March 2022

The selection committee presents the Rev. Shelly-Ann Pollard with symbols of their ministry

Celebration of new ministry

The Anglican March 1, 2022

Shelly-Ann Pollard led her first worship service as incumbent at St. Martin, Bay Ridges. However, after only two weeks of in-person worship, services were suspended ...

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Outpourings of joy shared in new book

The Anglican March 1, 2022

September 2021, Canon Stephanie Douglas asked the congregation of St. Paul on-the-Hill, Pickering to remember a time when God met a significant need in their ...

Parishioners line up down the street to give the Rev. Canon Claire Wade their best wishes.

St. Thomas, Brooklin bids farewell to priest and friend

The Anglican March 1, 2022

While the parishioners of St. Thomas, Brooklin would have liked to send the Rev. Canon Claire Wade off into her retirement with a special service ...

Church partners to open overnight winter warming room

The Anglican March 1, 2022

St. Peter, Cobourg has partnered with Transition House and Northumberland County to provide an overnight warming room this winter. The warming room offers shelter from ...

A heavy burden of grief and loss

The Rev. Leigh Kern March 1, 2022

“And Jesus said to them, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his ...

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Canada Briefs

The Anglican March 1, 2022

Mobile medical clinic for Ghanaian diocese FREDERICTON – The Diocese of Fredericton has employed the services of Malley Industries, which manufactures emergency vehicles, to build ...

Anglican Church of Canada launches new online news platform

The Anglican March 1, 2022

The Anglican Church of Canada has launched Anglican News Canada, an online news platform that allows readers to access the websites of the Anglican Journal ...

Seeking the little things on the Way of St. David

Martha Whittaker March 1, 2022

Some years ago, a dear friend introduced me to the New Year tradition of choosing words to live by for the year to come. In ...

How to plan a virtual Synod

The Anglican March 1, 2022

Pamela Boisvert is the secretary of synod for the diocese. The Anglican caught up with her to find out about the challenges of and successes ...

Homeless Jesus by Timothy Schmalz outside Regis College, University of Toronto.

Stations of the Cross on the streets of Toronto

Naomi Racz March 1, 2022

John Franklin is passionate about the role of art in addressing issues of social justice and he’s dedicated the last two decades of his life ...

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Square.

Supporting the unhoused through hot meals

Kathryn Adamo March 1, 2022

“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.” (Proverbs 19:17) Steps away from one of Toronto’s largest ...

Growing a brighter future, today

The Anglican March 1, 2022

The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is stepping up its commitment to young people across Canada with an even more ambitious plan to fund ministry ...

Building a healthier, more resilient Ontario

The Anglican March 1, 2022

This is a summary of “Putting Ontario on the Road to Recovery,” the provincial pre-budget submission from Bishop Asbil and the Social Justice & Advocacy ...

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Listening for the voice of vocation

Murray MacAdam March 1, 2022

Vocations: it was a key word during my Roman Catholic childhood. We were exhorted to “pray for vocations,” that is, to pray that young men ...

A view from the shore

The Rev. Judith Alltree March 1, 2022

Once again, the pictures said it all, only this time it wasn’t happening on the other side of the world but on the other side ...

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This Mortal Flesh: reflections on living with pain and uncertainty

Bishop Riscylla Shaw March 1, 2022

God is good. As we lean into Lent, we all have been changed by this desert experience. Two years of pandemic living have alternately trudged ...

Briefly

The Anglican March 1, 2022

Spend a year living in God’s rhythm Are you contemplating the next steps on your spiritual journey? Do you want to experience life in community, ...

AURA seeks refugee sponsorship groups

Marin Lehmann-Bender March 1, 2022

Over 82 million people around the world have been forced from their homes due to persecution or conflict. The Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA) is ...

Walking with the sacred

Karen Turner March 1, 2022

Most of us have been aware of a climate emergency for many years now and see that the urgency has only increased, to the point ...

Barrie warming centre a lifesaving “band aid”

Naomi Racz March 1, 2022

On Jan. 21, a much-needed daytime warming centre opened in Barrie at Trinity Church. The warming centre is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to ...

Synod Council gathers online for the first time

The Anglican March 1, 2022

On Jan. 20, Synod Council gathered for the first time under the new governance pilot project. The pilot project was approved during the 160th Regular ...

Churches open doors to vaccinate communities

Naomi Racz March 1, 2022

When the East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church approached the Rev. Canon Greg Carpenter, incumbent at St. Jude, Wexford, about partnering to run a pop-up COVID-19 ...