May 27, 2025
A "proud" resolution from Synod:
We are ALL God's children!
Our diocesan synod took place this weekend and the following resolution passed thunderously.
A resolution to commit to affirming, acknowledging, and continuing to welcome and include those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ in and to our communities.
Resolved that this synod:
• affirm the dignity, worth, and equality of all people, including those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and other sexual and gender identities);
• acknowledge historical and ongoing harm faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly within faith communities;
• commit to work towards healing, reconciliation, and full inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people;
• and commit to providing safe spaces within the church where 2SLGBTQIA+ people are welcomed, valued, and supported in their faith journeys.
A "proud" resolution from Synod:
We are ALL God's children!
Our diocesan synod took place this weekend and the following resolution passed thunderously.
A resolution to commit to affirming, acknowledging, and continuing to welcome and include those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ in and to our communities.
Resolved that this synod:
• affirm the dignity, worth, and equality of all people, including those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and other sexual and gender identities);
• acknowledge historical and ongoing harm faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, particularly within faith communities;
• commit to work towards healing, reconciliation, and full inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people;
• and commit to providing safe spaces within the church where 2SLGBTQIA+ people are welcomed, valued, and supported in their faith journeys.
May 22, 2025
Congrats to Rev. Michael Tutton on his retirement from the Canadian Press. Please see below the press release regarding Michael's remarkable career. Bishop Sandra has appointed Michael as the Rector for the Parish of Fall River and Oakfield, effective September 1st, 2025.
" We are writing with some big news from the Atlantic bureau. After a journalism career spanning four decades, Michael Tutton will be retiring from The Canadian Press at the end of the summer.
Michael’s association with The Canadian Press extends back to 1984, when he was hired as a summer reporter in the Ottawa bureau -- after graduating from Carleton University. Among his earliest assignments was talking to parishioners working in a soup kitchen who were so busy they couldn’t watch Pope John Paul II pass by in his Popemobile. “Pope or no Pope, the poor must be fed,” Michael’s story began.
After working for other media, he returned to CP in 2000 and established himself as a pillar of the Halifax bureau, helping foster a team spirit that has led to enduring friendships. He had a hand in many of the biggest stories out of the region over the past 25 years, including the fatal crash of the MK Airlines cargo jet in Halifax, the death Laura Gainey on a tall ship and the ongoing clashes over Indigenous fisheries.
On the morning of Sunday, April 19, 2020, Michael was at home when reports emerged of a mass shooter on the loose in Nova Scotia. He jumped into action, supporting Michael MacDonald who was in the field, and in the coming days and weeks he played a key role in pressing the tight-lipped Mounties for information. His efforts were a central part of a team effort that won the National Newspaper Award for breaking news.
Michael is committed to holding authorities to account and has made frequent use of freedom of information laws to generate stories, notably in his coverage of the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun. He also used access requests to uncover disturbing cases of neglect in Nova Scotia facilities for people with disabilities. His persistent reporting on disabilities issues in the following years earned him the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award in 2022.
You wouldn’t necessarily guess it from the occasional salty language he lets fly in the newsroom, but Michael has been an ordained Anglican minister since 2018, tending to parishes across the province on weekends and days off. And when he leaves CP at the end of summer, it will be to take on this role full-time as rector in the parish of Fall River and Oakfield, just north of Halifax.
Please join us in congratulating Michael on an outstanding career and wishing him the best in his new life as Rev. Tutton. "
Congrats to Rev. Michael Tutton on his retirement from the Canadian Press. Please see below the press release regarding Michael's remarkable career. Bishop Sandra has appointed Michael as the Rector for the Parish of Fall River and Oakfield, effective September 1st, 2025.
" We are writing with some big news from the Atlantic bureau. After a journalism career spanning four decades, Michael Tutton will be retiring from The Canadian Press at the end of the summer.
Michael’s association with The Canadian Press extends back to 1984, when he was hired as a summer reporter in the Ottawa bureau -- after graduating from Carleton University. Among his earliest assignments was talking to parishioners working in a soup kitchen who were so busy they couldn’t watch Pope John Paul II pass by in his Popemobile. “Pope or no Pope, the poor must be fed,” Michael’s story began.
After working for other media, he returned to CP in 2000 and established himself as a pillar of the Halifax bureau, helping foster a team spirit that has led to enduring friendships. He had a hand in many of the biggest stories out of the region over the past 25 years, including the fatal crash of the MK Airlines cargo jet in Halifax, the death Laura Gainey on a tall ship and the ongoing clashes over Indigenous fisheries.
On the morning of Sunday, April 19, 2020, Michael was at home when reports emerged of a mass shooter on the loose in Nova Scotia. He jumped into action, supporting Michael MacDonald who was in the field, and in the coming days and weeks he played a key role in pressing the tight-lipped Mounties for information. His efforts were a central part of a team effort that won the National Newspaper Award for breaking news.
Michael is committed to holding authorities to account and has made frequent use of freedom of information laws to generate stories, notably in his coverage of the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun. He also used access requests to uncover disturbing cases of neglect in Nova Scotia facilities for people with disabilities. His persistent reporting on disabilities issues in the following years earned him the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award in 2022.
You wouldn’t necessarily guess it from the occasional salty language he lets fly in the newsroom, but Michael has been an ordained Anglican minister since 2018, tending to parishes across the province on weekends and days off. And when he leaves CP at the end of summer, it will be to take on this role full-time as rector in the parish of Fall River and Oakfield, just north of Halifax.
Please join us in congratulating Michael on an outstanding career and wishing him the best in his new life as Rev. Tutton. "
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October 27, 2024
The Christ Church Historical Society hosted another successful Lunch & Learn event. Clary Croft (an acclaimed Halifax-based folklore researcher, author and recording artist, among other things) educated and entertained the crowd with tales of ghost stories from right here in Dartmouth! Thank you to those who attended and to all who prepared and served the delicious lunch of soup and gingerbread. 
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September 6, 2024
Our water fountain project has come to fruition! Thank you to all those who have partnered with us to make this a reality: Barbara Hart (our parish warden), councillor Sam Austin and the HRM, our friends at Feeding Others of Dartmouth (Margaret’s House), The Public Good Society of Dartmouth, and Grace United Church. If you would like to support this ministry, please consider donating reusable water bottles. The water fountain will be blessed and officially "opened" this coming Sunday during our Homecoming Picnic, after our 10:00 am service. Check out the photos to the right or click below to read Dr. Rev. Kyle's letter to the parish. 
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Aug 5, 2024
These last two weeks have seen a flurry of activity as a team of students from Dalhousie's School of Architecture got to work updating and upgrading our upper garden. Check out their final report here to see the plan in full, or come check out the garden in person!
