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Women answering the call

When the Rev. Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan was a Divinity student at Trinity College, Toronto, she was one of only two women in her class. ...
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Bishop’s Company Dinner coming up

The 65th annual Bishop’s Company Dinner will be held on Nov. 20 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites. Funds raised by the ...
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Registration opens for Outreach conference

The diocesan Outreach & Advocacy Conference will be held on Oct. 17. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Dean Detloff, the research and advocacy officer ...
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Diocese celebrates women’s ordination

The Diocese of Toronto is marking the milestone 50th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada by hosting two ...
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New toolkit helps parishes fund mission

Every parish treasurer knows the feeling. The roof needs attention. The outreach program is growing faster than the budget. A vision for a new community ...

Following Jesus, renewing his Church

The triennial Four-Parish Joint Conference was held June 27-28 at Durham College. Every three years, the four Chinese-background Anglican churches – St. Elizabeth Church, Mississauga, ...

Jamaica response bolstered by diocesan campaign

Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in late October 2025. In Jamaica, the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands mobilized an extensive emergency relief ...

Conference explores our call to participate in Christ’s liberating work

From Exodus to the prophets to Jesus’ proclamation of his ministry, the liberation of the oppressed and those in captivity is integral to the good ...

Brasilia trip reveals resilient faith

How can I reflect fully on a 10-day trip spent in Brazil, in an amazing diocese, with incredible people? I can only offer highlights of my ...

Partnership deepens bonds between dioceses

The dioceses of Brasilia and Toronto signed a covenant for a seven-year partnership in July 2025. The genesis of this relationship started a few years ...
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Celebrating Indigenous History Month

OTTAWA – Christ Church Bells Corners hosted a community event to mark Indigenous History Month on June 13. The day began with Elder Larry Langlois ...
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Churches support wildfire evacuees

THUNDER BAY – As devastating wildfires continue to burn across Northwestern Ontario, the Diocese of Algoma is mobilizing to support evacuees who have been forced ...
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Modernizing baptism resources

EDMONTON – At the end of April, eleven clergy and lay members of the Anglican Church of Canada gathered at Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre ...
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Growing young adult ministry

VICTORIA – Young people are looking for spiritual life and they’re looking for spiritual life made for them. At St. Barnabas, they’ve had the gift ...
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Registration opens for Outreach conference

The diocesan Outreach & Advocacy Conference will be held on Oct. 17. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Dean Detloff, the research and advocacy officer ...
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Youth gather for annual retreat

Registration is open for the ReCharge youth retreat for youth in grades 6-12 on Sept. 18-20 at Medeba Retreat Centre. Get ready for a weekend ...
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Diocese celebrates women’s ordination

The Diocese of Toronto is marking the milestone 50th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada by hosting two ...
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Bishop receives honorary degree

Bishop Victoria Matthews received a Doctor of Divinity degree (honoris causa) from Trinity College, Toronto at is convocation ceremony in May. The honour recognized her ...

Proud Anglicans

Anglicans from 16 parishes walk in the Pride Parade in downtown Toronto on June 28, with tens of thousands of people lining the route.

A seat at the Communion table

When Canon Dr. Anita Gittens left Toronto to attend the 19th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Belfast, being elected to the council’s standing ...

Diocese renews treaty ties

A diocesan effort to examine its response to Truth and Reconciliation has led to a new process of reflection, repentance and rebuilding relationships. About 130 ...

Archivists field citizenship rush

A recent change to Canadian citizenship law is sending people in the United States and beyond on a search for their family roots, creating an ...

Communicator celebrated

Friends and colleagues gathered at the Synod Office on May 28 to bid farewell to Canon Stuart Mann, who retired as the diocese’s director of ...

Festival scores another success

The 11th annual Anglican Church Cricket Festival (ACCF) brought together more than 150 parishioners from churches across the Greater Toronto Area on July 11 at Creditview ...
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Confirmed & received

Bishop Andrew Asbil confirms candidates at the Diocesan Confirmation Service at St. James Cathedral in April. Bishop Asbil also received candidates into the Anglican Communion. ...
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Anglicans give to Jamaica

Anglicans in the diocese responded generously to the Bishop’s Appeal for Jamaican Relief & Restoration. As of April 24, Anglicans had given $65,000 to the ...
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Kenya tour inspires priest

As a teenager back in 1985, I took myself to see the movie Out of Africa multiple times. It wasn’t the colonial era Streep/Redford romance ...