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Hanna Goschy, Treasurer, retires this summer

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Published on 
May 14, 2021

This week, I accepted the letter of resignation from Hanna Goschy from her office as Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer of General Synod.

Hanna joined General Synod as Controller in December 2011 and was appointed to the position of Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer by the Council of General Synod in February 2013.

With significant experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, Hanna established herself quickly as a take-charge Treasurer. Hanna embraced Church House culture and provided leadership and support to Management Team, for example, by establishing a more holistic and transparent budgeting process.

In the back-office, she stabilized information technology systems and implemented changes to streamline and gain efficiencies in financial systems and reporting.

In the front office, she initiated changes that resulted in improved accountability and accessible financial reporting to Financial Management Committee and the Council of General Synod.

Hanna gathered diocesan finance officers for triennial meetings.  She has been a consistent supporter of and advocate for the ministries of the Council of the North.  In addition, Hanna served on the finance committee of the Canadian Council of Churches.

Hanna’s last day with the General Synod will be Friday, August 13th, 2021.

Please join me in thanking Hanna for her contributions and wishing her all the best in retirement!

+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.