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It is a new day for all of us

In late May, people from all over the land made their way – by foot, rail, car, plane and in spirit – to Ottawa for ...
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How newcomers can give money

Lately it seems I have been preoccupied with the question of how the church can better respond to the challenge of welcoming newcomers. Specifically, I’m ...
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We are called to participate by voting

In the middle of summer, the Prime Minister called a federal election. Although not unexpected, we now find ourselves in the long campaign period to ...
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Paul focussed life on Christ

Before we look at Paul’s second missionary journey and the beginning of his correspondence, we need to look at the man himself. He was born ...
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I became fascinated by the monster in the corner

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 ...
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I see blessings at every step

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 ...
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Holy moments

The indefatigable and somewhat unlucky Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton said somewhere that he was always amazed at how quickly a bad situation can turn into ...
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Keeping good stats can help a lot

In an article in the Anglican Journal, General Secretary Michael Thompson asked, “How can we understand what’s going on in the lives of our congregations ...
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God had a message for me

Faith Journeys Stories of lives that have been changed by Christ   It was pretty much the same each week. There were meetings and classes ...
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There can be no letting up in this work

In the Old Testament, we see the prophets calling for justice in the communities to which they proclaimed the word. The call for justice in ...

This summer, share a meal

We were looking to buy our first house (now 32 years ago.) It was far more expensive than we had imagined. In narrowing the choices ...
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Small team sets out on mission

After the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, the persecution of Christians became intense in Jerusalem, causing many followers of the Way to flee, ...
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Make giving regular, reliable and real

I have a confession to make: I’m not a tither. After you get over the shock that the director of Stewardship Development for the diocese ...
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Ministry is a commitment to God

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 ...
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When a bishop is away

From time to time you will read in The Anglican that your bishop is away from the diocese. You may wonder, even aloud, “Why are ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

We shouldn’t make assumptions

As a stewardship educator, most of my time is dedicated to teaching – and hopefully inspiring – members of our congregations to embrace a life ...
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Paul preaches in Corinth

Paul visited Corinth on his second missionary journey. Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, which comprised most of modern day Greece. ...
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I believe we do wonderful work

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. ...
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Invest in human dignity

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 ...
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Jesus is here among us now

It’s all because it’s empty. What cathedral, basilica or church hosts an empty tomb? Many cathedrals and basilicas host occupied tombs, but only one, the ...

Death is not the end of the story

We sat at the back of the funeral home where hundreds of people filed past my grandfather’s open coffin and paid respects to the family. ...
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Paul begins his ministry

The death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, had a number of ramifications for the early church. Saul was moved to persecute the church in ...
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Thank you, Marcus Borg

Shortly after I decided to learn more about Jesus, I started to troll the library and book shops for information about him. I wanted something ...
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I enjoy inviting people to explore

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 ...
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Let’s listen for God’s voice

Over the past few years, parishes in the city of Peterborough have discovered a new way of working together through a covenant. At the earliest ...
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Paul played central role

Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. This title was given to Paul by the early church and it continues to describe his ministry to this ...
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I can’t believe how fortunate I am

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 ...