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November 2022

Youth gather for fun, prayer and reflection

October 31, 2022
The Bishop’s Youth Ministry Committee (BYMC) was delighted to be back in person this year for the diocesan ReCharge Youth Retreat. We had 87 participants ...
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Churches provide bikes to migrant workers

October 31, 2022
LONDON – St. Aidan’s church in London, Ont. partnered with Christ Church, Chatham to deliver close to 100 donated bikes to migrant workers in southwestern ...
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Church helps Ukrainian kids learn English

October 31, 2022
FREDRICTON – During a sunny week in late July, 20 children – 18 of them from Ukraine – gathered at St. John’s church in Saint ...
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New tombstone honours heroic cleric

October 31, 2022
HALIFAX – A Canadian hero who had lain in an unmarked grave for decades now has a tombstone honouring his life, thanks to an American ...
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Briefly

October 31, 2022
Synod coming up The diocese’s 161st Regular Session of Synod will convene online Nov. 17-19. For more information, visit www.toronto.anglican.ca/upcomingsynod. Coverage of Synod will be ...

Farewell

October 31, 2022
St. James Cathedral bids farewell to Dean Stephen Vail on Sept. 11, his last Sunday at the church before his retirement. Dean Vail (top left) ...

Forgotten voices brought back to life

October 31, 2022
As both an actor and a Christian, Peter Kennedy, a lifelong parishioner at Trinity East (Little Trinity) in Toronto, has long been interested in sermons, ...

Take heart, take courage

October 31, 2022
The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, gave this closing sermon to the 15th Lambeth Conference at Canterbury Cathedral on Aug. 7. It has ...
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‘It is a privilege and honour to attend’

October 31, 2022
Bishops Andrew Asbil, Riscylla Shaw and Kevin Robertson of the Diocese of Toronto shared their thoughts on the 15th Lambeth Conference during an online conversation ...
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Does our language help or hinder our mission?

October 31, 2022
“We’re not speaking the language of the younger generation.” Archbishop Ted Scott’s comment continues to percolate through my mind more than 35 years after he ...
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It was amazing to see my skill set grow

October 31, 2022
Rose St. Thomas is the co-coordinator of the diocese’s Youth Ministry Apprenticeship Program. The Youth Ministry Apprenticeship Program (YMAP) allows people who have a potential ...
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Parish tackles climate crisis

October 31, 2022
Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St. tackled the climate crisis head-on through a two-part worship, education and action series in early October, involving both in-person ...

Convent offers retreats, plans to renovate guest house

October 31, 2022
Like so many churches and other businesses throughout the pandemic, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine has been creative in staying connected with family, ...
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Churches form regional ministry

October 31, 2022
It’s been a while since St. George, Hastings was full for an Evensong service, but that was the case on Sept. 25 as about 70 ...

‘She loved this country’

October 31, 2022
A national memorial service in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II was held at St. James Cathedral in Toronto on Sept. 20. The service was preceded ...
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The Queen and duty

October 31, 2022
“I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and the Queen, to keep the law of the wolf cub pack and ...
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Royal visit

October 31, 2022
The Queen and Prince Philip attended a service at St. James Cathedral during their visit to Toronto in 2010. After the service, the Queen rededicated ...
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Time to make social assistance a real lifeline

October 31, 2022
With inflation at the highest rates seen in decades, the cost of living is on everyone’s mind these days. There is probably no one in ...
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Running for clean water

October 31, 2022
Bishop Kevin Robertson (back row, second from right) joins some volunteers and participants in the 12th annual Schomberg Country Run on Sept. 24. The run ...
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Dear reader

October 31, 2022
This fall marks another stage in the life of The Anglican, the diocese’s monthly newspaper. In October, the paper joined Anglican News Canada, a ministry ...
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Garden open

October 31, 2022
The Rev. Canon Janet Reid-Hockin and Ian Beverley cut the ribbon to open the Bayview Garden Project at St. Cuthbert, Leaside on Sept. 18. The ...
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Priest brings prayers together in new book

October 31, 2022
A new book envisioned by a priest in the Diocese of Toronto is helping to make some of the oldest and most beautiful prayers from ...
FaithWorks

FaithWorks Sunday set for Nov. 20

October 31, 2022
On Nov. 20, the diocese will mark its third annual FaithWorks Sunday, a day to focus attention on this year’s FaithWorks campaign and the important ...
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Happy Day

October 31, 2022
People and their pets attend the Blessing of Animals service at St. James Cathedral on Oct 1. The blessing was followed by a demonstration by ...
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