Diocese of Toronto and Anglican Diocese of Niagara

Anglican Diocese of Niagara: Being welcomed to Canada not only provides refugees like Marwan with security, freedom from violence and persecution, and the basic necessities of life, it more fundamentally provides the gift of hope; an opportunity for healing and wholeness that comes from making a fresh start. , according to Hamilton Spectator. This month, back in 1875, delegates assembled in Hamilton for the inaugural Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Niagara. Carved out of the Diocese of Toronto, the new diocese would comprise six counties including what was then Wentworth County. Its first leader, General Sir Isaac Brock grandson Bishop Thomas Fuller designated Hamilton as the see city for the diocese cathedral. "Like the difference between the ground and the sky," said a recently resettled refugee in describing what life in Canada is like compared to life in his war-torn country. Each day, we hear reports in the media about the abhorrent violence taking place in Syria and Iraq. In many ways such violence is unimaginable to many, if not most, Canadians. Yet it is a daily reality for millions of our brothers and sisters. As war and violence rages throughout the world, the number of people fleeing for their lives continues to swell. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that nearly one million refugees are currently in need of resettlement, while over 50 million people have been forcibly displaced. In the face of this unprecedented global refugee crisis, all of us are being called to respond generously. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.