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Bishop’s Company Dinner returns

The 64th annual Bishop’s Company Dinner will be held on Oct. 17 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites. Funds raised by the ...
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Season offers fall workshops

The Season of Spiritual Renewal fall workshops are now open for registration. Some are offered during the day and some in the evening. Workshops include ...
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Copies of diocesan history available

The diocesan Archives has extra copies of By Grace Co-Workers: Building the Anglican Diocese of Toronto 1780-1989, produced as part of the diocese’s sesquicentennial celebrations ...
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Outreach conference next month

The diocese’s 2025 Outreach & Advocacy Conference, “Seeking Signs of Resurrection,” will take place online on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The ...
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Church calendar welcomes photos

Anglicans are invited to submit photos for the 2027 Canadian Church Calendar. The calendar is a cherished publication in Anglican households and sacristies from coast ...
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Archbishop to give Snell Lecture

Archbishop Chris Harper, the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop and Presiding Elder of Sacred Circle, will give the Snell Lecture at St. James Cathedral on June ...
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Synod coming up

The 163rd Regular Session of Synod will be held Nov. 7-8 at the Sheraton Parkway, Toronto North hotel in Richmond Hill. Synod was held at ...
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Symposium reflects on TRC calls

June will mark 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada presented its 94 Calls of Action to Canada. On May 24, Redeemer, ...
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AURA seeks board members

AURA, the Anglican United Refugee Alliance, is looking for new board members for 2025-2027. AURA is a Canadian charitable organization assisting in the private sponsorship ...
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Consider donating rebates, says diocese

The Ontario government is in the process of distributing $200 rebates to every Ontario taxpayer and $200 for every child in eligible families, describing the ...
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Diocese hires new secretary of Synod

Canon Laura Walton is the diocese’s new secretary of Synod, providing corporate governance and event planning expertise for the diocese, Synod and its committees. She ...
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Cathedral hosts Bob Marley Mass

A new Bob Marley Mass, composed by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, vicar of St. James Cathedral, will be celebrated on March 16 at ...
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Bishop plans sabbath leave

With the concurrence of the diocese’s chancellor, Bishop Andrew Asbil will be taking a sabbath leave from May 5 to Sept. 2. This is Bishop ...
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Christians celebrate unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders gathered with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the Week ...
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Advent series well attended

Hundreds of people attended Advent for Everyone, an online teaching series held over four evenings in December with Bishop Andrew Asbil, Bishop Riscylla Shaw and ...
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Season seeks prayers for renewal

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, a diocesan initiative, is planning to compile some prayers for spiritual renewal that have been written by people across the ...
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Service celebrates Black heritage

The first service celebrating the Black heritage of the Church in the Diocese of Toronto was held on Feb. 25, 1996, at St. James Cathedral. ...
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Events celebrate Christian unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders will gather with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the ...
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Sisterhood seeks Companion applicants

In September 2025, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine will begin the ninth year of its Companions Program, an opportunity for women aged 21 ...
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First Black heritage service celebrated

To mark the 30th anniversary of the diocese’s first Black heritage service, St. James Cathedral will host a special diocesan Eucharistic celebration on Feb. 23 ...
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Conference explores missional imagination

Do you feel a personal calling to mission that doesn’t seem to align with traditional approaches in the Church? Do you sense God inviting the ...
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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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Women invited to fall gathering

Anglican women are invited to a gathering of fun and fellowship on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Christ Church, Stouffville. Keynote ...
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Workshop considers insurance matters

The Property Resources department and Ecclesiastical Insurance are hosting an insurance workshop for churches on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. on Zoom. Ecclesiastical will offer ...
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Bursary fosters liturgical, musical creativity

Are you looking for ways to develop, support and encourage creative musical and liturgical experimentation in your parish? The Douglas C. Cowling Bursary is an ...
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Diocese offers payroll training

Diocesan staff will hold Zoom workshops on payroll training for parish leaders, especially those responsible for processing payroll at the parish. The dates are: Oct. ...