In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Ophelia Williams, Randy and Rena Woods and family, Helen Wright, Norma Wright, Fahima Yousseff, and Kato Yustus.

In our Community and Partners Prayer Cycle we pray for the Beasley Neighbourhood Association-https://www.ourbna.com/

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

In the Anglican, Lutheran, and Moravian Full Communion Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Anglican Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada; we pray for the Lutheran dean, council, and congregations of the Ottawa, Ottawa Valley and Seaway Areas of the Eastern Synod; and we pray for the  people and ministries of Heimtal Moravian Church in Leduc County, AB.

In our Diocese of Niagara we pray for our Bishop Susan Bell; Archbishop Colin Johnson; Holy Trinity (Chippawa), Niagara Falls, the clergy and the people of that parish.

As a Community we pray for the homeless and those living in extreme poverty; those who struggle with debt, unemployment  or underemployed, 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; Geoff and Charlotte Read; Judi Mansfield-Jones; Brandon; Michael; Millie; Dave; Ezra Noble; John Ellis; Brenda Catterson; Sarah, Jeremy and family; Allen Calvin; Bonnie Lawlor; and Wayne and Michelle.

With current needs: Susan Andrews; Ann Turner; Bishop Ralph; Martha Rose; Barry Jefferies; Donelle de Vlaming; Jonathan James; Joan Gilvear; Sean; Charlotte; James Warner; Shaun; Sarah Chandler; Adam Durnford; Harold Percy; Eldra Gittens; Belinda Whitehall; Madelyn Bradshaw; Anne-Louise; Reid Robinson; Kelley and Barb; and Dave Dale.

Those who have recently died: Simeon Smith, Rena Wood's father; Leonor Sorger; the Reverend Canon Dr. Eric Beresford; Patrick French, younger brother of Sandra Cross; and Gary Johnston, brother of Michael Johnston.

Flower Dedications: given to the glory of God and in loving memory of our dear Aunt, Vera Tomlinson, on the anniversary of her death, by Barbara Jepson and James Page.

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

Sunday February 2
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 February 4
8:30am - Morning Prayer in Person 

Wednesday February 5
8:30am - Morning Prayer on Zoom
followed by coffee and conversation 
11:30am - Holy Eucharist in person 

Thursday February 6
8:30am - Morning prayer in person

Sunday February 9
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person
10:30am - in person and on YouTube

The Corporation of Christ's Church Cathedral will be hosting a Parish Council meeting and Pre-Vestry meeting on Sunday, February 16, 2025 following the 10:30 service to give parishioners an opportunity to ask about the 2025 budget and discuss matters on our Mission Action Plan.  We look forward to your insights and questions.

The 2025 Annual Vestry Meeting will take place on Sunday, February 23 immediately following the 10:30am service.  At annual vestry meetings, financial statements for the previous year are received, church wardens, 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.

Please note that the Certified List of Vestry Members is displayed in a white folder at the back of Christ's Church Cathedral from January 19, 2025 until February 23, 2025.  If a person's name does not appear on the roll, that person may appeal to the Certification Committee by email no later than 72 hours before the time of the opening of the Vestry meeting to have their name considered and added to the Certified List of Vestry Members.

Our central Cathedral main doors are being restored.
They will need to be in the workshop for about 2 months.
In the interim, the South doors will be used as the primary set of doors to access the Cathedral.
We hope that the project will be complete in advance of Holy Week.
It’s great to see this project get underway!

MANY THANKS
Thank you to everyone who organized and supported the Celebration last Sunday as we dedicated the new flooring in the cathedral.
I am so pleased that the congregation is excited and encouraged for future ministry in our beautiful historic building.
Sharyn.

Parishioners of the Cathedral are invited to join a small group discussion with Tim, Monica, and a few other parishioners about Christ’s Church Cathedral. Please watch the video for a 3-minute message about this invitation. Link to Invitation Video is here.

Let us know if you want to participate in a discussion group. 

You are invited to complete our sign up form via this link or via the QR Code below:

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. 
2025 Intention forms can be easily found by following this link: https://cathedralhamilton.ca/pages/pre-authorized-giving
These 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 online, or on paper form and drop it in the offering plate.
Alternatively you can deliver it to the Parish Office for the attention of "Paula Esteves".
We are so  thankful for the generosity in our wonderful Cathedral family!

The Ministry Team would like to have some photos from 2024 that celebrate the fun events, dedicated ministries, and community occasions from the past year. These photos will be shown on a loop during the Vestry meeting, so make sure that you get permissions before sending them through, please.
Send your photos in a jpeg file to the Cathedral Office by February 9, so that the team can get them uploaded. Please end them to the Cathedral Office
Thank you!

Sunday February  2,  12:30-2pm
Our doors are open one Sunday per month for anyone to drop in for peace and reflection in the middle of our busy city.  

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.

This new opportunity to experience the Discovery Bible Study from the comfort of your home commenced on Thursday Jan 30  (3pm to 3:45pm).  Please contact Monica if you would like to join! All are welcome. 
Please note change of start time!

Study the Bible in community through this drop-in participant-focused method of reading scripture together.  Discovery Bible Study is designed to meet the spiritual needs of our participants by considering what the biblical text tells us about God and human beings. 

You'll find us in the nave on Thursdays.  All are welcome!

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,
Please Note the following dates:
Feb 16 – 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 soon.
More information to follow.

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

As part of our baptismal covenant, we are asked with God’s help to “strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and respect, sustain and renew the life of the Earth”

Ontarians will be going to the polls on Feb 27th. Scientists tell us the world’s major economies only have until 2030 to cut emissions in half from 2005 levels to avoid the most catastrophic impact of climate change in our lifetime.

We will not all agree on the best way forward but we need to pay attention to the campaign, listen to different points of view, and cast our ballots on Feb 27.

Alongside Hope (PWDRF), continues to support children in Gaza at programs at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which is operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.  We invite you visit the Alongside Hope article  Changing the trauma of war for children in Gaza dated January 16, 2025, a story of successes and continued challenges.

Please continue to pray for peace at this critical time.

Note:  The Government of Canada has announced and the Canada Revenue Agency has confirmed that donations received for all Canadian charities by February 28, 2025 can be applied to 2024 taxes.

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.

Tax receipts for donations received in 2024 were sent by Canada Post on January 20, 2025.  We are sincerely grateful to our parishioners and friends who continue to support the work of the Cathedral.  Your donations enable us to continue our many programs in support of our community.  

Should you have any questions or concerns about your receipt, please contact our Donations Administrator.

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.  

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!

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.

We warmly invite you to Dine for a Cause fundraiser at Boston Pizza, Centre Square Mall.

And best of all, $10 from each ticket goes directly to support our vital community programs!

We hope you are able to join us for this delicious fundraiser hosted by our friends at Boston Pizza.

Your participation will support our efforts and commitment to lifting up the most vulnerable people among us – connecting them with the necessities of life such as food, housing and financial security. 

Bring your family, friends, or colleagues for an afternoon of great food and even greater impact!

To purchase your tickets, please email Madeleine Bond or call 905-523-5546 x 252

Your participation will support our efforts and commitment to lifting up the most vulnerable people among us – connecting them with the necessities of life such as food, housing and financial security. 

Bring your family, friends, or colleagues for an afternoon of great food and even greater impact!

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