Community
St. James Cathedral seeks to build and serve the community through many ministry initiatives; to offer hospitality, to provide food and support for the homeless, a voice of advocacy for the marginalized and respite for the weary.
Friday Drop-in
The Drop-in is open every Friday afternoon from 1:30pm-3:30pm in Snell Hall of the Cathedral Centre (65 Church Street, ramp door at canopy), providing a light lunch and companionship to guests. A priest is always available, along with a health clinic, foot care and hygiene products.
Read MoreThe Good Food Box Program is offered through the Friday Drop-in. Boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables are provided for a minimal charge for low-income singles and families on a monthly basis. The Cathedral subsidizes the contributions made by the programs clients.
Learn more here
Foot Care Clinic
The Foot Care Clinic provides foot care by a Chiropodist and is held at St. James Cathedral Centre on Fridays: 9:00am to 3:00pm
To book your next appointment please call Kathy Biasi at 416-364-7865 *222 and leave a detailed message so she can return your call.
You can also email your request to kbiasi@stjamescathedral.ca with the subject heading “Foot Clinic”.
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St. Bartholomew’s, Regent Park
Regent Park, situated about a mile away from the Cathedral, is undergoing the most significant program of urban renewal attempted in Toronto for many decades. St. Bart’s sits in the centre of this activity. Over the years St. Bart’s has combined worship and outreach to the vulnerable in a remarkable way, but was in need of assistance to effect its own renewal in a new context.
Read MoreIn August 2013, we welcomed The Reverend Walter Hannam as the new Vicar of St. Bart’s, with the Cathedral providing oversight of this ministry. We’ve been excited to see the ministry develop and are pleased to be involved in what is now happening there.
“On behalf of the congregation of St. Bart’s, I wish to thank the people of St. James Cathedral for their financial, pastoral, and emotional investment in the present and future of our parish. Above all I wish to thank you for your ongoing prayers for our ministry together, upon which we rely as we discern the needs of our community and how God is calling us to meet them.”
– Fr. Walter Hannam, Vicar of St. Bartholomew’s
Visit St. Bartholomew’s website
Outreach Partners
The Primate’s World Relief & Development Fund: PWRDF and their activities, which include overseas projects, disaster relief, work with Canadian Aboriginal peoples and refugee sponsorship, is supported by the Cathedral community.
Visit the PWRDF website
Supportive Housing: Members of the cathedral community sit on the boards of two supportive housing projects which we originally helped to initiate.
FaithWorks: Through this annual campaign, the Cathedral supports the extensive outreach of the Diocese of Toronto.
Visit the FaithWorks website
