The Staff of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal

Clergy

The Very Rev Michael J. Pitts is Rector of the Cathedral and Dean of the Diocese of Montreal, responsible for the life of Christ Church, both as parish and Cathedral Church.

The Cathedral's Associate Priest is The Rev Joyce Sanchez who works in the field of pastoral care and visiting.

At Sunday and weekday liturgies you will also see the Cathedral's honorary assistants:

  • The Rev Dr Elizabeth Rowlinson (who also sings with the Cathedral singers),

  • The Rev Dr Roger Balk

    All have contributed to our Sermons webpage, where you will also see sermons by The Rev'd Paul Jennings, a former priest at the Cathedral and now Director of Pastoral Studies at the Montreal Diocesan Theological College.

    Music Department

    The musical life of the Cathedral, which comprises both liturgical music and concerts and recitals is under the direction of . In the Cathedral choirs, a number of the Cathedral Singers are professionals who sing under contract. The rest are volunteers.

    Recorded information about current services, recitals, concerts and other activities may be heard at (514) 843-6577 (ext. 371)

    Lay office staff

    The Cathedral office occupies 2 floors in the south-east corner of the KPMG office tower, in space shared with the Diocese of Montreal. Known as Cathedral Place, the church offices have their own entrance at 1444 Union Avenue.

    Office Hours: The Cathedral Secretary's office is open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 4:45 pm and is closed on Friday. Eva Brebner, the works Monday to Wednesday and Ann Stephen works on Thursdays. Ann Elbourne volunteers on Wednesday mornings and Helen Wiegand on Thursdays.

    The Cathedral bookkeeper is Mrs Barbara Hall.

    Mrs is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the many lay volunteer ministries of the parish.

    A number of volunteers are often to be found in the office, among them Duncan Shaddick, who looks after the lay administrator's schedule, helps with the parish statistics and carefully tends to matters concerning the physical plant.

    Vergers

    The Cathedral is open throughout the week, and the liturgy and offices of the Church are celebrated daily - see the Services page. Mr Al Backman, senior verger, is responsible for the preparation of the services, as well as the day to day cleaning and maintenance of the building.

    Mrs maintains the Cathedral archives and prepares extracts of records.



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