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The Acting Primate, Archbishop Anne Germond, preached at the New Year’s Day Eucharist at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa. “His Name shall stand forever, the changeless Name of Love.”  (Hail to the Lord’s Anointed) It is a joy to be here in Ottawa with you at Christ Church Cathedral and with those of you who are joining us online on the very first day of 2025. Happy New Year! Thank you, Bishop Shane, for your warm welcome and for the generous hospitality of this city, which holds a special place in our family’s hearts, having welcomed two fearful strangers from South Africa in 1986. Back then, from my vantage point, this moment would have been nothing more than an idle dream. But as I stand here today, I can’t help but reflect on my last visit to Christ Church Cathedral...[more].