It's Saturday at a busy Toronto market and among bushels of fresh asparagus and peppers, five Anglicans walk and chat together. The group includes a seminarian from Hong Kong and…
You are already living out the Marks of Mission and General Synod wants to hear all about it. The Living the Marks of Mission campaign, which encourages Canadian Anglicans to…
Library services at General Synod are beginning to wind down in anticipation of full closure on December 31, 2011. The first step will be on June 1, 2011, when Librarian…
Canadian Anglicans have recently expressed their support for military chaplaincy through large and small gifts to the Bishop Ordinary Trust. In early May, Blake Goldring, chairman and CEO of AGF…
The Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has expressed his concern and care for people affected by forest fires in Alberta and flooding in Manitoba. In letters to the dioceses of Athabasca,…
The Church of the Province of South East Asia and the Church of Ireland have affirmed the Anglican Covenant. On May 13 the Church of Ireland's General Synod voted to…
From June 23 to 26, an international Anglican conference will convene in Victoria, B.C., to explore how churches can be safer environments for vulnerable youth and adults. "Partnering for Prevention:…
General Synod has released six documentaries of national Indigenous Sacred Circles for general viewing online. Since 1988, six Sacred Circle meetings have brought together hundreds of Indigenous Anglicans from across…
Archbishop Hiltz and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada congratulate Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his re-election as Prime Minister. Read the full letter.
Gathered under a banner bearing Psalm 24's reminder — "The Earth is God's, and all that is in it" — about 150 people from all parts of the Earth considered…
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.