March 2023 Issue
Perth’s affordable housing project gets bigger
The town of Perth’s zoning requirements have unexpectedly quadrupled the size of St James the Apostle’s affordable housing project. During last fall’s municipal election campaign ...
A group visit to a Sikh temple
On Jan. 14, diocesan interfaith officer the Rev. Canon Gary van der Meer led a group of parishioners from St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa ...
Meet Oksana and Mariana Kateryniak
Both of the Ukrainian families being supported by St. Thomas the Apostle come from the city of Berezhana in the western part of Ukraine, about ...
St. Barnabas invites St. Luke’s Table in out of the cold
St. Luke’s Table has a new location for a Saturday program this winter in the parish hall of St. Barnabas Anglican Church in downtown Ottawa ...
Agencies come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
Eight organizations that serve women in Ottawa are planning to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 together. There will be food, entertainment and activities ...
Centre 454, St. Luke’s Table and The Well day programs unite as Belong Ottawa
The Anglican Community Ministry day programs — Centre 454, St. Luke’s Table and The Well— are officially merging into one organization with the new name ...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Seeking justice together
Marking the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, clergy and parishioners from multiple denominations gathered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in downtown ...
Ottawa Valley service highlights partnership and charity
By the Rev. Claire Bramma In contrast to the grey skies and snow flurries during the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 22, the light and hope ...
Walking with those who choose a medically assisted death and their loved ones
Among the many demanding roles clergy step in and out of is providing pastoral care to people who are dying and to their loved ones. ...
Black History Month celebrations begin with a call to serve as salt and light to combat racism
Celebrations of Black History Month in the diocese began at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Ottawa on Feb. 5 with the return of guest speaker ...
Anglican Foundation celebrating ACW support of Northern Clergy Housing Fund
“There has never been a swifter or more generous response to the establishment of a new fund than the ACW Council of the North Retired ...
Lent Opportunities
Let Me Go There: The Spirit of Lent by Dr. Paula Gooder Lent Fast for the Earth Anglican Diocese of Toronto https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lent-Fast-2022.pdf
Finding peace at the end of the day
By Archdeacon Rhonda Waters Many years ago, a wise person shared an observation that continues to resonate with me: You can only do a day’s ...
Major changes to Anglican Foundation grants program
The Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) grants program will look substantially different in 2023 thanks to some important changes approved by the AFC Board of ...
Clapboard buttresses
What are we to make of Saint Mark’s Church, Avonmore, viewed here as photographed in the mid twentieth century? It looks so pristine, so perfect, ...
Anglican celebrations at Garrison Petawawa
By Hilda Young St. George Chapel Garrison Petawawa is the chapel on base that encompasses all the Christian denominations except the Roman Catholic. On Saturday, ...
Pastoral Care Training Program, Spring 2023
By Josephine Hall As 2022 fades behind us and we look forward to the new year, we are pleased to announce our programs for spring ...
Online ecumenical series starts March 1
By The Rev. Chung Yan Lam The Christian Council of the Capital Area (CCCA) has for many years been encouraging ecumenical engagement through worship, education, ...
Marriage Preparation online
To provide maximum flexibility for couples and clergy, the Diocese recommends an online Marriage Preparation webinar provided by HumanCare Marriage Prep at https://www.marriageprep.com/. The pre-recorded ...
Following in Jesus’ footsteps through Jerusalem and Galilee