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Stewardship Reflections with the Ven. Wayne Varley

Stewardship Reflections – Pentecost Year C Sunday June 8, 2025 – The Day of Pentecost  Based on Psalm 104:25-35, 37b The psalmist offers a picture of God’s generosity with an opening hand filling creation with good things. In response, how might we open our hands in gratitude and return a portion of our blessings with trust and joy? Sunday June 15, 2025 – Trinity Sunday  Based on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Wisdom was present at creation, delighting in the world and

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Highlights from Bishop William Cliff’s Charge to Synod 2025

Bishop William Cliff delivered his Charge to Synod 2025 at the Synod opening service at St. George’s Cathedral. What follows here is a detailed summary of his charge (a link at the bottom of this page will take you to the full text of the bishop’s charge): Bishop William Cliff’s Charge to Synod 2025 1. Gratitude and Reflection Bishop Cliff opened with a heartfelt thanks to the diocese for their warm welcome since his installation 18 months ago. He acknowledged

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Bishop William Cliff

Bishop-elect Cliff to be installed as 13th bishop

Following the election of Bishop William Cliff on April 29 to serve as the 13th bishop of our diocese, an allegation against Bishop Cliff was received by our Metropolitan Archbishop Anne Germond. The result of that allegation paused the concurrence process and necessitated the commencement of a formal investigative process undertaken at the Provincial level. Bishop Cliff was placed on an administrative suspension, known as an inhibition, a normal step in such circumstances pending the outcome of an investigation. A

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Three white people stand together. The woman on the right holds a plate and wears a blue dress and red bandana around her head. In the middle a man also holds a plate in a black shirt with collar and black jacket has his glasses on top of his head. The woman on the right is wearing a black brimmed hat with white flowers, a red jacket over a patterned blue and red dress.

Coronation Sunday at St. Paul’s in Brockville

St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Brockville celebrated the coronation of His Majesty King Charles lll with a celebratory brunch following the 10:00 a.m. service on May 7.  Partakers dined on Coronation Chicken served on a bed of greens which was the menu at the coronation brunch for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. Desserts included trifle and treacle tart; a tribute to England all the way. Diners were invited to dress in their finest with prizes awarded for the fanciest dressed.

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2023 RFP GOES GREEN: AFC issues $100,000 Green-Themed Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is inviting all Canadian Anglicans to put on their green-coloured classes and ready their submissions for the 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) under the theme: Viriditas—God’s Greening Power.  Addressing a capacity audience at the Diocese of Huron Synod on Monday, May 29, Dr. Scott Brubacher, AFC’s executive director, explained that the 2023 RFP was inspired by the Assembly 2023 theme of “Let there be greening” as both an expression of care for creation, and

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Diocese of Ontario Says Yes! to Igniting Youth Leadership in our deaneries

This year, in thanksgiving for and recognition of the ministry of Bishop Michael, the Diocese of Ontario is partnering with the Anglican Foundation of Canada’s (AFC) Say Yes! to Kids (SYTK) initiative—a ministry that is near and dear to Bishop Michael Oulton.  SYTK is a nationwide effort to create a sustainable, abundant source of funding for youth-focused initiatives across the Anglican Church of Canada. Since it was launched in 2021, SYTK has provided over $625,000 to more than 100 unique

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