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Celebrating Indigenous History Month

OTTAWA – Christ Church Bells Corners hosted a community event to mark Indigenous History Month on June 13. The day began with Elder Larry Langlois

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Churches support wildfire evacuees

THUNDER BAY – As devastating wildfires continue to burn across Northwestern Ontario, the Diocese of Algoma is mobilizing to support evacuees who have been forced

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Modernizing baptism resources

EDMONTON – At the end of April, eleven clergy and lay members of the Anglican Church of Canada gathered at Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre

A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Growing young adult ministry

VICTORIA – Young people are looking for spiritual life and they’re looking for spiritual life made for them. At St. Barnabas, they’ve had the gift

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Registration opens for Outreach conference

The diocesan Outreach & Advocacy Conference will be held on Oct. 17. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Dean Detloff, the research and advocacy officer

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Youth gather for annual retreat

Registration is open for the ReCharge youth retreat for youth in grades 6-12 on Sept. 18-20 at Medeba Retreat Centre. Get ready for a weekend

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Diocese celebrates women’s ordination

The Diocese of Toronto is marking the milestone 50th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada by hosting two

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Bishop receives honorary degree

Bishop Victoria Matthews received a Doctor of Divinity degree (honoris causa) from Trinity College, Toronto at is convocation ceremony in May. The honour recognized her

Proud Anglicans

Anglicans from 16 parishes walk in the Pride Parade in downtown Toronto on June 28, with tens of thousands of people lining the route.

Learning together

Faith in the Food Court, a gathering hosted by the social justice committee at St. Martin, Bay Ridges, meets monthly to explore ways to actively

Parish marks milestone with community partners

On April 12, the Parish of Penetanguishene celebrated its 190th anniversary, along with the 40th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Vickie Edgeworth-Pitcher, the

Indigenous art reimagines sacred space

Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale has installed a permanent Indigenous art installation in its worship space, created by Mohawk artist Merlin Homer and dedicated by

Communicator celebrated

Friends and colleagues gathered at the Synod Office on May 28 to bid farewell to Canon Stuart Mann, who retired as the diocese’s director of

Confirmands kneel and Bishop Andrew Asbil lays his hands on the head of one as she is confirmed.

Confirmed & received

Bishop Andrew Asbil confirms candidates at the Diocesan Confirmation Service at St. James Cathedral in April. Bishop Asbil also received candidates into the Anglican Communion.

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Anglicans give to Jamaica

Anglicans in the diocese responded generously to the Bishop’s Appeal for Jamaican Relief & Restoration. As of April 24, Anglicans had given $65,000 to the

Group photo of the new ordinands with bishops and people who participated in the ordination service, on the steps outside St. James Cathedral.

Happy day!

Newly ordained transitional deacons stand with Bishop Andrew Asbil, Bishop Riscylla Shaw, clergy and laity after the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons service

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Good Friday walk

The Rev. Louise Dightam and members of St. Barnabas, Chester take part in the Ecumenical Good Friday Walk on Danforth Avenue in Toronto in April.

Group of four people holding diocesan stoles take a photo with Bishop Andrew Asbil.

Clergy honoured

Bishop Andrew Asbil presents stoles to clergy celebrating their 25th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of their ordinations at St. James Cathedral on March 31.

Group of four women and a toddler in a stroller.

Warm hearts

Team Trinity Bradford Cares – from left, Bonnie Connolly, Ellen Cotton, Lynn Woods, the Rev. Dana Dickson and Alice Cotton (in stroller) – from Trinity,

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New beginnings

Hyejin Kwon, the music director of St. Anne, Toronto, conducts the combined choirs of St. Anne’s, the University of Toronto Allegro Student Choir and the

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Bishop to attend enthronement at Canterbury

HAMILTON – Bishop Susan Bell has received and accepted an invitation to attend the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, at Canterbury

A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Church creates place to hang out

SASKATOON – The basement of Christ Church, Saskatoon is like a two-for-one time capsule: half video store, half grandpa’s house in the ‘80s. There’s a