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December 2022

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The Advent Police

November 30, 2022
Mr. Perkins, the rector of Christ Church Hampton’s Corners, used to be a card-carrying member of the Advent police. The Advent police are those self-righteous, ...
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In appreciation

November 30, 2022
The Church of the Nativity, Malvern, holds an Emergency Services Appreciation service with police, firefighters, paramedics and local politicians in attendance on Oct. 30.
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Food bank recognized for helping those in need

November 30, 2022
Nov. 28 marked the fourth anniversary of the Avenue Road Food Bank’s opening day in 2018. With support from the Church of the Messiah and ...
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Church’s ping pong tourney breaks target

November 30, 2022
St. Christopher, Richmond Hill hosted its fifth annual Ping Pong Relay on Sept. 24 to raise funds for FaithWorks’ 16 charitable organizations. Despite the pandemic ...
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Nativity pageant returns in film, concerts

November 30, 2022
The Christmas Story is returning to Holy Trinity, Trinity Square this Advent and Christmas in a pandemic-sensitive format. Following some research and discussions, organizers decided not to ...
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Church becomes hub for migrant workers

November 30, 2022
Through generous community and church donations, the Migrant Worker Ministry provides clothing, hot meals and other items to the agricultural workers who come to Durham ...
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Handmade items go a long way to combat ‘sea blindness’

November 30, 2022
It is ironic that as I write this article, I am sailing past a long line of cargo ships anchored in the southern waters of ...
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I have been able to meet so many people

November 30, 2022
Sister Doreen McGuff is a member of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is a contemporary expression ...
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Clergy find rest and renewal on mini-sabbaticals

November 30, 2022
Clergy in the Diocese of Toronto are starting to take some much-deserved rest after two and a half years of pandemic, thanks in part to ...
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Youth can show the way, says leader

November 30, 2022
A workshop at the Outreach and Advocacy Conference led by Shelagh McGlynn, youth animator for the Anglican Church of Canada, flipped on its head the ...
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Anglicans explore social justice issues

November 30, 2022
Nearly 100 Anglicans from across the diocese, as well as a few from as far as British Columbia, learned and shared ideas on how to ...
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How does the Baptismal Covenant inform our stewardship?

November 30, 2022
Practicing stewardship intimately ties us to who we are as a Christian people. Stewardship is an expression of faith. It is not simply the Church’s ...
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We must be at this sharp edge

November 30, 2022
There has probably never been a time in the last few decades that there has not been one or two people living in the yard ...
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Bishop reflects on Advent

November 30, 2022
Bishop Andrew Asbil is inviting Anglicans to journey with him through Advent in a new four-part video series. “Over the next four weeks, I want ...

Chancellor Clare Burns to retire

November 30, 2022
Chancellor Clare Burns has travelled around the diocese so much that she could probably write a food guide about it. “I can tell you where ...
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Platform helps students, seniors with housing

November 30, 2022
Imagine trying to find somewhere to live 12,500 km away, in a city you’ve never been to. You find an online listing, pay an entire ...
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O come, let us adore him

November 30, 2022
As a kid, I remember sitting down in mid-November each year to write two Christmas lists. The first was for Santa, to be sent away ...
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