The Triduum (Three Days)

Alleluia!  Christ is risen!

The Regimental Band of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles is presenting  ‘Songs, Suites and Symphonies’ at St. John’s Cathedral on Saturday, March 28^th at 7:30 pm. Free concert – donations gladly accepted. Reception to follow. All are welcome! For more information, click here.

During the month of March we will be collecting baby items (articles of clothing, blankets, toiletries and small toys) for the Thelma Wynne Project which operates out of St. Matthews Church. Volunteers create layettes from all the donated items the project receives and distributes these to needy moms. A basket will be set up in the Nave for the next three weeks. New and/or gently used articles (clean and stain free please) are welcomed and can be placed in the baby basket at the back of the church. Each layette also includes a selection of small toiletries for Mom (tooth paste and brush, soap, shampoo etc.) as well as some toddler clothing for later. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks from the Friendship Circle.

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

A “Festival of Prayer” will take place in Winnipeg January 18 – 25, 2015 to mark the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme and resources for 2015 were prepared by a working group formed by representatives of the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil: Jesus said to her: “Give me a drink.” (John 4:7). The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman invites us to try water from a different well and also to offer a little water of our own. In diversity, we enrich each other. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a privileged moment for prayer, encounter and dialogue. It is an opportunity to recognize the richness and value present in the other, and to ask God for the gift of unity.

The 2015 Festival of Prayer will begin with a City-wide Ecumenical Worship Service at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday January 18^th at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral, 135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg. All are cordially invited to participate in this opening celebration with church leaders and to experience different Christian traditions in the various services that will be held throughout the Festival of Prayer. For more information, please click here.

Each winter, the congregation of St. John’s “decorates” our Charlie Brown tree with a variety of donated winter apparel (hats, mittens, scarves and socks) for children who don’t have them. All of the clothing collected is then donated to a neighbourhood school. The Charlie Brown Christmas Tree appeared in the narthex on November 16^th and remains through December 14^th. We will be delivering the ‘fruit of the Charlie Brown tree’ to the schools next week.

This special project is a tangible way to express our support of the schools in our community. There is still one Sunday (December 14^th) left to bring in more items. Thanks to one and all for sharing and caring and making this year’s tree so successful!

THE DEAN’S FORUM WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 18TH

You’re invited to attend Trinity Institute (TI2015), an annual conference that takes place in New York City—but you can attend at St. John’s Cathedral! We bring all the elements of the NYC conference to you via webcast.

This year’s conference takes on the pervasive, overwhelming issue of economic inequality. TI2015 speakers have real-world experience making change happen. They will provide us with hopeful, practical tools we can use to make a positive economic impact.

DETAILS:

WHERE: St. John’s Cathedral, 135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
WHEN: January 22-24, 2015
COST: We have extended the Earlybird deadline to January 11. Register before January 11: $60/person, $105/couple, $45/students and seniors. After January 11: $70/person, $115/couple, $55/students and seniors. Registration covers the cost of the web cast, study materials, meals and snacks.

CONTACT:   To register for TI2015 For more information,
contact Carol Hargreaves at (204) 586-8385 or email office@stjohnscathedral.ca

Please download our registration form at the link below:
registration form

For more information about Trinity Institute’s national theological conference—including speaker bios, schedule, videos, and more—visit ti2015.org

O No! Christmas is coming and I’m not ready!

Come and join us for an Advent Quiet Day. We will use the words of the ancient O Antiphons as a way of opening to the blessing of the Christ child, incorporating the poetry of Malcolm Guite, the music of Steve Bell and visual imagery. The day will involve periods of silence for personal reflection.

The Advent Quiet Day will provide an opportunity to find quiet space within yourself to sustain you through the busy days ahead and find meaning in your celebration of the Christ Child.

Saturday, November 29^th, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM

(Excerpt from the Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, October 31)

Emmanuel Santiago hadn’t expected the St. John’s Anglican Cathedral Cemetery to be full of people with “foreign names.” Such as?

“Like Archibald,” said the Grade 8 student from Andrew Mynarski VC School Thursday while taking part in Mr. Mike’s 40th annual social studies research field trip to a local cemetery that would be a perfect setting for any horror movie.

So on the eve of Halloween, on a cold, grey morning, with flakes of snow drifting down, about 100 children walked among the tombstones of people born in unfamiliar worlds who had died long before the kids were born. To read the entire article, click

A Salute to Our Early Pioneers

The Seven Oaks Historical Society presents ‘A Salute to Our Early Pioneers’ at the Cathedral (135 Anderson Ave), starting at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22.

The concert will feature the Winnipeg Mandolin Orchestra of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, the North End Jewish Folk Choir; Icelandic musical artists with a saga teller; and the German Dance Group “Der Treue Husar.” The Seven Oaks Historical Society extends an open invitation to all Winnipeggers, their families and friends, to join them in this multi-cultural celebration. Admission is free. Donations towards the ongoing work of the Seven Oaks Historical Society will be gratefully accepted.

Refreshments will be served after the concert. For additional information: phone 204-338-6399 or email: kaminsk@cc.umanitoba.ca.