September 2018

Church celebrates Season of Creation

Elin Goulden, Heather Bennet September 1, 2018

In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I declared Sept. 1 as a day of prayer for creation in the Orthodox Church. Since then, Christian churches of ...

A group of cricket players and supporters, with one member receiving a trophy.

Rain no match for cricketers

The Anglican September 1, 2018

Rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of cricketers who turned out to play in the annual Anglican Church Cricket Festival in Brampton on June 23. The ...

A large group of young children and adults.

‘Castaways’ learn that Jesus will rescue them

The Anglican September 1, 2018

St. Andrew, Alliston transformed itself into a deserted island during the week of July 9-13 while it offered a Vacation Bible School for local children. ...

A group walk with a banner that reads "We are a safe place for LGBTQ Youth at St. James the Apostle, Sharon"

Church gives LGBTQ youth a safe place

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

In a conversation with his mother and aunt in 2015, Mylo Woods talked about how difficult it was to be a trans youth. “Everyone was ...

Play brings history to life

The Anglican September 1, 2018

Not many small Anglican churches have been in continuous ministry for 180 years. And not many can boast that the story of their founding can ...

Faith groups share beliefs over dinner

The Rev. Maria Nightingale September 1, 2018

Last summer, St. Peter, Erindale, Solel Synagogue in Mississauga and Masumeen Islamic Centre in Brampton joined forces to offer an Interfaith Peace Camp for children ...

People gather around a labyrinth in a lawn.

Rare gift

The Anglican September 1, 2018

On the morning of June 2, about 75 parishioners and friends of St. George, Grafton gathered for the opening of the St. George’s Gift Garden, ...

New trust launched at film gala

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

More than 160 years ago, Bishop John Strachan wrote to the clergy and laity of the Diocese of Toronto, expressing his hope of establishing an ...

Diocese supports new Indigenous health centre

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

The Diocese of Toronto has given a $250,000 grant to the Anishnawbe Health Foundation to help build a new Indigenous health and cultural centre in ...

With gratitude

The Anglican September 1, 2018

The Niiganni-gichigami (Lake Ontario) Gratitude Walk and Festival on June 8 in Toronto was led by Indigenous elder Wanda Whitebird. After prayers of gratitude and ...

Archbishop Colin Johnson walks with a large crowd of people on Danforth Ave.

Church responds to shooting spree

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

Archbishop Colin Johnson and his wife Ellen joined thousands of people for a vigil on Danforth Avenue in Toronto on July 25 after a man ...

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We always seem to be cooking up plans

The Anglican September 1, 2018

Jillian Ruch is an Area Youth Ministry Coordinator for the Episcopal Area of York-Scarborough and chair of the Archbishop’s Youth Ministry Committee (AYMC). If I ...

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

How the Creeds shape us

Bishop Jenny Andison September 1, 2018

Texting is a non-negotiable aspect of staying in touch with our teenage daughters, and so I’ve adopted many of the abbreviations that make texting such ...

Primate Hiltz sits on the chancel steps surrounded by young kids.

New scholarship honours Primate

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

A major new scholarship fund has been created to help clergy and laity attend courses at St. George’s College in Jerusalem, one of the leading ...

Andrew Asbil looks around as everyone stands and applauds.

Andrew Asbil elected coadjutor bishop

Stuart Mann September 1, 2018

The Very Rev. Andrew Asbil, rector of St. James Cathedral and dean of Toronto, has been elected coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Toronto. He ...