Why join the Friends?

Friends enjoy:

• the opportunity of making an impor-tantdifferencetothespiritual,social,andculturallifeofourcommunityandthepreservationofaninvaluableheritagebuilding;

• priorityseatingforspecifiedculturaleventsattheCathedral;

• aninvitationtoanannualFriendsappreciationevent;

• aguidedtouroftheCathedralinclud-ingthebelltower;

• thenewsletter;• acharitablereceiptfordonations.

How much does it cost to be a Friend?

FriendsofChristChurchCathedralpayanannualmembershipfeeof$50forindividualsand$75forcouplesandfamilies.Feesmaybepaidbychequeor credit card, and a membership card will bemailedtoyou.

How do I join the Friends?

Completethemembershipformenclosedinthisbrochureandmailitto:

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orpickedupattheCathedralOfficeat930BurdettAvenue.

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IntroductionChristChurchCathedralistheCathedraloftheAn-glicanDiocese of British Columbia. The DiocesecoverstheareaofVancouverIslandandtheGulfIslands.TheCathedralisaboveallacommunityoffaiththathasacceptedthechallengeofprovidingapublicspiritualhomeforchurchandsocietyalike.While our beautiful building gives us visibility, italsocreatesasacredimperativetoprovideagath-ering place for people who value, support, andarecommittedtothethingsoftheSpirit–prayer,music, art, theworks ofmercy, the demands ofjustice, the settingof amoral compass, and thedeepeningoffaith,amongothers.TheFriendsoftheCathedralareinvitedbothtoidentifywiththewiderangeofministriesinwhichChristChurchCa-thedralisengaged,andtoprovidetimelysupportfortheupkeepandenhancementofthebuildingsandgroundsthataretheplatformforsomuchofwhatwedo.

HistoryThe first Christ Church (1856–1869) dates to thetimeofFortVictoria,whichwasestablishedbytheHudson’sBayCompany in 1843.Thewoodenca-thedralburnedtothegroundin1869.ThesecondChrist Church (1872–1929) was another woodenstructure, which by the 1890s was deemed toosmallforthegrowingcongregation.

In1889anarchitecturalcompetitionwaslaunchedforthedesignofanewAnglicancathedralinVic-toria.Thedesignwasbroughttorealitybyoneofits creators, JohnCharlesMalcolmKeith,aScot-tish architect whomoved his practice from SanFranciscotoVictoriatocompletethework.

Lack of funds delayed the building of the newcathedral until 1923, when the cornerstone waslaidbytheLordBishopofLondon.WhenWinstonChurchillvisitedVictoriain1929,helaidastoneonthenorthtower.Therewereonlyenoughfundstobuildthenave,thenarthexandthelowerportions

Who are the Friends?

The Friends of Christ Church Cathedral are agroupofpeoplewhovalueandactivelysupporttheCathedral,andwhorecognizeitsimportancetothespiritual,social,andculturallifeofVictoria.TheFriendsalsocherishtheheritagevalueoftheCathedral,andseektoensurethatitcanbeap-preciatedbyfuturegenerations.

What do the Friends do?

TheFriendsofChristChurchCathedralfulfillthreemainroles:

1. Theyareambassadorstothecom-munitytowidenbothsupportfortheCathedralandawarenessofitsimportancetothespiritual,social,andculturallifeofVictoria;

2. Theyraisefundstosupportthemaintenance,restoration,repair,con-servationandbeautificationoftheCathedral,itsgrounds,anditsculturalprograms;

3. Theyprovidetheirexpertise,skills,andnetworkstosupportspecialprojectsofChristChurchCathedral.

How do the Friends operate?

Working in consultationwith theDeanand theParishCouncil,theFriendssupportprojectsthatrequirespecialfundingabovenormaloperatingbudgets.Theseprojectsmay include, forexam-ple:

• Restorationworkonthebuilding• BeautificationoftheCathedral’s

landscaping• ExpansionofCathedralartsandmusic

of the northwest and southwest towers. ThesewereconsecratedinSeptember1929.

In 1936, a peal of eight bells for change-ringingwas installed in the northwest tower. The bells,madebyMears&StainbankofWhitechapel,Lon-don,areofthesamedesignasthepealatWest-minsterAbbey.

In1957thewesterntowerswerecompleted,andthearchovertherosewindowwasbuilt.Tosavecosts the towerswere built 12 feet shorter thanoriginallyspecified.

In the 1980s a stone-clad addition—containing achapel,ameetingroomandancillaryspaces—wasaddedtotheeastsideofthecathedral.

In2005,after10yearsoffundraising,aneworganwasadded.ItisthelargestorganeverbuiltbyHell-muthWolffandAssociatesofLaval,Quebecandhasbeenpraisedbyorganistsaroundtheworld.TheorganhasgreatlyenhancedthemusicallifeofboththeCathedralandthecityofVictoria.

Withanavemeasuring93feetby140feet,and122-foottowers,ChristChurchCathedralisoneofthelargestchurchesinCanada.

ChristChurchCathedralhasarichandfascinatinghistory.ItisabuildingofsignificantheritagevaluetothecityofVictoria, theprovinceofBritishCo-lumbia,andCanada.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - A CATHEDRAL FOR THE CITY

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