September 2020

Fresh Start gets revamp for clergy in transition

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

For 17 years, the diocese’s Fresh Start program has supported hundreds of clergy to make successful transitions from one parish to another. Now, the program ...

Annual cycling fundraiser takes left turn

Janice Biehn September 1, 2020

For the past six years, volunteers across Canada have participated in the Ride for Refuge on behalf of The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund ...

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Reinventing stewardship has brought results

Peter Misiaszek September 1, 2020

The lockdown began in the third week of March. That week resonates strongly for many of us, as it brought in a period of unprecedented ...

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Church leaders come together for creation

Elin Goulden September 1, 2020

Churches around the world will be participating in an ecumenical Season of Creation, to be held from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. Delegates to General ...

Pandemic doesn’t stop outreach

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Queen’s Park was implementing public health measures and essential service providers were closing their doors, Angie ...

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I saw a way to live life with dignity

The Anglican September 1, 2020

Penny Nutbrown is the Sunday School teacher and Vacation Bible School leader at St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope. She is chair of the church’s ...

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We cannot be observers on the sidelines

The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields September 1, 2020

We Canadians are quick to sing the refrain, “We are not like the Americans.” Some 25 years ago, I heard that line repeated by Black ...

Many seafarers stranded during pandemic

The Rev. Judith Alltree September 1, 2020

Picture this: after a long 14-hour flight from Sydney, Australia, a huge aircraft lands in Vancouver, full of passengers and crew. The passengers happily deplane, ...

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Racism is smothering the beauty of God’s creation

Bishop Jenny Andison September 1, 2020

Lament is the prayer language for hurting Christians. Lament is a biblical way to share our grief, pain, anger and frustration with God, rooted in ...

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Priest offers prayers, blessings in parking lot

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

For the Rev. Richard Webb, interim priest-in-charge at the Church of the Incarnation in Toronto, physical connection is integral to the life of the Church. ...

Walk raises funds for FaithWorks

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

The Rev. Phil Gearing has a routine. He leaves his house every morning at 6 a.m. and walks 5.5 km, and then walks another 5.5 ...

A female priest holds different coloured masks. Another woman looks on.

Unique masks catch on

Allan McKee September 1, 2020

In April, as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging across Canada, staff at the Common Table, an urban farm project run by Flemingdon Park Ministry in ...