October 2021 Issue

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Canterbury Hills Camp: A Light in the Darkness

Zoe Oliviera

October: Latin American Heritage Month

I am humbled and honoured to serve in the diocesan Anti-racism Working Group and to be a proud member of ...

Antonio Illas

Honouring Faithful Ministry to the Church

A Selection of Profiles from 2021 Order of Niagara Awardees Each year, parishes are invited to nominate a person for ...

Diocesan Communications

Synod Convenes Virtually, Once Again

The 147th synod of the Diocese of Niagara will convene by Zoom videoconference again this fall, as a fourth wave ...

Bill Mous

Providing Hope Through the Pandemic

Despite being an incredibly challenging year, as its programs pivoted to adapt to the pandemic, St. Matthew’s House (SMH) has ...

Diocesan Communications

Faith, part 2: Faith and The Faith

Until then, we had done no more than exchange pleasantries on a Sunday morning. But one day Catherine asked if ...

John Bowen

The Missionality of Summer Prayer Walks

“I have not done a prayer walk before, but this experience has given me the opportunity to interact more deeply ...

Fran Wallace

Obscuring the Face of Christ

The devil, it’s said, has all the best tunes. Not sure if that’s necessarily true, but Beelzebub certainly has an ...

Michael Coren

Food For Life’s Green Innovation is on a Winning Track

Food For Life (FFL) is a registered charity serving Hamilton and Halton Region that “rescues” surplus edible food destined for landfills, and distributes it to those ...

Blair Richardson

Below the Surface of the Wilderness

In the nighttime when you are searching for answers, Yahweh comes to you. When you stretch out your arms and ...

Max Woolaver

Why I Joined Climate Justice Niagara

When I joined in on a Zoom meeting last Fall for Niagara in Action, I had no idea how much it would impact me. I had ...

Emily Pfau

God Bless You

I am sitting on the deacon’s bench pondering. As I write, it is a beautiful, sunny, breezy Sunday morning in ...

Ann Vander Berg

PWRDF Refugee Network Moves Heaven and Earth

By Suzanne Rumsey refugee (noun): a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, ...

Suzanne Rumsey

Ruth: A Story of Unwavering Love

Those familiar with the book of Ruth likely recognize the lyrical vow of unwavering, loyal love Ruth makes to her ...

John Course