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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

Pray for the congregation of St. Anne’s

This public statement was issued by the diocese and St. Anne, Toronto on Nov. 23, 2025. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto and St. Anne’s Church ...
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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 ...
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Newcomers event brings deanery together

St. James the Apostle, Brampton, hosted the North Peel Deanery’s first Newcomers Meet and Greet in October, inviting newcomers to Canada and parishioners from churches ...
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Displays honour local soldiers

If you were strolling the streets of Swansea and Bloor West Village in Toronto in the week and half leading up to Remembrance Day, your ...
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Primate praises diocese at Synod

Offering a hopeful vision for the future of the Church, Archbishop Shane Parker, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, addressed the Diocese of Toronto ...
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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 ...

Dinner hears resurrection story

The theme of this year’s outreach and advocacy conference was “seeking signs of resurrection,” but guests at the 64th annual Bishop’s Company Dinner, held the ...

Despite early difficulties, hybrid ministry is worth it

The crew running the hybrid services at Christ Church St. James, Toronto is tiny but mighty. During the pandemic, there had been six hosts, but ...

Conference seeks signs of resurrection

This year’s diocesan Outreach and Advocacy Conference broke new ground through the use of modern technology and a dramatically new approach for one of its ...

Poet-priest enlightens, entertains

Malcolm Guite is on a mission to bring music back to English poetry. So it’s fitting that the UK sonneteer and Anglican priest often finds ...

‘Go back and spread the word’

The Rev. Dr. Alvardo Adderley gave Anglicans some stirring words to live by at the diocese’s fifth and final Lift Up Our Hearts service, held ...

Marketplace helps items find new home

Across the diocese, items once used in beloved church communities are finding new life and purpose through a creative initiative. A new online Marketplace is ...
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Support circle grows for suicide loss survivors

ANTIGONISH – A new support group for suicide loss survivors is creating a safe, lasting space to grieve, heal and connect. Founded by the Rev. ...
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Church shares building, learns from others

OTTAWA – “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” These words from Psalm 133 found joyful expression at St. ...
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Outings provide company and food

KINGSTON – A small group at St. Mary Magdalene, Picton in the Diocese of Ontario thought it would be fun to create some social events ...
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Church helps cyclists on epic ride

SASKATOON – Every year since 2012, a group of about 20 cyclists from Texas 4000 pass through Saskatoon and are hosted by Christ Church Anglican. ...
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Anglicans walk in parade for first time

EDMONTON – In a vibrant show of love and solidarity, more than 20 Anglicans marched in the Edmonton Pride Parade in August. Organized by Queerly ...
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Cathedral holds confirmation prep

St. James Cathedral invites individuals from all parishes to join Living Our Vows, a learning series designed to prepare participants for confirmation. The program is ...
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Home run

Eight teams play in the 64th annual SAYM (Scarborough Anglican Youth Movement) baseball tournament at the Audley Sportsplex in Ajax on Sept. 13. Wesley Chapel ...