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    June 12, 2002
    Motion # 4 (withdrawn in favour of motion 7) Moved The Reverend Robert Korth Seconded Ms. Maureen Ashfield Be it resolved that this synod, in light of the two majority…
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    June 10, 2002
    Dean George Bruce was elected co-adjutor bishop of Ontario on June 8. A co-adjutor is an elected bishop who has a right to succession once the current bishop leaves office.…
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    June 10, 2002
    Diocesan newspapers in Toronto and Fredericton were recognized for general excellence at a gathering in June of the Anglican Editors Association.
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    May 27, 2002
    It says something about a community -- even a community that, by its very nature, is exclusively women -- when even the man delivering the heating oil is considered nearly…
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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…

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.