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To coincide with Vancouver\u2019s Pride Day, Christ Church Cathedral has a \u201cPride Day service\u201d. It managed to draw 80 people this year \u2013 in a facility that will hold 600. So you can see by the numbers it is attracting how successful the Diocese of New Westminster has been in tapping in to the spiritual pulse of the nation.<\/p>\n
And they even used the Book of Common Prayer.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n For the past few years the 8am Celebration of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer at Christ Church Cathedral on the first Sunday of August has been slightly modified and extended in order to mark Pride Day in the City of Vancouver.<\/p>\n On August 5th, 2012, close to 80 worshippers gathered in the sanctuary of the diocesan cathedral to participate in this annual celebration of Holy Eucharist on what was to be the hottest day of the year.<\/p>\n Prior to the singing of the opening hymn and the Collect, the Service of Light was celebrated.<\/p>\n Clergy, servers and lay representatives gathered around the Altar and in a brief yet moving liturgy 8 candles were lit signifying: light in the face of fear, light in the face of violence, light in an age of AIDS, hope, healing, courage, community and resurrection. At the beginning of the interactive Service of Light, the presider says these words, \u201cThe Lighting of a candle is a simple act yet becomes a powerful sign. For when we don\u2019t have the words or don\u2019t know how to pray, a small candle burning brightly expresses our prayer that is always with us \u2013and becomes more powerful with each candle lit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To coincide with Vancouver\u2019s Pride Day, Christ Church Cathedral has a \u201cPride Day service\u201d. It managed to draw 80 people this year \u2013 in a facility that will hold 600. So you can see by the numbers it is attracting … Continue reading