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Youth ministry

These resources provide ideas, activities and guidance for supporting young people in faith formation, leadership and participation in church life.

Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth national gathering (CLAY)

The Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth Gathering (CLAY) brings together youth (ages 14–19) from across Canada for a shared Anglican–Lutheran multi-day gathering of worship, fellowship, learning and faith formation. Hosted jointly by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, CLAY offers an opportunity for young people to deepen their faith, build community and explore Christian discipleship in an ecumenical context.

Marks of Mission

The Marks of Mission are a set of five commitments that describe how Anglicans participate in God’s mission in the world. Developed through the Anglican Consultative Council and affirmed across the Anglican Communion, they offer a shared framework for proclaiming the gospel, nurturing faith, serving others, pursuing justice and safeguarding creation. In the Anglican Church of Canada, the Marks provide a common language for ministry at every level of the church.

National Youth Project

The National Youth Project (NYP) is a program of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, inviting youth and congregations across the country to engage with urgent social issues through learning, reflection, local action and advocacy. Each cycle focuses on a different theme. The current NYP, titled “And it was so”, centres on food insecurity, creation care and community responsibility.

We didn’t know if all our waiting would be for nothing: Advent reflections

We didn’t know if all our waiting would be for nothing is an Advent conversation recorded in late 2023 with Archbishop Linda Nicholls and young adult pilgrims Robyn Sulkko and Christopher Sanford Beck. Together they reflect on the meaning of Advent as a season of waiting, hope and preparation for Christ’s coming, drawing on their pilgrimage earlier that year to biblical lands.

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.