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    March 5, 2010
    For anyone interested in Christian worship, it's an easy sell: a summer conference of engaged innovators and cutting-edge workshops, all set in Vancouver, B.C., which undoubtedly will still be photogenic…
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    February 27, 2010
    I ask you to join me in prayer today for the people of Chile and two of its principal cities—Concepción and Santiago—where a devastating earthquake struck early Saturday morning. There…
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    February 26, 2010
    When Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) arrived in Jacmel, Haiti, two days after the earthquake, the staff included medics, engineers, and a chaplain, Anglican Padre Shaun Turner.
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    February 12, 2010
    A Toronto priest has compiled a book of prayers that's appropriately portable for the mobile healing ministries, where priests drop by homes, friends pray in parishes, and caregivers visit hospitals.…
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    February 5, 2010
    Through prayers, giving, friendship and family, Canadian Anglicans are connected to Haiti, a country devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. Already Canadian Anglicans have donated over $600,000 to…
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    January 26, 2010
    "I smile every time I tell someone I'm going to Jerusalem," said Kerri Brennan, a theological student from the Diocese of Ottawa. Ms. Brennan is one of three students preparing…
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    January 14, 2010
    For 15 years the Primate's Theological Commission (PTC) has helped Canadian Anglicans think more clearly about their faith. The current team of 12 theologians will hold their last meeting from…
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    January 13, 2010
    Haiti has been devastated by a terrible earthquake. Thousands are feared to have died and many more injured. The people in Haiti have suffered so much in the past 10…
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    January 7, 2010
    Canon Geoffrey Jackson, General Synod's senior development officer, died suddenly due to heart failure on Jan. 5. Canon Jackson, aged 69, was returning home from Church House, where he had…
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    January 6, 2010
    Thousands of Christians—from Canadian Anglicans to Malaysian Pentecostals—will begin the new year by participating in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The 2010 week is slated for Jan. 18…

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.