October 2021

A young man holding a box of tomatoes in the garden

Let there be food

Stuart Mann October 1, 2021

At the height of harvesting in late August, The Common Table was producing about 650 pounds of vegetables per week, all of it to be ...

A map of Canada outlining the Anglican diocesan borders

Car punches hole in parish hall’s wall

The Anglican October 1, 2021

FREDERICTON – No charges will be laid in an accident that put a large hole in the Parish of Kingston’s parish hall. The Rev. Douglas ...

Church, priest honour Anne Frank

The Anglican October 1, 2021

EDMONTON – Holy Trinity, Old Strathcona and its incumbent, the Rev. Danielle Key, took part in the unveiling and dedication of a bronze statue of ...

Women and children in front of a sign promoting aid work

When disaster happens, PWRDF responds

Janice Biehn October 1, 2021

The pandemic plunged many of PWRDF’s partners into crisis mode. Working in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, they faced the challenges of social ...

Posing in front of a stone wall overlooking a Scottish valley.

From Lindisfarne to Iona

The Rev. Canon Lucy Reid, The Rev. David Howells October 1, 2021

Lucy: In the summer of 2019, I had a three-month sabbatical from my ministry as incumbent at St Aidan, Toronto, and my husband David Howells, ...

Parish fights to save women’s shelter

The Anglican October 1, 2021

You can fight city hall. That’s what the parish of St. Matthias, Bellwoods learned this summer after receiving a notice of termination of a longstanding ...

Martha and her dog alongside a creek in a forest.

I can see that God nudged me over the years

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Martha Whittaker is the parish administrator at Christ Church, Brampton. This interview took place in August. My role touches on a number of areas, including ...

Back to church

The Anglican October 1, 2021

The Rev. Canon Christopher Greaves, incumbent of Christ Church, Oshawa, and his wife Dianne attend Morning Prayer with their daughter Clarissa Greaves and their granddaughter ...

Family poses in front of a baptism font.

New member

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Marcel Bridge, with parents Kyle and Camille and brother Darius, is baptized at Holy Family, Heart Lake in Brampton on Aug. 8. Photo courtesy of ...

A number of people sit around a speaker at a microphone

Emancipation Day

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Holy Trinity, Guildwood hosts its first Emancipation Day celebration with MPP Mitzie Hunter as the keynote speaker and award-winning musician Shelley Hamilton as the featured ...

Man posing in front a a large selection of books

Love of books

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Stuart Budgell runs the weekly book sale at St. George, Hastings in August. The sale runs every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and has a few ...

Group of singers in a line posing for the camera

Lights, Camera…

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Members of the Peterborough Children’s Chorus rehearse in the Memorial Garden at St. John the Evangelist, Peterborough in August. The chorus’s artistic director, Julie Deck, ...

Packed up

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Andrew Jull of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Toronto, loads donations of clothing destined for All Saints Church-Community Centre and New Circles Community Services. The church ...

Woman on the church lawn sitting and smiling in front of a sign that says "Lucia's Lawn Hours 1-3"

Outdoor chat

The Anglican October 1, 2021

When she couldn’t talk to parishioners indoors during the pandemic, the Rev. Lucia Lloyd of St. John, Bowmanville invited them to stop by for “Lucia’s ...

Ring on

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Yvonne Tait, the bell ringer at St. John the Baptist, Norway in Toronto, takes part in a worldwide celebration June 20 highlighting the invention of ...

Knot garden

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Members of St. Mark, Port Hope add a knot garden to the Elias Smith Memorial in the churchyard in June. Boxwood shrubs were planted in ...

A group of people surround June Hunter who has ballons behind her spelling out "100"

Happy Birthday

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Members of St. John, Willowdale hold a drive-by celebration for June Hunter’s 100th birthday in July. Photo courtesy of St. John, Willowdale

Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

The pandemic has profoundly impacted us

Peter Misiaszek October 1, 2021

Any way you look at it, the pandemic is having a profound impact on how parishes respond to ministry needs, stewardship education and worship. This ...

Help us address the crisis of elder abuse

Canon Laura Walton October 1, 2021

Laura Walton, ODT, is chair of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario’s Elder Care Working Group. This letter was sent to the province’s seven dioceses. As ...

A sign points the way to a polling place.

What kind of a Canada do you desire?

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Archbishop Mark MacDonald, the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the ...

A notepad its on a desk near a pen, laptop and phone

A song of hope and healing

Bishop Riscylla Shaw October 1, 2021

God is good! The air is heavy and sweet this morning, with gentle birdsong and cicadas chirping. It is near the end of a long, ...

Two people sitting around a garden table outdoors.

Duo brings energy to interfaith ministry

Martha Holmen October 1, 2021

Anglicans in the diocese looking to make connections with other faith communities have two new advocates to help them. The Rev. Roshni Jayawardena, incumbent of ...

Two women pose for the camera as a bag of supplies is passed on.

Deanery helps after volcano stirs

The Anglican October 1, 2021

It hadn’t happened for 41 years. But on April 9, 2021, the La Soufriere volcano on the idyllic West Indian island of St. Vincent burst ...

Every parish encouraged to join campaign

Stuart Mann October 1, 2021

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of FaithWorks, every parish in the diocese is being encouraged to take part in this year’s campaign. The diocese’s annual ...

Going strong

The Anglican October 1, 2021

Five church teams play in the 60th annual Scarborough Anglican Youth Movement baseball tournament finals at Jack Goodlad Park in Scarborough on Aug. 21.