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June 2025

A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Rolls of Honour find new home

FREDRICTON – When a church is deconsecrated, along with the inevitable feeling of loss, there is a lot of work to do. One of those ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Milk bags make a difference

OTTAWA – What do you do with your milk bags? Do they have a use before going to the landfill? In the parish hall of ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Man caught trying to steal copper

KELOWNA – An attempted theft of copper cladding from the steeple of St. Andrew, Trail took place just before midnight last November. The church’s watchman ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Teen organizes environmental expo

VICTORIA – Church of the Advent, Colwood hosted an environmental expo in January, but the idea for the event started in the brain of youth ...
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Archbishop to give Snell Lecture

Archbishop Chris Harper, the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop and Presiding Elder of Sacred Circle, will give the Snell Lecture at St. James Cathedral on June ...
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Synod coming up

The 163rd Regular Session of Synod will be held Nov. 7-8 at the Sheraton Parkway, Toronto North hotel in Richmond Hill. Synod was held at ...
A tree and flowers in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem.

Anglicans go on virtual pilgrimage

In a world often preoccupied with speed, noise and distraction, a unique spiritual journey unfolded across Canada and the United States on April 5 – ...
Headshots of the members of the Bishop's Working Group on Intercultural Ministries.

We’re working for you

Meet the members of the Bishop’s Committee on Intercultural Ministry. From top, left to right, and then bottom, left to right, here’s who we are. ...
Two people carry a large wooden cross on a sidewalk outside a church while others follow behind.

Christians walk together on Good Friday

For more than 25 years, St. Barnabas, Chester on Danforth Avenue in Toronto has joined with local churches for a Good Friday walk. This year, ...
A cricket batter.

Cricket festival marks decade of community and faith

The Anglican Church Cricket Festival (ACCF) will celebrate a joyful milestone – its 10th anniversary – on July 12 at Creditview Sandalwood Park in Brampton. ...
The choir of Nativity, Malvern stands at the front of the sanctuary to sing.

Nativity, Malvern celebrates 50th anniversary

Church of the Nativity, Malvern, celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 30 with an evening of praise, worship, thanksgiving and sumptuous food. The evening’s celebration ...
A group of several dozen people sitting and standing.

Deacons day

The diocese’s deacons, diaconal candidates and Bishop Riscylla Shaw (far right) gather at St. Matthew the Apostle, Oriole on April 5. The day included a ...
Group photo of 50 or more people in St. James Cathedral, including those confirmed, clergy, servers and Bishop Andrew.

Special day

Thirty-five confirmands, three who renewed their baptismal vows and two who were received into the Anglican Communion join Bishop Andrew Asbil and presenters at the ...
A woman speaks into a microphone while singers and musicians sit on a stage.

Concert unites tradition, worship

On April 26, more than 400 attendees from across the Greater Toronto Area gathered to experience “Namo” (to bow down and worship), a musical worship ...
hands hold a candle next to a flyr that reads "talking about social justice"

You can welcome people who are fleeing for their lives

World Refugee Day, June 20, is a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced ...
Four people smile in a selfie taken outside a church building.

Let there be light

There’s a particular kind of stillness that settles in a closed church – the kind that clings to the air and is heavy with dust. ...
Okra sitting on a wooden table.

Talk of food brings joy and memories

Is there a special food that’s dear to your heart (and stomach)? Food is such an incredible site of flavour, memory, culture and satisfaction. Food ...
A green leafy tree.

Communion Forest plants a seed

The devastation was unreal. The trees that had shaded us, protected us, gave us oxygen and life, were destroyed in one summer. Five years ago, ...
A memorial at the Spirit Garden in Toronto lists the names of Residential Schools in Ontario.

Let us renew our commitments to truth and reconciliation

This June will mark 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on genocide against Indigenous nations in the Residential School ...
Bishops with three clerics celebrating anniversaries of ordination.

Clergy honoured

Bishop Andrew Asbil, joined by Bishop Riscylla Shaw and Bishop Kevin Robertson, presented stoles to clergy and deacons celebrating their 25th, 50th and 60th years ...
A fisherman casting a net at sea while two people watch from shore.

Planning Feasibility Study releases report

There is an openness to a diocesan-wide fundraising campaign – if it is grounded in parish realities, shaped by transparent communication and delivered with an ...
The new deacons celebrate with bishops and clergy.

All done

Newly ordained transitional deacons receive applause from the congregation at St. James Cathedral on May 4 during the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons ...