May 2025 Issue
News
Three to receive national award
Growing up in a rectory next to the church in Cranbrook, B.C., Suzanne Rumsey got a close-up look at the human condition. In a biography ...
News
Church responds with hope and love
Every other week, our staff team at Little Trinity spends some time in prayer that we take turns leading. A couple of months ago, this ...
News
Newsletter delivers paper to inboxes
Readers of The Anglican now have another way to keep up with news and commentary from across the Diocese of Toronto. Starting with the April ...
Comment
Welcome to Beyond the Bricks
Let’s begin with a simple truth: our buildings don’t just house ministry and mission – they’re an essential part of them. They hold our stories, ...
Comment
Jesus became one of us
Our recent celebration of Easter inspires us to think about God taking on human form through Jesus, whose death on the cross and subsequent resurrection ...
News
Service feeds hearts, minds, souls
“Feed me till I want no more!” So sang a congregation of about 350 Anglicans gathered at St. James Cathedral in March to worship God ...
News
Weather no match for God
A blast of icy rain couldn’t keep about 400 Anglicans from travelling to Trinity, Streetsville at the end of March for the diocese’s second Lift ...
News
Homilist looks forward to sharing on Tik Tok
The Rev. Gerlyn Henry is looking forward to not only preaching at the next Lift Up Our Hearts service at All Saints, Whitby on May ...
Feature
Thank you for giving wholeheartedly
The Diocese of Toronto’s annual FaithWorks campaign raised $1,551,100 in 2024 in support of Anglican-affiliated ministries throughout the Diocese and around the world. ELIE GETS ...
Parish News
Churches mark 1,700 years of Nicene Creed
Parishioners of St. George Memorial, Oshawa were pleased to host the first in a series of events to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene ...
Parish News
Honoured
The Rev. Canon Joan Cavanaugh-Clark (centre), incumbent of the Parish of Minden-Kinmount, receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal, awarded for exemplary contributions to the ...
Parish News
Warm response
The Rev Louise Dightam (in red jacket) and the team from St. Barnabas, Chester take part in the Toronto-Danforth Coldest Night of the Year walk ...
Parish News
Exemplary service
The Rev. Canon Gregory Carpenter (second from right), incumbent of St. Jude, Wexford receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal from MP Salma Zahid at ...
Parish News
Bob Marley mass strikes a chord
St. James Cathedral observed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in March with the first-ever Marley Mass. More than 300 people attended ...
Parish News
Special visitor
The Rev. Lorna May of St. Luke, Creemore (middle) and volunteers welcome MP Terry Dowdall (right) during his first visit to the St. Luke’s Community ...
Comment
A tip of the hat to seafarers
For the past 164 years, a little-known ceremony takes place on board the first ship to arrive in the Port of Toronto. It’s called the ...
Comment
Speaking about the Bishop’s Company
Seldom do I get an opportunity to speak to a parish fellowship group about the campaigns of the stewardship office. Most often, I’m invited to ...
Books
A vivid snapshot from a troubling time
Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community. By Maggie Helwig, May 2025. ISBN 9781552455043, e-ISBN 9781770568426, 200 pp, $24.95. I didn’t intend to review this ...
News
Symposium reflects on TRC calls
June will mark 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada presented its 94 Calls of Action to Canada. On May 24, Redeemer, ...
News
Communion Forest takes root
HAMILTON – The 419 trees planted in the Diocese of Niagara last fall for the Communion Forest are experiencing their first spring. The deciduous and ...
News
Coffee Girls help those in need
FREDERICTON – The Woodstock Coffee Girls got their start because their rector, the Rev. Maria Shepherdson, made a Facebook post about something that began more ...
News
Partnership saves church
HALIFAX – A north end Halifax church is crediting its partnership with a high-rise apartment building developer for preserving its history. St. Mark’s, located at ...
Majority of parishes support protection and expansion of harm reduction services