Letter to the Diocese from Bishop Andrew

March 21, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, I recently took part in a meeting on Zoom, the online platform that so many of us are now using. Before the meeting started, we shared stories about what was going on in our lives and our church communities. The stories and...

The Feast of St Joseph

March 19, 2020 The Right Reverend Riscylla Shaw Area Bishop of Trent-Durham Bishop Suffragan of Toronto Dear Friends in Christ ~ grace to you and peace this day. I have been praying for you, without ceasing, as the days go by and the publications grow more intense....

Love for Enemies

St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th Today we honour Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to Ireland in the early 400s. He was born in Britain, and was kidnapped by Irish pirates who sold him into slavery in their homeland. Later he fled, returned...

Jesus healing the blind young man

March 02, 2020 John 9:1-41 (I will not be printing the full text, you may have a Bible to read or can access the passage through the internet.) Jesus healing the blind young man. Jesus’ disciples ask him at the beginning; Rabbi who sinned the man or his parents?...