This December, we invite you to the Cathedral as we anticipate and celebrate the coming of the Christ-child at Christmas. Through special services and musical offerings, we mark this most wonderful time of year together in community. We would love to welcome you.

 

Sunday Services: 8am & 10:30am

Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, November 29 • 7pm

As we prepare for the birth of Christ at Christmas, we begin the Advent Season with this service travelling from darkness into light. The Cathedral Choir carries the light – and message – gradually into the Cathedral. Let the choral music, congregational hymns, and readings from Holy Scripture propel you quietly toward the true joy of Christmas.

Advent Choral Evensong
December 2 & 16 • 7pm

Conclude your day with this service of sung evening prayer offered by the Cathedral Choir. This blend of Psalms, prayers and hymns showcases the best of our Anglican choral tradition, offering an opportunity to pause for prayer in the midst of Advent anticipation.

Christmas Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 20 • 3pm

Gather with us for one of the most beautiful services of the year. We hear the Nativity story retold through choral music offered by the Cathedral Choir, congregational hymns, and readings from Holy Scripture. 

 

Christmas Eve

O come, let us adore him!

 

4pm | Holy Eucharist 

This early Christmas Eve service is especially suitable for families and young children, with many familiar carols and an engaging and interactive Christmas story led by the Dean. This service includes Holy Communion – all are welcome to receive.  

 

8pm | Choral Eucharist 

This celebration of the Nativity offers a full-sensory experience with incense, congregational carols, choral music, and the celebration of Holy Communion. The Bishop of Ontario offers the sermon.

Christmas Day

Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!

10am | Holy Eucharist 

Begin your Christmas Day at the Cathedral with this simple celebration of Holy Communion led by the Dean. A short homily and many familiar carols make this a most joyful start to Christmas Day. 

The Feast of the Epiphany
Wednesday, January 6 • 7pm

The Cathedral Choir offers Choral Evensong on the Feast of the Epiphany as we celebrate the gift of new light in our midst. A wonderful opportunity to centre yourself in prayer and wrap yourself in beautiful music at the gate of a new year.

Cathedral Choir on the Road
Saturday, December 12 • 4pm

The Cathedral Choir offers a service of Christmas Lessons & Carols at St. John's Anglican Church in Madoc, Ontario. This will be a beautiful service of timeless carols in the intimate space at St. John's.