Chronicle for December 7, 2025
  • Recent Issues
    • Chronicle for December 7, 2025
    • Chronicle for November 30, 2025
    • Chronicle for November 23, 2025
    • Chronicle for November 16, 2025
    • Chronicle for November 9, 2025
    • Chronicle for November 2, 2025
    • Chronicle for October 26, 2025
    • Harvest Thanksgiving Lunch October 26, 2025
    • Chronicle for October 19, 2025
    • Chronicle for October 12, 2025
  • Subscribe
  • Visit Website

Weekly Prayer Cycle and News from CCC

Christ's Church Cathedral
Chronicle for December 7, 2025

WELCOME to Christ’s Church Cathedral

Thank you for joining us as we worship together.

‘Sharing God's loving transformation of our lives with our neighbourhood, the diocese and the world through inspiring worship and music, spiritual formation and leadership development, compassionate service and advocacy alongside our neighbours, and a warm and inclusive hospitality.’
We are a sacred oasis in the heart of the city.

Emergency on-call clergy

Dean Tim: 365-324-4503

Cathedral Worship

Cathedral Worship

Sunday December 7
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person

10:30am - Second Sunday of Advent - Choral Eucharist in person and on YouTube
Order of Service

Cathedral Worship - This coming week

Tuesday December 9
8:30am - Morning Prayer in person

Wednesday December 10
8:30am - Morning Prayer on Zoom 
11:30am - Holy Eucharist in person

Thursday December 11
8:30am - Morning Prayer in person

Friday December 12
12:15pm - Litany of Reconciliation in Bishopsgate

Sunday December 14
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person
10:30am - Choral Eucharist
 in person and on YouTube

Please note: Smoking is not permitted anywhere on Cathedral Property. Thank you.

Weekly Prayer Cycle

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Peter Macdonald; Theodore, Evelynn, Gwendolynn, and George MacGilliavry; the
Venerable Lynne Marchant and Richard Williams.

In our Community and Partners Prayer Cycle we pray for Hamilton ACORN - https://acorncanada.org/

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Church of Bangladesh.

In the Anglican, Lutheran, and Moravian Full Communion Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Primate Archbishop Shane Parker and the staff of the Primate’s Office of the Anglican Church of Canada; we pray for the National Bishop Larrry Kochendorfer and the national staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; and we pray for the Rev. David E. Bennett, President of the Provincial Elders’ Conference of the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in America.

In our Diocese of Niagara we pray for our Bishop Susan Bell; Archbishop Colin Johnson; St. Michael, Hamilton, the Rev. Nicola Zhang, Rector; and the people of that parish.

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

Those who have asked to be remembered in our prayers: With ongoing needs: Bishop Ralph; Susan Andrews; Larry Andrews; Susan Worrall; Cathy Johnston; Helen; the Reverend Charles Meeks; Brandon; Harold Percy; Michael; Millie; Ezra Noble; John Ellis; Brenda Catterson; Allen Calvin; Bonnie Lawlor; Donelle de Vlaming; Eldra Gittens; Bill and Joan Gilvear; Anne-Louise and John Watts; Barry Jefferies; McKay family; Cathy Kendall; Jean Livingstone; Kristen; and Charlotte.

With current needs: Jonathan James; Kelley and Barb; Turner, Janel Shaw, and Kathy Drury; Judith Robertson; Belinda Whitehall; the Mitchell family; Margaret Griffin; Stephanie MacLeod; Margaret Beale; Deborah Kempe; Mary Anne; Allan; Andrew; Willow; Baby Snow; Brad; Donna Tank and family; Laurie Johnston and family; Valerie Rodney; Angela Hemming; Margaret Kittle; Heather Clark; Shirley; Yvonne Mills; Janet Wude; CC; Tyler; Celina Liong and family; Robert James; Kim; Laura and family; and Vicki.

Those that have recently died: Ida Consoli; and Ronald Crawford.

Flowers: Given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mona Alice Hunt, Patrick Gowlland Hunt, Charlie Griffiths and also the women killed at Ecole Polytechnique on December 6th 1989, by Anne-Louise and John Watts.
Flowers: Given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Elsie and Harvey Dewhurst O.N., Jean and George O. Peer, Evelyn E.E. Peer,  and in thanksgiving for the gift of music, by Gwen Peer and Andrew Dewhurst. 

Christmas Memorial Flowers

Christmas Memorial Flowers

Donations for Cathedral Christmas flowers are welcome now!  If you would like the name of your loved one to appear in the Bulletin over Christmas week, please ensure that you have informed the Cathedral office by Monday December 15.  You can follow this LINK  to donate through Interac e-Transfer,  or use the Christmas Flower donation envelopes found at the Greeters' desk.  Thank you.

Cathedral Oasis Sunday December 7, and January 4.

Cathedral Oasis Sunday December 7, and January 4.

An Open Time for Peace and Reflection - First Sunday of the Month 12:30pm-2pm

Our doors are open on the first Sunday of every month for anyone to drop in for peace and reflection in the middle of our busy city.  Feel free to light a candle, say a prayer, or just sit quietly in this beautiful space. Maybe you have never been in the Cathedral and just want to have a look around?  Maybe you would just like to listen to some quiet, peaceful music?  Whoever you are, whatever brings you to our doors, you are very welcome. If you have any questions during your visit, there is someone on hand from our Cathedral Community.

For level access please go to the reception door to the left of the main Cathedral entrances.  

Please contact Bruce Burbidge if you have any questions.

Christmas Carols and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 13, 5pm

In support of James St. North merchants' Happy Crawlidays event, Christ's Church Cathedral is hosting a Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 13 at 5 pm in Bishopsgate.  Please join us to sing some carols and visit with other members of the congregation and get to know our neighbours. We will have plenty of song sheets to go around. 
If you have any questions, please contact Brian Kreps.

Blue Christmas Service

Blue Christmas Service

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 7pm

MacNeill Baptist Church is hosting a Blue Christmas worship service for their partnering churches in Westdale, intended for people who wish to worship in a quiet, meditative time of grief in the midst of Advent and Christmas celebrations. 

All are welcome!

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay
Advent Study Opportunity

Advent Study Opportunity

No Room at the Inn: An Advent Call to Justice

Rev. Christopher White is leading a three week online Advent Study on Rev. Greg Simpson's Advent Devotion called No Room at the Inn, An Advent Call to Justice.  The study will begin Wednesday, December 3 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm for 3 weeks on Zoom (Meeting #84929953481).  The resource can be downloaded on a pay what you can afford basis on Gregory Simpson's site .  For more information, please email Christopher .

Image by No Room at the Inn, An Advent Call to Justice 
Christmas Cookie Exchange

Christmas Cookie Exchange

Following our Lessons and Carols service on Sunday Dec 21, we will be holding a Christmas Cookie Exchange. Everyone is invited to simply make or purchase one large batch – 2 ½ to 3 dozen – of your favourite Christmas cookies to share.   We will put all the cookies out at Coffee Hour and not only will we get to enjoy an extravaganza of cookies that day, we will also be able to each take home a dozen or two of different Christmas cookies for the holidays.  Take away bags will be provided!

Image by Cathy S from Pixabay
Christmas Celebrations 2025

Christmas Celebrations 2025

Generosity Team-Important Update!

Exactly one year ago, at the beginning of Advent, we asked you all to consider increasing your giving in future years so that we could expand our priest team, adding Rev. Monica Romig-Green as half time Priest Associate.
From there we made a leap of faith and agreed to commit to hire Monica to join our beloved Dean Tim and we have had one incredible year of being spiritually fed by them both.
Good news! The kind generosity of all of you, has been truly miraculous as this has brought us very close to having what is needed to sustain our new priest team. We are not quite there yet! We are still shy of what we need.
We know this season of advent has much yet to reveal! Let us watch, discern, pray, act, and see what is possible together.

Planned Giving

Planned Giving

Another Way to Give

Planned Giving refers to a direction in your will to donate a gift from your estate to a charitable or non-profit organization.  The gift can be cash, property, securities, or a percentage of your estate and frequently has the benefit of reducing your estate's tax liability.  This is a good opportunity to leave a legacy at no immediate cost to you. 

For more details please refer to the article What is Planned Giving?

If you are interested in learning more about including Christ's Church Cathedral in your will, please contact our Parish Treasurer, J. Lefebvre, to discuss next steps. 

For details on other ways to give, please visit our web page Give.

Discovery Bible Study

Discovery Bible Study

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 at 11:30am.  All are welcome!

 

The Litany of Reconciliation

The Litany of Reconciliation

Please join us. Fridays 12:15 -12:30 pm

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.

Christmas Cards and Visual Guides

Christmas Cards and Visual Guides

Christmas Cards, Anglican Church Calendars, and Visual Guides-Sales-November 16, to December 21.

We shall be selling the 2026 Canadian Anglican Church Calendars ($10.00), along with Christmas Cards that use Nativity scenes from our beautiful stained-glass Cathedral windows. We started to produce Christmas Cards in 2008 so that you can have religious scenes and a card that uses the word “Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays”.  We still use the 2008 price of $1.25 per card - what a bargain! 

We shall also be selling A Visual Guide to Christ’s Church Cathedral, Hamilton, Ontario for $10.00.  Copies can also be purchased any Sunday from Sandy Darling. 
They make a good Christmas present for relatives, friends or former parishioners.

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT!

*Photos:   Alexander Darling ©

Notice from the Knitting & Crocheting Group

We are looking forward to start a fresh in the New Year every Wednesday at 1pm in the Spence Room.
We will be holding our own Christmas Party in the Niagara Room on Weds Dec 17 at 1-3pm
Please contact Madge Passmore: 905-538-2797 or contact the Cathedral Office: cathedral.admin@niagaraanglican.ca 

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Our handmade prayer shawls have been and blessed and are available for the congregation to give to SOMEONE THAT NEEDS A HUG FROM GOD……is sick, grieving, sad, or whatever their need.
Available through the week via the Cathedral office or on Sunday mornings see Madge Passmore.

December's Climate Justice Action

December's Climate Justice Action

Reduce, Reuse, Repair and Recycle

December’s Action

Buy fewer items, shop locally, shop second-hand, repair what you can! Focus on repurposing, regifting, or rehoming.  Also consider making charitable “in honour” gifts,  e.g. Alongside Hope World of Gifts!

Why?

Electronics, clothes, plastics and other items we buy cause carbon emissions at each point in production. Supporting local small businesses stimulates the economy where you live and “in honour” gifts share our concern for and make a difference in the lives of others less fortunate.

Impact?

We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life, and ecosystems cannot keep up with our demands! Buying fewer new clothes and other consumer goods can reduce your carbon footprint. 


*From the UN's Actions for a Healthy Planet in the section titled Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Cathedral Café Christmas Dinner-Kind Request

Cathedral Café Christmas Dinner-Kind Request

Many thanks to all those who have volunteered to help out with our annual Cathedral Café Christmas Dinner.    Please note that at this time, we have a full roster of volunteers.

But there's more help required!

  1. We still need desserts to serve on Christmas day.  It is preferable to have desserts that do not require utensils (e.g. tarts, cakes, squares, homemade cookies, etc.).  If you are able to provide dessert(s), whether home made or bought, please call  Roseann Barry at  905-570-6527or email Roseann. 
  2. If you are planning to attend church on Christmas morning, please let Roseann know if you can stay back for 15 minutes to help move chairs and  set up tables for dessert.
  3. In order to make the Cathedral more festive for the dessert portion of the meal, we are using Christmas themed tablecloths.  As you go through your Christmas decor, please think of donating a tablecloth you no longer use!  All sizes accepted!
It is a testament to who we are and what we do for those in need that so many people have already come forward to volunteer!  God bless you!  Thank you for your generosity and ongoing support at this special time of the year.
Image by Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany from Pixabay
Alongside Hope

Alongside Hope

The Advent of Healing

Once again, Alongside Hope is offering daily readings during Advent, titled, The Advent of Healing.  You can subscribe to daily readings, reflections, and prayers from The Reverend Dr. Ray Aldred.  You have the option to subscribe and receive daily messages or you can download Rev. Aldred's PDF resource in full by visiting Alongside Hope's  Advent of Healing page.   

The first reading on November 30th talks about, Charlie Brown's Christmas.  Linus laments, "Doesn't anyone know the real meaning of Christmas?"  Dr. Aldred explores this question and the frustration in living in a world spinning around violence when we are devoted to living a life of peace.  I hope we can follow along with this program and take the time to slow down during this busy season to reflect on Linus's question.

Thank you!

Dundas Sunrise Rotary Club

Tom McLeod presented a generous donation from the Dundas Sunrise Rotary Club for the Cathedral Café during the Community Engagement Committee meeting in November. Thank you so much!

Offer of a Bike!

A dear parishioner would like to donate a bike “as is” to a good home. Please contact the Cathedral Office.

Housing Request

Mature (60-year-old) Hamilton-based female — visual artist with writing and adult caregiving experience — seeks studio, room, or home share (for up to $950/month + possible additional duties) in Hamilton for February 1, 2026. Seeking a more sustainable rent and living situation to recover from recent health issues, and to return to arts-based self employment and community work. Conscientious, engaging, positive, and respectful with a preference for quiet spaces, ready access to nature, and/or living in the north end, though open to anywhere in the beautiful city of Hamilton.
Please call or text 289-788-4886.
Thank you! from Revd. Dena Thomas.

Submission Deadline for Chronicle Items

The Chronicle is published digitally each week, with a ‘Highlights’ edition on paper. 
Please forward items for the Chronicle in final draft form at least 2 weeks before publication so that it can be added to the website.
Contact Cathedral Office:
Cathedral.admin@niagaraanglican.ca or 905-527-1316  x240 Thank you.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook Logo Instagram Logo
252 James St N
Hamilton, ON
Canada L8R 2L3

(905) 527-1316 x240

cathedral@niagaraanglican.ca