Refugee Ministry

Wahida Azizi and Tajuddin Farzam at a museum.

Afghan couple celebrates one year in Canada with thanks to friends

Perspective May 20, 2024

In the December 2023 issue of Perspective, Wahida Azizi and Tajjudin Farzam shared the story of their escape from Afghanistan and how the Anglican Diocese ...

Remembering refugees with Saint Bernard de Clairvaux

The Rt. Rev. Peter R. Coffin November 20, 2023

Reading Hélène Goulet’s wonderful article about St. Bernard’s tribute to Charlotte Davidson (Crosstalk, April 2023) for her 40 years of providing Christian education to children ...

A daring escape and a new life in Canada with help from the Refugee Ministry

Leigh Anne Williams November 20, 2023

Wahida Azizi recalls her last day of work in Afghanistan vividly. An activist for women’s rights, Azizi advised women about their rights to be educated, ...

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St. Thomas parishioners are helping Ukrainian families settle in Ottawa South

Leigh Anne Williams March 1, 2023

One year after the devastating war in Ukraine began, thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war are trying to make their way in Canada while ...