Elections and Our Duty
Rod McDowell
February 3, 2025
2025 marks the 45th federal election year. At the time of writing this article, before December 31, 2024, political instability has Canadians looking for an
2025 marks the 45th federal election year. At the time of writing this article, before December 31, 2024, political instability has Canadians looking for an
Hastily is an adverb from the word haste. Hastily, according to the Oxford Language dictionary, means “with excessive speed or urgency, hurriedly”. An NRSV Bible
On Saturday, Oct. 14, the deacons of this diocese spent a day with Roman Catholic deacons from the Diocese of St. Catharines. This was the
Miracles do happen, and that is indeed what happened in Welland on Christmas Day, 2022. Welland once had many large industrial plants, was the seat
This is a story of permanent or vocational deacons coming together. Our former Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, once described a gathering of deacons as a
In her recent charge to Synod, Bishop Susan Bell quoted from an interview with the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. In the interview Archbishop
The deacons of the Anglican Church of Canada have been in the habit of gathering every three years to worship, share, and educate in different locations across
For some time now, readers of this paper have seen a column called “The Deacons Bench.” Through this space, deacons from across this diocese have
It is a critical part of the ministry of the deacon to share experiences, educational opportunities, and to help each other as we try to