Synod elected Archdeacon James Cowan as the deputy prolocutor for the new triennium. Archdeacon Cowan, a parish priest for 20 years from the diocese of British Columbia and a co-chair…
Led by the Primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, a senior five-person delegation representing the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada meeting Thursday, May 17 with the Hon. Herb…
Government and church representatives are scheduled to meet here this week to discuss litigation both face over residential schools. For the first time, the Primate, Archbishop Michael Peers will represent…
Canada's Anglican bishops have appealed to the Prime Minister to intervene in stalled negotiations aimed at compensating people who were harmed in Indian Residential Schools.
The Bishops of the Church, meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario are greatly disturbed by the inability of the federal government to come to agreement with the churches which were involved…
We the bishops of the Anglican Church meeting April 26-May 1 have discussed in depth the implications of litigation arising from residential schools. We are gravely concerned about your government's…
Warm New Years greetings. I write from Florida where I have had a pleasant Christmas with my parents (both going strong at 82), my sister and nieces. I?ll be here…
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.