| THE
CATHEDRAL
The Holy Rosary Cathedral is located at 646 Richards Street at the corner of Dunsmuir St. The entrance in on Dunsmuir St. The Cathedral is located in the downtown core of the city and is within easy walking distance of most hotels in the downtown area. Click for map 646 Richards St. (at Dunsmuir St.) For those visitors staying outside the downtown core, the Cathedral is easily accessible by private transport with parking available on the surrounding streets, in a parkade across Richards St., and in several other convenient parking lots nearby. The area is also well served by public transit. To aid you in spotting the Cathedral, it is a small building compared to European cathedrals and is built in the traditional style of an early French Gothic cathedral with two steeples of similar design but uneven height. The Cathedral was built in 1900. Cathedral contact information: |
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| RINGING
SCHEDULE
Check our Ringers Diary for updated information Visitors Note: We strongly encourage visiting ringers to check with the contact below before coming to attend any ringing sessions. Circumstances sometimes result in cancellation of ringing at short notice Sunday Service Ringing: 10:30am (or slightly earlier depending on the end of the previous Mass) to 11am, prior to the High Mass which begins at 11am. Tuesday Quarter Peals: 6:30 to 7:30pm Tuesday Practices : 7:30 to 9:00pm Saturday Practices: 9:00 to 11:00am Special Ringing: Ringing for weddings and special religious and civic events are frequently scheduled. Visitors may arrange to be included in these events. |
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| THE
BELLS
There are 8 bells in our tower. Bells 1 to 5 were cast in 1906 by Llewelyn & James at the Castle Green Foundry in Bristol, England. Bells 6 to 8 were cast in 1900 by the Paccard Foundry in Annecy le Vieux, France. The tenor is approx. 16 cwt. |
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| ACCESS
TO THE
TOWER
Access to the tower is by a door on the left side of the vestibule inside the main entrance to the church. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the tower door should be unlocked prior to the scheduled ringing sessions and visiting ringers may make their way up the stairs to the ringing chamber. On Tuesday evenings, the main doors to the Cathedral are locked, however, there should be a ringer at the centre door prior to the practice to let visitors in. If there is no one at the door or if you arrive after the practice has started, there is a door bell push button that rings a bell in the ringing chamber to let us know that someone is waiting. The push button is located on the left side of the frame of the east door (left side of the Cathedral when facing the front). If the bells are ringing, please wait until they stop before pressing the button. Someone will come to let you in as soon as possible. If for any reason this system doesn't work, the church office is located around the corner (at 646 Richards St.). Someone there should be able to assist you. |
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| WHAT
WE RING
The most common methods that we
currently ring
at Holy Rosary are: Some members of our band are experienced in many other methods that may also be rung with visitors when possible. We also ring call changes for learners quite a lot. |
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| CONTACTS When you arrive in Vancouver, we recommend that you contact us to confirm the ringing times or to find out about recently scheduled special ringing such as weddings or special church events. Cancellations or changes to the Saturday schedule are quite common due to special services in the church or the lack of ringers. Cancellation of Tuesday practice or Sunday Service sessions are rare but do happen occasionally, so please check. Visiting ringers contact: Tower Captain |
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| OTHER LOCAL TOWERS Victoria, BC Visit the "Change Ringing at Christ Church Cathedral" website for further information about ringing in Victoria. Ringing visitors to Vancouver often include a visit to Victoria. Although only about 2 ½ hours from Vancouver by car (or public transit) and ferry, it is not possible to ring for the regularly scheduled ringing in both places on the same day for Sunday Service ringing or Tuesday practice. In addition to the above schedule, the Victoria ringers may also practice on Saturday mornings on an irregular basis. Mission City, BC The Westminster Abbey website does not contain any information about change ringing. It is recommended that ringers planning to visit Westminster Abbey contact the Holy Rosary ringers (contact above) in Vancouver for assistance. Ringing for visitors is usually possible late Sunday afternoons. |
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