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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

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

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

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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,

A group of five people pose for a photo in front of pantry shelves full of non-perishable food.

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

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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

The Rev. Canon Greg Carpenter receives a medal with others posing for a photo.

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

The Rev. Louise Dightam takes a selfie with six others outside on a winter evening.

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

The Rev. Canon Joan Cavanaugh-Clark receives a certificate and a bouquet of flowers and poses for a photo with others.

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

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Services lift hearts

Inspiring, wonderful, heartfelt and deeply moving. That’s how Bishop Andrew Asbil described the first two Lift Up Our Hearts services, held at St. James Cathedral

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Special day

St. Barnabas, Chester celebrates Black History Month on Feb. 9 with a special service of spirituals, prayer and reflection, followed by a coffee hour catered

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Grant helps youth band flourish

Christ Memorial Church, Oshawa is the latest recipient of the Douglas C. Cowling Bursary, receiving a $5,000 grant to continue its youth band program, a

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Caring hearts

Anglican churches take part in The Coldest Night of the Year walks in February to raise funds for local charities. Above, the team from Trinity,

Clothesline helps people in winter

ST. ANDREWS – For the last few winters, Paula Ross has been taking blankets to the homeless population in Saint John, New Brunswick. But the

City honours Anglican ministry

OTTAWA – Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe proclaimed November 2024 Belong Ottawa Month, honouring the Anglican ministry that has provided decades of care and service to

Cathedral begins to reinvent itself

LONDON, ONT. – A new year is bringing a new look for London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral. Construction crews removed more than 250 wooden pews

Sunday suppers fill local need

BROCKVILLE – At a time of growing food insecurity, Brockville churches continue to work together to make the Lord’s Day one of food and fellowship.

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AURA seeks board members

AURA, the Anglican United Refugee Alliance, is looking for new board members for 2025-2027. AURA is a Canadian charitable organization assisting in the private sponsorship

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Consider donating rebates, says diocese

The Ontario government is in the process of distributing $200 rebates to every Ontario taxpayer and $200 for every child in eligible families, describing the

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Diocese hires new secretary of Synod

Canon Laura Walton is the diocese’s new secretary of Synod, providing corporate governance and event planning expertise for the diocese, Synod and its committees. She

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Cathedral hosts Bob Marley Mass

A new Bob Marley Mass, composed by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, vicar of St. James Cathedral, will be celebrated on March 16 at

Bishop Andrew Asbil's crozier and mitre sit on a table.

Bishop plans sabbath leave

With the concurrence of the diocese’s chancellor, Bishop Andrew Asbil will be taking a sabbath leave from May 5 to Sept. 2. This is Bishop

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Christian Unity

Christian leaders from the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, the Salvation Army, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Greek Orthodox

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Have your say!

Our diocese is vibrant and diverse – 195 parishes, each with unique gifts, needs, communities and ideas for growth and ministry. Over the past two

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Eight minutes

Ontario is in the midst of a deadly overdose crisis, which claims an average of seven lives every day. The accounts that follow were written

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It is wrong

One hundred and sixty faith leaders, including bishops Andrew Asbil, Riscylla Shaw and Kevin Robertson, sent this letter to Premier Doug Ford in January, urging

Priest presides at solemn service

MONCTON – At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed or struggling with addiction over the past year in Moncton, according to community members

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