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Sharon York, passionate former director of the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, mourned

Leigh Anne Williams March 20, 2025

Sharon York, the former executive director of the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, died on Feb. 5, 2025 at the age of 68 following a sudden ...

Women work together to weave milk bags into mats.

All Saints Greely makes a difference one milk bag at a time

Grace Jones March 20, 2025

What do you do with your milk bags? Do they have a use before going to the landfill? In the hall of All Saints Greely approximately 1,500 ...

The Rev. Canon Aigah Attagutsiak with Governor General Mary Simon

Anglicans honoured at Rideau Hall ceremony

Perspective March 20, 2025

Governor General Mary Simon awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal to the Rev. Canon Aigah Attagutsiak at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Feb. ...

Clergy news — April 2025

Perspective March 20, 2025

The Rev. Canon George Kwari has been appointed Incumbent of the Parish of St. Barnabas Ottawa, effective May 5, 2025. The ...

L-R: Pam Hazen, gardener; Barbara Bottriell, PWRDF parish representative, and the Rev. Lee Lambert, incumbent at St. Thomas Stittsville, plant a seedling.

Branches of Hope project celebrates success — 24,000 trees planted in Uganda and Ottawa

Valerie Maier March 20, 2025

In 2022 the Diocesan PWRDF/Alongside Working Group were inspired by a PWRDF partner visiting Ottawa who describing the tragic consequences of changing climate occurring in ...

Martine Doré and the Rev. Chung Yan Lam in the

All Saints’ Westboro’s food bank cares for its neighbours

Leigh Anne Williams March 20, 2025

Walking or driving by on Richmond Road, many people don’t know that All Saints’ Westboro has a busy food bank that has been quietly helping ...

The Ven. Monique Stone holds open a door.

Support helps make affordable housing into homes

David Humphreys March 20, 2025

When it comes to housing society’s vulnerable citizens, creating safe, accessible and adequate spaces is just the beginning. As the diocese’s goal of creating 125 ...

Fog rolling in on the Maumturks, Co Galway, Ireland

When God showed us the way home

Bishop Shane Parker March 20, 2025

I have often travelled to my parents’ homeland of Ireland over the years and have spent many long days in the beautiful mountain region of ...

Christ on the Cross stained glass window

Reflections on the Cross

The Rev. Canon Stewart Murray February 20, 2025

For me the journey of Lent is dominated by the long shadow of the Cross. The meaning of Christ’s sacrifice and my understanding and response ...