The Diocese of Toronto has given a $250,000 grant to the Anishnawbe Health Foundation to help build a new Indigenous health and cultural centre in
Archbishop Colin Johnson and his wife Ellen joined thousands of people for a vigil on Danforth Avenue in Toronto on July 25 after a man
A major new scholarship fund has been created to help clergy and laity attend courses at St. George’s College in Jerusalem, one of the leading
The Very Rev. Andrew Asbil, rector of St. James Cathedral and dean of Toronto, has been elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Toronto. He
Just hours after the deadly van rampage that killed 10 people and injured more than a dozen others in North York on April 23, the
Alexandra McIntosh is passionate about bringing youth and youth groups together, and her commissioning service as York-Credit Valley’s new area youth ministry coordinator perfectly reflected
St. Cuthbert, Leaside is an attractive red brick church, but in environmental circles its known by another colour – dark green. The church has won
Of all the good news that came out of York-Scarborough’s town hall meeting on March 3, the most impressive fact may be the most overlooked:
Anglicans in the diocese will have an opportunity in May to meet the nominees in the upcoming election for a coadjutor bishop. Town hall meetings
The diocese’s Canon XXI Task Group has posted several documents (LINK) to help Anglicans learn about same-sex marriage and to have informed, respectful conversations on
Hundreds of people on the tiny island nation of Dominica are getting much needed items of clothes, shoes, food and medical supplies thanks to the
Effie Trinket, the shallow character from the popular movie The Hunger Games, came to Toronto’s City Hall on Jan. 10 for a “reaping” – choosing
It’s not every day you get asked to build a sedan chair. The elaborate wooden structure, complete with seats, curtains, walls and a roof, was
To gauge the Rev. Chris Harper’s level of happiness and fulfillment, you have to check the length of his hair. In Plains Cree culture, he
An Anglican-Orthodox group that hasn’t been active since the 1960s is starting up again. The Toronto chapter of the Fellowship of St. Alban and St.
Canon Giles Bryant remembers his first year as the choirmaster at St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto. It was 1968 and he was succeeding the great Healey
One of Bob Donald’s final wishes was to hold the signed agreement that officially confirmed the amalgamation of St. David Anglican Church and Holy Cross
Angela Hantoumakos has worked in industry and health care for much of her life, but the opportunity to work for the Church has special meaning.
A service of solidarity and support for the people of the Caribbean is being held after hurricanes devastated parts of the region this fall. The
Parishioners who sit in the back pews at Holy Trinity, Thornhill will be feeling a little warmer this winter, thanks to the efforts of the
Lorraine Bell had been attending Trinity Church, Aurora for five years but had always felt that something was missing. She volunteered to help out with
As part of an employment program at The Bridge, a centre for ex-prisoners in Brampton, staff were teaching a cooking classes when they asked the
More than 100 people – twice the number hoped – attended Bishop Jenny Andison’s first town hall meeting in York-Credit Valley to hear people’s hopes,
The Diocese of Toronto is giving $100,000 to help replenish the national church’s Anglican Fund for Healing and Reconciliation. The fund, which has provided grants
For the past 10 years, the Rev. Canon Susan Bell has been speaking to a school community of 650 students, staff and faculty three times
As he nears the end of his long career with the diocese, Canon Dave Robinson is planning another sort of journey. Next summer, he will
Major changes to the role of chaplaincy in Ontario’s hospitals over the past decade are leading the Diocese of Toronto to restructure its chaplaincy department
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