October 2018

Priest elected in Saskatoon

Stuart Mann October 1, 2018

The Rev. Chris Harper, the Diocese of Toronto’s Indigenous Native Priest, has been elected the next Bishop of Saskatoon. The election took place on Sept. ...

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Uxbridge marks Orange Shirt Day

The Anglican October 1, 2018

Phyllis Webstad was six years old when the new orange shirt she excitedly chose for her first day of school at St. Joseph’s Residential School ...

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Group takes aim at racism, inequity

Stuart Mann October 1, 2018

When Christina Yu joined the Archbishop’s Working Group on Intercultural Ministry four years ago, she thought the job of tackling racism in the diocese would ...

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Resolutions signal change at provincial Synod

The Anglican October 1, 2018

QUEBEC CITY – The Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada will no longer be required to meet every three years if a resolution that ...

Seniors’ residence hires Anglican chaplain

The Anglican October 1, 2018

EDMONTON – An Anglican chaplain has been hired to provide four-day-a-week spiritual support to residents of a faith-based Edmonton seniors’ residence. Since April 2018, the ...

Primate expresses regret over debate’s prominence

The Anglican October 1, 2018

LONDON – Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who will resign as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in July 2019, says his biggest regret is that ...

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I wouldn’t trade where I am for anything else

The Anglican October 1, 2018

The Rev. Roshni Jayawardena is the assistant curate at Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street in Toronto. As the assistant curate, I am trying to ...

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We must uphold the dignity of others

Bishop Peter Fenty October 1, 2018

In Chapter 4 of the Acts of the Apostles, we read of the strong emphasis by the early Church on the importance of community. Members ...

We need to take an active stand

Archbishop Colin Johnson October 1, 2018

Racist graffiti was sprayed recently across property at the back of one of our churches. It was a vile display of bigotry and racism that ...

Janet Marshall new director of Congregational Development

The Anglican October 1, 2018

Janet Marshall is the new director of the diocese’s Congregational Development department. She will begin on Oct. 1. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be ...

Church plans special peal on Nov. 11

Stuart Mann October 1, 2018

Walter Seymour Allward would be glad. Mr. Allward, who designed the majestic Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, is buried in the quiet cemetery at ...