November 2024 Issue

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Crowds of people at the Toronto Spirit Garden.

News

‘This is going to be here forever now’

Written by

The Rev. Leigh Kern

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Diocese hires new executive director

The diocese’s next executive director is no stranger to helping parishes. Varun Balendra, ODT, has been a member of the Diocesan Volunteer Corps for the ...

Written by

Stuart Mann

A woman pouring water into a font at St. James Cathedral.

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Diocese marks creation season with service

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Toronto, Anglicans from across the diocese gathered at St. James Cathedral for a first-of-its-kind event. While many parishes ...

Written by

Martha Holmen

A toddler jumps on a small trampoline outside.

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Autistic kids find place to play at Orillia church

A new initiative at St. David Anglican-Lutheran Church in Orillia is reaching out to a group in its local community that is notoriously underserved: children ...

Written by

Martha Holmen

Bishop Andrew Asbil speaks from a lectern, with other faith leaders around him.

Comment

Without these sites, thousands of people will die

The following letter was signed by more than 30 faith leaders in Ontario, including Bishop Andrew Asbil of the Diocese of Toronto and Bishop Susan ...

Written by

The Anglican

Comment

Flourishing in the midst of crop failure

I’ve just wrapped up my fifth season farming at Common Table Farm. Each growing season has been entirely different, with its particular mix of joys ...

Written by

Melodie Ng

Comment

God’s unconditional love at Sherbourne and Dundas

This past summer, I had the opportunity of joining members of the FaithWorks allocations committee to tour the facilities at All Saints Church-Community Centre at ...

Written by

Peter Mentis

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Stories provide a new look at evangelism

While teaching a course in evangelism at Wycliffe College, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen noticed a strange thing. Most of her students, who were ...

Written by

Stuart Mann

Feature

Naught for your comfort

The Very Rev. Richard Sewell, dean of St. George’s College, Jerusalem, gave the Snell Lecture at St. James Cathedral on Sept. 29. The lectures honour ...

Written by

The Very Rev. Richard Sewell

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St. George’s College buffeted by war

The conflict in the Holy Land is having an impact on the financial viability of St. George’s College, an Anglican centre for pilgrimage in Jerusalem. ...

Written by

Stuart Mann

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Authors to discuss ‘wall’ between Jews, Palestinians

The Bishop’s Committee on Interfaith Ministry had a challenge. How do we as Christians respond to conflicts in the Middle East? One of our members ...

Written by

Norah Bolton, ODT

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