November 2026 Issue
Homelessness advocate voices support for Centre 454 during its housing crisis
It’s 9:30 a.m on a chilly early fall morning, and the outdoor courtyard of St. Albans Church on King Edward is a busy spot with ...
Blessing the pets who bless their humans
St. Helen’s Anglican Church in Orleans hosted its 5th annual Blessing of the Animals Garden Party on the afternoon of September 26. It was a ...
Christ Church Bells Corners receives WOCRC award
As the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) celebrated its 40th anniversary, executive director Leigh Couture thanked Christ Church Bells Corners for 25 years of ...
Book study in November aims to inspire action on housing justice
November is going to be reading month for Anglicans in the diocese who choose to join in a study of a provocative new book about ...
Belong Ottawa rides again
The sun shone on Belong Ottawa’s second annual Ride for Refuge fundraiser on Oct. 3. Supporters enjoyed the warm morning and autumn colours as they ...
Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women as priests — The Rev. Gwenda Wells
The Anglican Church of Canada is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood this month. The Diocese of Islands and ...
“You have all the choices in the world”
When she was appointed in 2020, the Very Rev. Beth Bretzlaff was the first woman to be the Dean of the Diocese of Ottawa and ...
Holy Trinity Church in Hawkesbury celebrates 180th anniversary
Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Hawkesbury celebrated its 180th anniversary on Aug. 30. Bishop Kathryn Otley travelled to Parish of the Lower Valley to take ...
Together For Nature song and storytelling event informed and entertained
A group of Mississippi Mills (aka Almonte) All My Relations members journeyed into Ottawa for the Together For Nature event Sept 15. We listened, learned ...
Navan Healing Garden to be created in the spring
St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Navan is dedicating some of its property as space to create a healing garden to be constructed in the spring. ...
Lift high the Cross
The Rt. Rev. Samuel Rose, Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, offered an inspiring sermon for the Ordination and Consecration of Commander (retired) the Ven. ...
St. Matthew’s in the Glebe welcomes a new music director
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the Glebe’s new director of music Owen Spicer has always enjoyed challenges. As a boy, he began pipe organ lessons ...
St. Matthew’s annual online auction to support Belong Ottawa
When St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the Glebe decided to take its popular Treasures Auction online in 2020, it was an experiment brought on by ...
Centre 105 gets by with a little help from its friends
From its early days as a small drop-in program at Trinity Church, Centre 105 has always enjoyed a close connection and wonderful support from the ...
All Saints, Nepean, elevation by T. Fuller — Ottawa West Deanery
What does Napanee have to do with the Diocese of Ottawa? Forty years ago, when the writer carried out research at the Anglican Diocese of ...
Anglicans mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026
Anglicans, as individuals and as parishes, observed the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 and throughout the week in a variety of ...
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