April 2026

Group of four women and a toddler in a stroller.

Warm hearts

Team Trinity Bradford Cares – from left, Bonnie Connolly, Ellen Cotton, Lynn Woods, the Rev. Dana Dickson and Alice Cotton (in stroller) – from Trinity, ...
A choir performs on a stage.

New beginnings

Hyejin Kwon, the music director of St. Anne, Toronto, conducts the combined choirs of St. Anne’s, the University of Toronto Allegro Student Choir and the ...
A mitre that's part of the logo of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

The hour is late, and the danger is great

The Most Rev. Hosam Nauom, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem and Primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, wrote this pastoral letter ...
Miranda Peters with two young men at church.

Apprenticeship shaped my ministry today

In the spring of 2023, I was working as a high school Civics teacher in Whitby. I loved my job, but I couldn’t shake the ...
A pair of hands hoving over the keyboard of a laptop

We can deepen our sense of the divine, if we try

We stand at a threshold that may be as momentous as any in human history. For centuries, our spiritual life has been tethered to the ...

Tech helps bring young adults together

“We’re in a good place with technology. We’re not trying to force some tech plan to work, or some media that we’re intent on making ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Faith and taxes: How to give wisely and cheerfully

People give for many reasons. Some are drawn to a compelling mission. Others are moved by a tangible, immediate impact. Some give because of trust ...
A young girl wearing a face mask carries a large tote bag and a cart with boxes.

Compassion bring us together

Compassion is like a garden; it starts with a seed. Something small, a smile at a stranger, a “good morning” or a little conversation with ...
A tall tree with green leaves.

Creation care and our baptismal calling

In the materials for the diocese’s 2026 social justice vestry motion, the commitment to creation care was described as “rooted in our baptismal covenant.” In ...
St. James Cathedral and a photo of Archbishop Shane Parker.

Cathedral to host special worship service

Building on the momentum of the diocesan Season of Spiritual Renewal, a global call to prayer is preparing to take root in Toronto this spring. ...
Logo for FaithWorks 30th anniversary.

FaithWorks tops goal, addresses food insecurity

For the second year in a row, FaithWorks has exceeded its fundraising goal. The diocese’s annual outreach appeal raised $1,532,000 in 2025. The money will ...
A destroyed brick church with no roof or walls.

Bishop’s appeal to help restore communities in Jamaica

The Rev. Canon Kenute Francis thinks about home a lot these days. Born and raised in Jamaica, Canon Francis served in several parishes there before ...
Sunrise looking out of a round opening in the rock.

The Risen Jesus calls us to go and tell!

One of my favourite moments in John’s gospel is the conversation between Mary Magdalene and the Risen Jesus in the garden on that first Easter ...
Sister Elizabeth Ann Eckert cuts a large sheet cake.

Guest house begins new era

Gathering in St. Margaret’s Chapel and spilling out into the hallway of the guest house, the crowd prayed a rendition of Psalm 23 that included ...