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Resource updates dioceses’ Settlement Fund responses

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Published on 
May 4, 2005

General Synod Communications announces the publication of The Journey Continues III which updates diocesan responses to the residential schools Settlement Fund and provides useful tips for dioceses and parishes to use to keep their momentum going.

The Journey Continues III uses a case study approach to look at how Canadian dioceses are endeavouring to meet their commitments to the Settlement Fund.

The fund was created in 2003 after the Anglican Church of Canada signed an agreement with the federal government that limited the church’s liability to lawsuits launched by former students at residential schools who claim they were physically or sexually abused. The agreement required the General Synod of the church and all of the 30 dioceses to contribute $25,000,000 to the fund over five years.

The Journey Continues III – the third booklet in the series – looks at how the dioceses of New Westminster, Rupert’s Land and Niagara have worked to meet this commitment.

The booklet also contains a segment entitled How to raise money for the Settlement Fund – that describes different strategies that parishes and diocese can use to meet their commitments.

The Journey Continues III is available as a download on the web. Printed copies can be ordered from Josie De Lucia, Communications and Information Resources, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto ON, M4Y 3G2, 416 924 9199 ext. 294; [email protected]

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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.