65th Synod Opening Service Homily

Bishop Jane delivered her message to Synod in three-parts: the “Bishop’s Report” in the Convening Circular, her homily Friday evening and her sending out from St. Matthias Anglican Church Saturday afternoon.

“The commitment to a ministry of reconciliation in all areas of our mission is a call found throughout Holy Scripture, and especially in Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians,” said Bishop Jane. "We are called to a life of discipleship. To perform our ministry with love and integrity we must know who we are in Christ and we must understand our interconnectedness..."

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Synod

65th Synod - 2017

In the spirit of peaceful dialogue, understanding, reconciliation, and healing, we walk alongside our Indigenous and Métis relations on the Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 Territories, the traditional meeting ground of Cree, Saulteaux, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Nakota Sioux, Dene, Métis, and Inuit peoples.