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Sunday Services
We offer four services each Sunday. Explore the information below to learn more and find out which is the best fit for you.
8:00am Said Eucharist (30 minutes)
A simple, serene Communion service with no music or homily, conducted in beautiful Elizabethan English from the Book of Common Prayer. Try this service if you appreciate a quieter style of worship using traditional language or if you’re looking for a briefer service to begin your Sunday.
Presider: The Reverend Leigh Kern
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9:00am Worship Together (60 minutes)
A less formal and more interactive Communion service for all ages, with music and homily. Try this service if you enjoy a community-focused worship experience with opportunities for all to participate.
9:00am Service Leaflet to come
Presider: The Reverend Canon Geoffrey Sangwine
Homilist: The Very Reverend Dr. Stephen Hance
The 9:00am Eucharist will also be live-streamed on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel
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11:00am Choral Eucharist (75 minutes)
A formal and sensory-rich Anglican Communion service with homily and music, featuring the St. James Cathedral Choir. Sunday School is offered during the first half of the service (see below for details). Try this service if you enjoy classic Anglican liturgies with full vestments, incense, and traditional sacred music with organ.
Sunday School: Children are welcome to remain with their families in the service or to go to Sunday School in the Cathedral Centre Library before returning for Communion. All Sunday School teachers have completed background checks and safeguarding training, and family members are always welcome to join us for Sunday School.
11:00am Service Leaflet to come
Presider: The Reverend Canon Kristen Pitts
Homilist: The Very Reverend Dr. Stephen Hance
The 11:00am Eucharist will also be live-streamed on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel
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4:30pm Choral Evensong (45 minutes)
A beautiful, meditative service of prayer, scripture, and choral music from the St. James Cathedral Choir. Try this service if you appreciate a calm worship environment and traditional sacred music, or if you’re looking for a restorative worship experience to transition into the week ahead.
4:30pm Service Leaflet to come
Officiant & Homilist: The Reverend Canon Greg Carpenter
The 4:30pm Service will also be live-streamed on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel
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Connections – November 8, 2026
General Worship Information
All are welcome to attend liturgical services at the Cathedral and to participate in the many other opportunities St. James provides for people to explore the significance of the Christian gospel for their lives.
Sunday School meets every Sunday at the 11:00am service. All children are welcome! Please email Karyne Whalen for more information at kwhalen@stjamescathedral.ca
Daily Services – Check our current weekday service schedule here.
Faith Milestones
Baptism
Those who wish to make a commitment to Jesus Christ and become a member of his Body, the Church, are baptized with water in the name of the Holy Trinity after receiving instruction appropriate to their age and circumstances. In the case of infants and young children, it is the parents and godparents or sponsors who will receive such preparation.
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The Anglican Church of Canada welcomes all those who have been baptized with water in the name of the Holy Trinity in any Christian tradition to receive Holy Communion at the Eucharist. Baptism is not repeatable and no further initiation rite is required.
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is celebrated publicly at the Cathedral several times during the year.
To make further inquiries about Holy Baptism at St. James Cathedral, contact the office.
A baptism registration form is available in PDF here.
Confirmation
The Church encourages baptized people who find themselves at a significant turning point in their spiritual journey to solemnly renew their baptismal vows and receive the strengthening gifts of the Holy Spirit through the laying-on-of-hands by the Bishop.
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This sacramental rite is appropriate for
those baptized at a young age who are now ready to make a personal and mature commitment to Christ and his Church;
those who come to the Anglican Church from another Christian tradition;
or those who are returning to active church life after a significant absence.
Depending on a person’s circumstances the rite is variously known as Confirmation, Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, or Reception into the Anglican Communion.
To make further inquiries about Confirmation at St. James Cathedral, contact the office.
Weddings
Weddings are celebrated in the Cathedral for members of the Cathedral community and members of other Anglican parishes.
To make further inquiries about weddings at St. James Cathedral, couples are invited to contact the office BY EMAIL.
(We regret that we cannot respond to enquiries from wedding planners).
Confession
When we are baptized or renew our baptismal promises we promise to “persevere in resisting evil and, whenever we fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord.”
All of us fall short and are called to a life of self-examination and repentance. At most liturgical services in the Anglican tradition there is a general acknowledgment of this and an opportunity to seek and receive God’s forgiveness. But sometimes that is not enough. Those who are troubled by their sins are invited to seek and receive God’s forgiveness and the counsel of a priest in The Reconciliation of a Penitent, commonly called Confession. For those unfamiliar with this pastoral practice, it is recommended that instruction be given by a cleric before the confession is made. The rite is available at fixed times in Holy Week and at other times during the year by appointment with the clergy.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing and the Laying on of Hands for Healing is offered most Sundays at the 11:00am Service and on the third Sunday of the month at the 9:00am.