September 2023

Bishop Kevin Robertson walks in the Pride parade carrying a Pride flag with his son.

Proud Anglicans

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Anglicans walk and ride in the Pride Parade in downtown Toronto on June 25, with tens of thousands of people lining the route.

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Recital celebrates cathedral’s new organ console

The Anglican August 30, 2023

In July, St. James Cathedral received its new organ console from Létourneau Organs after two years of detailed planning, carving and sophisticated electrical and computer ...

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Birthdays

The Rev. Daniel Graves August 30, 2023

In church-land there are certain little customs that seem to develop over time. At first, they are innocuous, charming, even quaint; but it doesn’t take ...

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Ukrainians celebrate in Anglican cathedral

The Anglican August 30, 2023

FREDERICTON – More than 100 members of the Ukrainian Catholic Church met for a joyous Easter celebration at the Anglican cathedral in Fredericton. Their usual ...

Cathedral spire renovation finished

The Anglican August 30, 2023

MONTREAL – The restoration of Christ Church Cathedral’s iconic spire is finished. “The spire has, at long last, been unwrapped from its scaffolding and is ...

New church space opens

The Anglican August 30, 2023

HAMILTON – On Palm Sunday, Bishop Susan Bell did something that hasn’t happened in the Diocese of Niagara in nearly a quarter of a century. ...

Church helps bird guide with hearing

The Anglican August 30, 2023

KINGSTON – “I will again hear those sweet voices from nature. I will be able to hear my birds in the forests.” With those words, ...

Laity in mood for change, renewal

Stuart Mann August 30, 2023

As they emerge from the pandemic, many lay members of the Diocese of Toronto are in the mood for change and renewal – to cast ...

Group photo in a church with Primate Linda Nicholls in the centre.

Primate visits parish

The Anglican August 30, 2023

St. James, Caledon East welcomed Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, at a special Sunday morning service on June 4 to ...

People stand in front of shelves with food and dry goods holding postcards.

Advocates urge action for disabled

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Holy Trinity, Guildwood hosted a town hall meeting in June to raise awareness of the proposed Canada Disability Benefit. The event was held with Community ...

Church hosts tea for regional ministry

The Anglican August 30, 2023

On the morning of June 25, members from Trinity, Barrie, St. Margaret, Barrie and the Good Shepherd in Stayner gathered for an outdoor service and ...

Back at last

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Volunteers and migrant workers have a meal and worship together at St. Saviour, Orono in June – the first time in three years, due to ...

Church hosts mapping exercise

The Anglican August 30, 2023

St. Paul, Lindsay hosted “Mapping the Ground We Stand On,” facilitated by Cheryl Marek of the PWRDF, on June 24. The church welcomed about 20 ...

Food, book nook help neighbours

Sam Gillett August 30, 2023

St. David Anglican-Lutheran Church, Orillia remains intent on sharing love to its community, one veggie or book at a time. The congregation gathered on June ...

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Teams visit dozen churches in steeplechase

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Saturday, June 10 was a beautiful, sunny day for clergy, parishioners and the community to get to know people from other parishes and the buildings ...

Church holds first art silent auction

The Anglican August 30, 2023

For the first three Sundays in June, Christ Church, Campbellford held its first, and hopefully not last, art silent auction. The Anglican Church Women had ...

Four people holding a banner saying "Affirming Worship Durham Region, safe places of worship. you are welcome here."

Clergy walk in Pride march

The Anglican August 30, 2023

The main street in Port Perry was abuzz early on June 10 as many gathered to walk together in the first Pride march, organized by ...

Group of people pose for a photo at the cathedral's Canada Day barbecue.

Team effort

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Members of St. James Cathedral prepare and serve food at the cathedral’s annual Canada Day barbecue for the neighbourhood on July 1. The barbecue was ...

Bishop’s Company Dinner returns in person

Stuart Mann August 30, 2023

After a three-year hiatus, the Bishop’s Company Dinner is back in person. The dinner, which raises funds for clergy in need and other important causes ...

Hiking church connects us to creation

The Rev. Susan Spicer August 30, 2023

On a blustery day in Lent, 17 Anglicans took a silent walk in the Duffins Creek watershed. It was the first hiking church event hosted ...

What is the Season of Creation?

The Anglican August 30, 2023

Christians around the world are invited to give particular attention to praying and caring for God’s creation as part of the global Season of Creation, ...

I am an advocate for God’s creation

Monica Woodley August 30, 2023

My climate advocacy began quite by accident in 2015. The Lord works in mysterious ways! At a meet-and-greet of Toastmasters in Richmond Hill, an attendee ...

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Journalist to speak at Earthsong service

Heather Bennet August 30, 2023

This year’s Season of Creation at Church of the Redeemer, Bloor St., begins with its annual EarthSong service on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. This ...

Lament starts grief journey

Karen Turner August 30, 2023

Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish; together with the wild animals and the birds of the air, even the fish of ...

A member of the Common Table farm holds up beets harvested from the farm.

Farm feeds neighbours

Martha Holmen August 30, 2023

Residents of the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood welcomed another season of free, locally grown produce from the Common Table Farm this year. The farm, a project ...

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Humour enriches our spiritual life

Murray MacAdam August 30, 2023

As soon as I see a new issue of Sojourners in my mailbox, my heart leaps. It’s an award-winning Christian magazine from the U.S., full ...

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Putting our faith into action

Bishop Riscylla Shaw August 30, 2023

God is good! In the context of being faithful, courageous, wise and generous, how can we be influenced by the holy call for transformation, evolution ...