The blessings and challenges of reconciliation ministry
FEATHER (Prayer): Almighty, today we the children of your creation gather in humility and wonder at your hand in creation and with us in our journey of life and faith.
Indigenous Ministries
Walking the past into the future: 30 years of the Covenant
Thirty years ago, a small group of Indigenous Anglicans met with a singular purpose. Following the 1993 apology offered by then Primate Michael Peers on behalf of the Anglican Church, twenty-one indigenous peoples from across Canada met in Winnipeg in April of 1994.
Indigenous youth gather for Sacred Beginnings
About a dozen young people convened at the Sandy-Salteaux Spiritual Centre in Beausejour, Man. from May 6 to 13 for the second national gathering of Indigenous youth known as Sacred Beginnings.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples across the land
On June 21st, the National Indigenous Day of Prayer, we join in recognition and celebration of the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada.
Sacred Circle’s living documents now available
This letter from the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop has been published in tandem with the initial release of The Sacred Circle’s living documents, The Covenant and Our Way of Life.
A Christmas message from the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop
In this short video message the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, The Most Rev. Mark MacDonald, invites us to celebrate the birth of Jesus and how His birth into our hearts, community, and home is especially important during these difficult times.
Webinar: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples within the Anglican Church of Canada
On April 7, 2021, the Canadian International Council National Capital Branch hosted a conversation with Archbishop Mark L. MacDonald and Judith Moses, Chair of the Jubilee Commission, moderated by Dr. Jay Koyle, Executive Archdeacon, Diocese of Algoma entitled “Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples Within The Anglican Church Of Canada.”
Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities across the globe
The Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN), an international community of faithful Indigenous Anglicans, has released a communiqué sharing the impacts that the coronavirus outbreak has had on their communities
To the Indigenous churches and disciples across the land
As we begin Holy Week, I am writing as your National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop to help us all to live the life of Christ in this time of pandemic crisis.
2019 Anglican Indigenous Network meeting
The Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN) is meeting in Honolulu from September 29 to October 4. AIN is one of the networks of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Four Days of Prayer, Sept. 27-30 – Children Who Did Not Return Home
On September 30th at 10am Eastern Time in the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will hold a ceremony to honour all the children who did not return home from the Residential Schools.
A Walk for the People: Walking the Dream
Eighteen years ago, this statement of Covenant was made:
Aboriginal Christianity/Ecological Christianity: A Church of and for Turtle Island
The recent installation of a National Indigenous Anglican Bishop in Canada is significant in many ways; the most obvious being in the way it re-thinks the relationship of Christian faith and aboriginal identity and authority.