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Rolls of Honour find new home

FREDRICTON – When a church is deconsecrated, along with the inevitable feeling of loss, there is a lot of work to do. One of those ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Milk bags make a difference

OTTAWA – What do you do with your milk bags? Do they have a use before going to the landfill? In the parish hall of ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Man caught trying to steal copper

KELOWNA – An attempted theft of copper cladding from the steeple of St. Andrew, Trail took place just before midnight last November. The church’s watchman ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Teen organizes environmental expo

VICTORIA – Church of the Advent, Colwood hosted an environmental expo in January, but the idea for the event started in the brain of youth ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Partnership saves church

HALIFAX – A north end Halifax church is crediting its partnership with a high-rise apartment building developer for preserving its history. St. Mark’s, located at ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Coffee Girls help those in need

FREDERICTON – The Woodstock Coffee Girls got their start because their rector, the Rev. Maria Shepherdson, made a Facebook post about something that began more ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Communion Forest takes root

HAMILTON – The 419 trees planted in the Diocese of Niagara last fall for the Communion Forest are experiencing their first spring. The deciduous and ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Clothesline helps people in winter

ST. ANDREWS – For the last few winters, Paula Ross has been taking blankets to the homeless population in Saint John, New Brunswick. But the ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

City honours Anglican ministry

OTTAWA – Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe proclaimed November 2024 Belong Ottawa Month, honouring the Anglican ministry that has provided decades of care and service to ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Cathedral begins to reinvent itself

LONDON, ONT. – A new year is bringing a new look for London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral. Construction crews removed more than 250 wooden pews ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Sunday suppers fill local need

BROCKVILLE – At a time of growing food insecurity, Brockville churches continue to work together to make the Lord’s Day one of food and fellowship. ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Priest presides at solemn service

MONCTON – At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed or struggling with addiction over the past year in Moncton, according to community members ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Poppies blanket church grounds

HAMILTON – More than 5,000 hand-knitted and crocheted poppies cascaded over the fences, railings, gardens and limestone walls of St. John’s Anglican Church in Ancaster ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Wycliffe College hires new principal

TORONTO – Kristen Deede Johnson will be the next principal of Wycliffe College. She will start on July 1, succeeding the current principal, Bishop Stephan ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Metropolitan steps down

KELOWNA – Archbishop Lynne McNaughton has stepped down as Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon to focus more fully on her responsibilities as Bishop of ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Partnership expands clergy education

HAMILTON & LONDON, ONT. – The Diocese of Niagara has partnered with Huron University College to create new opportunities for clergy education and leadership development. ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Students love the meal at Friel

OTTAWA – A church’s effort to invite University of Ottawa students to a meal served at the Friel Street student residence every two weeks is ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Prayers sought for bishop

WINNIPEG – Bishop Geoffrey Woodcroft of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land was admitted to hospital in late October and diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Parish celebrates baptisms in Farsi

VANCOUVER – In late June, the parish of St. Christopher celebrated the baptism of five adult members. Their journey to baptism led to the translation ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Archbishop finishes cross-Canada tour

The Most Rev. Stephen Cotrell, Archbishop of York, visited several dioceses across Canada earlier in the fall. He was invited to teach and preach on ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Gathering supports Inuit ministry

OTTAWA – Bishop Shane Parker brought parishioners from several parishes together in mid-June at St. Stephen, Ottawa to talk about ways that Anglicans across the ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Cathedral Café helps homeless

HAMILTON – The City of Hamilton has asked that the Cathedral Café, a collaborative partnership between St. Matthew’s House and Christ’s Church Cathedral, continue operating ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Camp needs new pool

FREDERICTON – A new pool for Camp Medley isn’t just a dream. It’s become a necessity. The pool at the Diocese of Fredericton’s camp was ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Diocese surpasses affordable housing target

OTTAWA – The Diocese of Ottawa is celebrating the success of its 125th anniversary campaign to create 125 new deeply affordable housing units. Three projects ...
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College principal to retire next year

TORONTO – The Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews, principal and Helliwell professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, will retire on June 30, 2025. In ...
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Office building turned into affordable housing

LONDON, ONT. – The Diocese of Huron and St. Paul’s Cathedral are a part of an affordable housing initiative in downtown London that will see ...
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Many feel blessed during bible reading

HIGH PRAIRIE – A Holy Week tradition that started in a High Prairie, Alberta church about 20 years ago was celebrated online for the fourth ...