F A I T H L I N E S

15 November 2023


In this issue:

$100,000 Matching Challenge Grant

November 26 is FaithWorks Sunday

Prayer for FaithWorks Sunday


Visit faithworks.ca for more information

and to view our video library



Donate today at faithworks.ca


or scan this QR code




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"Generosity is the best way of becoming

more, more, and more joyful"

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Book of Joy

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$100,000

Matching Challenge Grant for 2023

 

You can make twice the difference.

 

We are at 65%

and have a ways to go!

 

 

A generous donor has offered a $100,000 matching challenge grant for all new and increased donations. This means for every dollar you donate over last year’s amount, as 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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FaithWorks Sunday is November 26

The Reign of Christ

 

The Diocese has designated the Sunday of the Reign of Christ as FaithWorks Sunday annually. This is to highlight the mission of FaithWorks as an expression of the Kingdom of God on earth. Parishes may choose to designate another Sunday as their FaithWorks Sunday according to their calendar. 

 

By celebrating FaithWorks Sunday we can draw attention to our collective effort as a Diocese to help those struggling for food, shelter, safety, community and dignity.



Our Ministry Partners are located across the Diocese. They operate on a scale beyond that which any one parish can support. Our Diocese, through FaithWorks, hopes to offer them a stable and reliable source of funding so they can be the hands of God comforting the most vulnerable among us.

 

Every donation, by a parish or individual, is an important part of the support FaithWorks offers those in need.

 

Please visit our website, faithworks.ca, to watch a video or read about the mission of FaithWorks.

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A Prayer for

FaithWorks Sunday

 

Let us celebrate the Reign of Christ today in remembrance that Divinity arose among us in Jesus, lives within us, and sees us daily in the lives of those who call out for assistance.

 

We pray for all those who work within the FaithWorks family of support. We pray that our gratitude for their work may enrich their lives and sustain their energies for the great work that they are called to do. 

 

We pray for all those whom they assist that their lives may be renewed for full participation in the human family. 

 

We pray for the success of the FaithWorks fundraising campaign that we, too, may be given a chance to be those hands that do the work of saving lives and offering hope for so many. Help us to be as generous as possible, especially in this time when we are made aware of what it is to be alone, in need, and fearful of the future.

 

May the eyes of our hearts be always open to the full humanity of all.

 

Heavenly Father, we pray this in the name of Jesus Christ who is alive with You and the Holy Spirit, today and forever.

 

Amen

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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 and our ministry partners. There are short, medium and long videos to include in your parish's online presence or in-person gatherings. They can be downloaded directly from the website.

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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
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.

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