January 2023 Issue

Bishop Announces Lenten Books for 2023: Three Authors from Within Diocese of Niagara Chosen

Emily Hill

Climate Justice Niagara Joins Advocates to Stop Bill 23

The “More Homes Built Faster Act,” otherwise known as Bill 23, passed in late November despite province-wide protests. One could ...

Deirdre Pike

Why go to Church? What makes the weekly discipline worthwhile

I am currently rereading C.S. Lewis’ autobiography, Surprised by Joy, and one thing that has struck me afresh is his ...

John Bowen

Human Trafficking Justice Niagara is Urging Parishes to Mark Freedom Sunday on February 19

Freedom Sunday, a global church movement, provides an opportunity for people to deepen their understanding of modern slavery and human ...

Deirdre Pike

Waking Up to Christian Unity

There is a sound that parents of multiple children know, a sound that filters through the woodwork of a house ...

Aaron Orear

Your Ministry at McMaster

Stepping into ministry at McMaster as your Interim Ecumenical Chaplain has been an exhilarating experience! While McMaster University started as ...

Allison Barrett

Community Partnerships Result In Socktober Success

The Helper Bees at the Church of the Apostles in Guelph set a lofty goal of collecting 4,000 pairs of ...

Samy Masaal

Good Bones

“Here, then, is the crucial question which we have been leading up to. Have we ever opened our door to ...

Max Woolaver

Deacons Across the Border

This is a story of permanent or vocational deacons coming together. Our former Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, once described a ...

Rod McDowell

Returning Home

I haven’t been back to Britain for more than three years. The pandemic and a minor surgical procedure were the ...

Michael Coren

The Age of Rising Seas

Recently, scientists have discovered underwater creatures which no one knew existed. Explorers have discovered caves with majestic creations of gypsum ...

Sharyn Hall

Two Long-Time Diocesan Staff Retiring

With more than a half of century of service to the diocese combined, Canon Christyn Perkons and Debbie Young are ...

Diocesan Communications

St. Matthew’s House invites people to join the 412 Barton Street Campaign

St. Matthew’s House, a charitable, non-profit multi-service agency in Hamilton, is seeking donations supporting their ambitious capital campaign for the ...

Diocesan Communications

“Poppies for Peace” Remembrance Art Display

Inspired by installations in Canada and the UK, The Church of the Incarnation, Oakville has embarked on a Poppies for ...

Leslie Hickey