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People and their pets attend the Blessing of Animals service at St. James Cathedral on Oct 1. The blessing was followed by a demonstration by ...

Hockey club looking for anthem singers The Mississauga Steelheads Hockey Club, which competes in the Ontario Hockey League out of the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, ...

Fall has arrived, and as summer fades into the background, the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario has gotten back into the swing of in-person meetings after ...

A national memorial service in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II was held at St. James Cathedral in Toronto on Sept. 20. The service was preceded ...

A service commemorating the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died last December at the age of 90, is held at St. James Cathedral in ...

Bishop Andrew Asbil processes into St. James Cathedral for a choral evensong to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on June 5.

As many parishes marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with services and teas at Pentecost on June 5, St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto added a more ...

Viewers  of the Bishop’s Company Cabaret are in for a special treat. In addition to a stellar lineup of guest artists, the show will feature ...

A survey of Synod members shows strong support for keeping the diocese’s General Synod members and Synod Council members in their roles for the remainder ...

The diocese’s Property Committee is exploring ways to help parishes that want to redevelop their property to include both market-level and affordable housing. “Homelessness is ...

As the diocese looks to a post-pandemic future, some difficult conversations about its financial outlook are already underway. In November, Synod will be asked to ...

The Diocese of Toronto is on the cusp of ushering in a new model of episcopal leadership, thanks in no small part to the efforts ...

In 2019, Synod approved two motions relating to creation care: Motion #10 encouraged parishes and individual Anglicans to curtail their use of single-use plastic products, ...

Two laypeople who have served the Anglican Church with distinction are evaluating the diocese’s new governance pilot project. Joy Packham, ODT, a member of the ...

Synod will be held online on Nov. 17-19, 2022. In our Synod Preview, you’ll find what has been happening since our last Synod, including work ...

Anglicans walk and ride in Toronto’s Pride Parade on June 26 after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus. Tens of thousands of people lined the parade route ...

At first it was song of the yellowthroat, rising out of the marsh. Then the notes of the swamp sparrow rose on the evening air, ...

What if we dared to imagine that, individually and collectively, we could tackle the climate crisis? And what if we truly believed that our efforts ...

Running Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the Season of Creation is a global ecumenical movement that invites Christians “to renew our relationship with our Creator ...

In 1985, the Anglican Church of Canada published the Book of Alternative Services. Bound in a distinctive green cover, the book became the primary worship ...

The diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee will host its annual Outreach & Advocacy Conference on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ...

The Parish of Penetanguishene and Waubaushene donates $10,500 to the Spirit Garden, a monument planned for Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to honour the survivors ...

To help the clergy rest after the stresses and strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, the diocese has established the Mini Sabbatical Program. Bishop Andrew Asbil ...

The ideas shared in a series of conversations among ministry leaders in the diocese are still sparking the imaginations of participants weeks later. Tending the ...

The diocese is embarking on a new visioning process to meet the challenges and opportunities of the next five years. “After more than two years ...

Last fall, the diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee, with the support of the College of Bishops, put forward a motion calling on the provincial ...