We are delighted to share with you the news of the upcoming ordinations of parishioner, Ollie Lim, to the diaconate and our assistant curate, Rev. Hannah Johnston, to the priesthood. Both would be delighted to have you come and share in their ordination liturgies. 

We will celebrate Ollie's ordination at St. James Cathedral on Sunday, May 5, at 4:30 PM. Bishop Andrew Asbil, the Bishop of Toronto, will ordain Ollie a deacon in the Church. Ollie would be deeply honoured if you could be there to support him.

Then, on May 26, at 4:00 PM, we will celebrate the ordination of our assistant curate, Rev. Hannah, as a priest in the Church. We will welcome Bishop Kevin Robertson, Suffragan Bishop of Toronto, and friends and family to St. Anne's for Rev. Hannah's ordination. Rev. Hannah would be more than delighted to have all of you join her in celebrating her ordination.

Thy Kingdom Come is a worldwide prayer movement that happens each year between Ascension Day and Pentecost Sunday. Just as the early disciples gathered for prayer in the days leading up to Pentecost for a generous outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all, so do we. These precious days between Ascension and Pentecost can be infused with expectation and anticipation. Like the early disciples, we can set these days apart to pray, individually and together, for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We can cry out to God for more people to come to know the life-transforming love of God.

We invite you to join us in praying for God's Spirit to come upon us and to renew the face of the earth and upon our parish and our ministry. To help guide you in your prayer, Thy Kingdom Come offers a free prayer journal and Novena Prayerbook. 

Our engaging and thought-provoking series “Women’s Voices in Theology” continues with our fourth book by the highly regarded theologian Sarah Coakley.

Drawing from Bible and writings from the Early Church, Coakley focuses on the contentious issues in the Church today, such as the role of women in the Church, sexuality, and ordained ministry. Rather than align herself with one theological camp or another, Coakley seeks to bridge the divide between conservative and liberal voices.  

Whether you read the book or not, we invite you to join us  on May 16 at 6:00 PM for a dinner conversation about this book. You can purchase the book today either at your local bookseller or from Amazon.ca. For more information and to register, visit this link.

All of our parishes are organised by regional groups known as deaneries, offering opportunities for clergy and lay people to partner together in ministry. 

In a few weeks we have an opportunity to worship and share fellowship with our friends at our neighbouring parishes on June 2 at 5:00 PM. Bishop Kevin Robertson, suffragan bishop of Toronto, will officiate choral evensong at St. Thomas, Huron Street. Afterwards, all are welcome to a light reception in the church hall. For more information, email us and we will provide further details. 

Pray with us each Thursday at 9:30 in the church. You can join us in-person or online on our YouTube page.

As we continue to work towards more ecologically sustainable practices in our parish, we will share the Sunday readings through a variety of formats. While they will not be included in the worship leaflet, we will have a handful of copies of the readings in the back of the church for you to collect if you wish to follow-along during service or to take home for personal prayer and reflection. You can also read the scripture lessons online by visiting the Anglican Church of Canada's online lectionary. Learn more about each week's readings by visiting Working Preacher, an online commentary provided by Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

One of the wonderful gifts of the Anglican Reformation was the introduction of morning and evening prayer for all Christians. Known as the Daily Office, the prayer is a simple time of praying the psalms and contemplating on a scripture reading or two. You can pray the Daily Office online or with your mobile device with apps such as Common Prayer Canada, which is the Book of Common Prayer for the Canadian Church, or the Daily Prayer app from the Church of England, which includes a contemporary version as well as the classic 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Join us Thursdays at 9:30 in the church or on YouTube as we pray morning prayer.