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

Sunday February 1
8:30am - Holy Eucharist in person

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

Cathedral Worship - This coming week

Tuesday February 3
8:30am - Morning Prayer in person

Wednesday February 4
8:30am - Morning Prayer on Zoom

11:30am Holy Eucharist in person

Thursday February 5
8:30am - Morning Prayer in person

Friday February 6
12:15pm Litany of Reconciliation in Bishopsgate

Sunday February 8
8:30am - No Holy Eucharist today

10:30am - 150th Anniversary Choral Eucharist 
 in person and on YouTube

We kindly ask that you can arrive and have found a seat by 10am, to greet our special guests shortly after.
As you can imagine, parking in the Cathedral Car Park will be restricted. Please car share, and arrive early. A  printed map showing alternative Free Sunday city parking is attached to this edition of the Chronicle. Thank you.

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

In our Parish Cycle of Prayer we pray for Lorna Shaw; Violete San Juan; David and Angela Savage; Canon Bob and Mieke Schroeder; Sophia Scwartz and Emily Wall; Ludmila Shkoda; Elizabeth Simpson; the Smiley-Hacia family. 

In our Community and Partners Prayer Cycle we pray for Beasley Neighbourhood Assn: www.ourbna.com

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

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 dean, council, and congregations of the  Ottawa Valley and Seaway Areas of the Lutheran Eastern Synod. 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; St. Matthew-on-the-Plain, Burlington, the Reverend Canon Dr. Susan Wilson, Rector; 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, and employment; and those who help, support, counsel 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 Gilvear; Barry Jefferies; McKay family; Cathy Kendall; Jean Livingstone; Kristen; and Charlotte.

With current needs: Anne-Louise and John Watts; 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; Kim; Laura and family; Holly, Jamie, Emily and their families; Michael Ludwig; Rev. Charles Williamson; Bill and Todd Gilvear and their families; Brandy and Jeddy.

Those that have recently died: Joan Gilvear; Meredith Ross; and Jordan.

Flowers at the Chancel Steps: Given to the glory of God and in loving memory our dear Aunt Vera Tomlinson on the anniversary of her death, by Barbara Jepson and James Page.

Your Corporation wish to share with you that at the request of St. Matt’s and City of Hamilton, due to extraordinary need and circumstances arising this week, the Cathedral Café will begin to operate overnight, 6 days per week, for two months as of Sunday. This measure comes in light of this year’s severe winter weather, and with the goal is to prevent injuries due to frostbite and deaths due to exposure. Guests would be men who are unhoused, with their only alternative being the street. The Café is the best immediately available option in the city to meet this dire need to provide this care for our neighbours.

As of February 1, overnight operating hours will be Sunday from 8pm-8am Monday; and Monday to Friday, 6pm-8am. The overnight program will close weekly from 4pm on Saturdays to 8pm on Sundays for Sunday services.

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.

Christ’s Church Cathedral Saturday Feb 7, 10am
All are welcome.

On Sunday February 8, at the 10:30am Eucharist Service Christ's Church Cathedral will celebrate with thanksgiving the 150th anniversary of our consecration as the Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Niagara.

In essence, although our Cathedral has been a place of worship since 1835 this 150th celebratory year relates to the date when the Act to Incorporate the Synod of the Diocese of Niagara received Royal Assent.

In practice the Cathedral may have obtained status earlier, but in law, we became a cathedral when the diocese was formally incorporated, on
February 10, 1876. 

We are all invited to celebrate this year as the Cathedral community along with distinguished guests from the city of Hamilton.

We kindly ask that you can arrive and have found a seat by 10am, to greet our special guests shortly after.
As you can imagine, parking in the Cathedral Car Park will be restricted.

Please car share, arrive early, and see the map showing alternative Free Sunday city parking below in this edition of the Chronicle. Thank you.

The Corporation of Christ's Church Cathedral will be hosting a Pre-Vestry Budget meeting on Sunday, February 15, 2026 following the 10:30 service to give parishioners an opportunity to ask about the 2026 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 22, 2026, in accordance with Canon 4.1 Section 4, 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 18, 2026 until February 22, 2026.  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 added to the Certified List of Vestry Members.

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!

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 2025 were completed on January 19.  If you are at the Cathedral on Sunday, we ask that you please pickup your receipt at the Greeter's station.   If your tax receipt is not there, then it was mailed sometime during the week of January 19th.  Please note that tax receipts not picked up by February 15, they will be mailed.

We are sincerely grateful for 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.

With Pre-authorized Giving, donors have the option of having a monthly donation transferred directly from your bank account to the Cathedral on the same day each month.  You can stop or change your monthly donation at any time by notifying the Cathedral. If you would like to use this option to give, please download the Intention Form, fill it out, and send it to the attention of our Donations Administrator or the Administrative Assistant to the Dean, or place your Intention Form on the collection plate during a Sunday service.

To see other ways to give, please visit our Give page.

Every year, just prior to our annual vestry meeting, we publish a narrative budget - our story of the year gone by.  The story of our ministries, our stewardship of all our resources, and the generosity of what we give and receive.

We invite you to  read our 2025 Narrative Budget.

Please Note that p10 details are now listed :
Sunday Feb 15, Pre-Vestry Budget Meeting 
Sunday Feb 22, 'Annual Vestry Meeting -2025'

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.

February'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."  Source:  Wikiquote

A Question to Consider

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

Image by Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay

Our men’s winter boots and running shoes are depleted at this time.  Please see if you can donate men’s shoes or boots, size 9.5 - 12, (with 10 and 10.5, being the most requested) to the Café.  Gently used running shoes and boots would be gratefully received.  We don’t expect anyone to go and buy new items.

Thank you and God bless you!

This February, help Alongside Hope honour Canada as we celebrate International Development Week (IDW).  It is a time to understand and be proud of how Canadians help to eradicate poverty worldwide.  Alongside Hope staff and members of the Youth Council have curated a reading list for children, youth, and adults.

Here are some of the titles, available at the Hamilton Public Library:

What If We Get It Right?  by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

 What is a Refugee? by Elise Gravel.

Still Hopeful, by Maude Barlow.

For a full list, please go to the Alongside Hope article, Building a Better World Together through Reading.

-Digging Deeper will not run on Feb 8, 15, or 22.

-There will be no 8:30am Eucharist Service on Feb 8, so that we can all celebrate together as a family at the 10:30am 150th Anniversary Service.

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.

Personal Judgment: No Church service, requires attendance if weather conditions are dangerous.
Parishioners are not to feel obliged to attend our services if they feel unsafe traveling.
Church services will not ordinarily be cancelled, only in exceptional cases eg extreme weather, power outages
See our website for more details:  https://cathedralhamilton.ca/