Coldest Night Warms Hearts In Pandemic
ANGLICANS IN ACTION, COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR, ST. CHRISTOPHER’S BURLINGTON Emerging safely from lockdown for a good cause, close to 25,000 walkers raised nearly 10 million dollars across Canada in support of charities serving people experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger. The Coldest Night of the Year is a family-friendly walk held annually in mid-February. Over 70 […]
Being the Face of Christ
PANDEMIC RESPONSE FUND As the pandemic persists, parishes continue to creatively adapt to respond to human need with loving service. The diocesan Pandemic Response Fund continues to support parishes in their vitally important Gospel work. Donations can be made online here: niagaraanglican.ca/donate-pandemic Ecumenical Campus Ministry (ECM) at the University of Guelph delivered Advent Care packages to […]
Lenten Experience Deepened by Welsh Connection
International travel is out of reach this spring, but the parishes of St. James, Fergus and Bro Celynnin (Anglican Diocese of Bangor in North Wales) are sharing the armchair journey of a lifetime! Together, we are deepening our Lenten experience by sparking some new friendships, hearing some stories from across the seas, and sharing in […]
Revive Celebrates First Year
16 Niagara parishes participate in program of spiritual growth “I went to Revive because my rector invited me, I had no idea the wonderful spiritual adventure I was about to begin,” exclaimed Jim Steadwick, whose response is typical of participants surveyed after taking the Revive program that ran last year in the diocese and wrapped […]
Six Ways to Believe in the Resurrection
I remember once doing a debate on the rationality of faith with a philosophy professor in Montreal. In the course of the debate, I said something about Jesus coming back from death, and he immediately shot back, “Sure Jesus is alive. You mean like Elvis?” For many thoughtful people in our world—and some in our […]
Embracing Constant Revolution and Evolution
We’ve just commemorated Black History Month, which in itself is an admission of failure. It should be unnecessary, redundant, should be part of the daily history of an equality-based society. But it’s not. At our church in Burlington we discussed the iconography of the white Jesus, what it meant, and the damage it caused. Yeshua […]
A Continuum of Healing and Wholeness
Members of the Anti-racism Working Group will be sharing reflections about their perspectives on the group’s work over the next several months. The sixteen participants, invited by the bishop to join a team charged with making recommendations that would help the diocese of Niagara become more just, diverse, inclusive and equitable, are a mix of […]
Anti-Racism Awareness in our Diocesan and Church Cultures
As someone who was not born in this land, I am humbled to walk with those who have been in this longer than myself. The people of African descent have carried deep wounds and emotional traumas resulting from racism, based on the colour of their skin, their language, or place of origin. I respect the […]
Advocacy Oct 2020 Migrant Farm Workers
Presentation on the Issues of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada and potential Solutions Source: Sponsored by St. Luke’s Church, Burlington, Ontario
Invisible No More
Invisible no more: Migrant worker outreach moves from the church to the field Anglican Diocese of Niagara’s Migrant Farmworkers Project continues to distribute food and clothing during pandemic Antonio and Cela Illas loaded a Nissan Versa with donations of food and clothing on a recent Friday afternoon before driving to Niagara-on-the-Lake. They arrived at 5 […]
