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‘We have a great task before us’

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:00:18 +0000

The 10th Indigenous Anglican Sacred Circle took place online from July 14 to 17, with the theme “Returning Home: Remembering the Lost”. Delegates mourned those who had died while forging ahead with discussion of the Covenant and Our Way of Life—foundational documents that will determine the shape of the emerging Indigenous church.

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‘Her voice will never die’

Matthew Puddister — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 18:51:36 +0000

The Rev. Canon Virginia “Ginny” Doctor, coordinator of Indigenous Ministries and a major architect of the self-determining Indigenous church, died on May 26. She was 71 years old.

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Remembering Margaret Waterchief: ‘I saw in her the beauty of our people’

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:27:34 +0000

On July 19, the Rev. Margaret Waterchief died at Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary from complications due to COVID-19. She was 88.

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Indigenous church plans online gospel jamboree

Tali Folkins — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:18:39 +0000

Indigenous Anglican leaders are hoping an online gospel jamboree planned for this Friday will help lift spirits weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Anglicans find humour during COVID-19 isolation

Joelle Kidd — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:45:09 +0000

As the coronavirus pandemic continues across the globe, Anglicans are adapting to a new normal of physical distancing measures, online services and video conferencing. While this is a tense and frightening time, many people find humour to be a good tool to cope. “I believe humour does have an important role to play as we […]

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Anglican Church hires two new suicide prevention workers

Tali Folkins — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:29:47 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada has hired two new suicide prevention workers as part of its Indigenous ministry.

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CoGs ponders finances, structure of Indigenous church

Tali Folkins — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:16:34 +0000

A series of reports on the planned self-determining Canadian Indigenous Anglican church presented to Council of General Synod (CoGS) Saturday, June 24, met with a mixture of approval and concern.

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