March 2022 Issue
News
Synod Council gathers online for the first time
On Jan. 20, Synod Council gathered for the first time under the new governance pilot project. The pilot project was approved during the 160th Regular ...
News
Barrie warming centre a lifesaving “band aid”
On Jan. 21, a much-needed daytime warming centre opened in Barrie at Trinity Church. The warming centre is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to ...
News
Walking with the sacred
Most of us have been aware of a climate emergency for many years now and see that the urgency has only increased, to the point ...
News
AURA seeks refugee sponsorship groups
Over 82 million people around the world have been forced from their homes due to persecution or conflict. The Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA) is ...
News
Briefly
Spend a year living in God’s rhythm Are you contemplating the next steps on your spiritual journey? Do you want to experience life in community, ...
Comment
A view from the shore
Once again, the pictures said it all, only this time it wasn’t happening on the other side of the world but on the other side ...
Comment
Listening for the voice of vocation
Vocations: it was a key word during my Roman Catholic childhood. We were exhorted to “pray for vocations,” that is, to pray that young men ...
Comment
Building a healthier, more resilient Ontario
This is a summary of “Putting Ontario on the Road to Recovery,” the provincial pre-budget submission from Bishop Asbil and the Social Justice & Advocacy ...
News
Growing a brighter future, today
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is stepping up its commitment to young people across Canada with an even more ambitious plan to fund ministry ...
Parish News
Supporting the unhoused through hot meals
“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.” (Proverbs 19:17) Steps away from one of Toronto’s largest ...
News
Stations of the Cross on the streets of Toronto
John Franklin is passionate about the role of art in addressing issues of social justice and he’s dedicated the last two decades of his life ...
News
How to plan a virtual Synod
Pamela Boisvert is the secretary of synod for the diocese. The Anglican caught up with her to find out about the challenges of and successes ...
Feature
Seeking the little things on the Way of St. David
Some years ago, a dear friend introduced me to the New Year tradition of choosing words to live by for the year to come. In ...
News
Anglican Church of Canada launches new online news platform
The Anglican Church of Canada has launched Anglican News Canada, an online news platform that allows readers to access the websites of the Anglican Journal ...
News
Canada Briefs
Mobile medical clinic for Ghanaian diocese FREDERICTON – The Diocese of Fredericton has employed the services of Malley Industries, which manufactures emergency vehicles, to build ...
Comment
A heavy burden of grief and loss
“And Jesus said to them, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his ...
Parish News
Church partners to open overnight winter warming room
St. Peter, Cobourg has partnered with Transition House and Northumberland County to provide an overnight warming room this winter. The warming room offers shelter from ...
Parish News
St. Thomas, Brooklin bids farewell to priest and friend
While the parishioners of St. Thomas, Brooklin would have liked to send the Rev. Canon Claire Wade off into her retirement with a special service ...
Parish News
Outpourings of joy shared in new book
September 2021, Canon Stephanie Douglas asked the congregation of St. Paul on-the-Hill, Pickering to remember a time when God met a significant need in their ...
Parish News
Celebration of new ministry
Shelly-Ann Pollard led her first worship service as incumbent at St. Martin, Bay Ridges. However, after only two weeks of in-person worship, services were suspended ...
This Mortal Flesh: reflections on living with pain and uncertainty