February 2024 Issue

Bishop Peter Coffin, Gladys December and Elizabeth December in the Cathedral.

Gathering to greet the new year

Written by

Leigh Anne Williams

Christians in the Holy Land are “a butterfly between two hands,” bishop says

As new horrors of the war in Israel and Gaza unfold each day, Bishop Shane Parker told a January meeting of Diocesan Council for the ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

Gaining perspective, stepping into prayerfulness

I love almost any kind of vista. A compelling vista has details which become apparent as you gaze over it. The accompanying photograph captures a ...

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Bishop Shane Parker

Appointments

Clergy appointments The. Rev. Adam Brown was appointed as Incumbent of the Area Parish of the St. Lawrence and the Rev. Cynthia MacLachlan was appointed ...

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Perspective

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa launches Perspective, a new online newspaper

News in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa will be travelling much faster in 2024. The monthly print issues of Crosstalk will continue to be delivered ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

“We are calling out for peace”

The Ven. Imad Zoorob brought greetings from Archbishop Hosam Naoum and the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem to Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa on Jan. 7. ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

Perth group works to save affordable housing project

It’s one step forward and two steps back and never give up for the multi-year campaign by the Church of St James the Apostle to ...

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David Humphreys

St. Albans begins pilot project to address hunger on campus

When the Rev. Michael Garner began volunteering at the multi-faith chaplaincy office at the University of Ottawa in 2022, he was surprised by the number ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

St. Stephen’s marks Black History Month with drumming, teaching, music and food

Mark your calendars for St. Stephen’s Black History Month festivities, featuring an interactive drumming session, a mouth-watering dinner highlighting African-Caribbean cultures, dynamic guest choirs, and ...

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The Rev. Canon George Kwari

Parishioners say farewell to Innisville church

Parishioners are saying farewell to St. John’s Anglican Church, Innisville, which was officially disestablished on Dec. 12. It has been a long goodbye. The parish ...

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Leigh Anne Williams

Prayerfully rising to the challenge

As Bishop Shane outlined in his column on p. 2, the most recent Synod set two goals or challenges for every parish and congregation in ...

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Paul Mugarura

Church of the Epiphany, Gloucester, East Ottawa Deanery

A funny thing happened to the architecture of Anglican churches in the 1960s. It got religion. Or, to put it another way, people began thinking ...

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Glenn J Lockwood

PWRDF offers a new Lenten resource

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) and renowned biblical scholar Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat have created a free Lenten resource that focuses on health ...

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Perspective