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The Rev. Canon George Kwari and Sadio Sissoko

Dinner and drumming extravaganza on Valentine’s Day!

Some things are just worth repeating!  And spending a hopping evening of yummy food, African drumming and dancing in the company of friends — young, ...
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St. Thomas the Apostle marks Black History Month

St. Thomas the Apostle invites the people of our diocese to a month of celebration to commemorate Black History Month. Our theme is Celebrating Blacks: ...
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Katherine Shadbolt-Parker, Tareq Qirreh and Bishop Shane Parker

Welcoming the new year at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa

Following the New Year’s Day Eucharist service, Anglicans from across the diocese gathered at a festive reception to share some holiday cheer.       ...
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The hired man/chauffeur of Reeve James Code shown in a remarkable 1903 photograph of farmers breaking stone to make gravel for the roads.

Black Anglicans in the Diocese, 1881-1923: Discrimination

In 2022, the Rev. Canon Hilary Murray proposed that she and the Archivist work together on an exhibit to mark the presence of Black Anglicans ...
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Tareq Qirreh

Palestinian student visits and shares experiences in Jerusalem

Let Light Shine: The Canadian campaign for St. George’s College Jerusalem that aims to raise $250,000 to support the college during the current war is ...
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The Rev. Margo Whittaker, Dr. Sarah Johnson, Bishop Shane Parker, Josh Barrett-Zentner and Charlie Scromeda

Clergy and Staff News — February 2025

Clergy news The Rev. Julian Campbell has been appointed Rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Wichita, in the Diocese of Kansas, effective Jan. 13, 2025. ...
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Cornerstone's new emergency shelter on Carling Ave.

Housing crisis adds pressure on Cornerstone shelter, Belong Ottawa and other agencies

Despite more than doubling its capacity in 2024, Cornerstone Housing for Women’s emergency shelter is forced to turn away more than 100 women seeking help ...
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Archbishop Anne Germond preaching at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa

Archbishop offers inspiration for facing the challenges of the new year

Archbishop Anne Germond, Acting Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, kept up the long-standing annual tradition of previous Primates, delivering the homily at the ...
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Roseline Mukonoweshuro and Farai Gumisai

PWRDF unveils new name and welcomes partners from Zimbabwe

There was a festive atmosphere at St. Stephen’s Church in Ottawa on a November evening as the diocesan Primate’s World Relief and Development (PWRDF) Working ...
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