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Frozen in time—Images from the Halifax Explosion

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St. Nicholas Day 1917 A watchman's clock, on dis- ………………………….………….2 play at the Army museum— Halifax Citadel Its hands Women walking from Africville towards Halifax, on were forever stopped at Campbell Road (later Barrington Street) near Hanover Parade of Lights 9:04:35 on Dec. 6, 1917. Street. –Public Archives of NS ………………………….………….3

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Advent & Christmas Ruins of St. Joseph’s Roman , Worship Gottingen Street. People waiting for food supplies at the ……………………………………..6 Halifax Armouries. –Public Archives of NS

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A view of the wrecked St. Joseph’s The Protestant Service at Chebucto Mortuary, School—The Halifax Catastrophe, from which nearly 100 unidentified dead were courtesy of Margy Withrow buried. —The Halifax Catastrophe, courtesy of Margy Withrow

Saint Nicholas Day 1917 served that obvious damages to the Cathedral on December 6th amounted to $7,000, and Rest Eternal grant unto them O Lord, and let writes, “Structural issues were to dog the Dean light perpetual shine upon them and Chapter for the rest of the century.” (page Our Cathedral was just in its 7th year in 1917. 23). Many young and old Canadians were overseas and WW1 was on. In July 1917, the troops in The grim centennial year of 2017 brings so the battle zone of Ypres suffered death and many memories that are intimate parts of our injuries from the first action by the German own lives by way of our families and our his- Military’s use of shells loaded with Mustard tory. Somehow it seems appropriate that we Gas. Something else was to come - here in our also include in our Canadian history’s collec- Halifax and Dartmouth Harbour! tive memory, the massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal. With WW1’s presence among Canadians, it is not a surprise when historians and survivors We owe sincere thanks to the Parish of Saint of the Halifax Explosion five months later af- Mark’s, the Parish of Saint Patrick’s, and École ter Ypres, tell us how at first people thought A. MacKay School, and our HRM that was involved. It would be later, leaders, our authors and story tellers, and our in formal investigations and judicial proceed- artists, for the important contribution made to ings, that citizens knew it was not a German help us all observe this part of Halifax’s story. military action. With their special efforts we can come close to the tragic losses, the human condition of Members of our Cathedral would have begun misery and failure, and the renewed light and the usual customs, preparing for the season of hope through acts of care, of heroism, of cour- Advent, and by the morning of the 6th of De- age, and of healing. Our 2017 Advent Season cember a small congregation would be in the opens in the same week of our city’s acts of prayers of Matins at 9.00a.m. or earlier, in one remembering. of the chapels. By a few minutes after 9.00 on -Kent Doe Day, a rainfall of glass pieces came down in our cathedral. In the northern area, our sister churches, churches of other de- nominations, schools, homes, offices, indige- nous settlements, and Africville, were either destroyed or suffered terrible damage. Over two thousand souls would succumb to the tragic force of a portside explosion with what was the destructive power of an atomic bomb, then a tsunami, and then structure fires every- where.

In his book The Building of All Saints Cathe- Argyle Street at the corner of George Street, Halifax, showing pine dral Halifax Nova Scotia, William Naftel ob- coffins supplied to Snow & Co., Undertakers, second building from right, for victims of the explosion. – Public Archives of NS

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Remembrance Sunday Display

Howard D’Arcy, our Cathedral Verger, pre- pared yet another wonderful Remembrance display in the Cathedral. This year the focus was on “WW1 and Paschendale”. Thank you Howard!

Parade of Lights Hot Chocolate Booth With the assistance of a very merry band of helpers, this annual event proved to be yet an- other success.

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Concerts in Advent and Christmas at the Cathedral Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 4:00 & 7:30 p.m. A King’s Christmas 2017 (King’s at the Cathedral Series) The University of King's College Chapel Choir directed by Paul Halley present their 10th annual feast of seasonal song and story, this year with guest narrator Rev. Canon Dr. Gary Thorne, who is serving his final year as Chaplain at King’s College and Dalhousie University. This is a ticketed event. Tickets & info: www.ukings.ca/concerts

Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Capella Regalis: To with Kings 2017 Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, directed by Nick Halley A traditional and heart-warming evening of carols for Christmas sung by a choir of men and boys in the European tradition. With Paul Halley (organ) and The Maritime Brass Quintet. This is a ticket- ed event. Tickets & info: www.capellaregalis.com

Friday, January 5, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. The Boar’s Head and Log Festival A centuries-old Christmas tradition of theatre and music comes to the Cathedral. Featuring Ralph Lee (director/puppets), Bruce Connelly (director/actor), Paul and Nick Halley, Diaga Irish Dance, 78th Highlanders Pipe Band, Kevin Crawford (Irish flute), Paddy Keenan (Uillean Pipes), Capella Regalis, and many others! This is a ticketed event. Tickets & info: www.tickethalifax.com Lunasea Theatre—Carols in the Cathedral Mark your calendars! LunaSea Theatre’s Christmas tradition, CAROLS IN THE CATHEDRAL is back for its 8th year at the Cathedral Church of All Saints. Candlelight, music, and car- ol sing-a-longs, and baked treats, and a silent auction for those last minute . Join LunaSea Theatre, the Choir, and special guests on Monday, Dec. 11th at 7:30pm! An all ages event. Note: Our "snow day" (if concert is cancelled due to weather) is Saturday Dec. 16th. Tickets available at eventbrite.ca Christmas Memorials For inclusion in our Christ- mas bulletins, memorials must be received by Friday, December 15 Thank you for your cooperation.

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Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord Season of biblical prophecies that we read most- ly from the Book of Isaiah. -an Anglican recipe A healthy dose of thoughtful Anglican teaching Advent in the Anglican Church of Canada has in one’s early years, then later engaging in the evolved over the years. Some Anglican parishes study of the Church of England, being familiar retain the classical themes of the Four Last and aware of much of her nasty legacy, and a Things – linked to when the Lord comes again well acquired knowledge of her beauty, her “to judge the quick and the dead “, while other love of God, is a useful starting point to take in parishes present various themes that appeal to the invention of Advent. Here in our Canadian the leaders and the congregations. The church Society, such an Anglican would have a lively or the chapel or the cathedral use visual and religious soul out to give pleasure to the Blessed decorative items to promote the season, and Trinity. range from simple things of beauty to ornate and extravagant items. That Anglican is a biblical student, a lover of prayer and adoration, a devout follower of the The Bible and the doctrine or teaching, present way of . That Anglican trains like an ath- Our Lord’s coming in three ways; the arrival of lete – so that the soul is fed knowledge of the Christ in Jerusalem (Matthew 23); the Messianic Trinity. That knowledge becomes a source of prophecies that Saint Paul and our Lord recite the soul’s daily acts that give pleasure and joy from the Law and the Prophets (the Incarna- to our Blessed Trinity. “Whatsoever things were tion); and then our constant expectation of written aforetime were written for our learning Christ to come again as we say, in our acts of ….that we might have hope” Romans 15 worship; “…and for his coming again in glory, do make before thee…” p. 242 Eucharistic Prayer A, We connect with Advent frequently in our “…and looking for his coming again with power choice of some of the words we set out in our and great glory.” p. 244 Book of Alternative Ser- Anglican narratives: “Now we watch for the vices. And in the Canon of the in the Book day when he will come again in power and of Common Prayer, the Priest recites twice our great triumph to judge this world….” p. 219 Book expectation of the coming again of Christ. of Alternative Services. And “…that in the last day, when he shall come to judge both the We are invited to get a taste of the Divine, and quick and the dead we may rise to the life im- for Anglicans and for others, a gorgeous remedy mortal.” p. 95 Book of Common Prayer. to help nurture all kinds of the soul’s condition. Advent music; choral compositions, hymns and Advent is a season invented by the Church of instrumental music; all special gifts to move the West and of the East – Rome and Constanti- souls toward the Incarnation of our Saviour, nople (now Istanbul). The Church of England Jesus Christ. included Advent just as it was already in the , France, , Germany, Spain, Saint Paul offers this tip—Read, Mark, and following the seasons of worship as decreed by Learn, and inwardly digest. Rome. The primitive structure of Advent was much like the Church’s design of the Lenten -Kent Doe season – , penitential, and self-denial, and was longer. Most of that is long gone now. A

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Worship Services for Advent & Christmas at the Cathedral Sunday, December 3 Advent 1 8am Holy Eucharist 9am Holy Eucharist 10:30am Holy Eucharist Sunday, December 10 Advent 2 8am Holy Eucharist 9am Holy Eucharist 10:30am Holy Eucharist 4pm An Advent Procession with Carols The Cathedral Choir takes us on a journey from darkness to light, progressing by stations from the main entrance to the High Altar. At each station a lesson is read, a carol is sung, and candles are lit. Sunday, December 17 Advent 3 8am Holy Eucharist 9am Holy Eucharist 10:30am Children’s Pageant Sunday, December 24 Services for Advent 4 8am Holy Eucharist 10am Holy Eucharist Services for 4pm Christmas Celebration with Holy Eucharist 7pm Holy Eucharist 11pm Holy Eucharist preceded by Carols at 10:30pm Sung by the Cathedral Choir with The Maritime Brass Quintet. At 10:30, Paul Halley and the Maritime Brass Quintet play music for brass and organ. This forms the Prelude to the , which begins at 11:00 p.m. The choir, brass, and organ offer anthems by Gabrieli, Rutter, and Howells, and the Missa Festiva by Gretchaninov Monday, December 25 Christmas Day 10am Holy Eucharist Sunday, December 31 First Sunday after Christmas 8am Holy Eucharist 9am Holy Eucharist 10:30am Holy Eucharist 4pm A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols The Cathedral Choir offers this candlelit Carol Service on the Seventh Day of Christmas, followed by a reception in the Great Hall. Monday, January 1 New Year’s Day 10am Holy Eucharist followed by the Archbishop’s Levée until 1pm

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December for Anglicans December 3, 10, 17, 24 Advent Sundays December 24 (first Evening of Christmas - Christmas Eve) December 25 Christmas Day For our added December Devotion – In the Book of Alternative Services Calendar December 3 Francis Xavier Missionary 1552 December 4 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon 1637 December 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan 397 December 8 Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary++ In the BCP calendar – see below also. December 9 Old Testament Prophets December 15 Simon Gibbons, First Priest from the Inuit December 26 St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr++ December 28 Holy Innocents++ December 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury 1170++ December 27 Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist++ December 31 John West, Missionary, the Red River++ Our Book of Common Prayer’s Calendar December 4 Clement of Alexandria, 210 December 6 Nicolas, Bishop of 342 December 16 Advent Anthem O Sapientia

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