A reflection by Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls, Anglican Church of Canada. On August 1, Canada marks Emancipation Day. This is the day in 1834 when the Abolition of Slavery Act was enacted by the British parliament and became law across all the colonial territories claimed by Great Britain, including lands that today are commonly […]
July2022
Songs and smiles on the Cathedral lawn
The Calithumpians theatre troupe has been entertaining audiences in Fredericton for over forty years, and in 2020, its headquarters moved to Cathedral Memorial Hall. For the last three summers, the Cathedral lawn has been filled with the sights and sounds of children participating in drama day camps. Kids and teens spend each weeklong camp singing, […]
Festival brings live music to the Cathedral Green
From July 15-17, downtown Fredericton was filled with the sound of music from the Sweltering Songs music festival. Christ Church Cathedral was pleased to be a strategic partner of the festival, permitting use of the ‘Green’, the Cathedral’s waterfront land, for a performance tent. A spin-off initiative of the long-running winter music festival, Shivering Songs, […]
Congregation and community support for the Outreach Program
On the last Monday of each month, people in need are welcomed at Memorial Hall by members of the Cathedral Outreach Committee. Between 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., volunteers hand out goodie bags containing fresh fruit, homemade muffins and cookies, a granola bar, a beverage and other food items such as cheese strings, soup packets and […]
Primate meets Pope as Catholics look to Anglican model of synod
Anglicans have an indispensable role to play as Roman Catholics start a two-year conversation on how to become a more “synodal” church, Pope Francis said at his first meeting with Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. [Continue reading below] * * * * * Read the full article, written by Matt […]
Cathedral Tours
Guided tours of Christ Church Cathedral are available throughout July and August, Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and after worship on Sunday until 4:00 p.m. Tours are free, donations are welcome (fill out a donation envelope to receive a tax receipt). Drop by to welcome new tour guide Sophia Pacione, and Alex […]
Celebration at St. Hilda’s
Graduates of St. Hilda’s Anglican School were thrilled to receive their diplomas from Standard 6 (grade 8) at the end of June. Principal Jane Martinez shared photos of the happy students, which you can see below. She previously sent photos of a worship service held for the graduates in the school’s chapel. Upon this completion […]
2022 Lambeth Call to Prayer
The fifteenth Lambeth Conference will meet on 26 July – 08 August in Canterbury. As the conference draws closer, the Archbishop of Canterbury has shared a call to prayer with the conference delegates and their wider church communities. The call to prayer invites people to devote a day to prayer on Trinity Sunday – 12th […]
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