As of June 5, 2022, the Diocese is in the Green Stage. That means all COVID-related restrictions for gathering and worship have been lifted (with the exception of the vaccine mandate for clergy, staff and volunteers).
We’ll gather official updates from the Diocese about the COVID-19 pandemic here. If you’re looking for resources to help you provide worship services online, see this page.
Guidelines & policies
- Mini-Sabbatical Program (June 2022)
- Reopening for Public Worship — Spring Guidelines (March 23, 2022)
- The Common Cup and SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk (March 2022)
- Risk Reduction brochure (March 2022)
- Outreach Ministry Guidelines (March 2022)
- Reopening for Public Worship — Amber Stage guidelines (Feb. 2022)
- Guidelines for Outreach Ministries Offering Indoor Food Services (Nov. 2021)
- COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy (Sept. 2021)
- Ventilation in Church fact sheet (Sept. 2021)
- Vacation Bible School guidelines (July 2021)
- Vestry and Special Vestry Guidelines (Feb. 2021)
Forms
- Parish vaccine tracking sheet (Sept. 2021)
- Screening questionnaire for worship (July 2021)
- Screening questionnaire for staff & volunteers (July 2021)
- Contact tracing logbook
News
- Diocese lifts vaccine mandate (April 3, 2023)
- Bishop’s office recommends mask use indoors (Nov. 17, 2022)
- Letter from Bishop Andrew: Diocese sticks with Green Stage (Oct. 26, 2022)
- Letter from Bishop Andrew: Diocese moves to Green Stage (June 3, 2022)
- Diocese postpones moving to Green Stage (April 20, 2022)
- Diocese moves to Green Stage on April 27 (March 23, 2022)
- Bishop’s Office issues Spring Guidelines for worship (March 3, 2022)
- Diocese issues liturgical guidelines for Lent (Feb. 16, 2022)
- Diocese returns to “local option” for worship in February (Jan. 27, 2022)
- Churches close to in-person worship (Jan. 5, 2022)
- Bishops reaffirm local option for in-person worship (Dec. 21, 2021)
- Letter from Bishop Andrew about Omicron variant (Dec. 17, 2021)
- Congregational singing permitted to resume (Nov. 24, 2021)
- Bishop’s Office addresses proof of vaccination at worship services (Nov. 11, 2021)
- Bishop’s Office releases new singing guidelines (Oct. 14, 2021)
- Bishop addresses COVID-19 vaccination in pastoral letter (Sept. 14, 2021)
- Churches restricted to gathering limit of 15 percent of gathering capacity for indoors (April 1, 2021)
- Statement regarding the lifting of provincial restrictions (Feb. 19, 2021)
- Churches in Toronto and Peel Region to revert to Red Stage Guidelines (November 20, 2020)
- Letter to Mayor John Tory about homelessness during COVID-19 (March 31, 2020)
- Anglicans share more moments of grace (March 28, 2020)
- Outreach services as essential (March 24, 2020)
- Moments that have inspired us during the pandemic (March 23, 2020)
- Bishops invite Diocese to day of prayer & fasting (March 19, 2020)
- Bishop shares video message (March 18, 2020)
- Diocesan staff to work remotely (March 16, 2020)
- Statement from the College of Bishops on current restrictions (March 14, 2020)
- Bishop announces cessation of worship services (March 13, 2020)
- Bishop provides update on COVID-19 situation (March 13, 2020)
- Letter from the Bishop’s Office (March 5, 2020)
- Bishop advises parishes on COVID-19 liturgical practices (March 2, 2020)
- Bishop issues statement on coronavirus outbreak (Jan. 27, 2020)
Letters from Bishop Andrew
Bishop Andrew Asbil has been writing letters to the Diocese throughout the pandemic. You can read them all in our News section.
From the wider Church
For the latest news from the national church, visit Anglican.ca and anglicanjournal.com.
- Template for Reopening from the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario (June 17, 2020)
- Letter from Archbishop Anne Germond, Metropolitan (June 1, 2020)
- On the safe reopening of our churches – Archbishop Anne Germond (May 15, 2020)
- From the Primate: Where is God? (March 23, 2020)
- Messages from the Ontario House of Bishops (March 20, 2020)
- COVID-19 and us, Archbishop Linda Nicholls (March 17, 2020)
- Letter from Archbishop Anne Germond about public worship services (March 13, 2020)
- Letter from Archbishop Anne Germond, Metropolitan (March 13, 2020)
- Update from Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate (March 12, 2020)