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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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April issue shares stories of resurrection, hope for the future

Anglican Journal Staff — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:00:49 +0000

April 2021 marks the second Easter celebrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, after a year of widespread lockdowns, social distancing and online church services. This month’s issue of the Anglican Journal features stories that speak to both the pain of the ongoing pandemic and the hope and joy of the resurrection. Life goes on, even during […]

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‘A narrative of light, hope and truth’: Jubilee Commission launches archival history research project

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:02:01 +0000

The Jubilee Commission, the body established by Council of General Synod to propose a sustainable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous church, has officially launched a new archival research project on historical funding trends for Indigenous ministry within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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General Synod approves Jubilee Commission

Joelle Kidd — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:00:33 +0000

General Synod passed a motion July 16 to affirm the creation of the Jubilee Commission, a commission tasked with finding a “just, sustainable and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican church.” The commission will be “charged with examining historic and current funds made available for Indigenous ministry at various levels of the church’s […]

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Proposed New Westminster tithe could mean millions for Indigenous causes

Tali Folkins — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:00:01 +0000

The bishop of New Westminster says she’s looking forward to working out the details of a future tithe on the sale of church property in the diocese to fund Indigenous communities and programs.

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CoGS roundup: Hiltz calls for apology for ‘spiritual abuse’ of Indigenous people

Tali Folkins — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:00:52 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada should apologize to the country’s Indigenous people for having “demonized” their traditional spirituality, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, told Council of General Synod (CoGS) November 24. “There’s a need to do something by way of an apology, and we need to do it carefully and […]

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CoGS to appoint commission to find ‘funding base’ for Indigenous church

Tali Folkins — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:12:31 +0000

Mississauga, Ont. A commission is to be formed that will find ways of funding the self-determining Indigenous Anglican Church—including, possibly, a tithe on sales of church property. The commission would also look at how compensation for Indigenous clergy, a high proportion of whom are unpaid, might be brought closer to the salary levels of other […]

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