The Anglican Church of Canada will soon have a new diocese. On July 6, 2013, the General Synod approved Resolution B001, a proposal that an area mission in Northern Ontario…
In August of 2012, Terry and Ida Reid loaded a year’s worth of belongings onto their half-ton truck and left Newville, in Central Newfoundland, to head west and north. “We…
Interview with The Rt. Rev. Tom Corston (Bishop of Moosonee, Retd) Council of the North Communications(CNC): Tell us about the changes that are taking place in Moosonee. Tom Corston(TC): The…
Several years ago, the son of a northern Ontario chief, an Anglican, died in a Thunder Bay hospital. The chief said that the Church had failed him and his family…
A new peer-to-peer learning program in the Diocese of Fredericton is changing the way the diocese–and now the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada–looks at continuing education for clergy.
One man's generosity is helping a parish in St. John's, Nfld., move from an expensive downtown building to a new church in a growing subdivision. When Victor LeRoy Ash died…
The Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson, General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada, shared a comprehensive vision of stewardship within the context of the Baptismal Covenant at a recent synod…
A $100,000 grant from the Diocese of Toronto will expand suicide prevention work in Canada’s north. This gift, reflecting a portion of sales from the diocese’s surplus properties, was presented…
Key financial and executive staff from Anglican dioceses across Canada met in Mississauga, Ont. June 10 to 12 to learn, network, and share feedback with General Synod. Through workshops, keynotes,…
Four breakaway congregations in the Vancouver area cannot keep their buildings, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled Nov. 15. The congregations left the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster over…
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.