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    August 14, 2009
    Read and comment on daily reflections from day five of the 2009 Sacred Circle, including: Bishop MacDonald honoured Hello tree, goodbye fire Humility and fullness Youth encouraged and encouraging
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    August 13, 2009
    Read and comment on daily reflections from day four of the 2009 Sacred Circle, including: Courage to enter the Promised Land GBD taking off A refreshing afternoon Bishops' hopeful message…
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    August 12, 2009
    Read and comment on daily reflections from day three of the 2009 Sacred Circle, including: A self-determining structure? Arctic music delights Mixed feelings Communication challenges Words heard Video of National…
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    August 11, 2009
    Read and comment on daily reflections from day two of the 2009 Sacred Circle, including: Elders' presence essential Much hope for future Respect in plenary Loving our youth Look out…
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    August 10, 2009
    Read and comment on daily reflections from day one of the 2009 Sacred Circle, including: The story so far... Lighting the Sacred Fire What is this GBD? First gusts of…
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    August 7, 2009
    In hundreds of heart-felt emails, clever videos, and collaborative letters, Canadian Anglicans are sharing their prayers for their church with Vision 2019. But who will organize this information, and how?…
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    August 5, 2009
    On Aug. 6 National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald and Archbishop Terry Finlay, the Primate's special envoy on residential schools, will attend a rally to support the Nishnawbe Aski Nation…
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    July 31, 2009
    Between August 1 and 18 Dr. Eileen Scully, General Synod's coordinator for ministry and worship, will travel to New Zealand and Australia for two international liturgical consultations. She will attend…
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    July 22, 2009
    In just less than a year, over 500 Canadian Anglicans and visitors will gather in Halifax, N.S., for General Synod—nine days of decisions, conversations, and worship. "We're expecting perfection," said…
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    July 15, 2009
    For the past two years, Archdeacon Larry Beardy of Keewatin has been leading some exciting and difficult conversations about a new Area Mission serving communities in the dioceses of Brandon…

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.