35% increase in need!

F A I T H L I N E S

7 December 2022

In this issue:

35% increase

in the need for FaithWorks ministry partners' services

80% of $100k Matching Challenge Grant attained

Year-end Countdown

Visit faithworks.ca for more information

and to view our video library

Donate today at faithworks.ca

or scan this QR code

“Abundance and grace call us to be generous and trusting”

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The annual reports have been submitted by our FaithWorks' Ministry Partners.

The need for FaithWorks’ ministry partners’ services has

INCREASED 35%

this past year over the previous year.

The requests for funding for 2023 are

20% ABOVE

the funds provided in 2022.

But, we are on track

to just barely raise the same funding as last year!

Let's make this truly

A SEASON OF GIVING!

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$100,000

Matching Challenge Grant for 2022

Doing a little more

can make twice the difference.

- don't miss out on this opportunity to help -

We are at 80%

You can help us reach our goal!

A generous donor has offered a $100,000 matching challenge grant for all new and increased donations. This means for every dollar raised over last year’s amount, by an individual or parish, FaithWorks receives an extra dollar. We encourage you to make a special effort this year.

Donate today at faithworks.ca or use the QR code

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It's the year-end countdown!

18 days until Christmas!

There are also only 25 days left in 2022.

May I remind you that it is time to review your charitable pledges and intentions for 2022.

This continues to be a difficult year economically. We are still called "to be generous and trusting" as Archbishop Welby reminds us. Join the FaithWorks' 2022 campaign as we continue to work towards our annual goal of $1.5 million.

We hope to reach our goal to be able to offer the same funding as last year to our ministry partners who offer support and comfort to the most vulnerable among us. We would like to exceed that goal to offer more assistance to our existing ministry partners and help the new applicants seeking our support for the first time.

Let’s all review our charitable intentions and pledges and be as generous as we can in 2022!

Donate today at faithworks.ca

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Support the S P I R I T G A R D E N

The Diocese of Toronto is responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Call to Action #82. It calls for the installation of Residential School Monuments in each provincial capital. The Spirit Garden at Toronto City Hall will be a place for teaching, learning, sharing and healing. You can donate by clicking here:

toronto.anglican.ca

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PWRDF is supporting international and local partners providing emergency relief to Ukrainians.

You can donate by clicking here

PWRDF @ FaithWorks

and designating your gift to PWRDF

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FaithWorks Sermon or Presentation

To assist and inspire, you can arrange for a sermon, presentation or visit by representatives of our ministry partners, the Director of Stewardship Development, Peter Misiaszek, or me, by contacting the FaithWorks Speakers Bureau at

fwspeakersbureau@toronto.anglican.ca

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If you wish to highlight your Parish's events in support of FaithWorks, please forward the details to faithworks@toronto.anglican.ca

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FaithWorks Videos

The FaithWorks website, faithworks.ca has been updated with new videos to promote FaithWorks. There are short, medium and long videos to include in your parish's online presence or in-person gatherings.

To download any of these videos to use online, contact faithworks@toronto.anglican.ca

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Peter Mentis (he/him)

FaithWorks Campaign Manager

135 Adelaide St. E.

Toronto, ON M5C 1L8

416-363-6021 ext. 242

1-800-668-8932 ext.242

pmentis@toronto.anglican.ca

www.faithworks.ca

www.toronto.anglican.ca

We build healthy, missional Anglican communities that engage faithfully with the world and share the gospel of Jesus Christ. I acknowledge that my office resides on the territory of sovereign Indigenous Nations, the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat. I acknowledge especially the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Toronto Treaties.