May 2024

Special guests

The Anglican April 29, 2024

Anne Oram and the Rev. Johanna Pak of St. Mark, Port Hope are joined by Fletcher Banner (left) and Dean Robert Willis at the church ...

Together again

The Anglican April 29, 2024

Members of four churches on Danforth Avenue in Toronto take part in a Good Friday walk. The walkers began at East End United Church, then ...

A family wearing eclipse glasses sits on the lawn.

Watch party

The Anglican April 29, 2024

St. Nicholas, Birch Cliff hosts a neighbourhood eclipse watch party on the front lawn of the church on April 8. The church handed out free ...

Not glamourous but always fulfilling

The Rev. Judith Alltree April 29, 2024

Over 90 per cent of the world’s trade is carried by sea, thanks to the nearly two million seafarers working globally to ensure that we ...

Group photo inside St. Augustine of Canterbury

Swedish, Anglican congregations ‘best friends’

Stuart Mann April 29, 2024

When the Rev. Megan Jull was ordained an Anglican priest, she never thought she’d be given informal permission to preach and preside at Swedish Lutheran ...

Dean Willis preaches from the pulpit of St. James Cathedral.

Praying for peace

The Anglican April 29, 2024

A vigil for peace and justice in the world is held at St. James Cathedral on March 17. The vigil, preceded by a choral Eucharist ...

A pair of hands hoving over the keyboard of a laptop

Hatred is not a Christian value

Murray MacAdam April 29, 2024

“I’m not used to this level of hatred.” The newspaper headline still haunts me, months after the fact. It referred to an episode early this ...

It is personal

Peter Mentis April 29, 2024

Thank you! The Diocese of Toronto’s annual FaithWorks campaign raised $1,482,700 in 2023 in support of Anglican-affiliated ministries throughout the Diocese and around the world. ...

A fence installed outside St. Stephen in-the-Fields.

Parishes urge governments to advance human right to housing

Elin Goulden April 29, 2024

Last summer, at an event held outside St. James Cathedral to raise awareness of homelessness in Toronto, passersby were invited to participate in an interactive ...

Growing deeper in our love for God

The Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen April 29, 2024

In January our diocese began a journey that Bishop Andrew Asbil believes could be life-changing for us all. This journey will formally last from Epiphany ...

Group photo of clergy celebrating silver jubilees.

Clergy honoured for service

The Anglican April 29, 2024

Bishop Andrew Asbil presented stoles to clergy celebrating their 25th and 50th years of ordination to the priesthood at the diocese’s annual Blessing of Oils ...

All invited to cricket festival

The Anglican April 29, 2024

Church teams and individuals are invited to the Anglican Church Cricket Festival (ACCF), held on July 13 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Creditview ...

Thank you

Stuart Mann April 29, 2024

Thanks to our faithful readers, The Anglican has received $36,148 as its portion of last year’s Anglican Journal Appeal. The appeal is held each year ...

Kids read stories from the Book of Genesis in the Action Bible, a graphic novel rendition of scripture.

Minecraft camp helps kids learn biblical themes

Martha Holmen April 29, 2024

Embarking on a journey where faith meets pixels, seven young people at St. George, Allandale spent their March Break diving into the world of Minecraft ...