November 2020

North House provides food, housing during crisis

The Anglican November 1, 2020

This is an update on the work of North House, a ministry supported by FaithWorks, the diocese’s annual outreach appeal. This article first appeared in ...

Communities share pathways of liberation

The Rev. Leigh Kern November 1, 2020

This summer was marked by heightened visibility of police violence in the United States and Canada, leading to an eruption of protest, prayer, and public ...

Bishop Andrew Asbil uses a small shovel to turn a piece of sod.

Churches open again after long shutdown

Stuart Mann November 1, 2020

The Rev. Ian LaFleur wasn’t sure what to expect when St. Cuthbert, Leaside opened for worship on Sept. 13 after being closed for almost six ...

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I am open to where the Holy Spirit leads me

The Anglican November 1, 2020

Greg Lane is the lay pastoral care coordinator at St. Philip, Etobicoke, coordinating and helping to train a team of eight lay pastoral care members ...

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Leave a gift of encouragement

Peter Misiaszek November 1, 2020

In the weeks following the birth of our first child, my wife and I had our will drawn up. Being in our early 30s, we ...

Bishop Peter Fenty gesticulates preaching from the pulpit at St. Paul, Bloor Street.

It was a joy and honour to stand with him

The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields November 1, 2020

April 6, 2013 was an historic day in the life of the Anglican Church of Canada. On that day, the then Ven. Peter DeCourcy Fenty, ...

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Raise up your head, look, listen

Bishop Riscylla Shaw November 1, 2020

God is good! It is a privilege and an honour for me to be serving God, in this time, in this place. Recently having been ...

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Local run spreads across Canada

Allan McKee November 1, 2020

After 10 years, the annual Schomberg Country Run has expanded beyond the boundaries of this southern Ontario town and spread across Canada. And, in a ...

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New window lets light in

Stuart Mann November 1, 2020

Amidst the gloom of COVID-19, Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto has found a beautiful way to let the light in. On Sept. 27, the church ...