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January 2017

Archbishop Johnson speaks to a room full of seated people listening.

Faith groups come together on poverty

Members of several faith traditions gathered at Queen’s Park on Nov. 24 to hear about the possibilities of a basic income and to strategize for ...
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Parish news roundup

Silversmith’s work honours former dean On her 88th birthday, distinguished Canadian silversmith Lois Betteridge completed a chalice titled “Tree of Life” for St. James Cathedral ...
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Efforts starting to bear fruit in Pikangikum

The word “Pikangikum” can evoke feelings of sadness and despair, as this remote northern Ontario community has attracted headlines for tragically high rates of suicide ...
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Archbishop authorizes pastoral guidelines

Archbishop Colin Johnson has authorized pastoral guidelines for the marriage of same-sex couples in the Diocese of Toronto. The guidelines, to be used in specific ...
Framed pieces of art hanging on the wall.

Inmates’ artwork challenges assumptions

A provocative collection of art on display in Brampton during November challenged viewers to rethink their assumptions about crime and justice. “Art From the Inside ...
Bishop Patrick Yu speaks into a microphone.

Bishop Yu celebrated at joyous dinner

Bishop Patrick Yu’s speech was entitled “My greatest disappointments in life,” but the Bishop’s Company Regional Dinner, held in York-Scarborough on Nov. 10, surely couldn’t ...
Bishop Linda Nicholls and Archbishop Colin Johnson wearing copes and mitres outside on a sidewalk.

Bishop installed in Huron

Bishop Linda Nicholls, the former area bishop of Trent-Durham in the Diocese of Toronto, was officially seated as the 13th bishop of the Diocese of ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

What if the offertory was a celebration?

A few months back, I penned an article on whether the passing of the collection plate had run its course. Given the volume of emails, ...
A man sleeping over a grate on the sidewalk in downtown Toronto.

Balancing priorities

On Nov. 21, Archbishop Colin Johnson and the diocese’s Poverty Reduction Committee submitted the following brief to the Government of Ontario’s pre-budget consultations.   About ...

Do you have a room to spare?

My great-great grandparents left the Scottish Hebrides and settled in Ontario in the mid-19th century as a consequence of the potato famines. Canada has been ...
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Amalgamation off to good start

The congregation of St. Peter and St. Simon the Apostle has only been worshipping together for a few weeks, but its members are already finding ...
hands hold a candle next to a flyr that reads "talking about social justice"

Vestries asked to consider motion

Parishes across the diocese are encouraged to continue working toward reconciliation with Indigenous communities by presenting the 2017 social justice vestry motion for consideration at ...
A young girl and an elderly woman cut a large green ribbon while many others look on.

Church, hall reopen after renovations

After being closed for renovations for seven months, the church and parish hall of St. Philip, Etobicoke reopened on Dec. 4 with a service of ...
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