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AURA seeks board members

AURA, the Anglican United Refugee Alliance, is looking for new board members for 2025-2027. AURA is a Canadian charitable organization assisting in the private sponsorship ...
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Consider donating rebates, says diocese

The Ontario government is in the process of distributing $200 rebates to every Ontario taxpayer and $200 for every child in eligible families, describing the ...
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Diocese hires new secretary of Synod

Canon Laura Walton is the diocese’s new secretary of Synod, providing corporate governance and event planning expertise for the diocese, Synod and its committees. She ...
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Cathedral hosts Bob Marley Mass

A new Bob Marley Mass, composed by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, vicar of St. James Cathedral, will be celebrated on March 16 at ...
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Bishop plans sabbath leave

With the concurrence of the diocese’s chancellor, Bishop Andrew Asbil will be taking a sabbath leave from May 5 to Sept. 2. This is Bishop ...
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Christian Unity

Christian leaders from the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, the Salvation Army, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Greek Orthodox ...
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Cricket festival turning 10

On July 12, the Anglican Church Cricket Festival (ACCF) will mark a major milestone as it celebrates its 10th anniversary at Creditview Sandalwood Park in ...
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Have your say!

Our diocese is vibrant and diverse – 195 parishes, each with unique gifts, needs, communities and ideas for growth and ministry. Over the past two ...
Lift Up Our Hearts

Large services seek to lift up hearts

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by things? Looking to refresh your spiritual life? If so, consider going to one – or both – of the two ...
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New fund helps churches try new things

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation is launching a new fund that its board hopes will encourage parishes to try new things and take a ...
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ACW’s new president brings enthusiasm

After completing her treatment for breast cancer, Janice Hodgson, ODT, decided to walk. “As far as I was concerned, I was full of toxins, so ...
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FaithWorks campaign tops goal

Despite a mail strike before Christmas, the diocese’s 2024 FaithWorks campaign not only met its goal but surpassed it, raising $1.55 million for people in ...
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Companionship blossoms

Members of the Diocese of Toronto may want to learn a little Portuguese over the coming six years, and this is a great phrase to ...
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Priest presides at solemn service

MONCTON – At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed or struggling with addiction over the past year in Moncton, according to community members ...
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Christians celebrate unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders gathered with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the Week ...
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Advent series well attended

Hundreds of people attended Advent for Everyone, an online teaching series held over four evenings in December with Bishop Andrew Asbil, Bishop Riscylla Shaw and ...
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Season seeks prayers for renewal

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, a diocesan initiative, is planning to compile some prayers for spiritual renewal that have been written by people across the ...
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Service celebrates Black heritage

The first service celebrating the Black heritage of the Church in the Diocese of Toronto was held on Feb. 25, 1996, at St. James Cathedral. ...
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Fond farewell

Friends and colleagues attend an open house at the Synod Office in December to bid farewell to Canon Rob Saffrey, who retired as the diocese’s ...
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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 ...
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Anglicans create Advent devotional

Voices from across Durham-Northumberland Deanery came together this Advent to share their faith and renew their connections in a new deanery-wide Advent devotional. Titled Awaiting ...
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Parishes asked to adopt a call or two in 2025

With the arrival of 2025, the Diocese of Toronto is moving into a new and exciting phase of its strategic plan, Cast the Net. “We’re ...
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Resplendent

The diocese’s bishops, archdeacons, chancellor and dean exchange New Year’s greetings with well-wishers at the annual Bishop’s Levee, held Jan. 1 at St. James Cathedral.
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Events celebrate Christian unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders will gather with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the ...
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Sisterhood seeks Companion applicants

In September 2025, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine will begin the ninth year of its Companions Program, an opportunity for women aged 21 ...
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First Black heritage service celebrated

To mark the 30th anniversary of the diocese’s first Black heritage service, St. James Cathedral will host a special diocesan Eucharistic celebration on Feb. 23 ...
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Conference explores missional imagination

Do you feel a personal calling to mission that doesn’t seem to align with traditional approaches in the Church? Do you sense God inviting the ...