February 2025

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Priest presides at solemn service

MONCTON – At least 51 people died while homeless, vulnerably housed or struggling with addiction over the past year in Moncton, according to community members ...
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Christians celebrate unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders gathered with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the Week ...
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Advent series well attended

Hundreds of people attended Advent for Everyone, an online teaching series held over four evenings in December with Bishop Andrew Asbil, Bishop Riscylla Shaw and ...
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Season seeks prayers for renewal

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, a diocesan initiative, is planning to compile some prayers for spiritual renewal that have been written by people across the ...
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Service celebrates Black heritage

The first service celebrating the Black heritage of the Church in the Diocese of Toronto was held on Feb. 25, 1996, at St. James Cathedral. ...
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Book explores Cohen’s spiritual landscape

The Anglican’s Stuart Mann recently interviewed Brian Walsh about his latest book, Rags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination. Mr. Walsh ...
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Fond farewell

Friends and colleagues attend an open house at the Synod Office in December to bid farewell to Canon Rob Saffrey, who retired as the diocese’s ...
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All set

Two young parishioners of St. Barnabas, Chester help set up the church’s beloved outdoor nativity figures. The nativity display is enjoyed every year by local ...
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AWARE’s annual retreat refreshes the soul

From May 3-5 last year, I attended a retreat with AWARE Peterborough for women of all denominations and ages. This annual retreat is a weekend ...
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Church group brings joy, one satchel at a time

Christmas is the time of year for magic and kindness, and that’s clear during St. George, Haliburton’s annual St. Nick’s Satchel Campaign. For the past ...
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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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The journey has been deeply rewarding

As we approach the 30th anniversary of the first Black history service in our diocese, to be celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 23 at St. James ...
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Anglicans create Advent devotional

Voices from across Durham-Northumberland Deanery came together this Advent to share their faith and renew their connections in a new deanery-wide Advent devotional. Titled Awaiting ...
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Special delivery

The Rev. Andrew MacDonald, incumbent of St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff, holds kids’ letters to Santa Claus before heading out on his bike to deliver replies ...
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Saints past and present can inspire us

Who are the saints for us today? Can they inspire us? A saint, based on the Latin word for “holy,” is a person recognized for ...
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Parishes asked to adopt a call or two in 2025

With the arrival of 2025, the Diocese of Toronto is moving into a new and exciting phase of its strategic plan, Cast the Net. “We’re ...
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Resplendent

The diocese’s bishops, archdeacons, chancellor and dean exchange New Year’s greetings with well-wishers at the annual Bishop’s Levee, held Jan. 1 at St. James Cathedral.
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