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Communications Committee

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The Communications Coordinating Committee advises on the communications portfolio of the Anglican Church of Canada. It guides the work of the Communications & Information Resources department (Communications), which provides Anglicans in Canada with reliable news, information and resources, supports program areas of the Office of the General Synod, produces and distributes the Anglican Journal, manages the eStore and maintains the church’s digital, video and print communications. In consultation with the Editorial Board, the Communications Coordinating Committee oversees the content and distribution of the Anglican Journal and other journalistic products.

Coordinating committees oversee and coordinate the work of staff, task forces, working groups and commissions. Additional details about this committee are available in its Terms of Reference (section II.1) in Appendix B of the Handbook of the General Synod.

Membership

  • Susan Graham Walker
  • The Rev. Cynthia Haines Turner
  • Susan Graham Walker
  • Natasha Henderson
  • The Rev. Geoffrey McLarney
  • Jamie Tomlinson (chair)
  • Karen Webb (crossover member from the Editorial Board)

The Primate, General Secretary and Prolocutor may also serve as ex-officio members of this committee, as set out in the Constitution of the General Synod (Section III).

Connected work

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.