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March 2024

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More funds approved for grants program

February 29, 2024
Synod Council has allocated another $300,000 to the diocese’s Cast and Learn grants program to help parishes find new ways of being church. The program ...
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All invited to vigil for peace in world

February 29, 2024
St. James Cathedral and the Bishop’s Committee on Interfaith Ministry are hosting a vigil for peace and justice in the world. The vigil and an ...
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Distinguished priest to visit diocese

February 29, 2024
An English priest whose YouTube videos brought hope and joy to thousands of people around the world during the pandemic is visiting the diocese in ...
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Unity

February 29, 2024
Bishop Peter Fenty (front, centre), the Rev. Canon Philip Hobson (the diocese’s ecumenical officer) and the Rev. Canon Susan Climo join representatives from a wide ...
Three adult women, a toddler and a baby gather to light the Advent wreath.

Special moment

February 29, 2024
Four generations of the same family light the Christ Candle on Christmas Eve at Christ Church-St. Jude, Ivy. From left are Courtney Wrobel-Jackson holding two-month-old ...
Players from St. Bede's receive a certificate.

Cricket festival set for July

February 29, 2024
As readers of The Anglican may remember from earlier issues featuring the Anglican Church Cricket Festival, cricket boasts a rich history that is intertwined with ...
Four men gather to cut a ceremonial ribbon; a view of the door to St. Barnabas with stairs and a ramp.

Open at last

February 29, 2024
Brent Whitby, Jacek Swierzbinski, Kris Ciesek and Gary Davenport cut the ribbon to open the new accessible entrance at St. Barnabas, Chester on Jan. 28. ...
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Church celebrates Black history

February 29, 2024
Holy Family, Heart Lake, Brampton kicked off its Black History Month celebrations at a service on Feb. 4. Bishop Peter Fenty (suffragan bishop, retired) was ...
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Place, creation and Holy Week

February 29, 2024
Holy Week is approaching. It is the time in our church year when we remember the final days of Jesus’ life. We immerse ourselves in ...
The beds at Common Table Farm under snow.

The land told us it was time to rest

February 29, 2024
As I walk through the farm, crusty snow crunches beneath my boots. Browned leaves rustle on dried corn stalks as I pass. Animal tracks of ...
Bishop Andrew clasps the hand of Brother David Bryan Hoopes as he installs him as canon.

Bishop installs new canons

February 29, 2024
Bishop Andrew Asbil installed 12 new honorary canons of St. James Cathedral before a full congregation of friends, family and supporters on Jan. 21. The ...
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The time to act is now

February 29, 2024
Our faith calls us to serve the world God loves – to respond not only to spiritual needs but also to the physical needs of ...
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Finding power at the margins

February 29, 2024
“Those were the days,” said my friend John wistfully. “We could line up a meeting with a cabinet minister with a phone call and know ...
Headshots of Bishop Riscylla Shaw, Bishop Andrew Asbil and Bishop Kevin Robertson.

We are here to support you

, , February 29, 2024
This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.   ...
Headshot of Michael Buttrey in the chancel of St. Clement, Eglinton.

Church hires digital pastor for online community

February 29, 2024
Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the parish of St. Clement, Eglinton is taking a next step in its exploration of online ...
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Bus trips builds bonds between congregations

February 29, 2024
What does regional ministry in our diocese look like? Well, on New Year’s Day, it looked like three churches on a bus. The three parishes ...
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FaithWorks campaign keeps ministries funded

February 29, 2024
FaithWorks raised $1,482,700 last year, ensuring that thousands of people will be cared for in the diocese, across Canada and around the world. Although the ...
Dean Stephen Hance and Jacqui Hance stand on the chancel steps. Jacqui holds a bouquet of flowers.

New Dean gets warm welcome

February 29, 2024
The Very Rev. Dr. Stephen Hance and his wife Jacqui didn’t have to wait long to get a taste of a Canadian winter. As the ...
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