https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/events daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/events/strides-for-sanctuary-2023-ph8pc monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/ab9225e4-0a74-40d3-99a1-c427ef044897/DSC_6290_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 Save the Date - more details coming soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300839684-DL6S1KITIO164RS9NDF5/DSC_6205_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300839322-68SURSCTAC0ZXA2RMKBJ/DSC_6324_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300843695-8WANTU58HNAM3JUBE5N4/DSC_6447_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300844325-MM13HT05IY6RR9YF4TGV/DSC_6536_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699301004853-C5YL3SNQ5DY84AJ8FILP/DSC_6422_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300849948-9LLPE5350RRABPFN838Q/DSC_6599_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300850337-OZFH4PNI5G9QJ1R1R7Z5/DSC_6633_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1699300854452-JTZ2J06NU2IPGB36WER2/DSC_6703_2000.jpg events - Strides for Sanctuary 2024 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/events/0xvc6ddzgrmh8pdqko24aw7a5syjxw monthly 0.5 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1670015526863-8VXXVAT1SVGUYTFIC46Y/Frenchy.jpeg events - Night at Grace’s - Night at Grace’s Join us for an evening of music, dancing, art, and celebration! Free event, no registration required. 6:00pm Art Show 7:00pm Community Concert 25 Charles Street East https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/the-light-shines-in-the-darkness-and-the-darkness-has-not-overcome-it-john-15 monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/adc0e217-f217-45d3-942c-40abe45f0700/sabrina+blog.jpg blog - The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/not-alone monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/cb127054-44d5-4efe-9f8c-31ddf959a425/IMG_0142.jpg blog - Not Alone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/gil-clelland-announced-as-the-next-executive-director-of-sanctuary-toronto monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1eaafaec-9d99-404f-a7b9-e0b014a7568c/signal-2025-07-28-144211.jpeg blog - Gil Clelland Announced as the Next Executive Director of Sanctuary Toronto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/837746ca-85c7-4cd9-9041-5711cb090f9e/signal-2025-07-28-144223.jpeg blog - Gil Clelland Announced as the Next Executive Director of Sanctuary Toronto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/a-community-that-remembers monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/friendship-makes-all-the-difference monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/43c4b625-1468-4129-a4ff-ceb1315717f5/SanctuaryHS-Share-75.jpg blog - Friendship makes all the difference Part of the beauty of Sanctuary is that we see the most unlikely friendships form between people that would rarely ever encounter each other. They cross political and economic ideologies, they cross socio-economic boundaries, they span divides of gender and sexual identity (and bridge the underlying ideologies that shape how we even think about these). These friendships are often exemplified by small and big acts of kindness and care for each other. Friends sharing their tents or sleeping bags, offering someone else their jacket or gloves on a cold night. If only they had those politicians as friends, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/07450e51-6ca1-4cd3-a2b7-34f6a0d83217/IMG_9619.JPG blog - Friendship makes all the difference The great missiologist Leslie Newbigin wrote about the “logic of the gospel” as being one in which humanity is inherently relational and communal. To truly receive the good news we must “open the door to our neighbour” and share our home and life with each other. This inherently inefficient and slow approach has been the way God has chosen to work. Redemption is relational. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/try-anything-september monthly 0.5 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/578484be-daf0-4a79-a5d5-2d185c230654/IMG_7663.jpeg blog - Try Anything September - Make it stand out “What is Sanctuary to you?”, we asked our community. “I have a place that I can call home.” https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-october-2024-newsletter monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/b85ab0b0-c472-499d-90f4-21a3e72cd8fa/DSC_0417_2000+%282%29.jpg blog - City of Refuge: October 2024 Newsletter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/if-canada-has-free-healthcare-why-are-those-who-are-unhoused-still-struggling-to-access-it monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-july-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/61d38a1d-dbb1-4197-ab52-b624b1e823f2/NightOfGraces-06-07-24-26.jpg blog - City of Refuge: July 2024 - Make it stand out Sanctuary has been navigating through a year of strategic planning and deep discernment, listening to the voices of our community and seeking God’s guidance in our journey through the wilderness. Together, we envision a future where grace surprises us in unexpected ways, transforming lives and fostering a community of hope and healing. City of Refuge: July 2024 Newsletter https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/vulnerable-babies-and-toppling-rulers-from-their-thrones-za9t3 monthly 0.5 2024-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/7e094a9d-5234-4b87-9b0a-4b816ff211f5/dogs2.jpeg blog - The Dogs of Sanctuary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/we-are-hiring-for-an-indigenous-spiritual-outreach-worker monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/annual-report-2023-our-year-in-review monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/342b83dc-f6e9-4158-95ac-bc1e8f494607/DSC_2555_2000.jpg blog - Annual Report 2023: Our Year in Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/vulnerable-babies-and-toppling-rulers-from-their-thrones monthly 0.5 2024-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/0554912b-0ef9-4ab9-a100-a613d8e55490/3fce4a84-c69a-4a5b-84f0-e7cc6282df5c-1.jpg blog - Vulnerable Babies and Toppling Rulers From Their Thrones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/everybody-is-welcome monthly 0.5 2023-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/e2956abb-4ba5-4fe1-aa16-e5d3dffd58c6/DSC_6711_2000.JPEG blog - Everyone is Welcome - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-fall-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/02ca14f1-422a-4cba-bb8d-ff4499967c78/Screenshot+2023-10-15+151608.png blog - City of Refuge: Fall 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-summer-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/8fd1c104-d4c1-4551-9218-955af7a400f8/BLOG2.jpeg blog - City of Refuge: Summer 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/if-you-are-feeling-lost-you-cant-heal monthly 0.5 2023-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/4b10e770-e845-461d-9eeb-e8d12f1d30a8/Rob1.jpeg blog - “If You’re Feeling Lost, You Can’t Heal” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/4e74d5f1-2f0e-4afa-895b-c2d03a8c323f/Rob3.jpeg blog - “If You’re Feeling Lost, You Can’t Heal” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/a-year-in-review-annual-report-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/2cdc13ec-e625-4bc1-b345-77283c9dd123/2022Drop-inOutside.jpg blog - A Year In Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/time-to-get-pastoral monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/5da4731c-fdf5-4c75-8970-15595dd1ffde/Tanja%26RachelEdited.jpg blog - Time to Get Pastoral - Make it stand out Tanja Futter (left) and Rachel Tulloch (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/d78e8725-37c6-4e6f-96fa-6fea063d162e/Rachel%26Sabrina.jpg blog - Time to Get Pastoral - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/4ace6889-4b43-451e-a054-07248192d247/Tanja%26Lloyd.jpg blog - Time to Get Pastoral - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/afternoon-outreach monthly 0.5 2023-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/eed2ce6f-a8a7-447f-8765-8405b3884943/Bench.jpg blog - Afternoon Outreach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/c3c72143-a50a-45f2-8aee-3bb3ad4aefe8/citysnow.jpg blog - Afternoon Outreach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/we-are-hiring monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/in-between monthly 0.5 2023-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/fe3c609e-bcfd-45c4-a9aa-6972d9be6a8c/Dancers1.jpg blog - In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/d1f39fad-a6c5-4dc7-a2bd-6e2cb96d217a/DakwaakanDoor.jpg blog - In Between https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/sanctuary-is-hiring-a-pastoral-director monthly 0.5 2023-02-09 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/l0qt7w782qrvwz7fkwghy5kbemo6u7 monthly 0.5 2023-02-09 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-fall-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/6c32eb30-a06a-4d0a-b5a5-c6c0d7ce6aea/Screen+Shot+2023-01-12+at+8.48.37+PM.png blog - City of Refuge: Fall 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/were-hiring-a-new-kitchen-manager-is-it-you monthly 0.5 2023-01-13 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/simon-says-hello monthly 0.5 2022-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/dd830c46-d118-4422-b014-7640e859596e/Simon+and+Al.jpeg blog - Simon Says, Hello! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/jobs monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/mothering monthly 0.5 2023-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1654371247604-33Y2JIQT3EZAR7UYYJHG/graydon.png blog - Mothering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1654371248211-NDVMWBKOIOKJH3PDVPOT/J.png blog - Mothering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1654371250289-RWPYN8IEH56SC0J16DCK/mary.png blog - 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City of Refuge: Spring 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/new-life monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/f6164436-c8de-40c5-ad30-0c2ae4176cab/SnickersKids.jpg blog - New Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/30-year monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/7579d904-efe5-4f49-9c8a-eda0c1333f58/20th+anniversary0019.jpg blog - 30 Year Teaser - Meals Together There isn’t anything quite like the company of friends. Whether it’s old friends or new, being together can be rejuvenating. When the world seems like it is falling apart, it is these friendships that give us the strength and courage to go on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/bd19ed62-a6b5-4c28-864f-ddf54318e762/church+5.jpg blog - 30 Year Teaser - That Sunday Thing Some people say that church is what happens on Sunday. We believe that church is what happens from Monday to Sunday. Our daily actions show our priorities. On Sunday though we come together to renew our spirits and give thanks. Communing, singing, praying, laughing and learning are staples of our Sunday thang, and it is these activities that help us through the week of church ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/11a29d8a-fe19-4a55-bdd0-c0758f7222db/art+3.jpg blog - 30 Year Teaser - Creation There is something grounding in the act of creation. Through creative activities like art, photography, drama, and storytelling we reflect our Creator. We encourage, listen and provide space for our community to listen to their hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/4d6cc8aa-f1d8-46cc-a9d3-53a5fb050b5b/DSCF8387.jpg blog - 30 Year Teaser - Celebration Whether it’s joining together to dance, or sitting around a table celebrating Christmas, when we engage in celebration we lift each other up. There is something mysterious and other-worldly when you dance with someone who just cussed you out. Or when you open Christmas crackers with someone who just lost their child to CAS. These moments bring us together and help us remember our humanity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/ebd14291-d092-40bc-85fb-61e2e577d95d/DSC_5008_HIRES.JPG blog - 30 Year Teaser - Covid-19 What an incredible time. Encampments, overdose deaths, housing, violent evictions, family portraits…so many different things have occurred. And we are trying to hold our community well in the midst of all of it. Meals, art, sleeping spaces, health care, outreach, advocacy. So much the same and not the same at the same time. We are looking forward with eager anticipation to when we can sit around a table together again. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/poetry-is monthly 0.5 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/5fb4fac2-c61b-465f-a3ea-d320087a7cac/273571139_679782963061880_3913986296661626773_n.jpg blog - Poetry is… - By Sarah Poetry is waiting all night for your Sun to rise Poetry is wasting your time fooling yourself with lies Poetry is that crucial moment you finally catch those rays And although its only a moment it gives you poetry for days Poetry is watching something you love become something you despise Poetry is watching vivid crimson dull to rust as it dries Poetry is the antici ...Pation that sometimes makes you feel light in the head Poetry is the sorrow you feel When your Sun doesn't get out of bed Poetry is the blanket that smothers you in the night Poetry is the blanket you're clutching at in fright Poetry is the blanket that hugs you when you're cold You start to sweat Now your blanket is wet Poetry can be so cold Poetry is a blanket that is fuzzy on one side Poetry can be razor sharp Can a blanket skin you alive? 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A Season of Transition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-summer-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1623272384139-F7BF2002D3NH2Q8ZEHRC/Banner+Image.jpg blog - City of Refuge: Summer 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-winter-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1616527415208-CU3172JQRJYINBZOAUXN/Possible+Banner+2.JPG blog - City of Refuge: Winter 2021 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/an-outdoor-christmas-party monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1608844376816-2I5REVQNCDRENPO1B2OU/DSC_3417_edited_X.jpg blog - Outdoor Christmas Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1608844581980-L4VQMD8GN9UKWFYV9G4M/IMG_1191_X.jpg blog - 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Sanctuary’s Public Statement Against Encampment Evictions https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/its-not-the-hair monthly 0.5 2023-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1606351920570-5VWYUMYC5CAR52A6BFCH/kristy2.jpg blog - “It’s Not the Hair” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1606351883837-OV7JZWVG44BLBCDADM87/kristy.jpg blog - “It’s Not the Hair” https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/giving-thanks-shout-out-to-our-kitchen-crew monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1602608863532-6BO3A1R1YK1K170ZQJ87/Team+B+Kitchen+Crew.jpg blog - Giving Thanks: Shout-out to our Kitchen Crew When COVID-19 hit Toronto, food insecurity surged and Sanctuary faced a huge increase in demand for our weekly meals. At the same time, we had to implement cleaning and safety protocols that made our meals more labour intensive than ever before. In the face of this overwhelming challenge, we turned to our community. We hired around 10 folks who had been volunteering in our kitchen and hanging-out at Sanctuary for years to be our official kitchen and cleaning crew. As we learned more about the demands of operating during a pandemic, we hired several more people to help serve food and clean between drop-ins. Our crew of cooks, cleaners, and servers have worked with amazing energy and passion these past 7 months, and there is no way that we could have stayed open and served over 700 meals a week without them. I stole a few minutes recently to chat with Dominique, who has been part of our kitchen crew on Thursday and Sunday nights, so that she could share a bit about what it’s been like for her to work at Sanctuary during the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1602609535043-K1DI7W83Y4Y032LP8AV7/image-asset.jpeg blog - Giving Thanks: Shout-out to our Kitchen Crew - What is your role? Making sure that the food is well prepared. Making sure there’s enough food for everyone till the end of the night. Working to maintain a good spirit between all the team members in the kitchen. Cleaning the grill. Having a positive attitude and keeping things upbeat. Being encouraging and trying to make people feel better. Like, if someone comes in for dinner and they are emotionally feeling like a 5/10, we want them to be feeling like a 7/10 or an 8/10 before they leave. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/fqqesqtktq2vs03hmziur2a9j46zx0 monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1599580226816-BOJN60J0XCSU1YXXI4KN/Richard+Pic+1.png blog - Making Strides Together - In 2009, as Sanctuary hosted our first fundraising walk (then called the “5K Walk for Poverty + Justice”), Richard thought it sounded like an interesting idea. He wasn’t sure he’d be able to walk too far, but he wanted to help out his community. Richard had been hanging out around Sanctuary for years, and was an established part of our drama troupe, the Screaming Monkeys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1599580546570-E05H6S3K6H8V616ZIA27/42386882_10155460973015947_6809228304831217664_o+%281%29.jpg blog - Making Strides Together - We’re family-oriented. Everyone here is family in one sense or another. It doesn’t matter who raises the most money. It all goes into one pot and helps all of us together. Thanks Richard for your commitment to us and our annual run/walk/roll! Even though we’ll be walking apart, we’re all still doing this together. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/i-walk monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/why-i-run-making-strides-for-sanctuary monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1596738749514-MO5G456UUNF0NBCSOFD7/Gerome+and+I.jpg blog - Why I Run - Here’s why: I am running because: I am so proud of the 700+ beautiful, hot meals our kitchen team has prepared each week throughout the pandemic. I am running because: I have received immeasurable grace from friends at Sanctuary who have way more important things to worry about than educating a clueless middle-class white lady who is trying to learn about life on the street. I am running because: a year ago I couldn’t run (I couldn’t even walk), and my friends at Sanctuary stood by me and held me up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1596739447560-K60531Z2KP3PSXWG8ODU/Al+and+I.jpg blog - Why I Run - I am running because: I have seen the way our clinic team enters weird, hostile, and heartbreaking situations without judgement and offers exemplary care. I am running because: it feels like no one in power cared about the fact that thousands of Torontonians were homeless until those people became more visible in their neighbourhoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1596740292536-UZYY41SQDNP5D3R2QS3C/Singing+in+the+back+yard.jpg blog - Why I Run https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-summer-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1597096813032-Y1RU6Y0UXV9QOBKH6Y83/Re_+Status+Report+Meeting+Date_+January+12%2C+2019.png blog - City of Refuge: Summer 2020 Check out our summer newsletter! Read about our annual Making Strides for Sanctuary run/walk/roll, and about all the ways that the Sanctuary community is supporting our friends on the street during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/anccwv65h0u77u3adwxpj853f5kjcm monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1593974600093-LHDZKVBLFQ9K61OM9I9Z/Thea%2Band%2BDonna.jpg blog - Black and Indigenous Lives Matter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1593977658505-Y45WOI1R6L36WGI52LU1/Rams.JPG blog - Black and Indigenous Lives Matter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1593978029058-ZPMX29VLRPAVJCXWLGSV/Dallas+blm.JPG blog - Black and Indigenous Lives Matter https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/city-of-refuge-winter-2020 monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1589046866928-JWMMYLYJ5A6EGT8S7AXA/news.png blog - City of Refuge: Winter 2020 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/making-strides-for-a-better-world monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588984011583-1HUOZZCIOS3WVZQNLWXE/42459287_10155460974095947_1368075219830308864_o-1-1080x675.jpg blog - Making Strides for a Better World https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/making-strides-for-amazingness monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588984256041-QQH2MOWWYZN34JMOTVL8/DSC_0063.jpg blog - Making Strides for Amazingness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588984273849-3NWDF7Y16RZ1RWGJ8VXU/DSCF0054.jpg blog - Making Strides for Amazingness https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/sanctuary-easter-video monthly 0.5 2023-01-28 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/category/Newsletter monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/category/Fundraising monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/category/Arts monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/newsletter monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/reflection monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/outreach monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/toronto monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/winter monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/covid-19 monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/video monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/easter monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/community monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/christmas monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/photos monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/Making+Strides monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/5K monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/writing monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/Outreach monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/justice monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/arts monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/Community monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/photography monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/blog/tag/poetry monthly 0.5 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/visit daily 0.75 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/323ab362-79a7-43f3-875e-e17816ba039f/Mo_X.jpg get involved - Give a Financial Gift Over 90% of our budget comes from individual donors and foundations—gifts from people like you are what keep Sanctuary going! Monthly gifts help us to plan and to remain a steady, consistent presence in the lives of our friends. We would also love to hear from you through Donate A Car Canada. To make a financial donation over the phone, contact Rica at 416-922-0628 ext. 225. Gifts-in-Kind Donations These are gifts of property other than cash (e.g., checks and credit card payments) and marketable securities. Gifts-in-Kind include donations of supplies, equipment, and brand-new merchandise. For donations of cash and marketable securities, please contact Rica. Tax receipts for all eligible gifts will be sent at year end (charitable # 890379340 RR0001) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588978487400-G4I6Z01SVDEI8L39K8JF/creativity_supplies_X.JPG get involved - Clothing & Supplies Donation Bottles of water, granola bars, snacks, gift cards New or gently used clothing (t-shirts, track pants, shorts, hoodies) Tents, sleeping bags, backpacks & duffle bags, or other survival gears Cellphones, power banks New boxers and/or underwear Please note that we do not accept children’s clothing or housewares. You can drop-off donations of clothing or supplies: Mondays 12 PM -3 PM Wednesdays 9 AM - 4 PM Fridays 11 AM - 2 PM or by scheduling a time through our Donor Coordinator, Rica (ricap@sanctuarytoronto.ca) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588979699316-SM5M4M6EQC2014EYHYI9/15800781_10153975714260947_2738908699851282731_o.jpg get involved - Pray Please keep the Sanctuary community in your prayers. Right now, we would be especially grateful for prayers for: Safety, health and housing for the folks who are living in encampments around the city. Our friends who are feeling isolated and cut-off from their community. The continued health of our staff team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588978537620-WUU3XYQNXMHJV3B1GIE7/Snickerz%282%29_X.JPG get involved Advocate Call, write, or email your local representatives to tell them that you value the lives and well-being of people living in poverty in your community. If you live in Toronto, it’s always helpful to let your representatives know that you appreciate Sanctuary’s work. This helps us a lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1589047555474-OMN6AJVSOCH6BK2HJ594/15844326_10153975714905947_7249360316426291326_o.jpg get involved - Visit Us It feels good and empowering to serve through meaningful work, and we want to prioritize offering that opportunity to people in our community whose strengths, resiliencies, and gifts are often ignored or denied. If you’re someone who gets lots of chances to serve and give back, we would love to welcome you into this community, but when you come, it will be others hosting you. Maybe one day you might find yourself wiping down a table—but you’ll be doing it alongside your friends. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with Kelliann. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/about daily 0.75 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/71b89c48-140a-4cb8-b67f-443995a5b16a/C27F96EA-A1F7-4EBA-9CBD-4EE71C646E12.jpg who we are - Sanctuary is a church and a community. Some of us are homeless and some of us are housed. Some of us are sober and some of us use substances. Some of us have plenty of privilege and comfort and some of us have almost none. Guided by the Gospel, we consider people who are poor and excluded to be the heart and center of our community. Together, we strive to offer the love, dignity, stability and resources that all of us need to flourish. To this end, we undertake many life-giving initiatives including running community meals, street outreach, a health clinic, an arts program and Sunday services. The most important thing we do is spend our lives together: from doctor’s appointments to birthday parties; from evictions to finding a home; from jail visits to family visits; from mourning death, violence, and loss, to celebrating life and reconciled relationships. All are welcome here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/41d821aa-eb9a-4fe9-b3fa-e3d1dad08d87/DSC_2555_2000.jpg who we are - In 1985, the members of and R&B band called Red Rain felt a calling to move from playing in Christian coffee houses and church basements to playing in bars, jails, and festivals—taking the message of Jesus where it doesn’t usually get heard. In 1990, Central Gospel Hall invited the band to use their building at 25 Charles Street East for storage and practice. By 1992, the congregation at Central Gospel Hall had become so small they made the difficult decision to close. At the time, Red Rain’s vocalist and pianist Greg Paul, along with Karen Paul and a small hand-full of others, had began building a vision for doing outreach work with marginalized people in Toronto’s downtown core. This was the seed of what would grow to become Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto. Sanctuary began operating out of 25 Charles Street in 1992. In 1999 Greg Paul launched a successful capital campaign and purchased the building (for $750,000!) with the help of many generous individual and corporate donors. Since that time, Sanctuary has been a haven of safety, security and respect for some of the most marginalized people in the city of Toronto. Our staff team has grown from its original 2 to a current total of 20 as we added more activities in response to our community’s dreams and needs. We have also continually relied almost completely on the generosity of individual donors and small foundations to keep our doors open. Today, gifts from these sources make up over 70% of our annual operating budget. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588986916017-RDTUHI4ADBKLTBBLW0ZU/Sarah_Snickerz_Anna-Mae_LOVE_X.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588977938075-QA990IZ5OER9CIRMTXA3/34CEC7BF-9AF8-4ACC-B281-8C2C24DED8BD.jpeg weekly gatherings - Art Studio We believe that everyone carries gifts and talents that should be allowed, called forth, and encouraged to flourish. Our arts program is a safe space for our community to engage in a variety of projects that strive to recognize the needs of every person as a whole. Art provides a means for self-expression, self-realization and human connection, and plays an important role in the life of our community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1588978037855-U5OF1IUGDHX9HHENWUSZ/85CDAE6F-2EC6-447E-A40E-A4151DE31494.jpeg weekly gatherings - Street Outreach We go out into the streets to build relationships and healthy community. We walk the streets, mostly in the downtown east side, offering bottles of water, socks, hats, snacks and an invitation to stop by Sanctuary for a meal or a chat. Our team also offers support to people who are connected to our community, but we don’t consider this outreach work—it’s friends helping friends. This work includes accompanying people to appointments; helping people to find housing, move, clean their apartment; or visiting people in the hospital or in jail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/940b494f-d1e0-4bde-a843-4a979e17ec71/Norm+soup.jpeg weekly gatherings - Community Meals The main purpose of community meals is to offer space to build life-giving relationships, and some respite from the harsh realities of poverty and homelessness. We offer meals prepared by a crew from our community, medical care, shower facilities, personal care items, clothing, computers, phones, wifi, books, and pastoral care. In a given week, we see an average of 300 people between our two community meals. We honour birthdays and use holidays like Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas to celebrate with extra-special menus. Our meals are also a time time to gather together to grieve and express pain caused by the losses, danger, and injustices of life on the street. Everyone is encouraged to care well for one another. We’d love it if you’d join us sometime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/34a1bd48-6860-4f19-a8a5-9f27d7975e1b/IMG_2936.jpg weekly gatherings - Health Clinic Sanctuary’s clinic strives to offer care in the context of a welcoming, non-judgemental community. Our clinic staff are deeply aware of and attentive to the particular challenges and resiliencies of folks in the street community, and they are able to go above-and-beyond and come up with creative, collaborative solutions to help people keep up treatment protocols and make appointments. We started our Health Clinic in 2001 after a few years of offering healthcare on the streets. Today, operating with three registered nurses, Sanctuary’s clinic has an average of 250 active patients and 800 unique visits a year. We are also very fortunate to have a partnership with Inner City Health Associates, who provide a doctor on Tuesdays and Thursdays to work in our clinic during community meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/b5b63b98-a9ea-42b6-978a-edcb8a3cf333/Screen+Shot+2023-01-28+at+1.57.52+AM.png weekly gatherings - Sunday Service Sanctuary is a Christian community, but our Sunday service contains a wide spectrum of believers and beliefs. Our unity is in our shared faith in Christ as expressed through love and justice for the poor. We try to structure our services to be responsive to the needs of the community—the order of songs is not planned in advance; no one is designated to read scripture or to give thanks for the communion elements; everyone is welcome to serve the community in this way. A rotating roster of people teach on Sundays: Greg Paul, Rachel Tulloch, Gil Clelland, and Janice Towndrow. Everyone is welcome. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/fec3c6ec-5fbb-460d-8fea-6f7fb15c6e78/1000021260.jpg board of directors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/9f606890-4b2a-4852-9858-4d5caf5dd19e/Headshot-1229x1536.jpg board of directors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/sam daily 0.75 2024-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1592518970215-VMSR90ODOUKFUOTR2G0Z/Sam_Wayne.jpg sam https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/alison daily 0.75 2023-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1602022440234-FENK8M84ZER5QQTISZO4/12063840_10206472224462105_4473446388545235612_n+-+Edited.jpg Alison - Alison has been a part of the Sanctuary community since 2009. She participates in street outreach, and is a part of the worshipping community at Sanctuary. Alison is retired and formerly worked at IBM Canada in a marketing position. Alison is married to Craig, and is the mother of three sons. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/britt daily 0.75 2023-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/33002b9e-4b1d-44f2-89d1-010f5ae51364/Britt.jpeg Britt - Britt Hudson (they/them) is an Afro and Indo-Caribbean community developer with over 10 years of experience in program design, content creation and community-based facilitation. Currently they are the Manager of Programs at the Enchanté Network, Canada’s largest network for 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. They are passionate about creating equitable environments for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQI+ and people living with disabilities. Their work is grounded by the experiences and knowledge shared by Black people across the diaspora, especially on topics such as Queer liberation and Indigenous spiritualities. Throughout the years, Britt has worked within various sectors focusing on disability justice, faith formation, decolonization and reconciliation. When they are not working, Britt enjoys exploring the outdoors, playing basketball and cultivating Queer joy. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/sylvia daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/5feabd10-1cc2-4c26-925a-7958b3471c84/Sylvia+headshot+birch+tree+promo+%281%29.jpeg Sylvia - Dr. Sylvia C. Keesmaat is biblical scholar who has taught at Oxford University, Tyndale University, the Institute for Christian Studies, and Wycliffe and Trinity Colleges, University of Toronto. Sylvia teaches and writes on issues connected to economic and climate justice in the biblical story and is the author of Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire and Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice (both with Brian Walsh). She has been deeply involved in communities with the homeless both in Oxford and at The Common Table at Church of the Redeemer in Toronto. Sylvia currently teaches for Bible Remixed (www.bibleremixed.ca), which she founded in 2021. You can reach Sylvia at board@sanctuarytoronto.ca. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/sibeck daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/905224e0-d184-4956-9ba7-093891f635ee/Simon%2BBeck.jpeg Simon Beck - Simon has been a longtime member of the Sunday church community, and has lived with and shared regular meals with many of our community members. Simon’s professional expertise and deep heart for Sanctuary led to his involvement as a member of the Board of Directors, where he served as Treasurer since 2017. Prior to joining Sanctuary as ED, Simon was a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group, specializing in social impact and sustainability consulting with a decade of experience working with global NGOs, foundations, and major corporations to deliver greater positive social and environmental impact. He holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge, a Masters in Theological Studies and Development from the University of Toronto, and a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. You can reach Simon at simonbeck@sanctuarytoronto.ca https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/bio-bio-test daily 0.75 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536429081-3RZC14OGFH07GF5XI1G0/pam.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618846077299-6UM096ZAW7Q0J2OVNX1H/tanja.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536711066-6T1FVQ16AIFTIHI99C7K/michael.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536737959-BM0BP0TLCJ7RCWXAZ5K7/alison.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536682223-TVH349N74SW6SGYBDXVH/sylvia.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536985548-9IYL2RW8OO2HFHRIFRG0/janice.png bio bio test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1618536400227-2TJEPWTDERE9Q17S9TXK/beck.png bio bio test https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/tanja daily 0.75 2023-01-18 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/kelliann daily 0.75 2024-04-16 https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/lynee daily 0.75 2023-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/a0d275af-9246-44ab-8139-0a377d5a8d79/2022-Lynne_small-p.jpeg lynne https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/frank daily 0.75 2023-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/0d0d8017-9468-4221-9408-09e2a174956d/Screen+Shot+2023-01-12+at+12.57.35+PM.png frank https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/viva daily 0.75 2023-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/663a4d99-17c3-409f-bf6f-a4cfd4053066/Screen+Shot+2023-01-17+at+5.06.37+PM.png viva - Viva’s heart was touched by the welcoming community of Sanctuary when she lived in the condominium next door, from 2018-2021. She made friends, shared meals, and eventually heeded the call of Jesus and started coming to the Sunday church. She is grateful to the Sanctuary community for her personal conversion and is eager to give back. Professionally, Viva has worked on a wide spectrum of business problems, including developing business strategy, building financial plans and scaling digital products. Recently, Viva shifted her focus to nurturing her growing family. A native of North China, Viva has lived in Singapore, U.S., Brazil and is now proud to call Toronto home. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/rica daily 0.75 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/a0ccbc00-0f8a-4eaa-814c-7e20d7489681/Rica.jpeg rica https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/gil daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/572bf965-33d4-4b6b-9705-d87f25c7a907/Gil2.jpeg Gil https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/ronald daily 0.75 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/fd57f014-4c2a-4722-9b69-9a0bb7d84e30/Ron.jpeg ronald https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/david daily 0.75 2024-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/72fd4aec-f547-48c9-b2f0-f671baa65d57/David+A.jpeg david https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/about-1 daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/c10d1baa-bb28-4dcf-aa60-583cb7d47b47/image_50404865.JPG Our Core Values - Justice We acknowledge that our society is built upon and supports injustice and oppression. These particularly affect the people who make up the Sanctuary community. We are often complicit in unjust systems, but we are committed to working towards what we understand to be God’s vision for our world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/ed34eefd-62aa-4897-8c35-d5ec34a6590a/IMG_5596.jpeg Our Core Values - Becoming We seek to maintain an open, humble posture that invites us to learn together and from one another and to support each other as we live - and struggle - in the tension between who we are and who we strive to be. Through the grace of God, we long for and work towards reconciliation and healing in all of our relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/b9fcbacc-0e2e-4051-b195-2fd4f2477958/DSC_2528_2000.jpg Our Core Values - Welcome We want each person who finds themselves at Sanctuary to be met with warmth, safety, and the sense of home that is rooted in being deeply known and accepted. Therefore, we aim to embrace and love all people in our community for who they are, not for who we think they ought to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/0ab90b3f-a18f-47e8-9c5e-5b6e7099ca95/IMG_2631.JPG Our Core Values - Relational We seek to walk alongside one another and share our lives, both giving and receiving care and valuing each person’s gifts. As we walk together in this way, we are given opportunities to honour and bear witness, both privately and publicly, to one another’s stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/54b98371-838f-4772-8b4d-76e5e4ab1f18/IMG_2936.jpg Our Core Values - Wellness We believe that all people should be able to pursue wellness of body, soul and mind. No matter what someone’s journey, we desire to offer each person dignity in pursuing their understanding of a quality of life for themselves. As we do this, we long for individual and communal redemption and renewal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/c97df187-e1ce-49d0-8c0f-de22b2556811/DSC_2594_2000.jpg Our Core Values - Creativity We believe that we are each made in the image of a creative God. As such, we see creative expression as a fundamental human need and a quintessentially human act. Moreover, we recognize the importance of artistic expression as a means of giving a voice to members of our community whose voices are often silenced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/ac5aa526-8c2b-4872-aa05-e454feb8c30d/DSC_2521_2000.jpg Our Core Values - Celebration! We believe that collective celebration is an important part of our lives together. We seek opportunities for creative, joyful and authentic expressions of our individual and communal uniqueness. In both profound and light-hearted ways, we celebrate the value and gifts of our community and our hope for future redemption. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/rikki-1 daily 0.75 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/e83f8262-da96-4723-8240-63732ee5520e/unnamed+%2814%29.jpg Rikki https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/thankyoudonation daily 0.75 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1a62075f-e527-4f36-b4b7-05324f469efb/IMG_2620.JPG https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/hidden daily 0.75 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/1e70ee2a-45d5-4b07-b295-0ec33a153387/%C2%A9+2024+Sanctuary+Ministries+of+Toronto+%E2%80%A2+Reg+Canadian+Charity+890379340RR0001.jpg https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/melissab daily 0.75 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/d1a26192-7ac6-488e-8740-4c1d13c2e81c/Headshot-1229x1536.jpeg Melissa - Melissa is a registered psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and experienced educator with nearly a decade of experience in the mental health field. Passionate about creating safe spaces for reflection and collaboration, she brings deep expertise in supporting individuals and teams with their mental health goals. Outside of her professional work, Melissa enjoys building community, volunteering as chair of her local school council, hiking, and tackling a good Saturday morning crossword. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/paulp daily 0.75 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/e0032c8c-a45d-406f-81cb-7144e5e932ee/1000021260.jpg Paul - Paul has lived in the Toronto area most of his life. His grey hair is a witness to raising six teens and having nine grandkids. He studied at U of T and took several theology courses at Trinity College, but literature has always been a great love. For over a decade, he facilitated a book, poetry, and movie group at Redeemer's Common Table. He retired from the civil service a number of years ago—a career that included five years as Vice President of CUPE 1750. Paul has an abiding interest in the writing, poetry, and art of the Trappist monk Thomas Merton, and currently serves as the President of the International Thomas Merton Society. https://www.sanctuarytoronto.org/legalfund-1 daily 1.0 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/64b1cd58-5bfe-4cba-a09c-b612a0258db1/shiri-Sanctuary-1200x675.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/8361862c-e851-4968-8bed-907ccc6ff0c2/DSC_2528_2000.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea0ca6635b7ab6936c71d59/3d9749e7-f264-425a-b378-35633a73ec04/DSC_2800_2000.jpg