Our Changing World

Submitted by:
Deo Moreno
Diversity Consultant
Anglican Diocese of Toronto

The Diocese of Toronto has experienced a profound increase in population and shift in demographics as no other area in Canada. This is to be celebrated as Canada continues to change and grow. This will, however, present challenges to how and where Anglicans do ministry. We can therefore anticipate growth in numbers, shifts in location, ethnicity, and religious affiliation, and changing needs and expectations.

Population increase and demographic shifts will require that over the next five years the Diocese must make decisions about:

• Starting up ministry where none exists.
• Expanding ministries where there are inadequate resources.
• Reconfiguring ministry in over-resourced regions.

Multicultural Sunday

Designating and celebrating the Feast of Pentecost as a Multicultural Sunday allows the Anglican Diocese of Toronto to embody a vision to recognize the value of diversity in building communities of hope and compassion as expressed in Ephesians 2:19: So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

It is our hope that these parish resources will help reflect and act on what it means to be a multicultural church:

Embracing Diversity Bible Study Whenever you interact at deeper levels with people from other racial and cultural backgrounds, we must be willing to change. Embracing Diversity bible study challenges you to go through transformation, a renewal of the heart.

Pentecost multicultural music sampler is a collection of music from different cultures.

Worship and Liturgical resources containing bulletin insert, bulletin announcements, parish, youth and children's activities, hymns, dramatic reading, bible study and many other ideas and resources.