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St. James Cathedral and a photo of Archbishop Shane Parker.

Cathedral to host special worship service

Building on the momentum of the diocesan Season of Spiritual Renewal, a global call to prayer is preparing to take root in Toronto this spring. ...
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FaithWorks tops goal, addresses food insecurity

For the second year in a row, FaithWorks has exceeded its fundraising goal. The diocese’s annual outreach appeal raised $1,532,000 in 2025. The money will ...
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Bishop’s appeal to help restore communities in Jamaica

The Rev. Canon Kenute Francis thinks about home a lot these days. Born and raised in Jamaica, Canon Francis served in several parishes there before ...
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Guest house begins new era

Gathering in St. Margaret’s Chapel and spilling out into the hallway of the guest house, the crowd prayed a rendition of Psalm 23 that included ...
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Bishop’s appeal to help restore communities in Jamaica

The Rev. Canon Kenute Francis thinks about home a lot these days. Born and raised in Jamaica, Canon Francis served in several parishes there before ...
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Bishop to attend enthronement at Canterbury

HAMILTON – Bishop Susan Bell has received and accepted an invitation to attend the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, at Canterbury ...
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Church creates place to hang out

SASKATOON – The basement of Christ Church, Saskatoon is like a two-for-one time capsule: half video store, half grandpa’s house in the ‘80s. There’s a ...
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Group writes letters of advocacy and support

VICTORIA – About 40 people gathered at Christ Church Cathedral on Dec. 6 to act for social justice. Those gathered learned about human rights abuses ...
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Sisterhood invites women to discern God’s call

Are you a woman at a crossroads in your life? Searching for something more? Longing for a change in career, thirsting for God, hungry for ...
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Program helps young adults consider vocation

The Ministry Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at St. Paul, Bloor Street is offering a fully funded, immersive experience for young adults who wish to consider a ...
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Event explores neurodiversity in kids’ ministry

St. Paul, Bloor Street is hosting a seminar on understanding neurodiversity (autism, ADD, ADHD, learning disability, etc.) in children’s ministry. The seminar will be held ...
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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. ...

Church’s seniors thrive in digital community

What happens when a congregation’s most senior members meet the world of online ministry? At St. George on Yonge, it’s turning isolation into connection. For ...
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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. ...
Dancers perform in the chancel of St. James Cathedral.

‘We sway and we pray’

Anglicans kicked off Black History Month with a joyful worship service that was infused with the lyrics and melodies of the late reggae legend, Bob ...
The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields stands at the cathedral's bronze eagle lectern.

Priest to retire after long, full ministry

On Nov. 30, Dean Stephen Hance announced that the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, sub-dean of the Diocese of Toronto and vicar of St. James ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Members of the Order of the Diocese of Toronto with bishops and cathedral clergy on the chancel steps.

Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto

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 ...

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 ...
Congregation in Trinity Church, Streetsville.

Season plants seeds, provides insights

Early in the Season of Spiritual Renewal, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen compiled a collection of prayers called Prayers Through the Ages. The resource ...
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 ...
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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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Bob Marley Mass starts Black History Month

Black History Month will begin in a special way with a Eucharist at St. James Cathedral on Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. The service will ...