September 2021 Issue

Training Leaders for God’s Mission

Diocesan Communications

Niagara’s host team for the conference: Deacon Jean Ruttan-Yates, Chaplain Tom Vaughan, Deacon Rod McDowell, and Deacon Sheila Plant.

A Virtual Disturbance – Canadian Deacons Gather

The deacons of the Anglican Church of Canada have been in the habit of gathering every three years to worship, share, and ...

Rod McDowell

Bishop Condemns Hamilton Hate Attack

In July, Bishop Susan Bell expressed shock and deep disappointment at the news that Hamilton Police were investigating a hate crime, ...

Diocesan Communications

In-Person Worship Services Resume Across Diocese

On Sunday, July 25, parishes in Niagara began a cautious re-opening of church buildings for in-person public worship services, with all parishes expected to re-open no later ...

Diocesan Communications

New University Chaplain Appointed for Brock

“We have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will ...

Krista Hilton

Reflecting on Sacred Circle

The tenth gathering of Sacred Circle, the national decision-making body for Indigenous Anglicans in Canada, happened over three days from July ...

Diocesan Communications

Faith, part 1: Why I am not “a person of faith”

I do not consider myself “a person of faith.” There, I said it. Are you shocked? Yes, I attend my parish church regularly. I ...

John Bowen

Writing to Learn, Writing to Pray

As a child in school, I became a proficient reader—a skill I credit with much of my success in life. I ...

Nancy McBride

Masks Make Almost $5000 for St. Matthew’s House

What happens when 1. You’ve got lots of time on your hands, 2. piles of sewing fabric are waiting for a project ...

Diocesan Communications

No Shipping, No Shopping

The world paid a great deal of attention to a gigantic container ship that somehow swiveled in the middle of the Suez ...

Judith Altree

You’ll Never Walk Alone

When you walk through a storm, Hold your head up high and don’t be afraid of the dark. At the ...

Sharyn Hall

Celebrating Black History

Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy ...

Mary Gordon

Baptising God

Humans are curious creatures. And by ‘curious’ I mean odd. Endowed with remarkable powers of observation and rational power, humans ...

Max Woolaver

Kitchen Bees Mark Delivery of 8000th Meal

Since starting the program back in April 2020, the Kitchen Bees have made over 8000 meals and worked with 75 ...

Alexis Mimacho

The Church – Called to be a Living Wage Employer

By How much does it cost to participate fully in community life? That question is at the heart of determining a living ...

Deirdre Pike

Empathy: The Great Virtue

In recent months, churches in Canada have been attacked, some of them destroyed. Most have been Roman Catholic, but some ...

Michael Coren

Our House Is on Fire

This September we celebrate the fifth Season of Creation, a five-week segment of the church year when we focus on our ...

Sue Carson

Church of the Ever Greater God: Life Beyond the Pandemic?

I was sitting on the patio of Conversations Café in downtown Beamsville, on a bright, cloudless morning, with a steaming ...

Daniel Tatarnic