On Aug. 24, about 40 people from churches in north Scarborough joined together in a community prayer walk, organized by leaders from St. Timothy, Agincourt and neighbouring Knox Presbyterian. The event marked the start of a pilgrimage of prayer at St. Timothy’s as part of the diocese’s Season of Spiritual Renewal.
Participants gathered to pray and worship, and then small groups took to the streets to pray for the local community: children, families, refugees, the police and care teams, along with schools, small businesses and hospitals. They also prayed for concerns affecting their neighbourhood.
“We prayed for an end to sex trafficking in the area and the freedom of those who had been taken, that a new song be placed in their hearts,” says the Rev. Canon Andrea Christensen, incumbent of St. Timothy’s.
Jean Yip, the MP for Scarborough-Agincourt, attended the event and addressed participants at the start.
The prayer walk ended with lunch and fellowship on the lawn at Knox Presbyterian.
Submitted by St. Timothy, Agincourt
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