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    May 15, 2002
    Rev. Mervyn R. Mercer of Etobicoke, Ont. has been appointed as the newest member of the board of directors of Waterloo-based Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada. Dr. Mercer is…
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    May 14, 2002
    Archbishop Michael Peers' recent statement on Middle East conflict not only caused a furor among readers of church media, but also sparked a meeting between the Anglican primate and Israel's…
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    May 10, 2002
    Bishop Andrew Hutchison, of the diocese of Montreal, is now Archbishop Hutchison after being elected metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada in what is likely the Anglican Communion's first…
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    May 8, 2002
    In order to be effective, evangelism must be made a priority: by bishops, by dioceses, by clergy, by laypeople.
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    May 7, 2002
    The Anglican Journal, which was incorporated earlier this year, has a newly elected board of directors. Board members were elected at the recent meeting of the Council of General Synod,…
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    April 24, 2002
    An inner-city priest from southern Ontario will travel to Africa in May to report to the rest of the Anglican Communion on the progress the Canadian church has made in…
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    April 24, 2002
    A documentary about June Wilson, a former Canadian Anglican Volunteer in Mission who worked in Tanzania and contracted AIDS, will air at 9 p.m. April 25, 2002 on W (formerly…
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    April 14, 2002
    We, the Primates of the Anglican Communion representing 75,000,000 Anglican Christians in 164 countries of the world, gathered in Canterbury, have taken counsel following a message concerning the escalating conflict…
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    April 11, 2002
    Note: the following is a letter from Archbishop Terence E. Finlay to the Anglicans of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario; it was to be read in church services April 14…
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    April 10, 2002
    The Associated Church Press has rewarded the General Synod 2001 coverage by three of the national church's media: website, Anglican Journal and MinistryMatters.

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.