I am sharing my Thanksgiving message with Pacific Mountain Regional Council. We have many things to reflect this time of Thanksgiving. I share some food for thought as we contemplate our work as the church and reflect on the Calls … Continue reading →
Special Guest at the Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s September 29, 2021 Town Hall Meeting to Help with Reflecting on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Elder Alberta Billy attended the 1981 General Council Meeting at which she asked the … Continue reading →
Orange Shirt Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ~ a day of quiet reflection, learning, and participating in a community event In a letter to the church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada National Bishop Susan Johnson encourages members to … Continue reading →
A Reflection by Moderator Richard Bott When I wear an orange shirt, that can’t be all that I do – I need to understand what happened when Phyllis Webstad went to the Mission school and her new orange shirt was … Continue reading →
For September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—Orange Shirt Day—the Anglican Church of Canada has produced Every Child Matters: Grace Will Lead Them Home, a video service of reflection and prayer. This service was designed by a group of … Continue reading →
~ posted on August 9th to the Governor General of Canada’s website On August 9, we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It marks the day of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous … Continue reading →
The United Church Makes Funds Available ~ published on July 22, 2021 on The United Church of Canada’s website The United Church of Canada is making funds available to support the work of Indigenous communities for the identification of unmarked … Continue reading →
Bringing these children the honour we denied them in life ~ published on July 19, 2021 on The United Church of Canada’s website To Residential School Survivors, Families, and Communities: I want to acknowledge the pain that you, as survivors … Continue reading →
To the News of the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children on the Grounds of the Kamloops (Tk’emlups) Residential School A Facebook post from the Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada on … Continue reading →
A Letter in Response to the Colten Boushie Case Friends in Christ: On Friday, February 9, 2018, The United Church of Canada posted a response to the good news that Bill C-262, an act to harmonize Canadian law with the … Continue reading →