Honouring The Reverend Canon Dr. Stephen Fields
We will mark the final Sunday of full-time ministry at St. James Cathedral for our Sub-Dean and Vicar, The Reverend Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, on Sunday, May 31 as he prepares for retirement on June 30, 2026. We give thanks for his faithful ministry among us.
Save the date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Please join us for coffee hour and cake (after the 9:00am service) and a farewell reception (after the 11:00am service), as we gather to celebrate and give thanks for Canon Stephen’s ministry together.
If you would like to express your appreciation by contributing to Vicar’s Farewell Gift, you may:
- E-transfer to bookkeeper@stjamescathedral.ca. Please specify Vicar’s Farewell Gift in the Message field.
- Make your gift at the Sunday offering or drop off your gift at 65 Church Street. Please specify Vicar’s Farewell Gift on the envelope.
Please note that contributions towards the farewell gift are non-receiptable.
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Notice of Retirement of our Sub-Dean and Vicar, The Reverend Canon Dr. Stephen Fields
On Sunday, November 30, 2025, Dean Stephen announced the retirement of our Sub-Dean and Vicar, The Reverend Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, from full-time ministry, effective June 30, 2026.
Ordained in 1981, he has served the church in New York, Barbados, and Toronto, including here at St. James Cathedral since 2021. His ministry has been marked by a deep commitment to proclaiming Christ, advocating for youth, the poor, and marginalized, and challenging the Church to confront racism.
We give thanks for his ministry and for all who have shared in his journey as he looks forward to spending more time with his grandchildren and engaging in other forms of ministry.
His final Sunday of full-time service at the Cathedral will be May 31, 2026, the 45th anniversary of his ordination to Diaconate.
