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God’s creative work: Newness will come to us

By Bishop Todd Townshend Sometimes we go about our work in the church and everything seems to be withering on the vine. Other times,...

Communion in the Body of Christ

About a year ago, we knew of the novel coronavirus that would cause COVID-19 but we didn’t know much about what it would do to life...

Maybe God wants us to be more like Mary

The seasons of Advent and Christmas remind us that we probably should not try to explain and define exactly what’s going on in the...

'I thank my God every time I remember you…'

By Bishop Todd Townshend Philippians 1: 3-6 I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every...

Identity and Mission in Christ

Bishop Todd on the theme of Huron Synod gathering for 2020 By Bishop Todd Townshend The year of our Lord 2020 is going to stay in our...

Bishop Todd’s message – On racism and the “Doctrine of Discovery”

Transcript of Bishop Todd Townshend’s video message for the week of June 14, 2020 By Bishop Todd Townshend Among many other things...

Seeing with the eyes of your heart enlightened

By Bishop Todd Townshend It is possible that you are reading this issue of the Huron Church News in “Ascensiontide”—that ten-day...

‘Do not hold on to me, but go and tell’

By Bishop Todd Townshend We have been through an unsettling time and we are still going through it. This battle against “COVID-19” has...

What are the Marks of God’s Mission?

By Bishop Todd Townshend In Part One of this reflection on Christian mission in our time, I suggested that we are right to focus on...

The marks of God’s mission: Part one

By Bishop Todd Townshend Thanksgiving and praise. This was my first response to our celebration on January 25 at St. Paul’s Cathedral...

May God give us more than we deserve!

By Rev. Canon Dr. Todd Townshend, Bishop-Elect Grace to You, and Peace! To the church of God that is in Huron, grace to you and peace...

Gathered around Christ’s table and within God’s reign

By Bishop Todd Townshend One year ago, when the phrase “novel coronavirus” was fairly new to us, it had already begun its reign of...

Newness, possibility, hope – despite all of the evidence

By Bishop Todd Townshend On Good Friday, a public intellectual and scientist in the UK tweeted a short comment making fun of those who...

If we are surprised by the discovery of these precious children of God, we have not been listening well

June 6, 2021 Dear friends, It has been just over a week since the discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children at the site of...

Pastoral Letter: Response to the London terror attack

 June 8, 2021   Dear people of God in the Diocese of Huron,   After fifteen months of loss due to a new virus (SARS-CoV-2), after a...

Come, Holy Spirit, Come!

By Bishop Todd Townshend The book of Acts is like the book of Genesis. “following Willi James Jennings’ commentary on Acts, WJK,...

Letting the light in: Stories of Indigenous spirituality

By Bishop Todd Townshend Like everyone else, I am constantly learning as I walk with God as a disciple of Jesus. A Christian disciple...

Delta worries? Think: Alpha and Omega

By Bishop Todd Townshend By now, the COVID-19 pandemic has frayed the last nerves of most of the population. If it hasn’t brought...

Together, we will find a newness in our future

By Bishop Todd Townshend In the first week of November, the clergy of our diocese gathered in Stratford for the first “Bishop’s Clergy...

A good time for a clear-eyed, God-given kind of hope

By Bishop Todd Townshend Many organizations, including Anglican churches, spend part of January planning for the future. Part of our...

There will be a future, and we are being summoned into it

I do not worry about communities in our diocese where the planning is being done one way or the other. The danger comes when...

Together on the road with Christ

By Bishop Todd Townshend This year, the beginning of April sees the end of the season of Lent and the beginning of our holiest time of...

Seeking a faithful equilibrium

SYNOD 2022 - WHERE WE ARE By Bishop Todd Townshend Each annual Synod is, among other things, like a snapshot in time of where we are...

Together on the Road with Christ - Bishop's Charge, Synod 2022

By Bishop Todd Townshend Peter saw a vision: “I was praying . . . and there was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven,...

‘We meet’: Lambeth Conference impressions

By Bishop Todd Townshend From July 25 to August 8 of this year, I was honoured to attend the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, UK,...

Putting it into practice: “The Lambeth Calls”

By Bishop Todd Townshend Following on the Lambeth Conference this summer, I am encouraged by many of the outcomes. Perhaps the best...

Taking responsibility for the truth

By Bishop Todd Townshend Sometimes we need to be reminded to remember. On September 30, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...

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Steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, untiring in love

By Bishop Todd Townshend “Be steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, and untiring in love all the days of your life . . .” These words...

Acedia, or Living through a remaking of the Church

By Bishop Todd Townshend  Despite the promise of a new year, many of us are already feeling exhausted. It’s nothing new to feel a...

Renewing of life in the wonderful mystery of God

By Bishop Todd Townshend  The season of Lent is often taken as an opportunity to grow more deeply into a life of faith. As the...

'Singing the Lord's song in a strange land'

By Bishop Todd Townshend In the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter, God reveals the deep love that is continually poured out for us...

Discussing the present shape and future direction of our church

By Bishop Todd Townshend At the end of this month, delegates from across the Diocese of Huron will gather in London for our annual...