Cathedral Prayer Service for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

Women wore red ribbon skirts made at a workshop at All Saints' Cathedral to a prayer service on May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. Joanne Jones led a smudge and prayer for the circle of people gathered in the chapel including members of the Edmonton diocese's Indigenous Ministries Team, Bishop Stephen London and community members who lit candles to honour and remember loved ones. The group then walked to Churchill Square to join the awareness march through downtown Edmonton.

"The words of our church are only as valuable as the actions of all of us. Thank you all for being here. We'll pray together and we'll walk together," said the Very Rev. Alex Meek, rector of All Saints' and Dean of Edmonton.