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Emancipation Day plaque unveiled

Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada have chosen St. James Cathedral as the location for the installation of a commemorative ...
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Season presents slate of workshops

Starting this fall, the Season of Spiritual Renewal will offer workshops to help strengthen and encourage churches. Some are geared to clergy, some to lay ...
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Print that!

Editors of Anglican newspapers and church communicators from across Canada gather for a photo outside St. James Cathedral during the Anglican Editors Association conference in ...
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A great day for cricket

The ninth Anglican Church Cricket Festival (ACCF) was held on July 13 at Creditview Sandalwood Park in Brampton. More than 150 people from parishes in ...
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Cathedral to offer a confirmation class for parishes

The dean, clergy, staff and members of St. James Cathedral recognize and appreciate the important role that the cathedral plays in the life of the ...
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Former church helps homeless during winter

The building of St. John the Divine continues to provide help and hope to its local community, even as its members have joined with other ...
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Cast the Net issues calls to diocese

Cast the Net’s final report, along with a handy discussion guide and an attractive poster, is available on the diocese’s website, www.toronto.anglican.ca. The 96-page report ...
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Bishop’s Company Dinner has new venue

This year’s Bishop’s Company Dinner is shaping up to be one of the best. The fundraising dinner has a new venue: the Sheraton Parkway Toronto ...
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Cards bring hope to Holy Land

“The West Bank? We can’t send mail there.” That’s what a Canada Post agent told Paul Pynkoski in March when he arrived at a service ...
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Church continues to serve after fire

As he began his sermon, the Rev. Don Beyers had to hold back tears. It was the Sunday after St. Anne, Toronto had burnt down ...
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Companion relationship becomes official

Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil travelled to the Diocese of Brasilia in June. While there, Bishop Asbil and Bishop Mauricio Andrade signed a covenant that ...
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Parish hall moves closer to reality

The Rev. Canon Simon Bell remembers the day when he knew, without any doubt, that St. Margaret of Scotland in Barrie needed to get its ...
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Diocese’s executive director to retire

As he prepares to retire at the end of December, Canon Rob Saffrey looks back on his long career in the Church with fondness and ...
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Refugee advocate receives Order of Canada

The Rev. Michael Creal, a member of Holy Trinity, Trinity Square and a dedicated refugee advocate, has been appointed a Member of the Order of ...
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Proud Anglican

A record 125 Anglicans from 16 parishes walk in the Pride Parade in downtown Toronto on June 30, with tens of thousands of people lining ...
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Anglican, refugee advocate named to Order of Canada

The Rev. Michael Creal, a member of Holy Trinity, Trinity Square and a dedicated refugee advocate, has been appointed a Member of the Order of ...
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See you in September!

The Anglican will not be published in July and August. Visit us over the summer at www.theanglican.ca. We wish you a peaceful and enjoyable summer.
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Diocese surpasses affordable housing target

OTTAWA – The Diocese of Ottawa is celebrating the success of its 125th anniversary campaign to create 125 new deeply affordable housing units. Three projects ...
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College principal to retire next year

TORONTO – The Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews, principal and Helliwell professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, will retire on June 30, 2025. In ...
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Office building turned into affordable housing

LONDON, ONT. – The Diocese of Huron and St. Paul’s Cathedral are a part of an affordable housing initiative in downtown London that will see ...
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Many feel blessed during bible reading

HIGH PRAIRIE – A Holy Week tradition that started in a High Prairie, Alberta church about 20 years ago was celebrated online for the fourth ...
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With grateful hearts

A service is held at St. James Cathedral on April 28 to express gratitude for the ministry and witness of the Order of the Holy ...
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Local priest travels to Taiwan

The World Chinese Anglican Clergy Fellowship, held every four years, was held in Taipei, Taiwan from April 9-12. The 144 participants, including seven bishops, came ...
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Series offers perspective on Black history

Over the past year, Anglicans in the diocese were invited to participate in the Art of Resistance, a series of online sessions exploring Black history ...
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Community of the Cross of Nails holds event at Synod Office

The Very Rev. John Witcombe, dean of Coventry Cathedral, along with Canadian members and prospective members of the Community of the Cross of Nails, met ...
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Diocese to celebrate Season of Creation

The Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care is excited to announce the first diocesan event to celebrate the Season of Creation, a Eucharist to be held ...
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Ordained

The diocese’s newly ordained transitional deacons stand with Bishop Andrew Asbil, clergy and laity on the steps of St. James Cathedral after their ordination service ...
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