diocesan news
This section shares stories from dioceses across Canada, highlighting ministry, community life and notable events.
November 21, 2013The Anglican Church of Canada will soon have a new diocese. On July 6, 2013, the General Synod approved Resolution B001, a proposal that an area mission in Northern Ontario…- November 15, 2013In August of 2012, Terry and Ida Reid loaded a year’s worth of belongings onto their half-ton truck and left Newville, in Central Newfoundland, to head west and north. “We…
- November 15, 2013Interview with The Rt. Rev. Tom Corston (Bishop of Moosonee, Retd) Council of the North Communications(CNC): Tell us about the changes that are taking place in Moosonee. Tom Corston(TC): The…
- November 15, 2013Several years ago, the son of a northern Ontario chief, an Anglican, died in a Thunder Bay hospital. The chief said that the Church had failed him and his family…
- October 24, 2013A new peer-to-peer learning program in the Diocese of Fredericton is changing the way the diocese–and now the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada–looks at continuing education for clergy.
- June 14, 2012One man's generosity is helping a parish in St. John's, Nfld., move from an expensive downtown building to a new church in a growing subdivision. When Victor LeRoy Ash died…
- January 18, 2012The Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson, General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada, shared a comprehensive vision of stewardship within the context of the Baptismal Covenant at a recent synod…
- October 26, 2011A $100,000 grant from the Diocese of Toronto will expand suicide prevention work in Canada’s north. This gift, reflecting a portion of sales from the diocese’s surplus properties, was presented…
- June 17, 2011Key financial and executive staff from Anglican dioceses across Canada met in Mississauga, Ont. June 10 to 12 to learn, network, and share feedback with General Synod. Through workshops, keynotes,…
- November 16, 2010Four breakaway congregations in the Vancouver area cannot keep their buildings, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled Nov. 15. The congregations left the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster over…
