The diocese’s annual outreach appeal raised $1,532,000 in 2025. The money will be given to ministries that help unhoused people and ex-prisoners, newcomers and refugees, at-risk women, children and youth, Indigenous people, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Bishop Andrew Asbil says he is amazed by the generosity of Anglicans year after year. “With all of the upset in the world economy, with all of the chatter of communities and nations looking inward, here we have this program that gives so much to people who are in need the most – the vulnerable from the rural communities to the inner city,” he says. “I find it mind-blowing how this kind of generosity makes very effective front-line ministry happen.”

The good news comes as the campaign celebrates its 30^th anniversary this year. Since its inception, it has raised $45 million, helping hundreds of thousands of people in the diocese, across Canada and around the world.

To celebrate the anniversary, FaithWorks is asking parishes to give a little bit more this year to support parish-related food security programs, including food banks. “We’re inundated right now with the need for food,” explains Peter Mentis, the FaithWorks campaign manager.

This year’s campaign is called the FaithWorks 100% +1% Challenge, and the goals are twofold: first, that every parish in the diocese participate; and second, that each parish set a fundraising goal that exceeds their 2025 FaithWorks contributions by at least one per cent of their 2024 offertory amount.

If all parishes participate and achieve their fundraising goals, the campaign will stand a good chance of not only hitting this year’s target of $1.5 million but raising an additional $325,000 for food security programs, says Peter Misiaszek, the diocese’s director of Stewardship Development. The additional money will be put into a special fund earmarked for food programs and dispersed in 2027-28.

Since the pandemic, visits to parish meal programs, deacon’s cupboards, food banks and other food ministries across the diocese have skyrocketed. Mr. Mentis hopes the FaithWorks 100% + 1% Challenge will help alleviate the situation.

“We’re taking inspiration from the multiplication of the loaves and the feeding of the multitude,” he says. “As Jesus fed them, we are called now, in our turn, to feed as well. We’re hoping people will be inspired by that and participate in Jesus’s miracle.”

Bishop Asbil urges all parishes to take up the challenge. “Food insecurity is a daily issue, where families have to make the very painful decision between paying the hydro or paying the rent. It’s becoming a perennial issue, and this initiative helps us address that. It’s an opportunity for Anglicans to show up and say, ‘We can help, we can make a difference.’”

Last year’s FaithWorks campaign had several highlights. Seventy-eight parishes exceeded the amount that they raised in 2024, $150,000 in matching challenges was met, and online and direct mail giving continued to be strong.

One of the reasons for the success is that there has been a transition in the type of ministries that FaithWorks funds, says Mr. Misiaszek. “Seven of our ministry partners now are decidedly parish-based, and another three are very closely associated with the Anglican family, such as Alongside Hope and AURA. It really can be said that we reflect an authentic Anglican United Way, probably more so than ever before. Because we have those profiles in places like St. Stephen in-the-Fields, St. Margaret, New Toronto, St. James, Orillia, and St. James Cathedral, people in the pew can see or hear about how FaithWorks-funded ministries are impacting their own community.”

He also credits Mr. Mentis and parish leaders, both clergy and lay, for the campaign’s ongoing success. “It takes a lot of work by a lot of people. It doesn’t just happen. I’m extremely proud of what Peter and all our volunteers have been able to accomplish.”

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So when Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean island nation last October, killing 54 people and causing widespread destruction, he felt it keenly. “When you hear the stories and see the pictures of the devastation and people living with the aftermath – the damaged homes, the disrupted lifestyles, the anxiety and uncertainty – it truly brings ache and pain to the heart,” he says.

The hurricane was the worst in the island’s history, damaging elementary and secondary schools and creating food and water shortages. About half of the country’s places of worship were destroyed or damaged.

“There were a lot of people who had little resources and then had none,” says Canon Francis. “A lot of people are still homeless. They’ve built temporary shelters that will keep them from the rain and the sun. A lot of people are still hungry. A lot of people are still anxious and looking for avenues for hope as they face a future that is unknown to them.”

Canon Francis is urging Anglicans in the Diocese of Toronto and across Canada to give to the newly created Bishop’s Appeal for Jamaican Relief and Reconstruction, which will help with relief and rebuilding efforts. “When one part of the Body of Christ suffers, we all suffer,” he says. “As Anglicans, we are not strangers to one another; we are part of a global communion rooted in shared faith, shared history, and shared responsibility.”

He says the appeal is not just about reconstructing buildings: it’s about restoring communities. “Local churches in Jamaica are often the first places people turn to in times of crisis – for shelter, food, comfort and hope. By giving, Canadian Anglicans are helping those churches continue to be centres of strength and healing in the midst of devastation.”

Bishop Andrew Asbil, with the support of the FaithWorks Allocation Committee and Synod Council, launched the appeal in late February and hopes that parishes across the diocese will embrace it as part of their Lenten journeys. The appeal will end on April 17.

In his weekly Friday letter to the diocese, Bishop Asbil wrote, “In moments such as this, Jesus’ words in Matthew 25:40 speak with clarity and urgency: ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these siblings of mine, you did for me.’ The call is not abstract. When churches lie in ruins and families gather without shelter, we are compelled not only to pray, but to act.”

Bishop Asbil has spoken with the Bishop of Jamaica, the Rt. Rev. Leon Golding, who told him, “The needs on the ground are so great. While many of the church buildings have been heavily damaged, the first priority is restoring electricity and water supply, rebuilding schools and homes.”

The appeal includes a $50,000 matching grant from FaithWorks, meaning that every dollar given up to that amount will be matched, resulting in a possible $100,000. All funds will be forwarded to Alongside Hope (formerly the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) for distribution. Gifts may be made online at www.FaithWorks.ca or sent by mail to the Synod Office, 135 Adelaide St. E., Toronto, Ont., M5C 1L8.

“Please share this Lenten appeal as widely and as quickly as possible within your parish networks,” writes Bishop Asbil. “Together, during this holy season of Lent, we can restore sacred spaces, strengthen communities, and bear witness to Christ’s compassion in a time of profound need.”

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ELIE GETS IT!

“The Lord could be that homeless guy that you see.”

Elie gets it! “I just wandered into the Church. I eventually decided to step up to the baptismal pool and be baptized because there was a story in the Bible about all those guys that had to go to the Lord’s supper. But one guy said I’m too busy … with this, too busy with that. So, I just had to step up to the baptismal pool and just go for it. And I haven’t looked back since.” Elie turns for support to St. Stephen in-the-Field’s parish on College near Kensington Market in Toronto, a FaithWorks ministry partner. “I am unable to get my own house … because there is limited funds.” “I like to pray a lot … so that the Lord can help me.” “The problems are being dealt with by the Lord.” “The Lord could be that homeless guy that you see.”

Elie gets it! We are all created in God’s image and likeness. This is the basis for the personal relationship we can each have with God. Jesus teaches us how to have a personal relationship with God. We are taught to love God with our whole being and our neighbour as ourselves. Jesus cares so much about every human being that he says, “I was hungry and you gave me food … as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me”. (Matt. 25:35-40) He said this to teach us how to enter into the ultimate relationship with God by entering God’s kingdom.

You, our donors and supporters, get it! You know that God’s love is limitless and shared with all. You have put aside other cares and offered your time, talent and treasure to FaithWorks as a reflection of God’s love for all, especially the most fragile and vulnerable among us. You see God’s image in the people around you, even in “that homeless guy.” You have loved and shared generously, without looking back.

Thank you for your support of FaithWorks. Each and every donation makes a difference, as each and every person impacted by FaithWorks matters.

Thank you to all our donors, large or small, new or ongoing, individual, parish, corporate or foundation. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers in parishes and at the Diocese. Thank you to our ministry partners who struggle to bring well-being and security to so many.

Jesus taught us to experience our relationship with God by loving one another. Alleluia! You get it.

Thank you for giving wholeheartedly

The impact of your donation to FaithWorks was felt across the Diocese and throughout the world. The need for the services provided by FaithWorks’ ministry partners increased by 36% last year and almost 145% since 2021. This presents us with greater challenges than ever before.

In 2024, almost 49,000 people were served, including:

• 29,248 people were fed, sheltered, nurtured and befriended (up 33%)
• 16,836 refugees, new Canadians and migrant workers (up 310%)
• 9,253 Indigenous people (up 108%)
• 7,675 families in need (down 15%)
• 4,045 at-risk women, children and youth (up 37%)
• 10,464 people touched by the prison system (up 250%)
• 4,791 young adults living with mental health challenges (up 135%)
• 1,582 people impacted by HIV/AIDS (up 215%)

Thank you to our corporate and foundation donors

Thank you to our Corporate and Foundation Donors who contributed $399,800 to FaithWorks in 2024. Your generosity makes it possible to improve the lives of thousands of individuals and families.

$100,000 or more

• Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation

$50,000

• BMO Bank of Montreal
• Fast Family Foundation

$25,000

• New England Company

$15,000

• Anglican Foundation of Canada
• Burgundy Legacy Foundation
• Letko, Brousseau & Associates

$10,000

• Canso Investment Counsel
• Estate of Peter Sabbagh
• Hayhoe Family Foundation
• Rogers Gardham ODT

$7,500 – $9,999

• Shift Happens Coaching
• Andy & Beth Burgess Family Foundation
• Manulife Investment Management

$5,000

• Foster Hewitt Foundation
• Grant Thornton Foundation
• Koskie Minsky LLP
• NHI Nurse Homemakers International
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
• Smith Boake Designwerke

<$4,999

• Aqueduct Foundation
• Ray & Pat Burton Foundation
• Clairmark Consulting

Thank you to our parishes

As communities of compassion and hope, our parishes are the heart of the annual FaithWorks campaign. 89% of parishes participated in the 2024 campaign. Contributions from our parishes were $866,500. Parishes retained $101,146 for local outreach ministries. Grants to the Archdeaconries for outreach totaled $43,650.

Thank you to our ministry partners

Our FaithWorks Ministry Partners struggle tirelessly each and every day to share the transforming power of God’s love with thousands of people in need. We thank our Ministry Partners for being powerful agents of the love that is changing lives and changing the world.

• A Place Called Home, Lindsay
• Alongside Hope (PWRDF)
• Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA)
• Flemingdon Park Ministry, Toronto
• North House, Durham
• One City Peterborough
• Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Toronto
• Samaritan House Community Ministries, Barrie
• The Dam, Mississauga
• Toronto Urban Native Ministry
• All Saints’ Church – Community Centre, Toronto
• Holy Trinity, Trinity Square, Toronto – Community Hub
• St. James’ Cathedral, Toronto – Foot Care Clinic
• St. James, Orillia – Breakfast & Lunch program
• St. Margaret, New Toronto – Outreach program
• St. Saviour, Orono – Migrant Worker Ministry
• St. Stephen in-the-Fields, Toronto – Outreach program

For more information or to donate, visit www.faithworks.ca

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“Each year, it takes the combined efforts, passion and generosity of volunteers, clergy, parishes, foundations, corporate sponsors and the wider community to be successful in supporting the needs of the marginalized people we serve,” said Bishop Andrew Asbil in a letter to the diocese. “Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting the everyday ministries that change the lives of the most vulnerable among us.”

About 85 per cent of parishes in the diocese participated in the appeal, raising $870,000. Corporate donors and foundations gave $400,000 while individuals gave $231,000, mostly through online giving. The rest came from legacy gifts and interest. The goal was $1.5 million.

FaithWorks, the diocese’s annual outreach appeal, funds Anglican-affiliated ministries that care for unhoused people, former prisoners, newcomers and refugees, at-risk women, children and youth, Indigenous people and those impacted by HIV-AIDS. Since its inception in 1997, the appeal has raised $41 million.

Janice Hodgson, ODT, chair of the FaithWorks Allocation Committee, says she is thrilled with the 2024 result. “What with not knowing how things would turn out because of the postal strike, I think it’s absolutely wonderful. Every January we hold our breath, wondering if we’re going to meet the target, so it’s great to see our parishes coming together to meet the goal.”

The mail strike put a dent in the campaign’s direct mail solicitation, but donors gave in other ways to make up the shortfall, says Peter Misiaszek, the director of the diocese’s Stewardship Development department.

“While the strike did have some impact on people who would normally give by cheque, we had a significant uptick in people who went online and made their donations that way,” he says.

Since the pandemic, FaithWorks has diversified its communications and ways to give. Through its bi-weekly newsletter, Faithlines, and its website and QR code, donors are no longer as dependent on the mail as they once were, he says. “There’s been a real change in the way people are giving, and they’re actually giving more.”

Ms. Hodgson says the 2024 result is very satisfying because it comes at a time when the ministries are experiencing a dramatic increase in need. “Everyone wants to help. That’s who we are as Anglicans: we see the need and we help out.”

Some of the highlights of the 2024 campaign include: 71 parishes raised more than they did in 2023; St. Christopher, Richmond Hill raised nearly $40,000 through its annual ping pong relay; five new corporate donors joined the campaign; and giving by individuals was the highest ever.

The goal for the 2025 campaign is $1.5 million. A generous donor has provided a $100,000 matching challenge grant for all new and increased donations. That means that for every dollar raised over last year’s amount by an individual or parish, FaithWorks will receive an extra dollar.

For more information about the campaign, visit www.faithworks.ca.

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“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me … As you did it to one of the least of these members of my family, you did it to me.” (Matthew 25:35,40)

We were greeted by the beaming smile of the Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Falby, who welcomed us to All Saints. She showed us how the venerable church building is being used every day to offer food, drink, shelter and rest, in addition to prayer and worship. The historic and beautiful architecture and stained-glass windows are fulfilling their purpose by inspiring giving and sharing in the service of God.

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.”

Two hundred meals are served four days a week. Amazingly, most of the food is donated. As the need increases and donations become harder to find, it is a struggle. But people need more than food and drink. They need support, guidance, community, belonging and inspiration, like in a family. All Saints offers all these things. There are mats on the church floor for people to sleep on during the day after having walked the streets all night. There is clothing, harm reduction kits, nursing, foot care, case management, housing referrals and assistance (Homes for Tomorrow), spiritual and pastoral care, all in a community atmosphere. There is a weekly art and music program, with movies on Mondays. It is easy to see how All Saints is the place where people can find belonging at the corner of Sherbourne and Dundas. Here they experience God’s unconditional love for everyone.

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

No one is a stranger at All Saints. Everyone is welcome. Whether a person is wrestling with the cravings of addiction, the voices of mental illness, the pangs of hunger, the precariousness of homelessness, the emptiness of loneliness, the threat of violence, or any other form of deprivation, they are welcome. Everyone is a member of Jesus’ family and has a place at All Saints.

“As you did it to one of the least of these members of my family, you did it to me.”

In the faces of those who serve and those who are served, we saw Jesus’ face. The staff and volunteers radiated a joyful love, reflecting God’s presence in their lives. Their dedication and hard work are an inspiration. It’s no wonder that so many who have been helped at All Saints wish to help others, when and if they are able.

Janice Hodgson, the chair of the FaithWorks allocations committee, described the visit to All Saints as eye-opening. “I knew that All Saints works with individuals struggling with homelessness and food insecurity, but their non-judgmental approach to everyone who walked through their doors, including those with addiction and mental health issues, was inspiring. Their dedicated staff are doing what they were established to do – caring, befriending, feeding and sheltering those less fortunate than ourselves,” she said.

Your donation to FaithWorks supports outreach to people who struggle with various challenges across our diocese. Each ministry partner offers unique gifts and abilities of comfort, guidance and assistance. All Saints is a shining example of outreach ministry. This was obvious during our visit. The bonds of family that connect FaithWorks and All Saints were reinforced during those few hours that we were there. It truly is “a corner of belonging.”

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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.

The mission statement of FaithWorks is from the Gospel according to Matthew 25:35,36,40.

Jesus said, “I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was sick, and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” … and Jesus finishes, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”

It is personal, for Jesus. God’s love for us is vast and limitless, but not impersonal and faceless. Jesus takes on our individual struggles for food, shelter, and safety, for companionship and community. He makes them his own too.

It is personal, even though we hear of vast numbers of victims of conflicts around the world, thousands who struggle for food and shelter in Canada, and so many caught in the tragedy of addiction. Those numbers hide the faces of individual people who hurt, people like Amber and Cliff. Each struggling person has their own story.

It is personal, for us, when we offer support; a donation, volunteering our time, a shoulder to cry on. We too can make someone else’s struggle our own personal struggle when we offer more than is comfortable.

Thank you for your support of FaithWorks. Each and every donation makes a difference, as each and every person impacted by FaithWorks matters.

Thank you to all our donors, large or small, new or ongoing, individual, parish, corporate or foundation. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers in parishes and at the Diocese. Thank you to our ministry partners who struggle to bring well-being and security to so many.

Jesus taught us how to change the world. We do this one person at a time.

It is personal.

The impact of your donation to FaithWorks was felt across the diocese and throughout the world. The need for the services provided by FaithWorks’ ministry partners increased by 32% last year and almost 70% over the last two years. This presents us with a greater challenge than before.

In 2023, more than 36,000 people were served, including:

• 22,050 people who were fed, sheltered, nurtured and befriended
• 4,163 refugees, new Canadians and migrant workers who received support
• 2,047 young adults living with mental health challenges
• 2,998 people touched by the prison system
• 4,449 Indigenous people who received pastoral, outreach and mentoring services
• 8,996 families who received assistance
• 503 people impacted by HIV/AIDS
• 2,955 women, children and youth who received life skills and housing support

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS

Thank you to our Corporate and Foundation Donors, who contributed $474,000 to FaithWorks in 2023. Your generosity makes it possible to improve the lives of thousands of individuals and families.

$100,000 – $150,999

• Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation
• Wilson Family Foundation

$50,000 – $99,999

• BMO Financial Group
• Fast Foundation

$20,000 – $49,000

• The Hayhoe Family Foundation
• New England Company
• VPC Group

$15,000 – $19,999

• Anglican Foundation – Apostolic Catholic Trust
• Burgundy Legacy Foundation
• Letko, Brosseau & Associates

$5,000 – $14,999

• Rogers Gardham ODT
• Manulife Investment Management Holdings

$1,000 – $4,999

• Aqueduct Foundation
• The Foster Hewitt Foundation
• Margaret Sisley Foundation
• Nursing & Homemakers Inc.
• Ridley College
• Society of St. John the Evangelist in Canada

THANK YOU TO OUR PARISHES

As communities of compassion and hope, our parishes are the heart of the annual FaithWorks campaign. 88% of parishes participated in the 2023 campaign. Contributions from our parishes were $835,700. Parishes retained $107,055 for local outreach ministries. Grants to the archdeaconries for outreach totaled $42,050.

Thank you for being communities of love and hope.

THANK YOU TO OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS

Our FaithWorks ministry partners struggle tirelessly each and every day to share the transforming power of God’s love with thousands of people in need. We thank our ministry partners for being powerful agents of the love that is changing lives and changing the world.

• A Place Called Home, Lindsay
• All Saints Church Community Centre, Toronto
• Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA)
• Flemingdon Park Ministry, Toronto
• Jubilee House, Orillia
• Migrant Worker Ministry, Durham
• North House, Durham
• One City Peterborough
• One Roof Community Centre, Peterborough
• Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Toronto
• Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund
• (PWRDF)
• The Foot Care Clinic at St. James Cathedral,
• Toronto
• St. Stephen in-the-Fields – Outreach program,
• Toronto
• Samaritan House Community Ministries, Barrie
• The Dam, Mississauga
• Toronto Urban Native Ministry

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Although the diocese’s outreach campaign fell just short of its $1.5 million target, it raised enough to fulfil its funding obligations to its ministry partners, says Peter Misiaszek, the diocese’s director of Stewardship Development.

“More important than reaching the goal is being able to fund the ministries at the level they need, and once again we’ve done that,” he says.

FaithWorks funds 16 Anglican-affiliated ministries that serve the needs of people who are Indigenous, homeless, hungry, at-risk women, children, youth, immigrants, refugees or those struggling with HIV/AIDS. Since its inception in 1997, the annual campaign has raised about $40 million.

Bishop Andrew Asbil says the level of commitment and generosity shown by Anglicans across the diocese is wonderful and inspiring. “I am deeply grateful to all who donated in 2023 from the pews, from small and large parishes – rural, suburban and urban – and from communities and individuals who have given so much. I am also grateful to all the agencies that have served so faithfully. We’re excited about 2024.”

About 88 per cent of parishes in the diocese participated in last year’s campaign, giving a total of $835,700. Of this amount, $174,000 was given by parishioners through direct mail solicitation or online giving.

Many parishes once again showed exceptional generosity. St. Christopher in Richmond Hill raised nearly $40,000 for the campaign through its annual Ping Pong Rally. St. Barnabas, Chester gave a gift of $20,000 out of a bequest it received.

The campaign also received a boost through a “challenge grant,” whereby every dollar given was matched by an anonymous donor, up to $100,000.

Corporations and foundations gave $474,000, a slight increase from 2022. The campaign also benefitted from high interest rates, receiving $48,000 in interest, enough to fund one of its ministry partners.

Mr. Misiaszek says he is grateful to all those who took part in the appeal. “I am humbled by the fact that so many people, whether they’re in parishes or as individuals, corporations or foundations, are making a place for FaithWorks in their hearts, and are committing, not only as volunteers but as donors, to support the important ministry that is taking place.”

He praised Peter Mentis, the FaithWorks campaign manager, for his efforts. “Peter’s commitment to working with our parishes, his preaching and the production of our online newsletter, Faithlines, has had a tremendous impact. He continues to serve us well by presenting the face of FaithWorks across our diocese.”

The 2024 campaign goal is $1.5 million and Mr. Misiaszek hopes every parish in the diocese will participate. “As good as last year was, I’d really love to see every parish get involved in this year’s campaign.”

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“The Dead Sea in the Middle East receives fresh water, but it has no outlet, so it doesn’t pass the water out. It receives beautiful water from the rivers, and the water goes dank. I mean, it just goes bad. And that’s why it is the Dead Sea. It receives and does not give. In the end, generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.”

This passage reminds me of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. He had condemned himself to a path of misery, loneliness and death. His fist was clenched tight, holding onto everything he had received and believed to be his exclusively. His life became a desolate place like the Dead Sea.

We can easily fall into this trap. Archbishop Tutu offers us a way out. He offers us a way to avoid this trap in the first place. He offers us generosity as a path to joy. He would have us understand and experience that opening our hearts to others, opening our clenched fists to share with others, taking the risk to reach out to help others brings us joy. It is like finding an outlet for the Dead Sea, or the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. Yes, we are transformed by generosity! We build new relationships. We have a positive impact on the world. We better see true value and meaning beyond material possessions.

We are called to share in God’s joy. “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full.” Jesus says (John 15:11). We are called to be joyful. “Rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.” Peter exhorts us (1 Peter 1:8). “We rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.” Paul teaches us (Romans 5:2). I rejoice that through your generosity to FaithWorks, you have experienced the transformative and divine joy of generosity.

Thank you to all our donors, large or small, new or ongoing, individual, parish, corporate or foundation. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers in parishes and at the Diocese. Thank you to our ministry partners who are on the frontline of the struggle to bring well-being and security to so many. I pray the joy of generosity be yours. I pray your generosity leads you to a fuller experience of God’s love. I pray that you will continue to help the most vulnerable among us.

2022 results

In 2022, the impact of your donation to FaithWorks was felt across the diocese and throughout the world. There was a 35% increase in the need for services provided by FaithWorks’ ministry partners.

Thank you to our Ministry Partners

Our FaithWorks Ministry Partners struggle on the front-line each and every day to share the transforming power of Christ’s love with thousands of people in need. We thank our Ministry Partners for being powerful witnesses to the love that is changing lives and changing the world.

• A Place Called Home, Lindsay
• All Saints Church Community Centre, Toronto
• Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA)
• Couchiching Jubilee House, Orillia
• Flemingdon Park Ministry, Toronto
• Inn from the Cold, Newmarket
• Migrant Workers Ministry, Durham
• North House, Durham
• One City Peterborough
• One Roof Community Centre, Peterborough
• Orillia Christian Centre “The Lighthouse”
• Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Toronto
• Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
• Samaritan House, Barrie
• The Dam, Mississauga
• Toronto Urban Native Ministry, Toronto

Thank you to our corporate and foundation donors

Thank you to our Corporate and Foundation Donors who contributed $234,900 to FaithWorks in 2022. Your generosity makes it possible to improve the lives of thousands of individuals and families.

$50,000 – $99,999

• Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation
• BMO Financial Group
• Fast Foundation

$20,000 – $49,999

• Fleck Family Foundation
• New England Company

$15,000 – $19,999

• Anglican Foundation – Apostolic Catholic Trust
• Letko, Brosseau & Associates

$5,000 – $14,999

• Bicknell Foundation
• Fiera Capital Corporation
• Rogers Gardham, ODT
• Smith-Boake Designwerke
• VPC Group
• Worker Sisters of the Holy Spirit

$1,000 – $4,999

• Caldwell Securities
• Foster Hewitt Foundation
• Margaret Sisley Foundation
• Nursing & Homemakers Inc.
• Oriole Foundation
• Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP
• Uplands Foundation

Thank you to our parishes

You are at the heart of the annual FaithWorks campaign as communities of compassion and hope. 93% of parishes participated in the 2022 campaign. Contributions from our parishes were $871,700. Parishes retained $82,368 for local outreach ministries. Area grants totaled $43,145. Thank you for being communities of love and hope.

Visit www.faithworks.ca for more information or to donate

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