Meeting on scenic Thetis Island, B.C., 24 Anglican and Lutheran regional youth coordinators planned the future of their joint ministry work at Stronger Together 2011, Sept. 13 to 16. The…
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The Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson, rector of St. Jude's Anglican Church in Oakville, Ont., will serve as the Anglican Church of Canada's next General Secretary, starting Nov. 1. Archbishop Fred…
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Canadians from coast to coast to coast unite in mourning the death of the Hon. Jack Layton, Leader of the Official Opposition and of the New Democratic Party. Jack was…
It was a hot day in Havana when Rebecca McLeod, a nursing student from Charlottetown, P.E.I., boarded a bus packed with Cuban youth. When the bus revved up, her fellow…
General Synod has released three Anglican Video documentaries online for your summer viewing pleasure. Great Pilgrimages, The Power Within: Healing Through Prayer, and Topahdewin: The Gladys Cook Story are now…
Are you a creative person with heaps of energy? Have you taught Sunday school? General Synod is organizing a contest to develop a Marks of Mission Sunday school resource and…
Canadian Anglicans weep with the people of Norway, overwhelmed by grief in the aftermath of terrible attacks on government headquarters and an island retreat centre. We mourn the devastation this…
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.