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Group photo of Christian faith leaders.

Christian unity

Faith leaders attend the Greater Toronto Area service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Jan. 18 at Runnymede United Church in Toronto.

A basket with Christmas books sits on a table.

Gentle evangelism

The Rev. Bonnie Skerritt joins Santa Claus at St. Paul, Lindsay on Dec. 13. They were taking part in Breakfast with Santa, a new event

People walk the labyrinth at St. Aidan, Toronto.

Meditative walk

St. Aidan, Toronto and the church’s Out of the Cold program host a meditative labyrinth walk in the church on Dec. 29. ‘We saw it

Group photo of newly installed canons, archdeacons, cathedral clergy and bishops.

Bishop installs new canons

Bishop Andrew Asbil installed St. James Cathedral’s canon missioner, the Rev. Canon Kristen Pitts, and 13 new honorary canons of the cathedral on Jan. 11.

Man leans out the door of a pick-up truck with snow plow attachment on the front.

Snow day

Churches in Toronto dig out after 56 cm of snow fell on the city on Jan. 25, the most ever recorded in a single day.

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Jazz vespers draws a crowd

OTTAWA – The Parish of South Carleton has received a Future Fund grant of $4,085 to help expand its jazz vespers program. “We’re very grateful

A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Church lends skates to one and all

WINDSOR – The volunteers who run the city’s free skate lending program are having a busy year, with the opening of the new rink in

A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Parish supports college students

VICTORIA – Julian of Norwich parish in the Diocese of Islands and Inlets has launched an innovative project, Julian’s Place, to support the food, financial

Diocese appoints new Communications director

Martha Holmen has been appointed the diocese’s next director of Communications, beginning her new role on April 13. Ms. Holmen has served in the communications

Bishop Andrew Asbil, Mary Asbil and Chancellor Marg Creal with well-wishers.

New Year’s greetings

Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil along with Chancellor Marg Creal exchange New Year’s greetings with friends at the annual Bishop’s Levee, held at St. James

Group of people and a dog outside on a snowy day.

Walk & worship

St. Luke, Peterborough, St. John, Ida and the Parish of Craighurst and Midhurst hold walks and worship during the winter solstice in December. The outings

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Lent book study focuses on homelessness

The Rev. Canon Claudette Taylor and a group of clergy and laypeople from across the diocese, together with the Social Justice & Advocacy Committee, are

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Churches celebrate unity week

Two events in the diocese are planned to celebrate the Week of Christian Unity, held Jan. 18-25. Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders from

A table with photographs of people in the armed forces.

Remembered

Photos of relatives who were in the First World War and the Second World War are on display at St. Peter, Churchill while a helmet,

The Anglican

Distinguished organist served in diocese

Canon Dr. Giles Bryant, an organist and choral director of international renown, died on Nov. 29, 2025. Canon Bryant served in several places in the

A group of people in festive Christmas wear, sitting and standing for a photo in front of a Christmassy backdrop.

Winter wonderland

Volunteers from St. Paul’s Anglican Church and Trinity United Church in Uxbridge, shown above, transform St. Paul’s lower hall into a winter wonderland for a

A bright, small room filled with shelves of books and media.

Library grows from humble beginnings

In 2025, Christ Church St. James in Toronto celebrated 41 years of its church library. While most parishes have small shelves with a few books

Two Sisters at the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine display table.

On display

Display tables at Synod provide everything from books and calendars to spiritual retreats and insurance. The display tables are always a popular spot for Synod

Table of youth members at Synod.

Synod 2025

The Diocese of Toronto’s 163rd Regular Session of Synod was held Nov. 7-8 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North hotel in Richmond Hill. The theme

Three people stand outside a display of poppies at a church door.

With love

John Joukema, Phyllis Moffatt and Archdeacon Theadore Hunt of Christ Church, Brampton stand in front of a display of poppies that adorns the entrance to

A woman stands and shows a printed resources to others seated at a table.

Program mixes food, learning

Flemingdon Park Ministry (FPM) has launched new initiative called Farm to Table, a culturally inclusive cooking and food literacy program designed to bring people together

Tents set up in front of a church

Priest wins prize, then encampment torn down

The Rev. Canon Maggie Helwig, incumbent of St. Stephen in-the-Fields, Toronto won this year’s Toronto Book Award for Encampment, a nonfiction work about the encampment

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Diocese hires DEI advisor

The diocese has hired Dilesha Stelmach as its new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisor. Ms. Stelmach has over seven years’ experience in the DEI