Diocesan E-News September 2nd 2025
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Back to School! Back to Church!
We have a new lesson plan for leaders or parents to use at home or church, in support of children in their faith journey. A reminder that God is always with us- through every season.
Please join us for a Festal Eucharist at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, September 21st at 4pm / Venez vous joindre à nous pour une messe solennelle à la cathédrale Christ Church le dimanche 21 septembre à 16 h.
Christians around the world are invited to give particular attention to praying and caring for God’s creation as part of the global Season of Creation, observed from September 1 to October 4 every year. General Synod 2019 passed a resolution adopting the Season of Creation in the Anglican Church of Canada as a time of prayer, education and action, encouraging dioceses and parishes to participate.
Would you like to deepen your relationship with God? EFM can help
Education for Ministry is a place where all questions about our faith are welcome;
Do you enjoy meaningful conversation with trusted seekers?
Do you question different interpretations of biblical passages and want to explore them more deeply?
Are you seeking God and desire others to accompany you on your search?
Does Sunday morning whet your appetite for more?
Education for Ministry (EfM) helps us understand how we are called into relationship with God, neighbour, and creation wherever we are – at home, at work, in all the places we spend time. God’s revelation through Christian tradition is taken seriously by EfM, from the earliest biblical messages, through the development of liturgy and theology, and even to the context of the challenges we face in our own times and daily lives. We practise integrating faith and life, and communicating our faith to others.
What is involved?
EfM-Classic involves four years, taken one year at a time: Old Testament, New Testament, Christian History, and Christian Spirituality & Ethics. EfM-Wide Angle is an overview of the spiritual journey that introduces participants to EfM-Classic, by touching on the Old Testament, New Testament, Christian history, spirituality, and ethics within one year.
Who participates?
EfM is designed for lay people of all ages. At baptism we are all called to ministry. Don’t let the four years be overwhelming, we only ask for a one year commitment. Or you can try the Wide Angle option of one year.
Where?
The Wednesday evening group meets in Montreal at Dio (Montreal Diocesan Theological College) on the McGill campus and online.
Or Thursdays at 7pm in the west island.
Like to learn more?
Contact: Nancy Greene-Grégoire, EfM Coordinator, 514-862-5367 or greenenm@gmail.com. Get in touch soon! (www.efmcanada.ca)
1444 Union Avenue
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B8
Tel: (514) 843-6577 // 1 (800) 355-3788
Fax: (514) 843 6344
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The Synod Office is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk), at a place called Tio’tia:ke (Montreal), a meeting place for many First Nations, including the Haudenosaunee (Six Nation Confederacy), Anishinabeg and Algonquin peoples.
We recognize and respect the Kanien’keha:ka as the traditional stewards of the land and waters of Tio’tia:ke.
Our acknowledgement stands as a promise to continue the ongoing work of recognition and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
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©2025 Synod of the Diocese of Montreal & Lord Bishop of Montreal