February 2024

Booklet lists transgender-related services

The Anglican January 30, 2024

A booklet of resources for ministry with transgender people has been compiled and is available on the Prayer Resources page of the diocese’s website. It ...

Primate to attend film screening

The Anglican January 30, 2024

St. John the Baptist, Norway and the diocese are presenting a screening of The Philadelphia Eleven, a documentary about the group of women and their ...

Workshops scheduled for parish leaders

The Anglican January 30, 2024

Diocesan staff will hold Zoom workshops in March for parish leaders, especially those new to their roles. If you are a leader in your parish ...

Animals delight young and old at service

Diana Storen January 30, 2024

When I heard that our church would be having a live nativity on Christmas Eve, I just assumed – incorrectly, as it turned out – ...

Gambling ads, vocations part of province’s discussions

Canon Laura Walton January 30, 2024

The Diocese of Toronto held its Synod in November and elected its delegates to the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario’s Synod, which will be held in ...

Ashes, palm frond and a cross on a purple background.

Two dinners make mark in Lent

The Rev. Canon Greg Physick January 30, 2024

The scripture passages of Ash Wednesday get us pondering various aspects of our faith, as does the liturgical invitation to observe a holy Lent. I ...

The new St. James Roseneath building on a hillside.

New church rises on scenic hillside

Ross Stevenson January 30, 2024

The new St. James, Roseneath has risen from the ashes of the devastating fire of “suspicious origin” that destroyed the pioneer church on April 9, ...

Group photo of new members of the Order of the Diocese of Toronto with Bishops.

Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto

The Anglican January 30, 2024

Cheryl Atkins, ODT St. John, West Toronto Mrs. Atkins has been nominated by the bishop for decades of exemplary service to God in the Church. ...

Two potted plants with gardening gloves and trowel.

Considering the lilies

The Rev. Canon Lucy Reid January 30, 2024

I was asked recently if I had been on another pilgrimage, having done one a few years ago. My answer was no in terms of ...

A pair of hands hoving over the keyboard of a laptop

Moving beyond fear to community

Murray MacAdam January 30, 2024

It had been an inspiring morning, pitching in with other volunteers to do odd jobs completing a community centre at a new housing project for ...

In winter, creation teaches us to rest

The Rev. Hannah Johnston January 30, 2024

All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! A liquid moon moves gently among the long branches. Thus having prepared their ...

Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Website helps Anglicans write wills, leave gifts

The Anglican January 30, 2024

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation is making it easier for people to do their wills – and to leave a planned gift to their ...

St. Andrew by-the-Lake surrounded by trees.

A place to stop and rest

Martha Holmen January 30, 2024

“Come away by yourselves and rest a while.” That image is inspiring one parish to open its doors to Anglicans from across the diocese looking ...

St. James Cathedral lit at night with its new sign.

Sign honours ‘light of my life’

Stuart Mann January 30, 2024

A friendship that spanned half a century has led to the creation of a new electric sign for St. James Cathedral. The sign, at the ...

An arena filled with people and a large cross suspended from the ceiling.

Conference to explore ’63 Congress

Stuart Mann January 30, 2024

In August 1963, Anglican leaders from around the world came to Toronto for an Anglican Congress. The event, which included a service at Maple Leaf ...

Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil greet Andre Lyn and his family.

Greetings

The Anglican January 30, 2024

The bishops and their spouses, along with the diocese’s archdeacons and canon administrator, exchange greetings with well-wishers at the annual Bishop’s Levee at St. James ...