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April 2023

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Cricket festival returns

March 30, 2023
The Anglican Church Cricket Festival committee is pleased to report that planning for ACCF 2023 is well underway, and the event is scheduled for July ...
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Warm hearts

March 30, 2023
Anglican churches take part in the Coldest Night of the Year, a national fundraising walk for local charities held on Feb. 25.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God

March 30, 2023
On Ash Wednesday, our old friend Mr. William Perkins, the rector of that little fictional town of Hampton’s Corners, had preached on the subject of ...
A bucket with fresh vegetables.

Urban farm hums with activity

, March 30, 2023
“Hello, farmers!” We look up from weeding in the kale beds. A young girl’s voice calls to us from the other side of the fence, ...
A container ship

Mission to Seafarers seeks volunteers

March 30, 2023
Volunteering in Canada took a serious hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world opens up again, and it is safe to volunteer again, the ...
Stacks of blankets in a building.

PWRDF gives to ’quake relief

March 30, 2023
A day after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Türkiye on the Syrian border on Feb. 6, the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund allocated $35,000 ...
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Book launch continues poetry readings

March 30, 2023
On April 22 at 7:30 p.m., a book launch will mark the 35th anniversary of poetry readings at St. Thomas, Huron Street in Toronto. Church ...
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Good Friday walk marks opioid epidemic

March 30, 2023
All Saints Church-Community Centre in downtown Toronto will be holding a walk on Good Friday, April 7, that memorializes those who have suffered and died ...
The Dome of the Rock mosque.

Marveling at the ground on which we stood

March 30, 2023
“Welcome home to Jerusalem” is the phrase I did not get tired of hearing, nor did our guide get tired of saying, on our eight-day ...
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New life can blossom within an old shell

March 30, 2023
Our lives are torn with grief over the deaths that come to us on life’s journey. And as we age, there are more loved ones ...
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Our garden provides fresh produce

March 30, 2023
Jacky Bramma is a member of All Saints, Whitby. I wear quite a few hats at All Saints. In worship, I am an intercessor and ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

The tax benefits of giving

March 30, 2023
People make donations for all sorts of reasons. For some it is the mission of the organization, while for others it’s how their gift will ...
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Churches invited to join in Earth Week

March 30, 2023
As part of our commitment to creation care and the fifth Mark of Mission, our diocese has been celebrating Earth Sunday (on the nearest Sunday ...

Vocations a priority for province

March 30, 2023
As the winter days get longer and the warmer weather doesn’t seem so far away, the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario is looking forward to its ...
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Finding a new name not so simple

March 30, 2023
On the campus where I work, there’s an ongoing conversation about the name of the Campus Chaplains’ Association. There are about 30 chaplains at the ...
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Consider the stories we tell, says speaker

March 30, 2023
Irene Moore Davis, the interim chair of Black Anglicans of Canada, preached at St. James Cathedral on Feb. 26, the last Sunday of Black History ...
Headshots of Hamlin Grange and Heather McGregor.

Two Anglicans named to Order of Canada

March 30, 2023
Hamlin Grange of St. Thomas, Brooklin and Heather McGregor of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto have been appointed Members of the Order of Canada, an ...
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Cherished guest house to be renovated

March 30, 2023
The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is embarking on an ambitious project to renovate its Guest House, a popular spot in Toronto among Anglicans ...
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