Harper, left, and Steven Seegerts smudge and bless the Covenant and Our Way of Life after the documents were ratified by Sacred Circle May 30, 2023. Photo: Anglican Video

Sacred Circle to build framework of emergent Indigenous church

National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper says key topics will include working out the procedural structures needed to put its founding documents, Our Way of Life and the Covenant, into practice; discussing an equitable method of picking representatives to Sacred Circle from across Canada; analyzing the funding available to the Indigenous church; and potentially even choosing a new national Indigenous archbishop.

Crests for the Five dioceses who will elect new bishops this spring: Saskatoon, Moosonee, Montreal, the Arctic and Rupert’s Land.

Five dioceses prepare for spring episcopal elections

Five dioceses will elect new bishops this spring: Saskatoon, Moosonee, Montreal, the Arctic and Rupert’s Land.
The diocese of Saskatoon will hold its episcopal election on March 8, to find a successor for Archbishop Chris Harper, who stepped down as bishop of Saskatoon in January 2023 when he became National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop.