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Norm Casey remembered as gentle friend, shepherd of Indigenous ministry

Tali Folkins — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:05:14 +0000

The Rev. Norman Casey, who served as priest in churches in or near the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, Ontario; as a member and co-chair of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP); and as the church’s suicide prevention minister for eastern Canada, is being mourned as a “gentle servant of God” and […]

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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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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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Suicide prevention resource to be launched in 2016

André Forget — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:17:00 +0000

A new initiative that will provide Indigenous clergy with resources to help fight what has been called an epidemic of suicides in some Indigenous communities will be launched in time for Lent, according to the Rev. Nancy Bruyere, the Anglican Church of Canada's suicide prevention co-ordinator for western Canada and the Arctic.

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