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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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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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Next Sacred Circle planned for June 2020

Tali Folkins — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:59:39 +0000

The next gathering of Sacred Circle—a meeting of Indigenous Anglicans from across Canada—will be held June 14-19 in Orillia, Ont., the Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Friday, Nov. 8.

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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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Indigenous Anglican church could help Canada find its spiritual voice, Sacred Circle hears

Tali Folkins — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:26:30 +0000

A self-determining Indigenous church could bring new spiritual life not just to Canada’s Indigenous Anglicans, but to the country as a whole, Anglican priest and psychologist Canon Martin Brokenleg said in an address to Sacred Circle August 7. “The strength of Indigenous cultures is our spirituality. We speak easily about the remarkable spiritual experiences we […]

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