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Special Moment

The Rev. Megan Jull blesses Emma at a Blessing of Animals service at St. Augustine of Canterbury, Toronto on Oct. 3. Despite the rain, a

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Recharged

Youth from around the diocese meet in their episcopal areas on Sept. 25 to reconnect with each other and worship together at the Re:Charge youth

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Bishop-elect gets pleasant surprise

EDMONTON – On the morning of Sept. 18, only a few hours before his consecration as the 11th Bishop of Edmonton, Bishop-elect Steve London was

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Blessing of motorcycles held in person

FREDERICTON – Although delayed, the 19th annual Blessing of the Bikes and Breakfast took place, in person, on Aug. 14 at the Church of the

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Synod office installs charging station

VANCOUVER – Bishop John Stephens blessed the new charging station in the parking lot of the Diocese of New Westminster’s Synod office on Sept. 23.

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War of 1812 soldiers honoured

Cemeteries are generally quiet places, but not during musket fire. Yet, what more fitting way to honour the memory of three militia men who served

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Seeing youth ministry grow is exciting

Ian Physick is the area youth ministry coordinator for the York-Scarborough episcopal area. He also serves on the Bishop’s Youth Ministry Committee (BYMC). My duties

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Synod coming up

The diocese’s Synod will convene virtually from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27. The theme of the 160th Regular Session of Synod will be Love Thy

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Order seeks nominations

Nominations are invited for the Order of the Diocese of Toronto. The Order recognizes members of the laity who have given outstanding service over a

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Spiritual growth of children explored

The Toronto Children’s Ministry Conference, a gathering of parents, church volunteers, ministry leaders and anyone who has a passion for ministering to children, will take

A man holds his dog as it is blessed

All creatures great and small

People are invited to bring their pets for a blessing each year on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi.

Confirmed

Fifteen people from six parishes are confirmed at the diocesan confirmation service at St. James Cathedral on Sept. 19.

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Church, priest honour Anne Frank

EDMONTON – Holy Trinity, Old Strathcona and its incumbent, the Rev. Danielle Key, took part in the unveiling and dedication of a bronze statue of

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Parish fights to save women’s shelter

You can fight city hall. That’s what the parish of St. Matthias, Bellwoods learned this summer after receiving a notice of termination of a longstanding

Martha and her dog alongside a creek in a forest.

I can see that God nudged me over the years

Martha Whittaker is the parish administrator at Christ Church, Brampton. This interview took place in August. My role touches on a number of areas, including

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Back to church

The Rev. Canon Christopher Greaves, incumbent of Christ Church, Oshawa, and his wife Dianne attend Morning Prayer with their daughter Clarissa Greaves and their granddaughter

Family poses in front of a baptism font.

New member

Marcel Bridge, with parents Kyle and Camille and brother Darius, is baptized at Holy Family, Heart Lake in Brampton on Aug. 8. Photo courtesy of

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Emancipation Day

Holy Trinity, Guildwood hosts its first Emancipation Day celebration with MPP Mitzie Hunter as the keynote speaker and award-winning musician Shelley Hamilton as the featured

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Love of books

Stuart Budgell runs the weekly book sale at St. George, Hastings in August. The sale runs every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and has a few

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Lights, Camera…

Members of the Peterborough Children’s Chorus rehearse in the Memorial Garden at St. John the Evangelist, Peterborough in August. The chorus’s artistic director, Julie Deck,

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Packed up

Andrew Jull of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Toronto, loads donations of clothing destined for All Saints Church-Community Centre and New Circles Community Services. The church

Woman on the church lawn sitting and smiling in front of a sign that says "Lucia's Lawn Hours 1-3"

Outdoor chat

When she couldn’t talk to parishioners indoors during the pandemic, the Rev. Lucia Lloyd of St. John, Bowmanville invited them to stop by for “Lucia’s

A woman plays the bells

Ring on

Yvonne Tait, the bell ringer at St. John the Baptist, Norway in Toronto, takes part in a worldwide celebration June 20 highlighting the invention of

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Knot garden

Members of St. Mark, Port Hope add a knot garden to the Elias Smith Memorial in the churchyard in June. Boxwood shrubs were planted in

A group of people surround June Hunter who has ballons behind her spelling out "100"

Happy Birthday

Members of St. John, Willowdale hold a drive-by celebration for June Hunter’s 100th birthday in July. Photo courtesy of St. John, Willowdale

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What kind of a Canada do you desire?

Archbishop Mark MacDonald, the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the

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