The Anglican Church of Canada's Indigenous Healing fund, which has been in operation since 1992, has allocated more than $2 million in grants towards healing work to date.
At its last meeting, the House of Bishops asked Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Primate, to write a letter to the church introducing the Windsor Report on unity in the Anglican…
Daily Highlights of the recent meeting of the Council of General Synod are now complete and posted on the Web. CoGS met Nov. 26 — 28 in Mississauga, Ont. We…
The Anglican Church of Canada will join the world in commemorating World AIDS Day on Dec 1. World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on the fight against AIDS…
Eighteen months after committing itself to raising $25 million over five years to compensate former residential schools students, the Anglican Church of Canada, including the General Synod and 30 dioceses,…
"The Rev. Canon Linda Nicholls will be joining General Synod staff as the Coordinator for Dialogue, focusing on ethics, congregational development and inter-faith relations, in the department of Faith, Worship…
Within 18 months the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Fund, formed last year to compensate survivors who could prove claims that they had suffered physical or sexual abuse while attending residential…
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has asked members of the church to send him their personal responses to the Windsor Report on unity in the…
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew asking the government to express concern to the government of Israel over…
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has extended compassionate condolences to the people of Palestine on the death of their leader, Yasser Arafat. The Palestinian President,…
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.