May 2025

Partnership saves church

HALIFAX – A north end Halifax church is crediting its partnership with a high-rise apartment building developer for preserving its history. St. Mark’s, located at ...

Coffee Girls help those in need

FREDERICTON – The Woodstock Coffee Girls got their start because their rector, the Rev. Maria Shepherdson, made a Facebook post about something that began more ...

Communion Forest takes root

HAMILTON – The 419 trees planted in the Diocese of Niagara last fall for the Communion Forest are experiencing their first spring. The deciduous and ...
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Symposium reflects on TRC calls

June will mark 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada presented its 94 Calls of Action to Canada. On May 24, Redeemer, ...
Tents and temporary shelters in an encampment outside St. Stephen in-the-Fields.

A vivid snapshot from a troubling time

Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community. By Maggie Helwig, May 2025. ISBN 9781552455043, e-ISBN 9781770568426, 200 pp, $24.95. I didn’t intend to review this ...
A dozen or so young people sit around a round dinner table in a banquet hall.

Speaking about the Bishop’s Company

Seldom do I get an opportunity to speak to a parish fellowship group about the campaigns of the stewardship office. Most often, I’m invited to ...
The Rev. Judith Alltree bringing gift bags to the captian and crew on a ship.

A tip of the hat to seafarers

For the past 164 years, a little-known ceremony takes place on board the first ship to arrive in the Port of Toronto. It’s called the ...
A group of five people pose for a photo in front of pantry shelves full of non-perishable food.

Special visitor

The Rev. Lorna May of St. Luke, Creemore (middle) and volunteers welcome MP Terry Dowdall (right) during his first visit to the St. Luke’s Community ...
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Bob Marley mass strikes a chord

St. James Cathedral observed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in March with the first-ever Marley Mass. More than 300 people attended ...
The Rev. Canon Greg Carpenter receives a medal with others posing for a photo.

Exemplary service

The Rev. Canon Gregory Carpenter (second from right), incumbent of St. Jude, Wexford receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal from MP Salma Zahid at ...
The Rev. Louise Dightam takes a selfie with six others outside on a winter evening.

Warm response

The Rev Louise Dightam (in red jacket) and the team from St. Barnabas, Chester take part in the Toronto-Danforth Coldest Night of the Year walk ...
The Rev. Canon Joan Cavanaugh-Clark receives a certificate and a bouquet of flowers and poses for a photo with others.

Honoured

The Rev. Canon Joan Cavanaugh-Clark (centre), incumbent of the Parish of Minden-Kinmount, receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal, awarded for exemplary contributions to the ...
People gathered in a hall around tables and posing for a group photo.

Churches mark 1,700 years of Nicene Creed

Parishioners of St. George Memorial, Oshawa were pleased to host the first in a series of events to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene ...
FaithWorks

Thank you for giving wholeheartedly

The Diocese of Toronto’s annual FaithWorks campaign raised $1,551,100 in 2024 in support of Anglican-affiliated ministries throughout the Diocese and around the world. ELIE GETS ...
Lift Up Our Hearts

Homilist looks forward to sharing on TikTok

The Rev. Gerlyn Henry is looking forward to not only preaching at the next Lift Up Our Hearts service at All Saints, Whitby on May ...
A young girl sings while a woman plays the guitar.

Weather no match for God

A blast of icy rain couldn’t keep about 400 Anglicans from travelling to Trinity, Streetsville at the end of March for the diocese’s second Lift ...
A group of people from St. John, Willowdale take a group photo in front of the small bus.

Service feeds hearts, minds, souls

“Feed me till I want no more!” So sang a congregation of about 350 Anglicans gathered at St. James Cathedral in March to worship God ...
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Jesus became one of us

Our recent celebration of Easter inspires us to think about God taking on human form through Jesus, whose death on the cross and subsequent resurrection ...
A watercolour graphic of a church building flanked by green leafy trees, with the text "Beyond the Brick."

Welcome to Beyond the Bricks

Let’s begin with a simple truth: our buildings don’t just house ministry and mission – they’re an essential part of them. They hold our stories, ...
Bishop Andrew Asbil speaks at a lectern in the Queen's Park briefing room, flanked by faith leaders.

Majority of parishes support protection and expansion of harm reduction services

This year’s social justice vestry motion, “Protecting and Expanding Harm Reduction in Ontario,” received the support of a majority of parishes across the diocese, as ...
Hands hold out a tablet showing the February issue of The Anglican.

Newsletter delivers paper to inboxes

Readers of The Anglican now have another way to keep up with news and commentary from across the Diocese of Toronto. Starting with the April ...
A large group of people outside an office building in Tanzania.

Church responds with hope and love

Every other week, our staff team at Little Trinity spends some time in prayer that we take turns leading. A couple of months ago, this ...
Photos of Nancy Hurn, Suzanne Rumsey and Teresa Mandricks.

Three to receive national award

Growing up in a rectory next to the church in Cranbrook, B.C., Suzanne Rumsey got a close-up look at the human condition. In a biography ...
Singers at Trinity, Streetsville.

Services lift hearts

Inspiring, wonderful, heartfelt and deeply moving. That’s how Bishop Andrew Asbil described the first two Lift Up Our Hearts services, held at St. James Cathedral ...
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