March 2020 Issue
Church plans to take Jesus outside
Light On The Hill, Oak Ridges (also known as St. John the Baptist, Oak Ridges) plans to make Jesus known to the surrounding community during …
Spiritual gap year gives women space to reflect, deepen faith
One is a music therapist, recently graduated from Wilfried Laurier University. The second is a spiritual director from Hong Kong. And the third, from Lethbridge, …
Despite statistics, our calling remains the same
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” Mark Twain, ending a letter written in 1897 to a newspaper journalist, in response to reports that …
Has your regular giving become stuck?
I set out with a twenty-dollar bill in my pocket. Attending the Christmas Lessons and Carols service at a nearby parish on the last Sunday …
I keep rubber shoes under my desk
The Rev. Beverley Williams is the executive director of Flemingdon Park Ministry in Toronto. Flemingdon Park Ministry (FPM) is a Canon 29 ministry of the …
Happy day
Newly installed honorary canons of St. James Cathedral join the diocese’s bishops, bishop’s chaplains and dean after the service on Jan. 19. Front row, second …
Homeless memorial adds 1,000th name
Many Anglicans were among the nearly 200 faith leaders, advocates, frontline street workers and community members who gathered outside Holy Trinity, Trinity Square at noon …
Big changes coming to Toronto’s port
Last year will not go down as our favourite year, but as it’s now 2020, I think we can say that we made it through, …
Church hosts town’s first Repair Café
St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope is hosting the town’s first Repair Café on Feb. 22. The church is organizing the event along with Port …
Cricket festival in June
The Anglican Church Cricket Festival Committee is pleased to report that planning for this year’s festival is well underway and the event is scheduled for …
Poverty maze builds empathy, dispels myths
The newly formed Uxbridge Poverty Coalition hosted a “Poverty Maze” last November to raise awareness of the realities of life below the poverty line in …
Turning point came through listening
Nicodemus went under cover of darkness. The Samaritan woman left her jar at the well to go back and tell the others. With mud in …