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What does it mean to be stewards of creation?

In the second chapter of Genesis, we read about how God fashions human beings from dust, places them in the Garden of Eden and gives ...
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Faith groups play vital role to heal Earth, says author

“Earth is telling us a terrifying story.” Acclaimed science journalist, author and playwright Alanna Mitchell pulled no punches as she spelled out the impact of ...
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Comfort, O comfort my people

What words or images come to mind when you think of the Incarnation? Holding a classical view, the following words might come to mind: infant, ...
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Churches invited to join in Earth Week

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 ...
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Diocese speaks out to protect Greenbelt

The Diocese of Toronto extends far beyond the urban metropolis, encompassing 26,000 sq. km. of south-central Ontario. Nearly half of Ontario’s Greenbelt falls within the ...
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Parish tackles climate crisis

Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St. tackled the climate crisis head-on through a two-part worship, education and action series in early October, involving both in-person ...

Committee makes progress on environmental motions

In 2019, Synod approved two motions relating to creation care: Motion #10 encouraged parishes and individual Anglicans to curtail their use of single-use plastic products, ...
The Anglican

Hear the voice of creation

At first it was song of the yellowthroat, rising out of the marsh. Then the notes of the swamp sparrow rose on the evening air, ...
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We are challenged to listen, act

Running Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the Season of Creation is a global ecumenical movement that invites Christians “to renew our relationship with our Creator ...
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The master gardener can show the way

Spring is a time of rebirth, renewed vitality and hope reborn, especially for the gardeners amongst us. Nothing can revive one’s spirit more than seeing ...
The Anglican

Walking with the sacred

Most of us have been aware of a climate emergency for many years now and see that the urgency has only increased, to the point ...
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From ecological grief to creational hope

The Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care has created a Lent curriculum suitable for small groups and individuals that explores the climate crisis and ecological grief. ...
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COP26 leaves Anglicans disappointed but determined

The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – or COP26, as it is popularly known – was ...
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Tower of tins helps those in need

Throughout the Season of Creation, members of St. Paul, Lindsay focused on responding to the needs of those with whom they shared the planet. The ...
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‘I never realized how good a conversation can be when thinning radishes’

When asked what she likes about working in the community garden at her church, Elise, who is a member of the St. George, Pickering Village ...
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Church gardens create community

On one level, they seem fairly usual: a group of people gathering to garden. But on second thought, the radical nature of the activity is ...
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Season of Creation taking root

Imagine that you are sitting on the edge of a cliff, overlooking the land in which you find your home. As you see the streams ...
The Anglican

Guide helps create outdoor worship space

The last year has been difficult at best, with the relentless need to manage the stresses imposed by the pandemic upon ourselves, our families, friends ...

Imagine what’s possible on your church’s land

Imagine that you are reading a story. It is a thrilling tale, with adventure, intrigue, betrayal, deep despair and unexpected hope. Now imagine that at ...
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Work underway on environment motion

This is an update to Synod and the diocese on the Environmental Synod Motion. It was received by Diocesan Council at its meeting in December, ...
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I see a new heaven and a new earth

The Rev. Don Downer, OSE, was asked to speak on the healing of Creation by the Bishop’s Committee on Healing at a refresher day for the diocese’s ...
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Petition aims to protect farmland

Early in 2020, in a pastoral letter to vestries, Bishop Andrew Asbil challenged the diocese to take climate action. “We are asking you to consider ...
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Church leaders come together for creation

Churches around the world will be participating in an ecumenical Season of Creation, to be held from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. Delegates to General ...
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Vestry motion helps us care for creation

It’s time to get serious about creation care. From widespread fires in Australia and the Amazon to the flooding of Venice’s council chambers, the disrupting ...
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Speaking with a voice of faith in a dark time

In February, Bishop Andrew Asbil met with the diocese’s Creation Matters committee as it was finalizing the Diocesan Policy Paper on Environmental Issues. The paper ...
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Observe a green Lent with these resources

Lent is traditionally a time for turning to God in self-examination and repentance. It is a time for adopting practices that draw us closer to ...

It’s time to find our gardening tools

Things tend to happen in the garden. Our story of faith begins in the garden. The garden was verdant, luscious, brimming with life. The soil, ...
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