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    June 30, 2015
    International members of Anglican Witness’s core group joined Canadian clergy on Monday, June 22, for an all-day symposium at St. Paul’s Bloor Street Church in the diocese of Toronto. Offering…
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    June 26, 2015
    Following reflections by leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, plans are underway to begin addressing the 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Yet there is no…
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    June 25, 2015
    The end of the #22Days project saw members of the Anglican Church of Canada reflecting on their experience while pondering how the church could maintain its commitment to justice for…
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    June 23, 2015
    As bells rang out across the country during the final week of the#22Days campaign, Anglicans looked to the future with an understanding that the journey towards healing and reconciliation has…
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    June 16, 2015
    Linking the historic injustice of residential schools to the present-day crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, the second week of the #22Days project saw Anglican calls for solidarity with…
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    June 12, 2015
    Download this letter in PDF format To President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper June 11, 2015 We write to you to add our voices to those who are…
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    June 11, 2015
    The Anglican Diocese of Montreal has elected the Very Rev. Mary Irwin-Gibson as its new bishop. Currently the dean of St. George’s Cathedral in Kingston, Ont., Irwin-Gibson will be the…
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    June 11, 2015
    Canon (lay) Robert L. Falby, QC, chair of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Commission on the Marriage Canon and former prolocutor of General Synod, died June 8 in Toronto after a…
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    June 9, 2015
    In its first several days, the #22Days project—supported by the Anglican Church of Canada and spearheaded by deans and bishops in the church—saw an outpouring of grassroots participation and commitment…
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    June 4, 2015
    Remembering the past while offering hope for the future, the final day of theTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) closing ceremonies on Wednesday, June 3 made it clear that the journey…

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.