We recently received this note from Montgomery Street Elementary’s Home and School Association, to which the Cathedral has previously provided support for children in need. I wanted to let the church know that with the remainder of the donation provided to our committee, after paying for the hot lunches and milk program to our children […]
Mission and Outreach
Thanks from Montgomery Street School
In December, Christ Church Cathedral donated $2000 to Montgomery Street School, a nearby elementary school with a number of children in need. The money, given by the congregation through a Giving Tuesday campaign, supported a school lunch program. We recently received a thank you note from the Home and School Association, signed by children in […]
Episcopal Church of Roatan / Nelson and Kara Ministry (December 2022 Update)
The Reverends Nelson and Kara Mejia are SAMS Canada (South American Mission Society) missionaries and priests in the Diocese of Honduras. Kara Mejia is the daughter of retired New Brunswick priest Gordon Thompson and his wife, Bell. The Cathedral Missions Committee supports their Ministry in Roatan, Honduras with yearly donations. By the Revs. Nelson and […]
Video Message from St. Hilda’s School in Belize
We recently received messages and a video from Ms. Jane Martinez, Principal of St. Hilda’s Anglican School in Belize. As you can see, the families from St. Hilda’s have faced hardship, tragedy, and also found joy. Please keep them all in your prayers. Scroll down to watch the video below the letters. [December 23, 2022] […]
Bakers needed for monthly outreach program
Outreach Committee volunteers hand out 8 1/2 dozen muffins and 8 1/2 dozen cookies each month to people in need who visit the Monday Morning Outreach Program. A few members of the congregation faithfully bake homemade goodies, but additional contributors would be most welcome to replace some folks who have stepped aside or who are […]
A gift to brighten a child’s Christmas
This December, the Cathedral Outreach Committee supported a program from Prison Fellowship Canada, which provides gifts to children of incarcerated parents. PFC’s Angel Tree Christmas program connects church communities and individuals with the families of prisoners through the delivery of a Christmas gift on behalf of the incarcerated parent. Through the program, a prisoner applies, […]
Reaching out to support a local school lunch program
On 09 December, Dean Geoffrey Hall and Cathedral Treasurer Jamie Yeamans presented a $2000 cheque to Montgomery Street School. Members of the congregation had contributed to a Giving Tuesday campaign to raise money to help fund a lunch program at the school, which has a number of children in need. This is the second year […]
Help us support a local school lunch program
Thank you for your support! Click here to read an update on the program. For ‘Giving Tuesday’ this year, we’ve chosen a community outreach project – can we count on your support? We hope to raise at least $500 towards a December $2000 commitment to a local school lunch program at Montgomery Street School, which […]
Valuable contributions
The Cathedral Outreach Committee sincerely thanks the congregation for fulfilling all 50 Christmas Angel requests by the November 14th deadline. Pictured are just a few of the toys and stocking stuffers delivered to the food bank to make sure needy children will have gifts under the tree this Christmas. Well done, everyone! The toys were […]
2022 Christmas Angels waiting to be adopted
Fifty paper angels from Greener Village (the food bank) are waiting patiently to be chosen from a small tree in the cathedral. Each requests a specific Christmas gift or some stocking stuffers for a needy boy or girl in our city. Please print your name and telephone number on the clipboard to indicate which angel […]
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