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The Anglican
March 1, 2016
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
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
Canon Giles Bryant is the organist and choirmaster at All Saints, Peterborough. He will be retiring on Sept. 6. He is also the organist and
Matthew Li is the Wasa-Nabin Urban Aboriginal Youth Program Worker at the Timmins Native Friendship Centre’s satellite site in Moosonee. He is the son of
Constance Kendall is the program director at the Downsview Youth Covenant and the lay pastoral minister and youth director at St. Stephen, Downsview. The Downsview
The parishioners of St. John, East Orangeville, had been searching for several months for something that would bring us together, beyond our usual Sunday morning
Thomas Fitches, the immensely talented and faithful organist and choirmaster at St. Clement, Eglinton for more than four decades, is apparently retiring in April –
Sister Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas will be installed as the next Reverend Mother of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (SSJD) on May 6 at St.
Archbishop Colin Johnson and the diocese’s Poverty Reduction Subcommittee submitted a written brief to the Ontario government’s pre-budget consultations, outlining key social investments they hope
John Sundara is in his second year of the Master of Divinity program in the Pioneer track, specializing in fresh expressions of church, at Wycliffe
Mia Biondi, a registered nurse, is the coordinator of the PROS program (Providing Resources, Offering Support) at All Saints Church, Sherbourne Street in Toronto. PROS
St. Margaret of Scotland, Barrie, has been involved in the diocese’s T.R.E.C. program (Transforming, Reflecting on, Engaging by, Carry on). This program helps parishes learn
Brother Reginald Crenshaw, a member of the Order of the Holy Cross, is an honorary pastoral assistant at St. Paul the Apostle, Rexdale, and a
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