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As much as $392,000 in grants will be distributed to parishes across all four episcopal areas to support refugee sponsorship in the diocese. The grants, ...

The diocese’s Synod will convene on Sept. 17 at St. Paul, Bloor Street to elect two new suffragan bishops. Archbishop Colin Johnson has called for ...

Bishop Patrick Yu, suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Toronto and area bishop of York-Scarborough, has announced his retirement. In a letter to the clergy ...

In early July, about 300 people from across Canada and farther afield will be descending on a hotel in Richmond Hill for the 41st gathering ...

The Rev. Matthew McMillan waded into the refugee sponsorship process at one of the busiest times of the year – Advent and Christmas. “I often ...

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed ...

Parishes in the diocese received just over $4 million in grants in 2015. Here is a list of the grants.   Area Resource Fund Grants ...

The Rev. Susan Climo was procrastinating over breakfast at a Cora’s restaurant in Mississauga when the Holy Spirit intervened. It would be the start of ...

Bishop Philip Poole, suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Toronto and area bishop of York-Credit Valley, has announced his retirement. In a letter to the ...

The Rt. Rev. Linda Nicholls, suffragan bishop of Toronto and area bishop of Trent-Durham, was elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Huron at St. ...

“Things happen around the table that change people’s lives,” said David Fitch during his first keynote address at the Vital Church Planting Conference. Mr. Fitch, ...

In a challenging economic environment, the 2015 FaithWorks campaign result is one for the record books. As in past years, Anglicans across the Diocese of ...

St. James Cathedral began a new chapter in its history on Jan. 31 with the induction and installation of the Very Rev. Andrew Asbil as ...

The Rev. Canon Stephen Peake and his wife Sarah were taking one of their sons back to university in Ottawa when they got a phone ...

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 ...

A new Master of Divinity program at Trinity College is helping to prepare students for ordained or lay ministry in the Orthodox Church. The post-graduate ...

As many parishes across the diocese prepare for their 2016 vestry meetings, they are being asked once again to endorse the diocese’s annual social justice ...

When Stan Squires spoke to his parish priest about the possibility of sponsoring a refugee family, he had no idea the number of people who ...

Five people were honoured for their work in the area of children’s ministry at the Centre for Excellence in Christian Education’s annual conference, held at ...

By Elsa Jones A number of years ago, the late bishops Arthur Brown and Basil Tonks, along with a number of other dedicated and enthusiastic ...

The keynote speaker at a forum on poverty at Queen’s Park on Nov. 18 proposed that all politicians be required to live in a poor ...

It was cold and rainy outside, but the atmosphere inside St. Thomas, Brooklin on Nov. 18 was warm and friendly as the church hosted the ...

The diocese’s 156th regular session of Synod was held Nov. 13-14 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond Hill. The theme ...

There are loyal audience members, and then there is Donna Elnor. Ms. Elnor has been attending The Christmas Story, an annual nativity play at Holy ...

Jeremy Davies remembers when the feeling of being a refugee really set in. He was sleeping in a tent with his young son on the ...

You could say it was a blessing that was years in the making. After the Sunday morning service on Dec. 6, the congregation of St. ...

A mother and her three children were welcomed home for Christmas on Dec. 9, thanks to Habitat for Humanity GTA and the Diocese of Toronto. ...