Holy Imagination Day in the Eastern Townships / Save the Date

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“During Holy Week we encounter some of the most vivid and powerful events in the life of Jesus. Revive Montreal invites you to bring your imagination to enter into these life-changing stories. Using Ignatian imaginative meditation, story and creativity we will use our imaginations to bring these stories to life.”

-Rev Dr. Neil Mancor

Register or learn more by contacting Randy by email or phone 514-758-0731

Admission is free but if you would like to make a donation you may do so here

  •  Coffee & snacks from 9am (Finish by 12:30)

  • What to Expect? holy week; story; Ignatian Imaginative approach to Holy Week; doodle prayer; Godly play; Faces of Easter; interactive, engaging; quiet day; Revive but for everyone

Grace Anglican Church
52 Principale sud Sutton, Quebec J0E-2K0



Rental Spaces Available

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Located in the heart of downtown Montreal our facility is clean, spacious and accessible. Situated close to McGill metro at 1444 Union avenue just above Ste Catherine.

Situé au cœur du centre-ville de Montréal, notre établissement est propre, spacieux et accessible. Nous sommes situés à proximité du métro McGill, au 1444, avenue Union, juste au-dessus de Sainte-Catherine.

The Anglican Diocese of Montreal has several rental spaces available for social and corporate events. These downtown venues, adjacent to the magnificent Christ Church Cathedral, are located on the 2nd floor and are accessible by stairs or private elevator. Guests have the option of nearby McGill metro, metered street parking or an independently operated parking garage found directly underneath the building. The venues accommodate up to 200 guests and all have access to a full industrial-sized kitchen.

Rental Rates

Contact Ardyth Robinson to book or to learn more

Visit our new Rentals Page HERE for pics and details

Bishops of Montreal and Quebec write Pastoral Letter in Response to War in Ukraine

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Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson and Bishop Bruce Myers have composed a pastoral letter in response to the war in Ukraine.

You may download / read the letter HERE

L'évêque Mary Irwin-Gibson et Bruce Myers ont rédigé une lettre pastorale en réponse à la guerre en Ukraine. Vous pouvez lire la lettre ICI

Meet Your Lenten Listening Circle Facilitators

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Register here

Have questions, want to learn more? We are here …

Neil Mancor is the Congregational Development coordinator for the Diocese of Montreal. His role is to help equip parishes for the mission of God. Trained in Restorative Practices for faith communities, Neil is experienced in leading circle group discussions to assist in decision making, to help work through conflict and to facilitate mutual understanding. Neil is passionate about the power of listening to heal relationships and build community

Jean-Jacques Goulet is a retired priest from our diocese. He was part of the pastoral team at Christ Church Cathedral and later at St Hilda’s, la petite chapelle rouge.

His involvement in restorative justice spanned more than a decade and began as coordinator of the Centre de services de justice réparatrice where groups of victims of crimes meet offenders who have committed similar crimes. He ended this period of his life in restorative justice as coordinator of Circles of Support and Accountability for Quebec, a program to protect communities by helping sex offenders not reoffend. He continues to act monthly as a consultant, on line, for this program in France. 

Learn more about the project by clicking HERE

We're Back!

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After two years of working from home, we are pleased to announce that we are back in the office. You may visit us Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am-4:45

Contact our staff directory to book an appointment !

Après deux ans de travail à domicile, nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que nous sommes de retour au bureau. Vous pouvez nous rendre visite les mardis, mercredis et jeudis de 9h à 16h45.

Contactez notre annuaire du personnel pour prendre rendez-vous !

Bishop's Message Lent 2022 from Anglican Montreal (Spring edition)

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photo by Janet Best

Bishop's Message

Lent begins on March 2nd, Ash Wednesday, and like many of you, I feel as if I have been observing Lent for the last two years!
Navigating these Covid-19 times has been a wilderness experience and a time of self-denial for many
of us. What is the use of Lent in this ongoing time of uncertainty? It surely can’t be about giving up one more thing!
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert. There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry. (Luke 4:1-2)
I wonder why the Holy Spirit made Jesus go into the desert after
his baptism? Maybe it was a place where he could intentionally get centered again and hear from God after the events around his baptism. We know from the gospels that it was Jesus’ practice to go to quiet remote places to rest and pray. This time, in the wilderness, Jesus experienced testing and temptation. It was a difficult time that strengthened him in his preparation for ministry as he got clear about whose agenda he would follow—that of God’s kingdom or that of personal power.
This Lent, let’s listen for who God is calling us to be; for what God is asking us to do as his people. Let’s use this time to intentionally be with Jesus in the hard places of suffering, in the knowledge of God’s presence and calling on our lives of service in God’s world.
It was in the wilderness that Jesus chose the path that God had called him to follow. What kind of disciple of Jesus does God want us to be?

Message de l’évêque Carême 2022

Le Carême commence le 2 mars, mercredi des Cendres, et comme beaucoup d'entre vous, j'ai l'impression d'observer le Carême depuis deux ans !

Naviguer dans cette période de Covid-19 a été une expérience de désert et un temps d'abnégation pour beaucoup d'entre nous. À quoi sert le Carême dans cette période d'incertitude permanente ? Il ne peut certainement pas s'agir de renoncer à quoi que ce soit de plus !

Jésus, rempli d'Esprit Saint, revint du Jourdain et il était dans le désert, conduit par l'Esprit, pendant quaran- te jours, et il était tenté par le diable. Il ne mangea rien durant ces jours-là, et lorsque ce temps fut écoulé, il eut faim. (Luc 4:1-2 TOB)

Je me demande pourquoi le Saint- Esprit a fait aller Jésus dans le désert après son baptême ? Peut-être était-ce un endroit où il pouvait intention- nellement se recentrer et entendre Dieu après les événements qui avaient entouré son baptême. Les évangiles nous apprennent que Jésus avait l'habitude de se rendre dans des endroits isolés et calmes pour se reposer et prier. Cette fois, dans le désert, Jésus a été mis à l'épreuve et tenté. Ce fut une période difficile qui l'a renforcé dans sa préparation au ministère, car il a su clairement quel programme il voulait suivre - celui du royaume de Dieu ou celui du pouvoir personnel.

En ce Carême, soyons à l'écoute de qui Dieu nous appelle à être, de ce qu'il nous demande de faire en tant que son peuple. Utilisons ce temps pour être intentionnellement avec Jésus dans les endroits difficiles de la souffrance, dans la connaissance de la présence et de l'appel de Dieu sur nos vies de service dans le monde de Dieu.

C'est dans le désert que Jésus a choisi le chemin que Dieu l'avait appelé à suivre. Quel genre de disciple de Jésus Dieu veut-il que nous soyons