February 2026 Issue
Empathy project takes front-line workers into the experience of homelessness
Senior leaders of Cornerstone Housing for Women and Belong Ottawa, diocesan Community Ministries, can now say they have walked a mile in the shoes of ...
Written by
David Humphreys
Parishes make plans for observing Black History Month
St. Thomas the Apostle, Ottawa prepares a month of special Sundays A dedicated group of parishioners at St. Thomas the Apostle is preparing for our ...
Written by
Perspective
Clergy News – February 2026
Archdeacon Eric Morin has been appointed Incumbent of St. Thomas Stittsville, effective March 23, 2026. The Rev. Victoria Scott has been ...
Written by
Perspective
Coldest Night of the Year walk raises funds for Cornerstone Housing for Women
All Saints Westboro is once again hosting walkers in the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Cornerstone Housing for Women taking place on Feb. ...
Written by
Perspective
Alongside Hope’s solar suitcase campaign brings light to mothers and babies
In the closing months of 2025, the diocese of Ottawa supported Alongside Hope’s national campaign to bring light and renewable energy to rural clinics in ...
Written by
Valerie Maier
St. James’ monthly Gathering is a hit in Manotick
On the second Monday of each month, St. James Manotick invites members of the surrounding community into its parish hall for a hearty lunch, live ...
Written by
Leigh Anne Williams
Let more games begin … at St. John’s in Smiths Falls
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Brauer, incumbent of St. John the Evangelist in Smiths Falls, told members of Synod last fall how receiving a Future Fund ...
Written by
Leigh Anne Williams
March 2026 Future Fund deadline coming soon….
Future Fund grants provide the financial resources to support contextual mission initiatives and new worshiping communities. The next application deadline is March 15. Ron Brophy, ...
Written by
Perspective
Black Anglicans in the Diocese of Ottawa, 1978-2026
Editor’s note: this is the fifth in a series of Black History Month articles written by Dr. Lockwood, tracing the history of Blacks in the ...
Written by
Glenn J Lockwood
Looking to the past for a vision of peace in the Holy Land
By the Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Brittain Editor’s Note: Bishop Andrew Asbil of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto led a Canadian group on a pilgrimage ...
Written by
The Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Brittain
Cathedral Girls Choir celebrates its 25th anniversary
As Archbishop Shane Parker began his New Year’s Day homily at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, he congratulated and thanked the Cathedral Girls Choir, which ...
Written by
Leigh Anne Williams
Saint Mary’s Church, Westmeath — Deanery of the Northwest
Anglicans faced numerous challenges in getting established in eastern Ontario and western Quebec during the nineteenth century. This has not been the traditional account presented ...
Written by
Glenn J Lockwood












Let us pray for the election of a bishop for our Diocese