of prayer beads.
• Experience ways of praying with beads.

Please register to attend as spaces are limited.

Sign up by emailing Mike at All Saints Church

Refreshments will be provided.

Please remember to wear your name badges. The red boxes are full of tags and resources.
Let Karen know if you need more supplies or if you need new tags printed with your preferred gender pronouns. 
Thank you!

Here at Christ’s Church Cathedral we care about every member of our parish community and highly value the kind donations of our parishioners time, money and skills.
We continue to take extra steps to ensure that you are better protected against cybercrime scammers and we would like to share the following information with you to ensure that you are a step ahead of those ‘smart scammers’ whose goals include obtaining your trust, money, and personal information, which could be traded, revealed, or used to perpetrate more cybercrime.
Please look at the advice on website links below taken from the Cybersecurity Ontario.ca website showing best practices on how to avoid cybercrime; what to do if you are suspicious of an email; and how to Check URLs and email addresses before clicking!
So, be aware of unsolicited phone calls, text or email messages from individuals or institutions asking for information, money, or even asking you to reply in haste to an urgent request. Use the contact information from previous exchanges or a secure website to confirm the authenticity of an unsolicited message. Do not provide personal, or sensitive information about yourself until you are certain of a person’s identity and their authority to have the information, and stay safe! https://www.ontario.ca/page/cyber-security                                              
https://cybersecurityontario.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=225&lang=en

Please forward items for the Chronicle by 1:00pm on the Wednesday prior to publication to the Cathedral Parish Office, 905-527-1316 x240.The Cathedral Office will be closed from  December 21 to January 1 inclusive.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you, and all those you hold dear, from the Cathedral Team.

At the back of the Cathedral there is a Tap donation device.  You can use your debit or credit card to "tap" and donate $5 to Christ's Church Cathedral.  If you wish to donate more, you can tap up to four times!  Your generosity is appreciated as it allows us to continue to maintain our beautiful facilities and offer innovative ministry to our community. Please note that Tap donations are not eligible for tax receipts.  Thank you!