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Key documents of Indigenous Anglican church drafted

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:06:13 +0000

The foundational documents of the planned Indigenous Anglican church have now been drafted, and Sacred Circle, the national gathering of Indigenous Anglicans, will be discussing them when it meets online June 10-12, National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald says. Sacred Circle, he says, has been working on a covenant (similar to a constitution) and a document, […]

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General Synod-funded research project addresses human trafficking in the pandemic era

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:46:50 +0000

Since it was publicly identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than two million people worldwide. The global pandemic has had far-reaching effects in almost every area of our lives, and as many have said, has exacerbated previously existing issues of inequality around the globe. In the Asia […]

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Indigenous Ministries ramps up pandemic pastoral care

Tali Folkins — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:18:29 +0000

General Synod’s department of Indigenous Ministries is adjusting its pastoral support program to better respond to increasing levels of pandemic-related stress in Indigenous communities across Canada, says National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald—work in which Resources for Mission (RfM), the national church’s fundraising arm, has been a valuable partner.

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‘In tune with creation’: How the Anglican Church of Canada is taking on climate change

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:52:32 +0000

Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has called on the church to take action on climate change, calling stewardship of the earth and the care of creation “a core responsibility of our faith.”

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$200,000 donation boosts suicide prevention program

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:00:28 +0000

Efforts to address the suicide crisis in Indigenous communities have received a major boost in the form of a $200,000 donation, gifted by an Ottawa-based Anglican known for her support of charitable causes. Joan, who asked that her last name not be printed, is a long-time parishioner at All Saints Anglican Church Westboro, and a […]

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Bishop’s cross-Canada ride raises more than $187,000

Joelle Kidd — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 20:53:51 +0000

On July 31, Bishop Rob Hardwick of the diocese of Qu’Appelle dipped the wheel of his bicycle in the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s, Nfld., bringing an end to a cross-Canada journey that began months earlier. On May 19, he had performed the same ritual in the Pacific, at his starting point in Victoria, B.C. […]

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