June 2024 Issue
News
Evening raises funds for Guest House
The “Music and Murder” event on April 13 in Snell Hall at St. James Cathedral was a huge success thanks to many people. The seed ...
News
Ordained
The diocese’s newly ordained transitional deacons stand with Bishop Andrew Asbil, clergy and laity on the steps of St. James Cathedral after their ordination service ...
Comment
Every investment is a moral decision
On the morning of April 9, nine people from Faith and Climate Action sat in a branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in ...
Comment
Becoming a Pentecost people
It may have passed us recently in terms of the church calendar, but it’s still worth recalling and dwelling on the incredible power and potential ...
News
Diocese to celebrate Season of Creation
The Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care is excited to announce the first diocesan event to celebrate the Season of Creation, a Eucharist to be held ...
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Community of the Cross of Nails holds event at Synod Office
The Very Rev. John Witcombe, dean of Coventry Cathedral, along with Canadian members and prospective members of the Community of the Cross of Nails, met ...
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Series offers perspective on Black history
Over the past year, Anglicans in the diocese were invited to participate in the Art of Resistance, a series of online sessions exploring Black history ...
Feature
The Archives from A-Z
In April, the diocesan Archives joined the Archives of Ontario in its #ArchivesAtoZ campaign, with the aim of increasing the public’s awareness of archives and ...
Feature
UK choral course a dream come true
My friend Lise and I sang together in our high school madrigal choir in London, Ont., but neither of us had been to London, England ...
News
Local priest travels to Taiwan
The World Chinese Anglican Clergy Fellowship, held every four years, was held in Taipei, Taiwan from April 9-12. The 144 participants, including seven bishops, came ...
News
With grateful hearts
A service is held at St. James Cathedral on April 28 to express gratitude for the ministry and witness of the Order of the Holy ...
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Many feel blessed during bible reading
HIGH PRAIRIE – A Holy Week tradition that started in a High Prairie, Alberta church about 20 years ago was celebrated online for the fourth ...
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Office building turned into affordable housing
LONDON, ONT. – The Diocese of Huron and St. Paul’s Cathedral are a part of an affordable housing initiative in downtown London that will see ...
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College principal to retire next year
TORONTO – The Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews, principal and Helliwell professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, will retire on June 30, 2025. In ...
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Diocese surpasses affordable housing target
OTTAWA – The Diocese of Ottawa is celebrating the success of its 125th anniversary campaign to create 125 new deeply affordable housing units. Three projects ...
Parish News
Looking good
The Rev. Canon Jesse Parker (left) and the Rev. Shane Watson of St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope take part in a fundraising fashion show ...
Comment
Farming for the cultivation of human beings
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” This intriguing statement comes to us ...
Parish News
Lamb cake, anyone?
Grace Church, Markham celebrates Good Shepherd Sunday on April 21 with a Lamb Cake Extravaganza. Church members from ages 5 to 75 baked cakes for ...
News
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