WHAT IS SPIRITUAL COMMUNION? During the first lockdown, Anglicans across Ontario observed what the bishops of the province called a “Eucharistic fast”. Now that we are in a second and more troubling wave, that fast has been lifted. As your
Dear Friends, The new year is almost upon us, but comments about the outgoing year have been percolating for months. How many of us have heard, or perhaps said, that we hope 2021 is better than 2020? There is no
Dear Friends, One thing has been emphasized this year again and again: the frailty of our human lives. As we and the whole world are threatened by the COVID-19 virus, we see our vulnerability to disease, our reliance on one
We would like to thank all of those who donated towards the Christmas poinsettias that will decorate the Cathedral for the Christmas services, in memory of loved ones. Thank you for helping us show our Cathedral looking beautiful and festive,
Thursday, December 24, 2020 Christmas Eve at 4:30pm: Family Service Join us online on for a short family service celebrating the Nativity of Our Lord! It will be live-streamed on the St. James Cathedral Facebook page here. 4:30pm Service Leaflet
Dear Friends, Sadly, it should come as no surprise that we will not be able to hold in-person services this Christmas. Given the projections published last week by the Ontario government regarding the number of COVID-19 infections, we want to
Due to the pandemic, we will not be holding in-person Christmas services this year. We invite you to join us for live-streamed services with Bishop Andrew Asbil on Christmas Eve at 7:30pm and Christmas Day at 11:00am. You can watch
A MESSAGE FROM CANON BETH BENSON Have you noticed how early the sun sets these days? Maybe it was the rain and snow this week but I certainly noticed the few hours of daylight as we count the days before
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 6:00pm via Zoom Grief, illness, stress, financial pressures, and painful memories can make Christmas a difficult time for some of us. We invite you to attend a short service of prayer and reflection to
Dear Friends, We are delighted to announce that we have engaged a new Music Director for St. James Cathedral, Mr. Tom Bell, beginning January 1, 2021. As mentioned in previous communications, the role of Music Director will now include directing
