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Pursuing compassion and justice

I will, with God’s help.

from the baptismal covenant

Grounded in Scripture and the Baptismal Covenant, Anglicans work for justice and compassion in communities across Canada. The Transformational Commitments encourage us to steward God’s creation, affirm the dignity of every person and cultivate right relationships, guiding the Church’s response to social and ecological challenges.

Work in progress

This area of the website is in development and will soon provide an overview of ministries dedicated to justice and compassion, including:

  • care for creation
  • homelessness and housing
  • migrant justice and hospitality
  • restorative justice
  • peacebuilding
  • truth and reconciliation

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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.