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Church partners with parents network

The clergy and parishioners of Christ Church, Bolton decided a few years ago to focus on getting out into the neighbourhood and exploring missional ministry.

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Beauty breaks me wide open to God

The Rev. Louise Peters is the vicar of St. James Cathedral.   As vicar, I am a member of the clergy team and share in

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New manager of major gifts, legacy giving

Michael Cassabon is the new manager of major gifts and legacy giving for the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation, which provides financial support for the

The Rev. Augusto Nunez, holding a soccer ball, next to Bishop Riscylla Shaw, both in vestments, outside St. Saviour's Church.

We all need Christ

The Rev. Augusto Nunez is the priest-in-charge of St. Saviour, Orono. One of the highlights of my ministry came when I was appointed priest-in-charge at

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Grants help re-imagine Church

The diocese’s Our Faith-Our Hope campaign has provided $10.5 million in grants, in addition to the portion kept by the parishes. Here is how some

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Synod 2017

The Diocese of Toronto’s 157th Regular Session of Synod was held on Nov. 24-25 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond

Imam Habeeb Alli reads from a statement while Bishop Kevin Robertson and other Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders listen outside Mayor John Tory’s office in Toronto.

Faith leaders hold ‘pray-in’

Faith leaders from across Toronto marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 17 by occupying City Hall and performing a “pray-in”

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Special Day

The Bridge Prison Ministry and Regeneration Outreach Community, two agencies that help ex-prisoners and the poor and homeless in Brampton, marked World Homeless Day on

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Church celebrates women’s ministry

Past presidents of the Anglican Church Women at St. Clement, Eglinton gathered on May 28 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ministry, service and

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Church gives scholarships, bursaries

For the past 10 years, Grade 12 students in Pickering and Ajax, and adult students in foreign countries, have been awarded scholarships and bursaries by

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Durham group welcomes refugees

After more than a year of fundraising and preparation, ROAD (Refugee Outreach Anglicans of Durham) welcomed a refugee family in May at Pearson airport. ROAD

I had a sort of conversion experience

Sister Deborah Stewart is a member of The Worker Sisters and Brothers of the Holy Spirit. My position is that of Canadian director, president of

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Parishioners learn foundations of faith

Christian Foundations, subtitled “A Grounding for a Life of Faith,” is so comprehensive that it might equally well have been dubbed, “All You Ever Wanted

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Concert kicks off celebrations

St. Elizabeth, Mississauga is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and it began the festivities with a “Connecting and Inviting” concert on June 17. The

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Church has booth at baby show

Members of St. Peter, Erindale, set up a booth at the spring BabyTime Show in Mississauga on April 28-30, leading to many surprising conversations. “This

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Volunteering is a way of giving back

Wendy Thornton has volunteered for the diocese and in her home parish of Nativity, Malvern for many years. She was born and raised in Barbados.

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Diocese welcomes social justice consultant

Elin Goulden started as the diocese’s new social justice and advocacy consultant at the beginning of April. Before taking on this position, she had been

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Church feeds families

When the Rev. Ian Martin arrived at St. Matthew, Oshawa two years ago, he noticed something was missing. Beyond a few social groups and an

The Rev. Dr. Pearce Carefoote holds two old books.

I get to time travel every day

The Rev. Dr. Pearce Carefoote is the interim head of rare books and special collections at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.

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I felt like no one saw the real me

Beck Schaefer is a member of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, Toronto, where he is the treasurer and a reader. He co-facilitates workshops in the diocese on trans

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The community connected with my soul

Jenn McIntyre is the director of Romero House. Romero House is a community of welcome and support for refugee claimants in the west end of

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Trent-Durham   York-Scarborough   York-Credit Valley

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Parish hall ‘forest’ helps needy

St. John, East Orangeville helped bring the community together to provide food and toys to needy families during Christmas. Local businesses, service clubs and emergency

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Pair travel to Grassy Narrows

This past summer, Coral Petzoldt and Maggie Panter from Holy Trinity, Trinity Square in Toronto travelled to Grassy Narrows, a First Nations community in northwest

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Pergola honours retired organist

Elaine Pudwell, organist and choir director at Holy Trinity, Thornhill for 34 years, retired in June 2016. As a tribute to her ministry, the church’s

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