As Archbishop Shane Parker began his New Year’s Day homily at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, he congratulated and thanked the Cathedral Girls Choir, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. He added that one of the best things he ever did as dean of the Cathedral was to get behind the idea of a girls choir.
“It’s important for you to know, and for those who are listening online across our country, that our cathedral in the nation’s capital has one of the strongest youth ministries in the Anglican Church of Canada between its two choirs. Upwards of 40 and sometimes 50 kids weekly gather to sing together, to sing scripture, to grow in their stature as the children of God.” It’s a wonderful ministry, he added.
The choirs have plans to travel to the U.K. next year and to sing at Westminster Abbey in London in 2027.
Saint Mary’s Church, Westmeath — Deanery of the Northwest