FaithWorks

Group of a few dozen people with ping pong paddles.

Playing & singing for FaithWorks

The Anglican October 29, 2024

Members of St. Christopher, Richmond Hill take part in a ping pong and karaoke fundraiser at the church on Sept. 14, raising a record $42,845 ...

God’s unconditional love at Sherbourne and Dundas

Peter Mentis October 29, 2024

This past summer, I had the opportunity of joining members of the FaithWorks allocations committee to tour the facilities at All Saints Church-Community Centre at ...

It is personal

Peter Mentis April 29, 2024

Thank you! The Diocese of Toronto’s annual FaithWorks campaign raised $1,482,700 in 2023 in support of Anglican-affiliated ministries throughout the Diocese and around the world. ...

FaithWorks campaign keeps ministries funded

Stuart Mann February 29, 2024

FaithWorks raised $1,482,700 last year, ensuring that thousands of people will be cared for in the diocese, across Canada and around the world. Although the ...

Five ping pong tables in a line with players on each side.

Ping pong for FaithWorks

The Anglican November 29, 2023

Members of St. Christopher in Richmond Hill play in the church’s sixth annual Ping Pong Relay for FaithWorks on Oct. 14. More than 30 players ...

We are called to share in God’s joy

Peter Mentis April 28, 2023

The FaithWorks theme for 2023 is a quote from The Book of Joy, co-authored by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Archbishop Tutu says, ...

FaithWorks achieves strong results in 2022

Stuart Mann February 28, 2023

Despite challenges created by the pandemic, FaithWorks raised $1,434,100 last year or 95.6 per cent of its campaign goal. The money will support 17 Anglican ...

FaithWorks achieves strong results in 2022

Stuart Mann February 6, 2023

Despite challenges created by the pandemic, FaithWorks raised $1,434,100 last year or 95.6 per cent of its campaign goal. The money will support 17 Anglican ...

My visit to One City Peterborough

Peter Mentis December 29, 2022

During the lockdowns of the past two years, I had done what I could to research One City Peterborough (OCP), mainly through its website. Here ...

FaithWorks Sunday set for Nov. 20

Martha Holmen October 31, 2022

On Nov. 20, the diocese will mark its third annual FaithWorks Sunday, a day to focus attention on this year’s FaithWorks campaign and the important ...

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Spirit Garden seeks support

Stuart Mann May 1, 2022

Anglicans across the diocese are being encouraged to give to a special memorial in Toronto that honours the survivors and those who died at Canada’s ...

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Appeal posts strong year

Martha Holmen April 1, 2022

In a year of celebration, FaithWorks’ 25th anniversary campaign was a great success, made possible by generosity from parishes and individuals in all corners of ...

A parishioner of St. Christopher, Richmond Hill plays “keep up” with a frying pan.

Ping pong relay sets new record for church

Naomi Racz February 1, 2022

On Saturday, October 23, 2021, St. Christopher, Richmond Hill hosted its 4th annual ping pong relay for FaithWorks. For several years, the church has hosted ...

Every parish encouraged to join campaign

Stuart Mann October 1, 2021

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of FaithWorks, every parish in the diocese is being encouraged to take part in this year’s campaign. The diocese’s annual ...

FaithWorks: how it all began

Ward McCance, ODT May 1, 2021

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother ...

FaithWorks surpasses goal

Stuart Mann March 1, 2021

Let it never be said that Anglicans in the diocese don’t rise to a challenge. In 2020, one of the most difficult years in living ...

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I know the Lord is watching over me

The Anglican February 1, 2021

Peter Mentis is the diocese’s FaithWorks campaign manager. FaithWorks is a charitable program of the Diocese of Toronto. We offer support to our ministry partners ...

North House provides food, housing during crisis

The Anglican November 1, 2020

This is an update on the work of North House, a ministry supported by FaithWorks, the diocese’s annual outreach appeal. This article first appeared in ...

Walk raises funds for FaithWorks

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

The Rev. Phil Gearing has a routine. He leaves his house every morning at 6 a.m. and walks 5.5 km, and then walks another 5.5 ...

Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Let’s extend the hand of Jesus

Peter Misiaszek February 1, 2020

It might seem odd to draw attention to a major milestone or anniversary one year before it happens. It would be strange, for example, to ...

Grant, parishes push FaithWorks over top

Stuart Mann March 1, 2019

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor and the response of Anglicans in the parishes, the diocese’s annual FaithWorks campaign surpassed its goal for ...

Donations go twice as far for those in need

Stuart Mann November 1, 2018

FaithWorks has launched a special appeal that will see every new or increased donation to the campaign matched dollar for dollar, up to $75,000. That ...

A group of young people holding ping pong paddles.

Ping pong helps church reach out

The Rev. Canon Dr. Philip Der June 1, 2018

A group of parishioners at St. Christopher, Richmond Hill has been playing ping pong for years, but it wasn’t until last fall that our ping ...

Two women in front of a display table while others look on.

FaithWorks celebrates special anniversary

The Anglican December 1, 2016

FaithWorks, the diocese’s annual outreach appeal, marked its 20th anniversary with a gala celebration in Snell Hall at St. James Cathedral on Oct. 30. “It ...

Diocese appoints new manager of annual giving

The Anglican November 1, 2016

Paige Souter is the new manager of annual giving for the Diocese of Toronto and the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation. “This new position expands ...

FaithWorks at 20: a brief look back

Susan McCulloch November 1, 2016

Archbishop Colin Johnson has often remarked that “FaithWorks is one of the best things we do together as a diocese.” Since 1997, FaithWorks has raised ...

FaithWorks celebrates 20th anniversary

Paige Souter October 1, 2016

Feeding, sheltering, befriending, and nurturing. This has been the ministry of FaithWorks since 1996, when the diocese embarked on a collective journey to share God’s ...