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 →
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 →
Cowssess. Brandon. Kamloops. Holding those recovered so far. Thursday, June 24, 2021 – the Day of John the Baptist By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, … 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 “It has been devastating and heartbreaking to hear in the news that the remains of 215 children … 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 →
To the News of the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children on the Grounds of the Kamloops (Tk’emlups) Residential School The May 27, 2021 news release from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops Indian Band) can be downloaded from here. … Continue reading →