By Caroline Sharp We wanted a book that reflects a conversation series we are running throughout 2021. The “Conversations with . . .”...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Grayhame Bowcott It has been my experience in ministry that often the sharing of stories of...
February is Black History Month By Rev. Steve Greene It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know a change gonna comeSam Cooke...
By Rev. Carrie Irwin As we approach the beginning of Lent, a year into the global pandemic of COVID, I find myself pondering again a...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Dr. Grayhame Bowcott Local theologies are the ways that the everyday members of a congregation...
Huron Refugee Committee By Kyle Gascho Between November 2015 and February 2016, the Government of Canada resettled 25,000 Syrian...
By Rev. Matthew Kieswetter Back in my early 20s I took a university course on religion and film. I thought it would feature the...
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MEDIA BYTES By Rev. Marty Levesque Recently the Diocese of Huron has entered into a partnership with Tithe.ly Tithe.ly is your all...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Dr. Grayhame Bowcott Last month, I argued that fear of congregational decline, fear of losing our...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt One of my favourite Christmas hymns is a thoughtful and meditative...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes Earlier in the month, I had bought a special sale car wash. This bright sunny morning, I decided to use...
Here you belong to a community that genuinely cares about each other - vital for students who are a long way from home. By Jessica...
By Susan Bagshaw I know, for myself, where I was, what I was doing, what day of the week it was, and what the weather was like on that...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS Rev. Dr. Grayhame Bowcott Any contemporary text in theology, church history, pastoral care, or even liturgy,...
By Rev. Canon Linda Nixon and Nancy Harvey (adapted from a presentation by Rev. Canon Ken Gray to his home parish) Throughout Synod,...
By Archbishop Colin R. Johnson I never thought retirement would look like this! I’ve joked that I am busy failing at it. A...
By Rev. Andrew Wilson No doubt you have heard the Beatitudes, but have you ever experienced them? You would have just before Christmas...
By Rev. Andrew Wilson When we at St. John the Evangelist, Leamington say ‘ministry,’ knowing the area we live, it is often followed by...
Rev. Enrique Martinez (centre) with Rev. Jordan Murray and Rev. Susan Bagshaw at the service of ordination By Rev. Enrique...
Bishop Todd Townshend and Rev. Jordan Murray at the service of ordination on November 30, 2020 By Rev. Jordan Murray I imagine my...
By Rev. Greg Little Recently, one of the Daily Meditations from Richard Rohr really resonated with me: We are not hamsters on a...
“The Rector’s Walkathon” was held on June 14, 2020. Photo: G. Drake By Rev. Andreas Thiel For the community of St. Matthew’s,...
Rev. Dan Bowyer with Trinity Village residents They have been there and they have seen it first hand. Rev. Dan Bowyer and Rev....
By Rev. Rosalyn Kantlaht’ant Elm Rev. Rosalyn Kantlaht’ant Elm has shared a way to walk together inspired by Isaiah 40: 25-31, to...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Dr. Grayhame Bowcott What sets numerically growing congregations apart from others that are...
By Sidney Brouillard-Coyle Proud Anglicans of Huron is a diverse group of clergy and lay individuals who are passionate about...
By Libi Clifford Since March, I’ve spent a lot of hours looking for something different to do. I have lots of things that I could do,...
By Caroline Sharp Did you know that 99% of the time that humans have lived on earth, we have lived as hunter-gatherers? During this...
Content Warning: Transphobia, Violence, Sexual Assault, Murder By Sydney Brouillard-Coyle Transgender women of colour in the United...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle There is a period in the life of infants when they seem to believe that anything they cannot see no...
By Bishop Todd Townshend Philippians 1: 3-6 I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every...
Rev. Andreas at Huron Lodge, Windsor Excerpts from a chaplain's diary By Rev. Andreas Thiel As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded...
By Bishop Todd Townshend We are only part way through this challenging season of COVID-19 but I thought it may help to quickly...
By Rev. Marty Levesque Each week the All Saints’ Wool Gatherers from All Saints’ Anglican Church, Waterloo, would meet, knit and share...
By Rev. Canon Keith Nethery With much talk about those serving on the front lines, St. James’ Westminster in London found that a group...
By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,his mercies never come to an end;they are new every...
By Bonnie G. Rees Our Lenten observances this year have been compromised by circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has closed our...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle I am writing this at the end of a week in which the bulk of my time has been spent trying to find...
By Bishop Todd Townshend We have been through an unsettling time and we are still going through it. This battle against “COVID-19” has...
Step by step: Hawaiian dancers at Cursillo weekend By Renée Anderson A few of my friends struggle with the pronunciation of the...
Bishop Todd Townshend’s update on our worship life March 24, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, A little less than two weeks ago, we...
Friday March 13, 2020 To be distributed to all people of the Diocese of Huron Dear friends in Christ, A lot has changed in the two...
By Ven. Graham Bland Part of my dismay about our Church’s preoccupation with its own demise is that sometimes it feels we have...
By Nancy Harvey We are experiencing a Climate Emergency! I am called to ACTION this Season of Lent. This year I will be sharing a...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes During certain times of the year, we may find ourselves more susceptible to negative thoughts....
MOSTLY ABOUT RELIGION By Rev. Canon Keith Nethery It dawned on me on Christmas Eve that this was the 25th Christmas in a row that I...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt In the waning days of 2019, I had written and submitted my article for...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes “As the wheel inevitably turns, how will we live?”(Sparrow Heart) We enter the third chapter of life...
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By Archbishop Colin R. Johnson We have a newly elected Bishop. You will know who that is by now, but as I write, that election is...
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Confirmation service: Deanery of Waterloo, April 2018, with Bishop Terry Dance By Archbishop Linda Nicholls One of the joys of...
FAITH WITNESS: Sharing the testimonies of our lay leaders at 2019 Huron Synod By Laura Manias I grew up here in London, the oldest...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes Are we ever quiet? I mean truly still? As living organisms, we throb with life continually and never...
In conversation with Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of...
By Lawrene Denkers I am a member of the St. Matthews, Florence congregation, which is part of the six-point Parish of the...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle Only a few days after the episcopal election in Huron, a friend posted a picture of a “Purple Bishop...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle Got a package full of wishes,a time machine, a magic wand,a globe made out of gold No instructions or...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt During the summer months various stories are shared about special...
By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon What is it to be a disciple of Jesus? Of course in Jesus’ day his disciples ‘followed’ him, they accompanied...
By Stephanie Donaldson A year ago I began a journey that paralleled a journey that I already was on. A friend asked me if I would...
Diocesan Annual Retirees BBQ, Church of the Ascension, London, Ontario, June 27, 2019 An opportunity to meet old friends...
By Ven. Graham Bland I am not a fan of ‘survival’ talk. Digging bunkers and hunkering down against future catastrophe does not appeal...
By Shirley Sewell If you were a fly on the wall, this is what you might have seen and heard discussed at the February Deanery Council...
A favourite line of parish councils, boards of management and occasionally clergy is, “we don’t have to worry about that, because...
Overcoming fear: the circle of love in front of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Leamington. Photo: Southpoint Sun By...
Rev. Steve Martin is blessing a motorcycle at the Breakfast with Bikers events in Strathroy on May 25. By Rev. Greg Little...
On the night of Saturday April 27, the parish hall at Trinity church in Simcoe reverberated with the sounds of Ragtime and Jazz...
By Rev. Andreas Thiel The session began as it usually does: a group of residents in a Long Term Care facility had gathered in the...
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REFLECTION ON MY ORDINATION By Rev. David A. Hyatt I was offered an opportunity to submit a reflection on my ordination to the...
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“The Upper Room” on December 20, 2018: Rob Henderson (right) and Kevin George with their guest Jennepher Cahill (United Way) In...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle Back in 1995, the Ontario government, under Mike Harris, gutted the social assistance programs and...
MEDIA BYTES By Rev. Marty Levesque It is the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. Which means the end of year list are making...
By Ven. Graham Bland In Stewardship ministry, it is not sustainable simply to develop good fund-raising ideas. You have to know what...
GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Grayhame Bowcott So far in this column, I have been sharing a little of the theology and my personal...
By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon Several years ago, like many others these days, I participated in a test to learn more about the components...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes In the last few weeks, the Christian church has been celebrating the season of Epiphany. In...
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AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes I don't remember much of my daughter's growing years. I feel a lot of grief around that. As I say...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt The measurement of time is something which may be proving to be a...
By John-Paul Markides I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell...
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GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Grayhame Bowcott Last month I hosted a class on congregational growth and evangelism that included...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt Extensive periods of limited outside activity over the last year has...
A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt WAR! Now that I have your attention – (I will be interested to see...
AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes I am 62 years old, going on 63. And I find myself emotionally and spiritually challenged in at least...
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By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon As I write this brief reflection for the September issue of the Huron Church News, like everyone, we are...
By Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle Leading up to Christmas 2022, a winter storm hit that wreaked havoc throughout Ontario. People were...
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