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New initiatives planned for Communion

A symposium on mission and church growth, held in Toronto on June 22, heard about two new initiatives for the Anglican Communion. The first is ...
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Four churches in Toronto to amalgamate

When Sandra Lewis spoke to her fellow parishioners at St. David, Lawrence Avenue, about the possibility of amalgamating with three other churches in Toronto’s west ...
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Diocesan foundation hires legacy giving officer

Gillian Doucet Campbell describes herself as “the sort who likes to be useful.” When she saw the opportunity to be useful to a cause she ...
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Canon Falby remembered as wise, loving

The prayers of a grateful church were offered at St. James Cathedral on July 8 in celebration of the life of Canon Dr. Robert Falby, ...
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Cathedral’s gift comes with a twist

St. James Cathedral gave Toronto a special present this summer. But it came with a twist. During the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, a ...
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Social media shares Easter with thousands

This year, Archbishop Colin Johnson delivered his annual Easter message in a new way – by YouTube video. At 6 a.m. on Easter morning, the ...
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Business leader gives thanks to God

One of Canada’s foremost business leaders spoke passionately about his faith at the Bishop’s Company Dinner, held May 7 in Toronto. Prem Watsa, chairman and ...

Tree cutting brings church, community closer together

Over the past three years, Guildwood Village in Toronto – and Holy Trinity church at the heart of the village – has been devastated by ...
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Ten-minute talks ‘inspiring’

The social justice team at St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, hosted a discussion evening in April at which six “table speakers” shared their experiences of HIV ...
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New minister transforms kids’ program

St. Olave, Swansea in Toronto received a $49,000 grant from the Our Faith-Our Hope campaign last summer to hire a children’s and youth minister for ...
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Pair ride in Europe to raise funds for soldiers

On June 12, Major the Rev. Canon David Warren, incumbent of St. George, Allandale in Barrie, and parishioner Dr. Phil Burridge, a retired emergency ward ...
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Stewardship program bearing fruit

A resource created by the diocese to help parishes with stewardship is showing significant results after only two years. Of the 16 parishes that took ...
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Expansion a dream come true

St. Elizabeth, Mississauga, took another step into the Promised Land on April 12, breaking ground for a church expansion project that will see the current ...
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Youth leaders inspired, challenged

When the Rev. Alise Barrymore began her sermon with a music video, “No Church in the Wild,” by rap artists Kanye West and Jay Z, ...
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Transition from life to death ‘is a holy moment and a winding path’

In a thought-provoking address at SickKids hospital in Toronto on March 12, Archbishop Colin Johnson raised a number of questions about physician-assisted death, an issue ...
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Cable channel connects residents

When the Rev. Canon Derwyn Shea visited his wife in palliative care at Grace Hospital in Toronto, he saw that she avidly watched a television ...
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Primate spends Holy Week at local church

St. Martin in-the-Fields, Toronto, welcomed a special guest for Holy Week as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican ...

Proposed changes to mandatory retirement

A motion was brought to Diocesan Council proposing that the matter of mandatory retirement as it relates to members of the clergy be abolished.  Currently, ...

Proposed changes to Synod composition

In 2012, Diocesan Council set up a working group with membership drawn from all of the episcopal areas. The group’s mandate was to review and ...
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Grant helps church connect with youth

St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, is finding new ways to connect with its youngest members, thanks to the leadership of the Rev. Jennifer Schick. Ms. Schick ...
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Black heritage service turns 20

Twenty years ago, Glenda Samuels-Greenidge was a young liturgical dancer at the first diocesan black heritage service, held at St. James Cathedral in Toronto. The ...
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New house a ‘huge step up’

A mother and her three children who live below the poverty line in Toronto can now afford to buy their own house, thanks to a ...
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Service celebrates the Earth, calls for its protection

About 45 people gathered in the chilly sanctuary of Holy Trinity, Trinity Square on Jan. 14 for the annual Keepers of the Water vigil to ...
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Parish teams learn to be missional

More than 160 people from across Canada gathered at the ninth annual Vital Church Planting Conference, held Jan. 29-31 at St. Paul, Bloor Street. This ...
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Churches get set for Games

The population of the parish of Little Trinity, Toronto, is about to get a lot bigger. This summer, 10,000 athletes, coaches and team officials will ...
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Church builds app for those on the move

Like many parishes, Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, seeks to equip our parishioners to practice their faith outside Sunday morning. For the past several years, we ...
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Writer meets Christians who fled from Iraq

When Christians in Mosul, Iraq were faced with the choice of either converting to Islam or death at the hands of ISIS, which had taken ...
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