February 2025 Issue
News
Parishes asked to adopt a call or two in 2025
With the arrival of 2025, the Diocese of Toronto is moving into a new and exciting phase of its strategic plan, Cast the Net. “We’re ...
Parish News
Special delivery
The Rev. Andrew MacDonald, incumbent of St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff, holds kids’ letters to Santa Claus before heading out on his bike to deliver replies ...
News
Anglicans create Advent devotional
Voices from across Durham-Northumberland Deanery came together this Advent to share their faith and renew their connections in a new deanery-wide Advent devotional. Titled Awaiting ...
Comment
The journey has been deeply rewarding
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the first Black history service in our diocese, to be celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 23 at St. James ...
News
Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto
The Order of the Diocese of Toronto, an award created in 2013, honours members of the laity in the diocese who have given outstanding service ...
Parish News
Church group brings joy, one satchel at a time
Christmas is the time of year for magic and kindness, and that’s clear during St. George, Haliburton’s annual St. Nick’s Satchel Campaign. For the past ...
Parish News
AWARE’s annual retreat refreshes the soul
From May 3-5 last year, I attended a retreat with AWARE Peterborough for women of all denominations and ages. This annual retreat is a weekend ...
Parish News
All set
Two young parishioners of St. Barnabas, Chester help set up the church’s beloved outdoor nativity figures. The nativity display is enjoyed every year by local ...
News
Fond farewell
Friends and colleagues attend an open house at the Synod Office in December to bid farewell to Canon Rob Saffrey, who retired as the diocese’s ...
Comment
Book explores Cohen’s spiritual landscape
The Anglican’s Stuart Mann recently interviewed Brian Walsh about his latest book, Rags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination. Mr. Walsh ...
News
Service celebrates Black heritage
The first service celebrating the Black heritage of the Church in the Diocese of Toronto was held on Feb. 25, 1996, at St. James Cathedral. ...
News
Season seeks prayers for renewal
The Season of Spiritual Renewal, a diocesan initiative, is planning to compile some prayers for spiritual renewal that have been written by people across the ...
News
Advent series well attended
Hundreds of people attended Advent for Everyone, an online teaching series held over four evenings in December with Bishop Andrew Asbil, Bishop Riscylla Shaw and ...
News
Christians celebrate unity
Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders gathered with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the Week ...
News
Priest presides at solemn service
MONCTON – At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed or struggling with addiction over the past year in Moncton, according to community members ...
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