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Youth make art in response to TRC

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

Church cheers on runners

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

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You give and you receive

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

I fell in love with the liberation stories

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

Grants to parishes total $4 million

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 Poole announces retirement

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

Bishop Nicholls heading to Huron

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.

My heart breaks over and over

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

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Divestment

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

I jumped at the chance

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

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A night for the West Indies

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

Synod 2015

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

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I re-examined where I was going

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

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Lessons learned on the missional journey

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

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Helping refugees transforms us

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 and Jean Bedard

My faith journey has been challenging

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

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Prayers for victims in China

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

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We are at a critical turning point

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

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Moved by deacons’ stories

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,

Garry Glowacki outside the Bridge prison ministry.

I begged God to help me

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,

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Stewardship program bearing fruit

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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