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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,

A car full of donations

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

The completed knot garden

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

A sign points the way to a polling place.

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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Deanery helps after volcano stirs

It hadn’t happened for 41 years. But on April 9, 2021, the La Soufriere volcano on the idyllic West Indian island of St. Vincent burst

A woman runs to first base

Going strong

Five church teams play in the 60th annual Scarborough Anglican Youth Movement baseball tournament finals at Jack Goodlad Park in Scarborough on Aug. 21.

Bishop Asbil along with others inside Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto

Church to host birthday celebration for Tutu

The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation will celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 90th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. at Grace Church on-the-Hill,

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Evening features music, conversation

For a second year, the Bishop’s Company Cabaret will be bringing hope and community to homes across the diocese. Following last year’s success, Anglicans are

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Nominations sought for General Synod

The Nominating Committee of the Diocese of Toronto is calling for nominations for General Synod 2022. All voting members of the diocese’s Synod are entitled

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Virtual Synod will be a first

For the first time, the diocese’s Synod will convene virtually, from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27. The theme of the 160th Regular Session of Synod

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Girls raises funds after seeing homeless

Seven-year-old Mackenzie Hennigar is doing her part to help alleviate the suffering of Toronto’s homeless people. While in the car with her mother, Mackenzie saw

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Three honoured by Archbishop of Canterbury

Three Anglicans who have served in the Diocese of Toronto are among the recipients of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2021 Lambeth Awards, which recognize outstanding

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Only believe, all things are possible

The Rev. Canon Judy Allen is a deacon at Holy Family, Heart Lake in Brampton and is involved in the church’s liturgical, pastoral, outreach and

A group of young people stand smiling with Bishop Jenny Andison in the centre.

Area bids farewell to bishop

The episcopal area of York-Credit Valley, located on the western side of the diocese, held a farewell party for Bishop Jenny Andison on Feb. 21.

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Work underway on environment motion

This is an update to Synod and the diocese on the Environmental Synod Motion. It was received by Diocesan Council at its meeting in December,

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