Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, paid a traditional call on Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Oct. 16. It is a tradition for new Anglican…
Fall is committee season at the Anglican Church of Canada, when teams of volunteer Anglicans meet to guide the work of particular departments of the national office. One meeting was…
Bishop Susan Johnson wants to see her denomination turned inside out. The new National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), who was ordained and installed in Winnipeg…
Amid the roar of thunderous applause filling the sanctuary of Lutheran Church of the Cross, Winnipeg, Rev. Susan C. Johnson was acclaimed as the fourth National Bishop of the Evangelical…
From June 25 to 28, 2008, Montreal, Que. will host the third biennial Anglican-Lutheran worship conference. The theme is "order and chaos" and speakers will be Gordon Lathrop, liturgical scholar…
It was an accidental picnic that first got the Anglicans and Lutherans of Carman, Man., together. Lutheran pastor Jim Halmarson explained how 12 years ago the town double-booked the local…
On Sept. 19, the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement comes into effect. The five-month opt-out period ended on Aug. 20, and former residential school students can apply for the Common Experience…
Bishop David Ashdown of the diocese of Keewatin is the new chair of the Council of the North, the group of financially assisted dioceses including nine northern dioceses, the Anglican…
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.