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Many ask why this day, of all days, is called “Good” when it is about the crucifixion of Jesus, his death on the cross. Many see it as God Friday, that even in death there is faith in God to do something new. What new thing is God doing in...
Jean Augustine was born in Granada in 1937 and, like many of the Sleeping Car Porters, moved to Canada as a domestic worker for a year to gain permanent residency status. After completing her year as a domestic, Ms. Augustine attended the Toronto Teacher’s College and then started her teaching...
The ash, made from the Palm Crosses from the previous year, is now placed upon the forehead of those making their spiritual pilgrimage. It is a reminder that we are fragile, frail people, and that from dust we came, and to dust we will return. That in our signs...
African-Canadian Women in the Early 20th Century Last week, we learned that that when the Black sleeping car porters on the railways began unionizing, they sent secret messages to keep their activities from being detected by the anti-union corporations. But how did they send them? Through their wives, sisters and...
Changing Canadian Employment & Immigration In the early 20th century, the train was the primary form of transportation across Canada. The porters on these trains were Black men, hired from Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. In fact, being a porter was one of the only jobs available to...
Thornton Blackburn was born into slavery in Maysville, Kentucky in 1812. While enslaved, he met and married Lucie. When they learned that Lucie was to be auctioned off, they escaped. Carrying forged papers identifying them as free African Americans, the couple travelled north by steamboat, then by stagecoach, ending...
The vision of God’s Kingdom is one where all races, tribes and nations are welcomed and made one in Christ Jesus. However, we exist in a society with systemic racism – one which has historically ignored the significant impacts that Black Canadians have had on our country. To work towards...
As part of a recently-formed community group called “Newmarket Together”, St. Paul’s will be partnering with the Town of Newmarket and Trinity United Church to sponsor a refugee family from Afghanistan. AURA (The Anglican United Refugee Alliance) will coordinate the sponsorship. Our role will be the administration of funds from the...
St. Paul’s Anglican Church is hosting an Online Service of Appreciation for Health Care and Essential Workers on June 27th. As a community we have all been deeply impacted by the COVID pandemic. We are hosting an on-line Church service to honour and say thank you to the many emergency...
Easter is a wonderful time of year, as we see the beginnings of Spring, but it was not always such an easy time. In fact, a great many people who followed Jesus found it a particularly difficult season as the person they had grown to love was killed in the...
