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WELCOME TO THE

DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISL AND ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020

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WELCOME to all who have come to worship at the Cathedral today. If you are visiting, please sign the Guest Book located near the main doors and make yourself known to the Greeters and our Clergy. We’d like to meet you.

As a Cathedral community, we acknowledge that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

Communicants of All Christian churches are invited to receive communion at the Eucharist.

Should you wish the option of a gluten free wafer, please let one of our Greeters know.

Our Nursery is available at both our 9:00 and 10:30am services, as well as a children’s corner with rocking chair in the right transept.

Worship Services

Sunday Services

8am Holy Eucharist Book of Common Prayer

9am Holy Eucharist Book of Alternative Services

10:30am Holy Eucharist Book of Alternative Services

Special choral services and concerts are held on Sundays at 4 p.m. September through June. Please check our website for details

Sunday Services at our Associate Parish of Falkland, St. James 10:30am

Weekday Services at the Cathedral

Tuesday 12:15pm Holy Eucharist Book of Common Prayer

Wednesday 7:30am Holy Eucharist Book of Alternative Services

Thursday 12:15pm Holy Eucharist Book of Alternative Services

Friday 12:15pm Holy Eucharist Book of Common Prayer

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes - Primate of Brazil & Bishop of Curitiba

Our Diocese St. Peter’s Cathedral, Prince Edward Island Holy Trinity, Prince Edward Island The Revd David Garrett The Revd Ralph Moore and Bonnie

St. Mary and St. John, Prince Edward Island The Revd Colin Nicolle and Shannon

8AM HOLY COMMUNION THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Book of Common Prayer Preacher & Celebrant:

Propers 126

Introit Psalm 148: 1-6 519

Gradual Psalm 459

9AM HOLY COMMUNION THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Book of Alternative Services Celebrant & Preacher

Prelude Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern D. Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Welcome

Opening Hymn CP 156 The People That in Darkness Sat Tune: Dundee

First Reading: ISAIAH 9:1-4

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Psalm 27: 1, 5-13 Bulletin p. 10

Second Reading: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-18

Gradual Hymn CP 432 Jesus Calls Us! O’er the Tumult Tune: St. Oswald

The Holy Gospel: MATTHEW 4:12-23

The Homily

The Nicene Creed 188

Prayers of the People

Absolution

The Peace 192

Offertory Hymn CP 383 Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun Tune: Duke Street

Prayer over the Gifts

Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer 211

The Breaking of the Bread

Hymn during the Communion CP 338

Let us praise your name, God our Saviour, alleluia, alleluia! (2) Praise and bless your name, God

our saviour, Praise and bless your name, alleluia! Source: The Taizé Commmunity

Prayer after Communion

Doxology

The Blessing

Closing Hymn CP 484 In Christ There Is No East or West Tune: McKee

Dismissal

Postlude Trumpet Voluntary Thomas Sanders Dupuis (1733-1796)

Please join us for Refreshments &

Fellowship at the rear of the nave.

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THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Book of Alternative Services Celebrant

Preacher

Introit Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Trad. Appalachian; arr. N. Halley 1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land. I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy powerful hand. Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more; Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open now the crystal fountain, Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let the fire and cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through. Strong deliverer, strong deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield; Be thou still my strength and shield.

Entrance Hymn CP 158 Earth Has Many a Noble City STUTTGART

The Children’s Talk

The Greeting 185

The Collect for Purity

Kyrie Eleison Mass for 4 Voices W. Byrd (c.1539‐1623) (sung by the choir) Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.

Collect of the Day Bulletin p. 8

First Reading: ISAIAH 9:1-4

Psalm 27:1‐11 Dominus illuminatio. F. A. G. Ouseley (Sung by the choir) 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine enemies and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. 4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require: even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle; yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of stone. 6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. 7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness: I will sing, and speak praises unto the Lord.

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8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee; have mercy upon me and hear me. 9 My heart hath talked with thee: ʹSeek ye my faceʹ; ʹThy face, Lord, will I seek.ʹ 10 O hide not thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. 11 Thou hast been my succour; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Second Reading: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-18

Gradual Hymn CP 446 Word of God, Come Down on Earth LIEBSTER JESU

Gospel Processional vv. 1—3

Responses before the Gospel

The Holy Gospel: MATTHEW 4:12-23

Responses after the Gospel

Gospel Recessional vv. 4—6

The Homily

The Nicene Creed 188

Prayers of the People

191

The Peace 192

Offertory Hymn CP 529 God, My Hope on You Is Founded MICHAEL

Prayer over the Gifts Bulletin p. 8

Eucharistic Prayer #1 193

Sanctus Divinum Mysterium arr. P. Halley (sung by all) Bulletin p. 11

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Acclamation …..Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Amen ….. all glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. 

The Lord’s Prayer 211

The Breaking of the Bread

Agnus Dei Mass for 4 Voices W. Byrd (sung by the choir) Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Communion Motet Panis Angelicus C. Franck (1822‐90) Panis angelicus, fit panis hominum, Dat panis coelicus figures terminum. O res mirabilis manducat Dominum, Pauper, servus, et humilis.

The bread of the angels becomes the bread of man; the bread of heaven is given a bounded form. O wondrous thing! Each feeds on the lord; The poor, the slave and the humble man.

Communion Hymn CP 49 Draw Near and Take SONG 46

Prayer after Communion Bulletin p. 8

The Blessing

Hymn CP 645 Come Down, O Love divine DOWN AMPNEY

Choral Benediction God Be in My Head W. Davies (1869‐1941) God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in mine eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at mine end, and at my departing.

Dismissal The congregation responds: Thanks be to God.

Postlude Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (Lord, God, Holy Ghost) J. S. Bach (BWV 538)

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Thank you to Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir for singing at our service this morning.

Please join us for Refreshments &

Fellowship at the rear in the Great Hall.

READINGS THIS WEEK COLLECT Almighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your ser-vice. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS Loving God, before the world be-gan you called us. Make holy all we offer you this day, and strengthen us in that calling. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Gracious God, our hands have tak-en holy things; our lives have been nourished by the body of your Son. May we who have eaten at this holy table be strengthened for service in your world. We ask this

in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into con-tempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in dark-ness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep dark-ness - on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. ISAIAH 9:1-4 A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose. For it has been

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reported to me by Chloe's people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. What I mean is that each of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power. For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-18 THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spo-ken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles - the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." As he walked by the Sea of Gali-lee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea - for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Imme-diately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their syna-gogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. MATTHEW 4:12-23

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PSALM 27: 1, 5-13 Chant No. 4

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then / shall I fear?* The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I / be afraid?

One thing I have asked of the Lord; one / thing I seek;* that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days / of my life; to behold the fair beauty / of the Lord* and to seek him / in his temple.

For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe / in his shel-ter;* he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling and set me high up-/on a rock.

Even now he lifts / up my head* above my enemies / round about me.

Therefore I will offer in his dwelling an oblation with sounds / of great gladness;* I will sing and make music / to the Lord.

Hearken to my voice, O Lord, / when I call;* have mercy on me and / answer me.

You speak in my heart and say, / “Seek my face,”* your face, Lord, / will I seek.

Hide not your / face from me,* nor turn away your servant / in displeasure.

You have been my helper; cast me / not away;* do not forsake me, O God of / my salvation.

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Sanctus Divinum mysterium arr. P. Halley

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Bulletin Notices .’

Welcome at 10:30am A warm welcome this morning to the Men & Boys of Capella Re-galis (an outreach programme of Musique Royale) who are sing-ing at our 10:30am Service. For more information about the choir please visit www.capellaregalis.com and for information about Musique Royale, please visit www.musiqueroyale.com.

SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING How to make 2020 VISION a reality

January 26, 2020 after the 10:30 service Great Hall

ALL MEMBERS OF THE CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

The Reverend Canon John Smith Visitation for our friend, colleague, and mentor, the Reverend Canon John Smith, will be held in the Cathedral this afternoon, Sunday, January 26 from 2-5pm. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 27 at 2pm.

January ASK Box Our January Ask is for new socks and underwear. The Febru-ary ASK is for plates and cutlery. The ASK box is a blue box lo-cated by the bulletin board in the Cathedral.

Offering Envelopes Offering envelopes are available for pick up in the Cathedral.

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Meditation at the Cathedral Wednesdays at 12 noon come and join our meditation group in St Stephen’s Chapel. All are welcome to come for a relaxing reset of the mind!

St. George’s Soup Kitchen Please join us for our next St. George’s kitchen party, on Friday, February 14th at 6pm in the Great Hall. We will be preparing a meal to be served at the Soup kitchen on Saturday, February 15th All are welcome!

Sundays at Four Our “Sundays at Four” series for this season will resume next Sunday, February 2nd with a Festal Evensong for Candlemas sung by the Cathedral Choir. Candlemas, or the Feast of the Presenta-tion of Jesus Christ is one of the oldest feasts of the Christian Church, dating from the 4th century. It commemorates the presen-tation of Jesus at the Temple when the aged Simeon, taking Jesus into his arms, uttered the prayer used at every Evensong, the Nunc dimittis; “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salva-tion.”

The “Sundays at Four” brochures are available at the entrance to the Cathedral. For more information, please contact Paul Halley, Organist & Director of Music, at [email protected]

Outreach to Infants One of our outreach projects is the Mother and Child support Pro-gramme at Phoenix House. Infant related items, baby food, for-mula, wipes, diapers etc. are always in need. Please consider bringing an item to the Nursery on Sundays in support of this program. Thank you.

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PWRDF appeal for Australian bushfires

As your new PWRDF representative, I’d like to draw your atten-tion to the news that PWRDF is appealing for funds to work with two Anglican counterparts of PWRDF in Australia. Some of us have friends and/or family in Australia and may want to show our support by donating to this PWRDF campaign. Details can be found at https://pwrdf.org/pwrdf-supports-australian-bushfire-appeal/ or by getting in touch with me, Chris Field ([email protected]).

Cathedral Cornerstone In a matter of a few Sundays Lent's 2020 season arrives on Febru-ary 26 , Ash Wednesday. Our newsletter's Issue for Lent & Easter welcomes your submission of photos, articles, notices, and special worship schedules.Please note that Tuesday , March 10 is the deadline date. Email items may be sent to [email protected] or [email protected] Circulation of the printed issue of our Newsletter is set (D.V.) for Sunday Lent III , March 15. Many thanks for your interest and support. - Kent Doe

Annual Reports While we do not yet have a date set, our Annual Meeting is on the horizon. Annual Reports are gratefully accepted at the Cathe-dral Office until February 28th. Thank you!

A Mini Catechism for a mini Gesima Season.

Interested persons are welcome to come to four Thursdays of seminars—weather permitting - Feb 6, 13, 20, & 27. Seminar time 10:15 - 11:30. Each time we meet we will pray, study bible verses, and have discussion. (coffee & tea too) This offering is a modest way to prepare for the Season of Lent. A need for more infor-mation? Please send an Email to Kent Doe [email protected] or tel: (902)423 7013

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Coffee Hosts We are in need Coffee Hosts. There is a sign-up sheet on the Greeters’ Table, and, as always, we would love to have new peo-ple “on board”. There are always store-bought cookies available so baking is not a requisite. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the kitchenette, there are “old hands” happy to partner with any newcomers who are interested and able to help. Please speak with Margie Cooper, Geraldine May, Kathie Swenson, or Sarah in the office, if you would like further information.

STUDENT MUSICALE – Sunday, January 26 The 29th Annual Student Musicale, that showcases student per-formers at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts, is a delightful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Admission proceeds are directed to the Dalhousie Women's Division Scholarship and Bursary Fund, supporting the Women's Division mandate of en-hancing the student experience. 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 26, 2020; Room 406, Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Ave. Ad-mission: $15 Adult | $10 Student. Information / Tickets Cynthia Pilichos: [email protected] | 902.858.2350

From Huron to Gaza: PWRDF supports health care access January 16, 2020 By Rev. Andreas Thiel Someone had warned me about the sun in Gaza … something about needing to be prepared for its intensity. Sure enough, stand-ing in an urban courtyard in the middle of Gaza City at the end of last November, the afternoon sun was in fact blazing brightly, causing everything in sight to be brought into razor-sharp focus. It was then that the significance of the moment had its full im-pact: I had arrived. The goal of my pilgrimage had been reached. I had made it to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

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Just how did I get here?

In the spring of 2019, the Diocese of Huron PWRDF committee learned we had received a generous bequest. It fell to us to rec-ommend how and where that bequest might be directed. PWRDF Executive Director, Will Postma, brought several options to our attention. Among them were food security projects in communi-ties throughout Africa; clean water in Cuba; development initia-tives in Yemen and Bangladesh. (Yes to them all!) But as the committee considered the possibilities, a bigger ‘yes’ began to emerge: Gaza. More specifically, the ongoing services – in the midst of extremely challenging conditions – being delivered by the staff of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, under the management of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. As we made our recommendation, we felt gratified to know that in some way, we would be help-ing a far-off medical institution care for its neighbours.

Over the next several weeks, I learned about a planned ecumenical delegation to Palestine/Israel being orga-nized by PWRDF partner, KAIROS Canada. Gaza was on the dele-gation’s proposed agenda. Imagine my amazement when I learned I would have the privilege of representing PWRDF on that trip and that I’d be visiting at Al-Ahli Hospital. What an opportunity, to connect in person with the beneficiaries of our recent gift and see its impact first-hand.

A trip to the Gaza Strip inevitably includes an introduction to some grim statistics:

In 2012, the United Nations predicted that the area would be uninhabitable by 2020

With a population of just under 2 million, Gaza is considered to be the most densely populated place on earth (about 5,000 people per square kilometre)

Just under half the population (44%) is unemployed 90% of the population depend on some kind of food aid 60% live in poverty

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Add to that the seemingly endless cycle of violence (exacerbated by frequent clashes with Israeli military at the border crossing), and numerous physical and mental health problems, and the pic-ture grows increasingly bleak.

However, there are glimpses of light breaking through the gloom. Al-Ahli Hospital is one of them. The hospital was first adminis-tered by the Christian Missionary Society (UK), then a group of Baptists, and since 1982, the Diocese of Jerusalem. The hospital is committed to promoting justice and human rights from a Chris-tian perspective, witnessing to the love of Jesus for all people. From psycho-social counselling, to breast cancer screening pro-grams, to nutritional programs, nobody is turned away. All are treated, and the treatment is delivered in a spirit of love and ser-vice.

Our small group arrived in Gaza to a soundtrack of overhead sur-veillance drones, an unfortunate part of daily life for Gazans. The unexpected sound left us quite unsettled. The hum of gener-ators also underlines the daily reality for Al-Ahli Hospital: some $50,000 is spent each year on fuel for the generators because the electricity there is unreliable and unpredictable. As with many other aspects (i.e. flow of consumer goods, food, water, construc-tion materials), access to electricity remains firmly in the control of the Israeli government. Addressing the matter of fuel for the generators, Hospital Director Dr. Suheila Tarazi, made it clear that without the financial assistance of international partners such as PWRDF, the hospital simply could not function.

A tour of the hospital gave us a sense of the comprehensive healthcare that is being offered despite the many challenges. Thanks to the recent PWRDF gift, Al-Ahli was able to purchase special urology equipment that will be used to treat kidney stones, an increasing problem among the general population, es-pecially children. Because of contaminated aquifers in Gaza (either by encroaching water from the Mediterranean Sea or oth-er chemicals and minerals), 96% of the water is not safe for

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drinking. Those who cannot afford to purchase bottled water continue to use the unsafe sources, causing kidney stones as well as a variety of water-borne illnesses. In the summer, as people grow more dehydrated, the problem of kidney stones intensifies. With the arrival of the new urology equipment this month, Al-Ahli Hospital will finally have a way of eliminating kidney stones, and easing the suffering of many Gazans. PWRDF is mak-ing a difference!

Our whirlwind tour through Gaza (about 36 hours) brought us in contact with several other projects, such as vocational schools, that receive support from other global partners. It was inspiring to see how the young people of Gaza are being educated and mentored. Boys and girls proudly showed us some of their crea-tions, such as wrought ironwork, woodwork and articles of hand-made clothing. Older boys are being trained as electricians; young women are learning about computers and graphic design.

These are the skills that – in a normal environment – help pre-pare youth for the workforce. In Gaza, however, the future is a giant question mark. Will there be employment in a region that has already been deemed “uninhabitable?” I suspect that although the people of Gaza must be asking themselves this question, their most immediate concern is the day at hand. It is the daily routine – punctuated by numerous difficulties – that gives their lives meaning. Our delegation received a glimpse of that daily routine. Whether we were in the corridors of Al-Ahli Hospital or in the city streets, we gained a sense that for many Gazans, compassion and care are a vital part.

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Our People BISHOP The Most Revd Ron Cutler RECTOR & DEAN The Very Revd Paul Smith ASSOCIATE PRIEST & PRIEST IN CHARGE OF THE PARISH OF FALKLAND, ST. JAMES The Revd Dr Helen Ryding HONORARY ASSISTANTS

The Revd Dr Davena Davis The Revd Ronald Harris The Revd Canon Fred Krieger The Revd John Swain The Revd Canon Keirsten Wells DEACONS The Revd Heather MacEachern The Revd Ray Carter, TSSF The Revd Maggie Whittingham-Lamont SACRISTAN Maureen Yeats VERGER Howard D’Arcy ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR Paul Halley 9 AM MUSIC MINISTRY Russ Hall ORGANIST EMERITUS Dr James Burchill ASSISTANT TO THE ORGANIST Nicholas HalleyCATHEDRAL WARDEN Andrew Black DEAN’S WARDEN Dr Frank Lovely LICENSED LAY READERS William Black Heather Carter Margaret Withrow Susan Drain Maureen Yeats Patricia Fordham EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Andrew Black Mayann Francis Gordon Young Deborah Vandewater Murray Vandewater TREASURER Peter Flemming

Gifts of Flowers, Wine & Hosts, and Bulletin Sponsors .

Wine & Hosts Beryl & Kenneth Seymour To give a gift of Wine & Hosts, Flowers, or sponsor a Bulletin, please contact the Cathedral Office or sign-up on the bulletin board.

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