Season of Spiritual Renewal

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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Wonderful worship a sign and symptom of renewal

The scriptures teach that there are few things as wonderful as people gathering for vibrant and passionate worship of God. Such stories are peppered throughout ...
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Large services seek to lift up hearts

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by things? Looking to refresh your spiritual life? If so, consider going to one – or both – of the two ...
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What is spiritual renewal, anyway?

As we look to the year that lies ahead, we know that we will be well immersed into our Season of Spiritual Renewal. But what ...
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Season seeks prayers for renewal

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, a diocesan initiative, is planning to compile some prayers for spiritual renewal that have been written by people across the ...
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Five large services planned

Bishop Andrew Asbil is encouraging Anglicans to attend one – or more – of the five large worship gatherings planned around the diocese in 2025. ...
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Workshop resources posted

The Season of Spiritual Renewal, which seeks to refresh the spiritual lives of Anglicans in the diocese, has been holding a number of online workshops ...
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‘Pilgrimage of prayer’ starts with walk

On Aug. 24, about 40 people from churches in north Scarborough joined together in a community prayer walk, organized by leaders from St. Timothy, Agincourt ...
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Sign up for workshops

This fall, the Season of Spiritual Renewal is offering workshops to help strengthen and encourage churches. Some are geared to priests and deacons, some to ...
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Daily prayers renew the soul

Prayers Through the Ages is a resource of the diocese’s Season of Spiritual Renewal initiative. The daily prayers, printed here, can be used by individuals ...
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New resource helps refresh spiritual life

A collection of simple prayers is helping to renew the spiritual lives of Anglicans in the diocese. The 31 prayers – one for each day ...
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Growing deeper in our love for God

In January our diocese began a journey that Bishop Andrew Asbil believes could be life-changing for us all. This journey will formally last from Epiphany ...
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Daily prayers for spiritual renewal

(1) Grant to me, O Lord, to know what is worth knowing, To love what is worth loving, To praise what delights you most, To ...
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Is spiritual renewal for everyone?

The bible is chock-full of stories of people whose lives were profoundly changed when they were encountered by God. A young boy asleep in the ...

Season of Spiritual Renewal seeks to rekindle faith

The Diocese of Toronto is planning to hold a Season of Spiritual Renewal to help Anglicans re-energize their faith. “I am really excited by it,” ...
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