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Support our church at Easter through Giving with Grace: letter from the Primate

Published on 
March 25, 2026

Dear friends,

Whenever I have the opportunity to speak with ordained and lay leaders from our country’s northern regions, I am moved by their faithfulness. Many of them work for low or no pay, travelling long distances to bring the Gospel and the message of Christ’s love to remote communities living with isolation, inadequate housing and mental health challenges.

Group of people gathered on a wooden platform around a large white cross outdoors under a clear sky.
The Rev. Nick Kigeak

Ministry in our church’s northern dioceses presents unique, sometimes formidable challenges, yet these devoted servants who embody the good news of Christ remain strong and resourceful. Our national church is proud to support clergy and people in dioceses serving the northern and remote regions of Canada through grants to the Council of the North.

This support is possible thanks to your offerings to our annual appeal, Giving with Grace. Because of your generosity, remote communities receive pastoral and sacramental care, training and resources for ministry, and most important of all, the love and hope of Christ.

And there’s more. Your donation to Giving with Grace allows our national church to support Indigenous communities through suicide prevention programming, youth ministries and the gathering of Sacred Circle. Your donations also enable us to build relationships with ecumenical, interfaith and global partners and to make worship and ministry resources available to Anglicans across the country. 

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The resurrection of Jesus tells us that the hope we need to sustain us in this life can never be destroyed. At Easter, we celebrate the wonderful mystery of God casting aside the boundaries of time and space, and the limits of our understanding, causing us to see the powerful love that fills human hearts with meaning, purpose and hope.

May that strong love and indestructible hope be always with you,

[signed] +Shane
The Most Reverend Shane Parker
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
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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.