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Bishop Asbil speaks out on housing crisis

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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 ...
The Rev. Andrea Budgey dressed up as Effie Trinket flanked by Hunger Games-style peacekeepers.

Skit highlights meager funds for needy

Effie Trinket, the shallow character from the popular movie The Hunger Games, came to Toronto’s City Hall on Jan. 10 for a “reaping” –  choosing ...
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Conference urges justice, equity for all

Participants at the diocese’s annual Outreach and Advocacy Conference heard a powerful call to work for equity in the Church and society, and grappled with ...
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Vestry motion informs and advocates

Most Christians would agree that we are called to care for the vulnerable in our midst. Whether directly through food banks, Out of the Cold, ...
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Conference seeks to break down barriers

The diocese’s annual Outreach and Advocacy Conference will take place on Nov. 4 at St. John, York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr., Toronto. St. John’s ...
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Diocese welcomes social justice consultant

Elin Goulden started as the diocese’s new social justice and advocacy consultant at the beginning of April. Before taking on this position, she had been ...
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Listen and let their stories change us

This past year, the diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee was forced to confront its complicity in systemic racism. As we were planning our fall ...
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Faith groups come together on poverty

Members of several faith traditions gathered at Queen’s Park on Nov. 24 to hear about the possibilities of a basic income and to strategize for ...
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Balancing priorities

On Nov. 21, Archbishop Colin Johnson and the diocese’s Poverty Reduction Committee submitted the following brief to the Government of Ontario’s pre-budget consultations.   About ...
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