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Poppies blanket church grounds

HAMILTON – More than 5,000 hand-knitted and crocheted poppies cascaded over the fences, railings, gardens and limestone walls of St. John’s Anglican Church in Ancaster ...
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Wycliffe College hires new principal

TORONTO – Kristen Deede Johnson will be the next principal of Wycliffe College. She will start on July 1, succeeding the current principal, Bishop Stephan ...
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Metropolitan steps down

KELOWNA – Archbishop Lynne McNaughton has stepped down as Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon to focus more fully on her responsibilities as Bishop of ...
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Longtime friends break down wall

Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St. was the venue for a fascinating conversation on Nov. 6 between Raja Khouri, a Palestinian, and Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, ...
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Vigils bring light in challenging times

On a cold, damp November evening a small group of faithful community members met to pray for peace – peace in our community and peace ...
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Five large services planned

Bishop Andrew Asbil is encouraging Anglicans to attend one – or more – of the five large worship gatherings planned around the diocese in 2025. ...
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Priest receives high honour

Archdeacon Paul Feheley has held a lot of positions in the Church over the years, from parish priest to principal secretary to the Primate. But ...
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Unity week’s resources in seven languages

Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 are now available, and they’re in seven languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and ...
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Workshop resources posted

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, which seeks to refresh the spiritual lives of Anglicans in the diocese, has been holding a number of online workshops ...
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Lecture explores musician’s work

St. James Cathedral will host its next Snell Lecture on Dec. 8, an engaging session that promises to inspire and challenge perspectives. The speaker will ...
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Partnership expands clergy education

HAMILTON & LONDON, ONT. – The Diocese of Niagara has partnered with Huron University College to create new opportunities for clergy education and leadership development. ...
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Students love the meal at Friel

OTTAWA – A church’s effort to invite University of Ottawa students to a meal served at the Friel Street student residence every two weeks is ...
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Prayers sought for bishop

WINNIPEG – Bishop Geoffrey Woodcroft of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land was admitted to hospital in late October and diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news ...
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Parish celebrates baptisms in Farsi

VANCOUVER – In late June, the parish of St. Christopher celebrated the baptism of five adult members. Their journey to baptism led to the translation ...
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Archbishop finishes cross-Canada tour

The Most Rev. Stephen Cotrell, Archbishop of York, visited several dioceses across Canada earlier in the fall. He was invited to teach and preach on ...
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PWRDF membership approves new name

On Oct. 15, the membership of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund approved a new name for the 65-year-old organization. As of March 1, ...
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Youth worship, learn and have fun in Muskoka

ReCharge, the annual diocesan youth retreat, was held on Sept. 27-29 at Muskoka Woods. Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil, along with members of the Bishop’s ...
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Science, faith have chemistry, dinner hears

With a new venue, a dynamic young speaker and a lot of guests who were there for the first time, it felt like the Bishop’s ...
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Theology, liturgy must change, says speaker

Weaving together scripture, theological analysis, discussion and prayer, a workshop at the outreach conference asked a bold question: what if the Church took the climate ...
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Conference builds links of resilience, resistance

More than 100 Anglicans from across the diocese gathered online on Oct. 26 to learn more effective ways to work for justice alongside disadvantaged people. ...
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Renewed towers provide housing for seniors

As she sat in the audience, listening to the speeches, Canon Alice Jean Finlay thought of her husband, the late Archbishop Terence Finlay. “He would ...
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Anglicans invited to evenings with bishops

The bishops of the diocese are inviting Anglicans to join them online this Advent for four evenings of prayer and reflection. The four-part series, called ...
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Anglicans walk for Grassy Narrows

More than 30 Anglicans took part in the Grassy Narrows River Run in Toronto on Sept. 18 to protest the ongoing mercury poisoning crisis at ...
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Authors to discuss ‘wall’ between Jews, Palestinians

The Bishop’s Committee on Interfaith Ministry had a challenge. How do we as Christians respond to conflicts in the Middle East? One of our members ...
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St. George’s College buffeted by war

The conflict in the Holy Land is having an impact on the financial viability of St. George’s College, an Anglican centre for pilgrimage in Jerusalem. ...
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Stories provide a new look at evangelism

While teaching a course in evangelism at Wycliffe College, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen noticed a strange thing. Most of her students, who were ...
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Autistic kids find place to play at Orillia church

A new initiative at St. David Anglican-Lutheran Church in Orillia is reaching out to a group in its local community that is notoriously underserved: children ...