June 2025

St. John's parishioners gather by the Mādahòkì sign.

Visiting Mādahòkì Farm and the Spirit horses

Perspective May 23, 2025

A group of parishioners from St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa made a trip to Mādahòkì Farm on a chilly, grey day at the end ...

Diocese appoints Carole Breton as its director of communications and development

Perspective May 23, 2025

In April, Carole Breton joined the diocesan staff at Ascension House as the director of communications and development. With a focus on fostering both internal ...

Ellwood House celebrates progress in housing expansion

David Humphreys May 23, 2025

A new sign has been installed outside the Ellwood House property on Braeside Avenue in Alta Vista. Ellwood directors call it “the sign of progress,” ...

Clergy gather by the St. Bart's altar after the service

The Rev. Dr. Sony Jabouin received as an Anglican priest

Leigh Anne Williams May 23, 2025

On May 26, the Rev. Dr. Sony Jabouin was received as a priest in the Anglican Communion in a public celebration of the Eucharist at ...

Youth internship alumnus starts ecumenical student group at the University of Ottawa

Leigh Anne Williams May 23, 2025

Last year, James Adair, started a campus chapter of the Student Christian Movement (SCM) at the University of Ottawa. Although he knew of some existing ...

Participants in the G7 People's Forum march with Turn Debt into Hope banner.

G7 Jubilee People’s Forum inspires faith and action

James Adair May 23, 2025

As my flight landed in Calgary, it was hard not to be struck by the monumental scale of the mountains on the horizon and the ...

Staff from Village Health Works assess children for malnutrition in rural Burundi in 2017. Alongside Hope has partnered with VHW again, this time to support local production of a Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), the supply of which is in jeopardy due to aid cuts.

Alongside Hope close to achieving fundraising goal before June 30 matching grant deadline

Janice Biehn May 23, 2025

With one week left to go before a matching grant’s June 30 deadline, Alongside Hope is closing in on its fundraising goal. The Canadian Anglican ...

Composer Andrew Balfour brings diverse people and musical traditions together

Leigh Anne Williams May 20, 2025

Singers from many different choirs across the city gathered at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa on June 14 for a workshop with renowned composer and director ...

A letter to the clergy and people of our diocese

Bishop Shane Parker May 20, 2025

June 27, 2025 Dear Clergy and People of our Diocese, Our journeys in faith often bring us to a place where we are faced ...