October 2025 Issue

Exterior view of Christ Church Cathedrals window and fall leaves

Electing a new bishop

Exterior view of Ellwwod House and its fromer rectory

Construction of Ellwood House extension set for spring

The long-planned expansion of Ellwood House in Alta Vista has moved closer with the decision of its board of directors to break ground early next ...
Banner for the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa on the back of a white truck.

Capital Pride March 2025 called off

As you can see in the photos, many Anglicans turned out for the Capital Pride March on Aug. 24, but they did not march because ...
Nora Waddell and Archdeacon Patrick Stephens in the library with apple tree mural.

Nurturing a love of reading at St. Barnabas, Deep River

St. Barnabas in Deep River has something new that draws young and old, parishioners and visitors. Before and after worship services, during events in the ...
Icon of Julian of Norwich

All Shall Be Well

On Saturday, Aug. 23, more than 100 parishioners and friends joined a “virtual pilgrimage” to the Julian Shrine in Norwich, UK, hosted on the Julian ...
The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker

From our Bishop

A letter to the clergy and people of our diocese

June 27, 2025   Dear Clergy and People of our Diocese, Our journeys in faith often bring us to a place where we are faced ...

An abiding sense of thanksgiving

In the early weeks following my consecration as your bishop on the Feast of Pentecost in 2020, we were in lockdown, and I was limited ...

The heart of prayer

This year, Ascension Day falls late in May (a couple of days before the fifth anniversary of my consecration as your bishop). I have always ...
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Reflection

Se préparer à la mort

C’est un peu un cliché de dire que nous vivons dans une culture qui nie la mort. Le contraire, c’est-à-dire la conscience de la mort, ...

The blessing of thanksgiving

During this fall season my thoughts keep coming back to gratitude and blessings, particularly as we celebrate Thanksgiving in October reading a familiar passage of ...

Creating church in the forest

There is something sacred, imperfect and beautiful when you take church into the forest. To walk along a path with a group of people, who ...