Wycliffe College

Catherine Sider-Hamilton discusses how people find God's word hard to take and walk away. Her text is John 6:68.

Father Austin went to Saint Thomas early in 2005 to be the parish’s first “theologian-in-residence.” A priest-scholar, his background is in both the parish ministry and the academic world.

At Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania, Father Austin was assistant professor of religious studies, philosophy, and theology. He has also taught on the adjunct faculty of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York; Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, New York; and Fordham University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City.

Father Austin preaches on Mark 13.

Morning Chapel service. Susan Eng speaks on the topic of the church being a welcoming place just as Christ welcomed us. Her text is Romans 15:7.

Morning Chapel service. Irina Dubinski, a Wycliffe student, speaks on oaths and there significance. Her text is Matthew 5:33-37.

David speaks on the angst presented by Matthew 25: 31-46.

Michael Harvey is a co-founder of Back to Church Sunday in the UK and developed the concept of invitation as a mission tool across seventeen countries. It is estimated that 1 million invitations have been offered and thousands of people have been added to the church.

David Fitch is B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary Chicago, IL. He is also the founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community- a missional church in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. He coaches a network of church plants in the C&MA linked to Life on the Vine. He writes on the issues the local church must face in Mission including cultural engagement, leadership and theology and has lectured and presented on these topics at many seminaries, graduate schools, denominational gatherings and conferences.

Dr. Fitch is the author of numerous articles in periodicals such as Christianity Today, The Other Journal, Missiology as well as various academic journals.

He is the author of The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from American Business, Para-Church Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer Capitalism and Other Modern Maladies, The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission and mostly recently Prodigal Christianity: 10 Signposts into the Missional Frontier with co-author Geoff Holsclaw.

As associate pastor of Little Trinity in Toronto, ON, Beverley brings with her a passion for the gospel and for reaching the unchurched. She is an avid believer in lifetime learning and loves to explore the Christian faith with others.

When her head isn’t buried in a book, you will find Beverley walking along the trails near her home, digging in the garden, or at a live music event. Attending live music shows, from bluegrass and folk, to jazz and rock, is a favourite pastime for Beverley and her husband, Graham. They and their 3 children, Rebecca, Thomas and Emily, moved to Toronto in 2011 and are really taking advantage of the best the City has to offer.

Beverley graduated in 2006 from Wycliffe with an MDiv, but many years before that she graduated from York University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Upon graduating from Wycliffe, she was appointed as the assistant curate at St. Thomas’ Brooklin, a growing community just north of Whitby. The other churches she has served are All Saints Whitby and Christ Church Scarborough.

As a follower of Jesus, her passion is chatting with folks about faith, especially those who do not yet know Jesus or are new to their walk with our Lord. She likes to think outside the box for reaching people for Jesus while staying faithful to the gospel.

Terry Donaldson delivers the Thursday morning's chapel message on the value of Christian singing. His text is Acts 16: 25.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Reverend Marc Torchinsky continues to live a life of great adventure and blessing. After a life long involvement in the Jewish Community and Education system in Winnipeg, Padre Marc came to Toronto following his baptism at St. Aidan’s Church to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College – University of Toronto. While at Wycliffe, Padre Marc served as Chaplain to the 48th Highlanders of Canada, was active in student government, travelled on a mission trip to Kenya, and served in numerous parishes throughout the Diocese of Toronto.

Ordained in 1999, Padre Marc served as the Assistant Curate at St. Mary's Richmond Hill. In September of 2001 he was called to the Diocese of Montreal and the Parish of St. Michael and All Angels where he was Rector and Regional Dean of St. Anne, Diocesan Council member, and member of the Congregational Development Committee. From 2000-2002 he was a member of the Primate’s Commission on Evangelism Design Team.

In 2004, Padre Marc was called back to the Canadian Forces where he served as a Unit Chaplain at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. During this time he completed a 6-month tour of duty with Task Force Afghanistan. After completing a year of second language training, Padre Marc was posted as chaplain to JTF2 (Joint Task Force Two) near Ottawa, where he deployed numerous times to both domestic and international areas of operations and attended the USAF Special Operations School in Florida. Promoted to Major in the summer of 2009, Padre Marc served as the first chaplain to CEFCOM (Canadian Expeditionary Force Command) and completed his time there as the Deputy Operations Command Chaplain. Following a short posting to Petawawa in 2011 as the 2 CMBG (Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group) Chaplain, Padre Marc returned to Manitoba in 2012 to fulfill familial obligations and a posting to CFB (Canadian Forces Base) Shilo as the Senior Base Chaplain. In 2013, Padre Marc was selected to attend the yearlong Joint Command and Staff Program held at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. There he completed the program and was an awarded a Master in Defence Studies degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. Promoted to his present rank in 2014, Padre Marc re-joined his family and returned to Winnipeg following an 18 year absence to take on the position as the 1 CAD (Canadian Air Division) Chaplain.

When not active in the local community, as a member of COGS (Council of General Synod), or trying to keep in shape, he spends the rest of his time with his family.