Cricket making a comeback in diocese
Ranil Mendis was doing some research for a grant application when he came across a little known fact: Canada’s first official sport wasn’t lacrosse or
Ranil Mendis was doing some research for a grant application when he came across a little known fact: Canada’s first official sport wasn’t lacrosse or
As it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 13, the diocesan Anglican Church Women is looking ahead to the future while honouring its
As he was planning his funeral, Archbishop Terence Finlay told his close friend and colleague Archbishop Fred Hiltz that he wanted to make sure everything
On the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto will be holding an
A sign outside St. Luke, Peterborough has attracted the attention of not only local pedestrians and motorists but thousands of people on social media as
The Rev. Judith Alltree can’t wait to board the first freighter that comes into the Port of Oshawa this spring and welcome the crew. “When
When Linda Hemerez was hired to clean the building of All Saints, King City, she had no idea the turn her life was about to
The regular sermon time at Trinity Church, Aurora may never be quite the same again. Throughout the season of Epiphany, the church has replaced the
Angela Forbes took part in a “ring of peace” outside a mosque in Toronto’s west end on Feb. 3 to show her support for Muslims
In late January, three transport trucks loaded with donated hockey equipment and other items left a Mississauga warehouse for Timmins and the remote communities of
In the cold and dark of a Canadian winter, the thought of a four-day hike from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee, stopping along the
Three priests of the Diocese of Toronto – the Rev. Riscylla Shaw, the Rev. Canon Kevin Robertson and the Rev. Canon Jenny Andison – were
Archbishop Colin Johnson has authorized pastoral guidelines for the marriage of same-sex couples in the Diocese of Toronto. The guidelines, to be used in specific
Bishop Patrick Yu’s speech was entitled “My greatest disappointments in life,” but the Bishop’s Company Regional Dinner, held in York-Scarborough on Nov. 10, surely couldn’t
As a first-time attendee of the Toronto Children’s Ministry Conference, Tiffany Robinson came away with a wealth of knowledge and contacts. But it might be
As a first-year English literature major at York University, Keisha McIntosh-Siung would have to read a lot of novels, sometimes one per week. Paying for
The Diocese of Toronto is making a $500,000 donation to the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) to improve maternal, newborn and child health
In late September and early October, the clergy and laity of St. John, Willowdale, had three town hall meetings to discuss the future of the
Bishop Philip Poole, the retired area bishop of York-Credit Valley, is resting comfortably at home after suffering a heart attack in Halifax in early September.
The guessing is over. Archbishop Colin Johnson announced at Diocesan Council on Sept. 29 where the diocese’s three new suffragan bishops will serve. Bishop-elect Riscylla
In what could be a first for the diocese, parishioners from two churches got together to play cricket. In July, members of St. Thomas a
A course that teaches the Christian basics is catching on in the diocese and across Canada. The course, called Christian Foundations, is being taught at
After many hours of prayerful consideration, the Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw, the Rev. Canon Kevin Robertson and the Rev. Canon Jenny Andison were elected suffragan
As a Plains Cree and an Anglican priest, the Rev. Chris Harper says he walks in two worlds. His journey is about to take a
Eunice Der admits that she was reluctant about volunteering at General Synod. The 13-year-old from St. Christopher, Richmond Hill, didn’t know if she would have
On a Wednesday evening in late April, Bachir and Mahfouze Brimo and their four young daughters sat down to a dinner of lasanga and salad
Jennifer Henry says Canada is having a “kairos moment” for Indigenous rights. “It’s a moment when I think the country is starting to understand the
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