I am writing this from my annual retreat with the Sisters of the Love of God. They are a contemplative community drawing inspiration from the Carmelite tradition.Read more…
The Rector’s Weekly Messages
The Rector's Message for the Week of May 12, 2024
Dear Friends,
This past week has been a joyful week of celebration for our Bicentennial and the Centenary of the twinning of old York and New York.Read more…
A message from Dr. Ahmad Ma’ali of the St. John Eye Hospital Group
Dear Rev. Canon Turner, Thank you so much for your communication, kind words and prayers. This is an unprecedented crisis which has affected the whole country.Read more…
Archived Articles
The Rector's Message for the Week of August 25, 2024
This summer’s great surprise discovery for Alison and me was the Croatian city of Split. Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of August 18th, 2024
We had a beautiful celebration of the Assumption on August 15th with 96 people in church and 50 on-line.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of August 11, 2024
This week we have the last of our Summer Feast Days on Thursday, August 15, when we keep the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of August 4, 2024
Please mark your calendars for our next Summer Feast Day. On Tuesday, August 6, we keep the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord with a Solemn Eucharist at 5:30pm.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of July 28, 2024
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.Read more…
The Vicar's Message for the Week of July 14, 2024
The Incarnation itself is God’s ultimate act of imagination—God becoming human to dwell among us.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of July 7, 2024
This week’s e-news is all about outreach, grants, and helping others.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of June 30, 2024
On Sunday, June 30, we celebrated the lives of two of the greatest saints of the Church – Saint Peter and Saint Paul, whose martyrdom brought glory to the Church and bore witness to Jesus.Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of June 16, 2024
I had a fascinating weekend in Toronto, preaching at a church that shares a dedication to our own patron, Saint Thomas Anglican Church, as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. Read more…
The Rector's Message for the Week of June 9, 2024
The Choir School is now on its summer recess, and we wish all the boys and their families a lovely summer holiday.Read more…