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A gift to honour the General Secretary

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Published on 
July 25, 2020

The Ven. Michael Thompson has served the General Synod for eleven years as General Secretary. During that time Michael offered guidance and leadership to the regular work of General Synod in addition to the administration of the Residential Schools settlement agreement and implementation of Vision 2019. Michael’s gifts have been deeply appreciated by staff, Synod members and ecumenical partners. We wish him well in whatever adventures lie before him in the coming years and hope it will include exercising his gifts as a writer.

To honour Michael’s ministry as General Secretary we invite donations to the Healing Fund of the Anglican Church of Canada. This fund continues the significant work of reconciliation and healing for which Michael has been a passionate advocate. The Healing Fund nurtures cultural development, language acquisition, and healing projects in Indigenous communities.

+Linda Nicholls

The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls,
Primate

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.