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Cathedral turns page

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 ...
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Church welcomes Syrian refugees

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 ...

Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto

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 ...

New degree helps Orthodox Church

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 ...

Vestry motion responds to TRC’s findings

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 ...

Sponsorship creates community

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 ...
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Five receive Sladen Award

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 ...
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A night for the West Indies

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 ...
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Faith groups, politicians discuss poverty

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 ...

Dinner warms up evening

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 ...

Synod 2015

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 ...
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Donna Elnor attends nativity play for 70 years

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 ...

Sleepover at church raises funds for refugees

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 ...

Church wins long battle to install traffic lights

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. ...

Home for Christmas

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. ...
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Large turnout for start of new parish

The congregation of St. Mary and St. Martha is living up to its name, says the priest-in-charge of the diocese’s newest church. “There is a ...
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Conference focuses on social justice

Under the theme “Loving in Deed and in Truth,” taken from 1 John 3: 17-18, about 90 Anglicans from across the diocese gathered for the ...
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Archbishop re-elected Metropolitan

Archbishop Colin Johnson has been re-elected Metropolitan, or senior bishop, of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario. Archbishop Johnson, who is the bishop of the dioceses ...
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New rector appointed to St. James Cathedral

The Rev. Canon Andrew Asbil, incumbent of the Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street, has been named the new rector of St. James Cathedral and ...
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New websites help churches look outward

A project is underway to help churches proclaim the Gospel through a medium that is becoming an increasingly dominant form of communication: the Internet. The ...
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Prayers for victims in China

After a series of chemical explosions rocked three cities in China in August, killing hundreds of people and injuring many more, the Mandarin Fellowship of ...

Women invited to spend year in ‘God’s rhythm’

The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is inviting young women to spend a year living in “God’s rhythm.” The Sisters are inviting up to ...
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Churches take action for refugees

When the photo of Alan Kurdi appeared in newspapers and on screens in early September, people around the world were united by a desperate desire ...
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Grant helps church reach LGBTQ youth

St. John, West Toronto has hired a youth minister whose job includes reaching out to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) young people. The ...

Follow Synod online

The 156th Regular Session of Synod is coming up, and while motions are moved and seconded in a hotel ballroom in Richmond Hill, the conversation ...
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Funds earmarked for refugees

The Diocese of Toronto has once again made a major commitment to helping those in need, earmarking $500,000 for refugee work. “It’s important for us ...
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Riders raise funds for those in need

On a cool morning in late August, 24 cyclists gathered at All Saints, Sherbourne Street in downtown Toronto to hop on their bikes for a ...
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