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Memoir, opera explore trauma, healing

Joy Kogawa, acclaimed author and lifelong Anglican, joined Bishop Patrick Yu and politician Olivia Chow on Oct. 28 in a public conversation about reconciling the ...
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Scholarship program turns 20

As a first-year English literature major at York University, Keisha McIntosh-Siung would have to read a lot of novels, sometimes one per week. Paying for ...
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Hospitality & Exile

Drawing its theme from a well-known biblical text, the diocese’s annual Outreach and Advocacy Conference, held Oct. 15 in Richmond Hill, affirmed how hospitality can ...
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Concert benefits young musicians

Canadian soprano Meredith Hall was joined by a stellar lineup of singers and musicians at a benefit concert at St. Simon the Apostle, Bloor Street ...
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FaithWorks celebrates special anniversary

FaithWorks, the diocese’s annual outreach appeal, marked its 20th anniversary with a gala celebration in Snell Hall at St. James Cathedral on Oct. 30. “It ...
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Christians share Advent experiences on social media

With Advent underway, Christians and Anglicans around the world are turning to social media to share their common experience of waiting and preparing for the ...
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$500,000 grant helps women, children

The Diocese of Toronto is making a $500,000 donation to the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) to improve maternal, newborn and child health ...
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Historic church reopens in Maple

A new future for St. Stephen, Maple was officially launched on Oct. 30, as Bishop Peter Fenty consecrated and rededicated the building where a new ...

Author reflects on liturgy in life

Sally Armour Wotton, professor of storytelling and sacred writing at Trinity College, Toronto, launched her second book at Crux Books at Wycliffe College on Oct. ...

Church changes for new generations

In late September and early October, the clergy and laity of St. John, Willowdale, had three town hall meetings to discuss the future of the ...
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Diocese appoints new manager of annual giving

Paige Souter is the new manager of annual giving for the Diocese of Toronto and the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation. “This new position expands ...

Bishop resting after heart attack

Bishop Philip Poole, the retired area bishop of York-Credit Valley, is resting comfortably at home after suffering a heart attack in Halifax in early September. ...

Churches share faith on social media

“No cell phones in church” may seem like an obvious rule, but on Sept. 25 thousands of Christians turned to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to ...

Thousands follow elections online

As diocesan Synod members gathered to elect three suffragan bishops on Sept. 17, onlookers from across the diocese and beyond were glued to their screens, ...

Bishops appointed to areas

The guessing is over. Archbishop Colin Johnson announced at Diocesan Council on Sept. 29 where the diocese’s three new suffragan bishops will serve. Bishop-elect Riscylla ...

FaithWorks celebrates 20th anniversary

Feeding, sheltering, befriending, and nurturing. This has been the ministry of FaithWorks since 1996, when the diocese embarked on a collective journey to share God’s ...
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Book distills author’s wisdom on volunteerism

Professor Walter Deller, the McBride-Haley lecturer at Trinity College, says it best in his forward to The Church as a Volunteer Organization. It “is one ...

Churches hold first cricket day

In what could be a first for the diocese, parishioners from two churches got together to play cricket. In July, members of St. Thomas a ...

Chinese Anglicans explore issues at conference

More than 230 Chinese Anglicans from across the diocese gathered in July for a time of spiritual reflection and fellowship. The Chinese Anglican Joint Summer ...

New course exceeds expectations

A course that teaches the Christian basics is catching on in the diocese and across Canada. The course, called Christian Foundations, is being taught at ...

Diocese elects three bishops

After many hours of prayerful consideration, the Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw, the Rev. Canon Kevin Robertson and the Rev. Canon Jenny Andison were elected suffragan ...

Clergy enjoy time away at conference

The clergy of the diocese gather every two years for a much anticipated clergy conference at Brock University in St. Catharines. It is a time ...

Grants enable refugee sponsorships

Grants totalling more than $80,000 to support refugee sponsorship in seven parishes across the diocese were approved by Diocesan Council in May. The grants were ...

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Outreach conference looks at displacement and hospitality

The diocese’s annual Outreach & Advocacy Conference will take place on Oct. 15 at Holy Trinity School in Richmond Hill. The theme of this year’s ...

Kids engage in reconciliation at Bible camp

Children in the Fenelon Falls area got a hands-on experience of reconciliation this summer at the Good Neighbour Bible Camp, organized by St. James, Fenelon ...

Halo effect changes lives

The results of a recent study by the Halo Project, “Valuing Toronto’s Faith Congregations,” concluded that 10 local religious congregations contributed more than $45 million ...
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