January 2026 Issue

A group of people sitting at a table.
News

Primate praises diocese at Synod

People seated in front of a Remembrance display outside St. Olave, Swansea.
News

Displays honour local soldiers

If you were strolling the streets of Swansea and Bloor West Village in Toronto in the week and half leading up to Remembrance Day, your ...
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Newcomers event brings deanery together

St. James the Apostle, Brampton, hosted the North Peel Deanery’s first Newcomers Meet and Greet in October, inviting newcomers to Canada and parishioners from churches ...
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Program mixes food, learning

Flemingdon Park Ministry (FPM) has launched new initiative called Farm to Table, a culturally inclusive cooking and food literacy program designed to bring people together ...
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Comment

Vestry motion considers climate action

For many of us in the Diocese of Toronto, 2025 was the year the climate crisis came to our doorsteps. In late March, the ice ...
Comment

Stewardship and the posture of the heart

There’s a story about a wealthy businessperson who attended church one Sunday and heard a sermon about humility and generosity. Moved by the message, he ...
News

Pray for the congregation of St. Anne’s

This public statement was issued by the diocese and St. Anne, Toronto on Nov. 23, 2025. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto and St. Anne’s Church ...
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With love

John Joukema, Phyllis Moffatt and Archdeacon Theadore Hunt of Christ Church, Brampton stand in front of a display of poppies that adorns the entrance to ...
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Synod 2025

The Diocese of Toronto’s 163rd Regular Session of Synod was held Nov. 7-8 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North hotel in Richmond Hill. The theme ...
Comment

May God give us the courage to meet the future with hope, dignity and love

Bishop Asbil delivered his Charge to Synod during the opening worship service.  O God, take our lips and speak through them. Take our minds and ...
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On display

Display tables at Synod provide everything from books and calendars to spiritual retreats and insurance. The display tables are always a popular spot for Synod ...
Parish News

Library grows from humble beginnings

In 2025, Christ Church St. James in Toronto celebrated 41 years of its church library. While most parishes have small shelves with a few books ...
Parish News

Winter wonderland

Volunteers from St. Paul’s Anglican Church and Trinity United Church in Uxbridge, shown above, transform St. Paul’s lower hall into a winter wonderland for a ...
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Distinguished organist served in diocese

Canon Dr. Giles Bryant, an organist and choral director of international renown, died on Nov. 29, 2025. Canon Bryant served in several places in the ...
Parish News

Fair supports, connects caregivers

St. Peter, Cobourg was abuzz with energy and compassion in October as more than 100 community members came together for a caregiver fair, a heartfelt ...
Parish News

Remembered

Photos of relatives who were in the First World War and the Second World War are on display at St. Peter, Churchill while a helmet, ...
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Churches celebrate unity week

Two events in the diocese are planned to celebrate the Week of Christian Unity, held Jan. 18-25. Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders from ...
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Bob Marley Mass starts Black History Month

Black History Month will begin in a special way with a Eucharist at St. James Cathedral on Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. The service will ...
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Lent book study focuses on homelessness

The Rev. Canon Claudette Taylor and a group of clergy and laypeople from across the diocese, together with the Social Justice & Advocacy Committee, are ...