Most of our parishioners are aware of the faithful service of Paul Kays, who served as Sacristan of this parish for 50 years. Paul Kays stepped down from the position of sacristan in February of 2003, and passed away on March 16th of that year. The Rector then appointed Ralph Moore (assisted by Eric Edward and others) to succeed Paul. Ralph Moore continued to hold this position from 2003 until August of 2008, when he went to Montreal to complete his studies for the priesthood. After that, from September 2008 until September 2009, Timothy Kenney and Craig MacDonald performed most of the duties of sacristan, on an interim basis. In September 2009, the Rector officially named them as "co-sacristans". In April 2010, Timothy Kenney completed his five years of study at UPEI, and moved back to his native Nova Scotia. Craig MacDonald has now agreed to hold the position of "Sacristan of St. Peter's Cathedral". [as of April 18, 2010].

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On Sunday, Oct. 10, the following announcement was made:

Craig MacDonald authorized to administer Holy Communion
The Rector is pleased to announce that our parish Sacristan, Craig MacDonald, has received a license from the episcopal office of our Diocese, authorizing him to assist at the Sunday Eucharists, by administering Holy Communion from the Chalice. All of our previous sacristans (Paul Kays, Ralph Moore, and Timothy Kenney) were licensed to assist with the administration of Holy Communion, so it is of course appropriate that our current Sacristan should fulfil this role as well. At the September meeting of the Parish Vestry, a unanimous motion was passed, giving approval in principle to our present sacristan being authorized to administer Holy Communion, and the Rector was instructed to write to the Diocesan Office requesting that the necessary license be issued. In response to the Rector's request, Bishop Moxley has issued this license to Craig MacDonald. We thank our sacristan for being willing to take on this important role in our St. Peter's Cathedral liturgy.
Please note: At the 10:30 service on Sunday, Oct. 10th, The Rector presented to Craig MacDonald the certificate from the bishop, as part of a brief ceremony of commissioning Craig for this special function as a "lay minister of the Eucharist".