January 2025

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Events celebrate Christian unity

Bishop Andrew Asbil and other Christian leaders will gather with Christians from across the Greater Toronto Area at an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the ...
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Sisterhood seeks Companion applicants

In September 2025, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine will begin the ninth year of its Companions Program, an opportunity for women aged 21 ...
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First Black heritage service celebrated

To mark the 30th anniversary of the diocese’s first Black heritage service, St. James Cathedral will host a special diocesan Eucharistic celebration on Feb. 23 ...
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Conference explores missional imagination

Do you feel a personal calling to mission that doesn’t seem to align with traditional approaches in the Church? Do you sense God inviting the ...
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Our volunteers are our heroes

Volunteering is an integral part of Canadian culture. Approximately 41 per cent of all Canadians formally volunteer their time with one organization or another. The ...
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Poppies blanket church grounds

HAMILTON – More than 5,000 hand-knitted and crocheted poppies cascaded over the fences, railings, gardens and limestone walls of St. John’s Anglican Church in Ancaster ...
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Wycliffe College hires new principal

TORONTO – Kristen Deede Johnson will be the next principal of Wycliffe College. She will start on July 1, succeeding the current principal, Bishop Stephan ...
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Metropolitan steps down

KELOWNA – Archbishop Lynne McNaughton has stepped down as Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon to focus more fully on her responsibilities as Bishop of ...
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Renovations to Sisterhood’s guest house hit bump

In August, we were thrilled to announce that we had met our goal of $6.3 million for the renewal of our guest house, having raised ...
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Commit to being a star this year

The beginning of the season of Epiphany is a signal for many families that it is time to take down the Christmas tree. I am ...
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A new year offers new beginnings

The practice of making New Year’s resolutions is anything but recent. In fact, it goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, who set ...
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Vestry motion supports harm reduction services

On Oct. 1, 2018, a group of activists, front-line workers and church members placed 1,265 wooden crosses on the lawn in front of the provincial ...
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Longtime friends break down wall

Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St. was the venue for a fascinating conversation on Nov. 6 between Raja Khouri, a Palestinian, and Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, ...
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Vigils bring light in challenging times

On a cold, damp November evening a small group of faithful community members met to pray for peace – peace in our community and peace ...
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Five large services planned

Bishop Andrew Asbil is encouraging Anglicans to attend one – or more – of the five large worship gatherings planned around the diocese in 2025. ...
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Priest receives high honour

Archdeacon Paul Feheley has held a lot of positions in the Church over the years, from parish priest to principal secretary to the Primate. But ...
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There is nowhere to go

This column will be published in January, but as I write, it is just about one year since the City of Toronto partially evicted the ...
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