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Delegates sought for trip

Bishop Andrew Asbil will be participating in a 10-day delegation to the Holy Land in May and he’s inviting applications from members of the Diocese ...
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Anglicans share stories of giving

Three conversations that took place online in the fall are getting Anglicans talking about how and why we give to the Church. Picking up where ...
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Jesus statue caged to protest criminalization of homelessness

On a bright, cold December morning, more than 100 people – Anglicans and other clergy, parishioners, neighbours, supporters, representatives of the media and the local ...
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Church becomes hub for migrant workers

Through generous community and church donations, the Migrant Worker Ministry provides clothing, hot meals and other items to the agricultural workers who come to Durham ...
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Clergy find rest and renewal on mini-sabbaticals

Clergy in the Diocese of Toronto are starting to take some much-deserved rest after two and a half years of pandemic, thanks in part to ...
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Youth can show the way, says leader

A workshop at the Outreach and Advocacy Conference led by Shelagh McGlynn, youth animator for the Anglican Church of Canada, flipped on its head the ...
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Anglicans explore social justice issues

Nearly 100 Anglicans from across the diocese, as well as a few from as far as British Columbia, learned and shared ideas on how to ...
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Bishop reflects on Advent

Bishop Andrew Asbil is inviting Anglicans to journey with him through Advent in a new four-part video series. “Over the next four weeks, I want ...

Chancellor Clare Burns to retire

Chancellor Clare Burns has travelled around the diocese so much that she could probably write a food guide about it. “I can tell you where ...
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Platform helps students, seniors with housing

Imagine trying to find somewhere to live 12,500 km away, in a city you’ve never been to. You find an online listing, pay an entire ...

Youth gather for fun, prayer and reflection

The Bishop’s Youth Ministry Committee (BYMC) was delighted to be back in person this year for the diocesan ReCharge Youth Retreat. We had 87 participants ...
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Churches provide bikes to migrant workers

LONDON – St. Aidan’s church in London, Ont. partnered with Christ Church, Chatham to deliver close to 100 donated bikes to migrant workers in southwestern ...
A map of Canada outlining the Anglican diocesan borders

Church helps Ukrainian kids learn English

FREDRICTON – During a sunny week in late July, 20 children – 18 of them from Ukraine – gathered at St. John’s church in Saint ...
A map of Canada outlining the Anglican diocesan borders

New tombstone honours heroic cleric

HALIFAX – A Canadian hero who had lain in an unmarked grave for decades now has a tombstone honouring his life, thanks to an American ...
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Briefly

Synod coming up The diocese’s 161st Regular Session of Synod will convene online Nov. 17-19. For more information, visit www.toronto.anglican.ca/upcomingsynod. Coverage of Synod will be ...

Farewell

St. James Cathedral bids farewell to Dean Stephen Vail on Sept. 11, his last Sunday at the church before his retirement. Dean Vail (top left) ...

Convent offers retreats, plans to renovate guest house

Like so many churches and other businesses throughout the pandemic, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine has been creative in staying connected with family, ...
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Churches form regional ministry

It’s been a while since St. George, Hastings was full for an Evensong service, but that was the case on Sept. 25 as about 70 ...
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Priest brings prayers together in new book

A new book envisioned by a priest in the Diocese of Toronto is helping to make some of the oldest and most beautiful prayers from ...
FaithWorks

FaithWorks Sunday set for Nov. 20

On Nov. 20, the diocese will mark its third annual FaithWorks Sunday, a day to focus attention on this year’s FaithWorks campaign and the important ...
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Happy Day

People and their pets attend the Blessing of Animals service at St. James Cathedral on Oct 1. The blessing was followed by a demonstration by ...
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Briefly

Hockey club looking for anthem singers The Mississauga Steelheads Hockey Club, which competes in the Ontario Hockey League out of the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, ...

Province holds long-awaited vocations conference

Fall has arrived, and as summer fades into the background, the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario has gotten back into the swing of in-person meetings after ...
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Speakers recall Queen’s faith, love of Canada at national service

A national memorial service in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II was held at St. James Cathedral in Toronto on Sept. 20. The service was preceded ...
The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, author of Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor, preaches.

Tutu Remembered

A service commemorating the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died last December at the age of 90, is held at St. James Cathedral in ...
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Celebration

Bishop Andrew Asbil processes into St. James Cathedral for a choral evensong to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on June 5.
The Rev. Canon Eric Beresford blesses the new bench at St. Mary Magdalene.

New bench, music honour Queen’s reign

As many parishes marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with services and teas at Pentecost on June 5, St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto added a more ...
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