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February 2023

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Jesus statue caged in protest

On a bright, cold December morning, more than 100 people – Anglicans and other clergy, parishioners, neighbours, supporters, representatives of the media and the local ...

Former secretary treasurer dies

David Ptolemy, ODT, a former member of the Synod Office staff and a long-time volunteer in the Archives department, died on Dec. 5 at the ...
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Christians gather for Week of Prayer

Bishop Kevin Robertson and other leaders and participants from churches across the Greater Toronto Area attended the annual service celebrating the Week of Prayer for ...
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Open letter calls on city to take action

Christmas day. The number of unhoused people in Toronto is more than 9,700, and by the city’s own admission there is insufficient shelter space, much ...
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Presentation considers parish archive practices

The diocesan Archives is hosting a virtual presentation by Claire Wilton, Archivist and Privacy Officer, on Feb. 15 from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom. Ms. Wilton ...
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Telling the story

Members of St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope, act in a scene in The Christmas Story, performed at the church Dec. 10-11. From left to ...
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Caring hands keep neighbours warm

At the very east end of Toronto in West Hill, the Caring Hands Ministry at St. Margaret in-the-Pines has been meeting for many years. We ...
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Exhibit explores churchwoman’s life

The archival committee of St. James, Fenelon Falls recently completed an online exhibit for Digital Museums Canada entitled “Anne Langton: An Anglican Church Woman in ...
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Christmas gift sale connects parish to community

When one well-dressed gentleman in Minden selected a particularly ugly tie from his wardrobe to donate to St. Paul’s Children’s Christmas Gift Sale, he did ...
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‘Impossible’ campaign succeeds in Cobourg

St. Peter, Cobourg had been in a period of discernment since 2017 about what to do about its overall campus, its declining buildings needing repair, ...
A group photo of twenty-some people wearing medallions and the bishop, at the front of St. James Cathedral.

Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto

The Order of the Diocese of Toronto, an award created in 2013, honours members of the laity in the diocese who have given outstanding service ...
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Ordinary people wield extraordinary power

On the surface of it, they were most definitely a motley crew: fishermen struggling to make ends meet in the face of an economic and ...
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Aware of God’s presence in every step

The community of St. John, Bowmanville wanted to create a labyrinth on the lawn outside our church as a way of using our space to ...
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Cast the Net seeks laity’s views

Cast the Net, the diocese’s vision, planning and strategy process, is entering an important new phase. From mid-January to late February, four lay people from ...
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New grants help parishes cast, learn

Synod Council has approved a new grant program to help parishes as they emerge from the pandemic. The Cast & Learn grants will help parishes ...
Bishop Andrew Asbil clasps Marg Creal's hand.

New chancellor installed

As the daughter of a cleric and a long-time member of Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St., where she has held several leadership positions, Marg ...
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Church welcomes homeless seniors to neighbourhood

When Jamie Perttula learned that the City of Toronto was putting in a modular housing project for homeless seniors not far from the Church of ...
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Archdeacons, canon administrator appointed

Four new archdeacons and a canon administrator have been appointed to assist the diocese’s bishops, regional deans and parishes with the administrative functions of episcopal ...
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