February 2020

Indigenous elder honoured

The Rev. Jim Houston February 1, 2020

Members of Toronto’s Indigenous community and many non-Indigenous friends and colleagues came to pay tribute to a beloved elder, the Rev. Canon Andrew Wesley, on ...

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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 ...

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The gospel calls us to diversity, equity and inclusion

Bishop Kevin Robertson February 1, 2020

“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you ...

Take the Lenten leap

Bishop Andrew Asbil February 1, 2020

Our great nephew was born in Australia on March 1, 2012. The news of his birth reached us the day before, on Feb. 29. It ...

The Rev. Canon Joanne Davies in the chapel of Our Lady and St. John at St. John’s Rehab in Toronto

Committee to link healing ministries

Martha Holmen February 1, 2020

The newly re-formed Bishop’s Committee on Healing Ministries is expanding its vision and looking to connect with people and parishes across the diocese that are ...

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Diocese doubles youth ministry apprenticeships

Stuart Mann February 1, 2020

One of the diocese’s most successful programs – and best kept secrets – is doubling in size. Since 2009, 37 people have gone through the ...

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Process helps churches take ‘missional stretch’

Stuart Mann February 1, 2020

Janet Tennant says the diocese’s Mission Action Planning process has not only helped her church but revived her faith. “I feel like I’m part of ...