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Why are so many people hungry?

September 28, 2022
Abundance is central to the gospel promise. God wants everyone to “have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10). The prophet Isaiah exhorts ...
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Parish rallies around evicted residents

September 28, 2022
Over the summer, a west-end Toronto church joined its local community in supporting evicted residents of a nearby Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) complex. On May ...
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Parishes pass vestry motion to support workers

June 20, 2022
Last fall, the diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee, with the support of the College of Bishops, put forward a motion calling on the provincial ...
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An opportunity to vote with our values

June 20, 2022
On June 2, Ontarians go to the polls to choose the next provincial government. As Canadians, the right to vote is an integral part of ...
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Observe Refugee Sunday and save lives

May 1, 2022
War. Environmental crisis. Famine. Injustice. Racism. Xenophobia. These are some of the factors that lead to human migration and cause individuals and families to seek ...
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Building a healthier, more resilient Ontario

March 1, 2022
This is a summary of “Putting Ontario on the Road to Recovery,” the provincial pre-budget submission from Bishop Asbil and the Social Justice & Advocacy ...
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Symposium looks at ‘homefulness’

September 1, 2021
The Sorrento Centre is an Anglican education and retreat centre located on Shuswap Lake in the central interior of British Columbia. The Rev. Michael Shapcott, ...
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Parishes respond to anti-racism vestry motion

May 1, 2021
Last November, the College of Bishops approved the Social Justice Vestry Motion “Committing Ourselves to Anti-Racism.” While in most years the Social Justice & Advocacy ...
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Bishop Asbil speaks out on housing crisis

January 1, 2021
On Nov. 18, in anticipation of National Housing Day, Bishop Andrew Asbil spoke to members of the media and others outside Holy Trinity, Trinity Square ...
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Conference affirms value of everyone

December 1, 2020
“No one is disposable” was the theme of the diocese’s outreach conference, held Oct. 24. The conference underscored that message by tackling the feeling of ...
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Perhaps we can rise to this moment

December 1, 2020
Nights in Advent are dark and very long. In a drafty old church in Kensington Market, people sit below the dim stained glass, six feet ...
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Anglicans help most vulnerable

May 1, 2020
Anglicans continue to do good work to care and advocate for the most vulnerable at this critical time. While the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered church ...
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Poverty maze builds empathy, dispels myths

March 1, 2020
The newly formed Uxbridge Poverty Coalition hosted a “Poverty Maze” last November to raise awareness of the realities of life below the poverty line in ...
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Vestry motion helps us care for creation

January 1, 2020
It’s time to get serious about creation care. From widespread fires in Australia and the Amazon to the flooding of Venice’s council chambers, the disrupting ...
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Church to provide emergency shelter in York Region

December 1, 2019
Holy Trinity, Thornhill is taking seriously its commitment to stand in solidarity with those living in poverty. In a special meeting on Oct. 20, its ...
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Justice is church work: speaker

December 1, 2019
The “radical, revolutionary” message of Jesus can sustain us when the signs of the times can cause us to lose hope, said Thea Prescod, the ...
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Church improves building, programs for city’s poorest

October 1, 2019
When the Rev. Dr. Alison Falby arrived at All Saints, Sherbourne Street nine months ago, the church was going through one of its hardest winters. ...
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Helping homeless in tents a ‘life-giving’ experience, says Peterborough priest

October 1, 2019
For the Rev. Canon Brad Smith, helping some homeless people in Peterborough this summer has been a bruising experience, but it has also deepened his ...
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Conference to provide ray of hope

September 1, 2019
“There are many who say, ‘O that we might see some good!’” – Psalm 4:6 Climate change, worsening inequality, the rise of hate groups, racist ...
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Government urged to keep sites open

May 1, 2019
The diocese’s College of Bishops and four clergy have written to Minister of Health Christine Elliott, expressing their concern over the provincial government’s decision to ...
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Justice walk turns 40

April 1, 2019
Toronto’s Ecumenical Good Friday Walk for Justice is celebrating its 40th anniversary. This year’s walk will be held on Good Friday, April 19, beginning at ...
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Memorial service fills church, spurs call for change

April 1, 2019
Nearly 150 people filled Holy Trinity, Trinity Square in Toronto on Feb. 12 to celebrate, mourn and honour eight individuals who died without a home ...
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A budget for the people

March 1, 2019
This is the executive summary of “A Budget for the People,” a brief submitted to the Provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs by ...
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Stand in solidarity with those living in poverty

January 1, 2019
“Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, Open your hand to the poor and needy ...
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Go beyond charity, says speaker

December 1, 2018
Progressing from personal acts of charitableness to working for systemic justice was the topic of the keynote address at “Transformed Hearts, Transforming Structure,” the diocese’s ...

Remember our Christian values

June 1, 2018
Ontarians will be going to the polls on June 7 to choose who will represent us at Queen’s Park for the next four years. Not ...
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Actors lament plight of homeless outside church

April 1, 2018
Holy Trinity, Trinity Square’s monthly observance for Toronto’s homeless on Feb. 13 included a novel component: a performance based on Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear. The ...
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