February 2023 Issue
St. Margaret’s Inuit congregation offers unique opportunity for sharing and reconciliation
When St. Margaret’s was built in 1887 as a church for the village of Janeville outside Ottawa, it was surrounded by fields and forest. But ...
New director of communications and development appointed
Sandra Hamway has been hired as the Diocese’s new director of communications and development. Hamway has extensive experience in marketing and communications across both non-profit and ...
Breakfast is served at St. James Carleton Place
It is 9:15 a.m. Scrambled eggs are cooking in the frying pan. Clad in her new apron, Lynn keeps her watchful eye on the eggs, ...
St. Aidan’s and St. Thomas team up to give
In the St. Aidan’s neighbourhood, the Dempsey Community Centre was transformed just over a year ago into a city-run shelter for about 60 homeless women. ...
Feathers remind parishes of commitments to reconciliation
In collaboration with the diocesan All My Relations Circle, Crosstalk is publishing a series of photos to highlight how parishes in the diocese have chosen ...
St Luke’s Table has a new temporary home
The fire that severely damaged St Luke’s Church in October was a major blow to the diocese’s three Ottawa day programs. St. Luke’s Table was ...
Refugee ministry meets with Australian High Commission
Staff from the diocesan Refugee Ministry, the Rev. Canon Peter John Hobbs, director of Community Ministries, along with sponsors and people who have come to ...
Kelly Funeral Home renews its support
Staff from Kelly Funeral Homes made a special visit to Ascension House in December to bring a gift to the Diocese. John Laframboise, Kelly’s director ...
Indigenous engagement co-ordinator commissioned at St. John the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa commissioned Kimberly Johnson-Breen as its first Indigenous engagement co-ordinator on Jan. 8. At the closing of the Sunday Eucharist ...
A new year and another great line up of interns
A new year of the Youth Internship Program (YIP) began in the fall with another great line up of interns, faith formation team members and ...
My prayer is that the “helpful” sorting out of people will cease
I am a direct beneficiary of the extraordinary efforts of Anglican missionaries to spread the gospel around the world. The Anglican Church established itself as ...
Saint James, Perth
Anglican worship at Perth formally dates back to 1819 when the Rev. Michael Harris, a War of 1812 veteran, arrived to minister to a huge ...
Feeding the multitudes
The Gospel of John reports that Jesus fed the multitudes with five loaves and two fish. We have all been told of that miracle, but ...
Living faithfully doesn’t just happen