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St. Matthew’s online treasures auction returns

Last year, St. Matthew’s online auction raised about $40,000. It was such a fun event that the church is planning another that will feature art, ...
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Rev. Colin McFarland and his new percussion back-up.

St. Margaret’s Vanier hosts a church school picnic, COVID-style

“DON’T bring food!” was the unusual request sent out to St. Margaret’s families in advance of their Sept.12 church school picnic in Strathcona Park. Instead, ...
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Minority government should be good news for affordable housing, refugees

The federal election results should bode well for stakeholders concerned with homelessness, affordable housing and refugee sponsorship and support. These include Anglican Diocese of Ottawa ...
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Clergy news

The Rev. Canon Kenneth Davis has been appointed to the Cathedral Canonry of Saint Deborah, effective Oct. 1, 2021.  The Rev. Dr. Caroline Ducros has ...
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Multifaith Housing Initiative: an affordable housing partner

Our diocesan commitment to affordable housing, so well covered in David Humphrey’s articles in the September issue of Crosstalk and the work of the diocesan ...
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The “Remember Me” gathering on Parliament Hill was led by Indigenous women. Jonel Beauvais (left) from Akwesasne was among those who spoke.

A new day to remember and listen

On Sept. 30, Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Parliament Hill was awash in orange.  It’s the colour of the special shirt that ...
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Online silent auction tips for your parish

Typically the time for parish fundraisers is in the fall and winter:  bake sales, harvest suppers, Christmas dinners, and so on.  However, the pandemic has ...
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Introducing Gwen Lévesque

Gwen Lévesque, chair of the Cathedral Hill Foundation since June 2020, is a chartered professional accountant who was a regional director with the Canada Revenue ...
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Construction begins on second phase of Cathedral Hill development

Approaching Christ Church Cathedral over the summer and this fall, it is impossible not to notice that big changes are afoot. The second phase of ...
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