The church has always gathered as a community to mark the most important life passages of its members, so when Beck Schaefer, a member of
The diocese’s annual Outreach & Advocacy Conference will take place on Oct. 15 at Holy Trinity School in Richmond Hill. The theme of this year’s
In the first half of this year, the youth of Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto embarked on some first steps in response to the Truth and
“Café 65 – A Gathering Place for Seniors” is an outreach initiative of the Church of the Ascension, Don Mills. With the help of a
What does a church community do when a busy race route runs past the front door every year? For the parish of Christ Church, Deer
The Rev. Liska Stefko serves as pastoral minister to the L’Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill and associate priest at St. Timothy, North Toronto. L’Arche
The Rev. Jacqueline Daley is the part-time assistant curate at St. Hilary, Cooksville, Mississauga. I recently went to a local fundraiser to support TC3 (the
Parishes in the diocese received just over $4 million in grants in 2015. Here is a list of the grants. Area Resource Fund Grants
Bishop Philip Poole, suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Toronto and area bishop of York-Credit Valley, has announced his retirement. In a letter to the
The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls, suffragan bishop of Toronto and area bishop of Trent-Durham, was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Huron at St.
Elizabeth Áine Achimah is the Lay Neighbourhood Chaplain for the Church of the Resurrection, Toronto. The main part of my job is overseeing The Side
The following motion was passed by the diocese’s Synod last fall. Preamble Because climate change caused by human-generated greenhouse gas emissions is an undeniable threat
The Order of the Diocese of Toronto, an award created in 2013, honours members of the laity in the Diocese who have given outstanding service
Enloe Wilson is the manager of Faith and Community Development for Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area. I am the relationship manager of our organization’s
By Elsa Jones A number of years ago, the late bishops Arthur Brown and Basil Tonks, along with a number of other dedicated and enthusiastic
The diocese’s 156th regular session of Synod was held Nov. 13-14 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond Hill. The theme
Molly Finlay is a full-time student in the Master of Divinity program at Wycliffe College, Toronto. I am currently doing a placement at the new
By the Rev. Ruthanne Ward and the Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw We undertook a survey of our congregation at Christ Church, Bolton, that yielded transformational
The first time I heard Jesus called a refugee, I was surprised and wanted to protest – until I remembered that they were right. Jesus
Laura Walton, a member of Christ Church, Batteau in the episcopal area of York-Simcoe, was recently elected prolocutor of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, which
After a series of chemical explosions rocked three cities in China in August, killing hundreds of people and injuring many more, the Mandarin Fellowship of
Elin Goulden is the Parish Outreach Facilitator for the episcopal area of York-Credit Valley. I serve as a liason between the diocese and York-Credit Valley
Will the real clergy please stand up? When we think about clergy, the image that first comes to mind is a priest, particularly the full-time,
The Rev. Christian Harvey is a deacon at St. John the Evangelist in Peterborough. He is the Area Youth Social Justice Coordinator for Trent-Durham and
Garry Glowacki is the executive director of The Bridge, a prison ministry in Brampton that serves the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. We provide unique,
A resource created by the diocese to help parishes with stewardship is showing significant results after only two years. Of the 16 parishes that took
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