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Archbishop Chris Harper: Sacred Beginnings, Reconciliation and the Diocese of Ontario

At our 2021 Synod, the Diocese of Ontario made a commitment to share the net proceeds from the sale of land to be donated to the Indigenous Healing Ministries fund. Our National Indigenous Archbishop, The Most Reverend Chris Harper recently visited the Diocese of Ontario and reflected on how these donations have been crucial in funding the Sacred Beginnings youth gathering, a cultural camp aimed at Indigenous youth. Sacred Beginnings brings together Indigenous youth to learn about their culture, traditions,

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The Impact of Prison Ministry Volunteering

The Reverend Canon Sharon Dunlop, a deacon at St. James’ Anglican Church in Kingston, wants to encourage more volunteers to get involved with prison ministry. Sharon knows this ministry well – She is deeply involved in social justice issues, co-leading the St. James’ Reconciliation Committee and being a member of the Justice and Peace Commission. Sharon sees prison ministry volunteering as a powerful way to make a positive impact on the lives of incarcerated individuals. At local Institutions in the

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Sunday Suppers celebrate 17th year

On the first Sunday of each month, volunteers gather in the afternoon at Saint Lawrence Parish in Brockville to get ready to welcome people from their community into the church hall for a sit down, home cooked meal. They are those who could be from any community across Eastern Ontario—those who struggle with food insecurity, a growing problem that has only increased since the pandemic.  A significant issue in Brockville, recent data suggest that 15.5% of households struggle to access

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Dialogue to stop printing in 2025, to join AnglicanNews.ca online

In December of 2011, Bishop Michael Oulton wrote a letter to the congregations of the Diocese of Ontario outlining Synod Council decisions to suspend certain ministries in order to deal with a deficit budget. One of those decisions made was to stop the printing of the Dialogue newspaper. The editor at that time, Francie Healy, said in her note to the diocese in that last January 2012 issue: “It’s a new, if difficult, time for the diocese, and although transition

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Saint Lawrence Parish meets accessibility standards with vital upgrades

In 2006 the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) established the LeSueur and Althera Brodie Fund to provide support for parish projects that benefit seniors. The fund has currently helped more than 50 Anglican Churches in Canada on the path to accessibility. “So that they may be safe, welcoming and accessible spaces for older Canadians” as quoted by Foundation Executive Director Scott Brubacher. The Parish of the St. Lawrence in Brockville has done just that by embarking on an ambitious series

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