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A message from the Ontario House of Bishops as we approach the anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic on March 11th. We invite you to mark this anniversary by observing March 11th as a day of prayer and fasting.

Stewardship Reflections with the Ven. Wayne Varley The following reflections are intended to encourage individuals and parishes to think about biblical and holistic stewardship and serve as guideposts along the way of our individual and collective faith journey. Bless you throughout the holy season Lent by your self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reading and meditating on the word of God. Bless you with the joy, power and reality of resurrection in yo...ur lives and be filled with the Spirit of love so that we may give witness to the risen Lord Jesus Christ. Let us faithfully take care of all that is entrusted to us throughout 2021.

Read online the Spring 2021 issue of Dialogue, the quarterly newspaper for the Anglican Diocese of Ontario.

Sunday Morning Prayer with Bishop Michael Oulton, March 7, 2021 at 11 am. As part of his 2021 Lenten series featuring outreach ministry in our diocese, Bishop Michael pays a short visit to the New Legacy Centre in Tamworth.

Bishop's prayer request for the family of Mary Lou Workman - https://mailchi.mp//bishops-prayer-request-for-the-family-

"Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and a violation of our baptismal covenant to respect the dignity of every human being." Primate Linda Nicholls writes in advance of Freedom Sunday.

On this First Sunday in Lent Bishop Michael explores the theme of promise. The promise of the covenants that God has made with humanity, and the promise fulfulled for us in the coming of Jesus Christ to be present with us. Join the bishop, Sunday February 21 at 11 am for online Morning Prayer Service.

eNews Weekly - week of February 17, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/20/enews-weekly-week-of-february-17-2021

Stewardship reflections with the Ven. Wayne Varley The following reflections are intended to encourage individuals and parishes to think about biblical and holistic stewardship and serve as guideposts along the way of our individual and collective faith journey. Bless you throughout the holy season Lent by your self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reading and meditating on the word of God. Bless you with the joy, power and reality of resurrection in yo...ur lives and be filled with the Spirit of love so that we may give witness to the risen Lord Jesus Christ. Let us faithfully take care of all that is entrusted to us throughout 2021. See more

Prayer request for Bishop Michael Hawkins - https://mailchi.mp//prayer-request-for-bishop-michael-hawk

Help support PWRDF on Giving Tuesday Giving Tuesday is one week away, and we hope you will kick off the holiday season by supporting the work of PWRDF and our All Mothers and Children Count COVID-19 Extension program. Donations are being matched 6:1 by the Government of Canada. #GivingTuesday #Savethedate

eNews Weekly - Week of November 18, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/8a/enews-weekly-week-of-november-18-2020

The Winter 2020 issue of Dialogue, the quarterly newspaper for the Anglican Diocese of Ontario is now online. Read about Lunch by George and how they expanded their meal program during COVID-19, mission and ministry planning with the Diocese of Ontario Foundation, words of hope from the prophets of old with Bishop Oulton and much more!

The Anglican/Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is encouraging members of our diocese to consider volunteering with the Partners in Mission Food Bank as we approach the holiday season this year.

eNews Weekly - Week of October 28, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/b82/enews-weekly-week-of-october-28-2020

Prayers for the Allie Hendra and family - https://mailchi.mp//prayers-for-the-allie-hendra-and-family

October 28 is the feast of Saint Simon the Zealot and Saint Jude Thaddeus, two of the twelve Apostles named by Jesus. They share a common feast day because, according to later tradition, they ministered in Persia and there, received the crown of martyrdom on the same day in c. 65 AD. In Matthew and Mark, Simon is referred to as the Cananean. Luke calls him the Zealot, perhaps due to his zeal in upholding the Law, or perhaps he was a member of the radical Jewish sect so named.... This designation helped to distinguish him from fellow Apostle, Simon Peter. After Christs’ Ascension and the Council of Jerusalem, Simon preached the Gospel in Egypt, Carthage, Spain and possibly Britain, before going to Jerusalem. There, he joined Jude on missionary journeys to Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia. Popular piety attests that he was sawed in half and devoured by lions. Simon is most often depicted in art with a saw, the instrument of his martyrdom. Saint Jude or Judas, also called Thaddeus or Lebbeus, wrote the New Testament Epistle that bears his name. Scripture identifies him as the brother of James, and it is generally believed that this is Saint James the Less. It is probable that Jude was a childhood companion of Jesus as it is widely held that Jude was the nephew of the Blessed Mother and a cousin of Christ. In the Gospel of John, at the Last Supper, Jude asks Jesus why he does not manifest himself to the whole world. Jesus replies: [to Jude and to us) Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. The Apostle known as the patron of impossible causes, ordered demons out of pagan temples and once miraculously healed a pagan king by showing him an image of Christ and proclaiming the Name of Jesus over him. St. Jude, together with St. Simon, is credited with converting the Persian King Varardach and his court to the Faith. Several accounts contend that Jude was crucified as an example to perspective converts, but most hold to the tradition that he was beaten and beheaded. He is frequently depicted holding the face of Christ and a club, the means of his martyrdom. In some depictions, a flame extends from his forehead, symbolizing the power and action of the Holy Spirit.

Season of Stewardship with Archdeacon Wayne Varley The following reflections are intended to encourage individuals and parishes to think about holistic stewardship and serve as guideposts along the way of our faith journey. Bless you throughout the lengthy season of Pentecost as we covet anew the Holy Spirit to enable us to take care of the gift and practice of faith; our relationships; Christ's church; our local communities; and the wider world.

Morning Prayer with Bishop Michael Oulton, this Sunday, October 25 at 11 am. Join Bishop Michael as he explores the theme of the journey. The journey of the people of Isreal to the promised land, the parallels in our own faith journey as Christians, and Jesus' journey to the cross. Sunday morning at 11 am on the Diocese of Ontario YouTube channel.

We are happy to share that Bishop Michael is out of ICU. He asks for your continued prayers, especially for those who are sick and alone, those who are awaiting... test results, the sick and the lonely and the dying. Our health care workers are under immense stress is a growing crisis pray for their health and strength and for their families. See more

Sunday online Morning Prayer Service with Bishop Michael Oulton. Join the bishop this Sunday for Reign of Christ Sunday at 11 am on the Diocese of Ontario YouTube channel.

eNews Weekly - Week of October 21, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/33b/enews-weekly-week-of-october-21-2020

Live streamed funeral for Dorothy Davies-Flindall - https://mailchi.mp//live-streamed-funeral-for-dorothy-davi

Today is October 19, the feast day of Saint Luke the Evangelist. While two books of the Bible (the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles) are traditionally ascribed to Saint Luke, the third of the four evangelists is mentioned only three times by name in the New Testament. Each mention is in a letter from Saint Paul (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; and Philemon 1:24), and each indicates that Luke is present with Paul at the time of his writing. From this, it has been a...ssumed that Luke was a Greek disciple of Saint Paul and a convert from paganism. That the Acts of the Apostles speaks frequently of the Church in Antioch, a Greek city in Syria, seems to confirm extrabiblical sources that say that Luke was a native of Antioch, and Luke's Gospel is written with the evangelization of the Gentiles in mind. In Colossians 4:14, Saint Paul refers to Luke as "the most dear physician," from which arises the tradition that Luke was a doctor.

Today's Coventry Litany of Reconciliation from the steps of St. George's Cathedral in Kingston.

eNews Weekly - Week of October 14, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/5b9/enews-weekly-week-of-october-14-2020

Queen's annual theology conference This year the Queen's annual theology conference will be hosted online from October 19-21. Rev. Bill Morrow of the Diocese of Ontario will be offering "Surprised by God: preaching from the Old Testament," three lectures that will explore how God's people were surprised by the events that Scripture purports to record and by the writings in which those events are recounted.