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- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
'A narrative of truth' : Jubilee Commission launches archival history research project
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article43039
- Author
- Gardner, Matt
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2021 April
- Author
- Gardner, Matt
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2021 April
- Volume
- 147
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 11
- Notes
- "The Jubilee Commission, the body established by Council of General Synod to propose a sustainable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous church, has officially launched a new archival research project on historical funding trends for Indigenous ministry within the Anglican Church of Canada. Examining how funds have been made available for Indigenous ministry at all levels of the church's structure, the project will study historical records and stories passed down through oral history by Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers". "Reconciliation Animator Melanie Delva will lead the project". National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald said: "We believe that everyone profited from that work and from that ministry. There was some benefit to the Indigenous peoples. There was some loss to Indigenous peoples. What hasn't been told clearly, I think, is the way that this helped to enhance the infrastructure and ministry of the larger church". Jubilee Commission chair "Judith Moses says the commission came to look at the research project as 'something that will contribute to healing and reconciliation by coming up with a joint Indigenous/non-Indigenous church perspective' in the form of 'a factual assessment of what has transpired in our past colonial history up to present day'. The Jubilee Commission has proposed a two-year window for the project. To enable Delva to lead the research, General Synod will be hiring an interim animator, Indigenous justice, for one year with the possibility of extension".
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada - 21st century
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada - History
- Anglican Church of Canada - Finance - History
- Fund raising - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous Anglican Church - Finance
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Delva, Melanie
- Moses, Judith
Anglican Church of Canada : Year in Review 2019 : Because of you : General Synod: A new primate -- and an enduring commitment to reconciliation
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42945
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 September
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- insert p. [2]
- Notes
- Four page insert (1-4) included with September 2020 issue of Anglican Journal. Colour insert with seven (7) individual articles indexed separately.
- "The election of a new primate [the Most Rev. Linda Nicholls] and the establishment of a self-determining Indigenous Anglican church were only some of the highlights of the 42nd General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, which met July 10-16 in Vancouver. In these seven days, General Synod took concrete steps in helping realize the dream of a fully self-determining Anglican Church of Canada and advance reconciliation. It affirmed the creation of the Jubilee Commission, tasked with finding 'just, sustainable and equitable' ways of funding the Indigenous church. Synod also approved the creation of a permanent committee to carry on the work of the Primate's Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation and Justice, established in 2013. And, in a speech that brought many members of General Synod to their feet, outgoing Primate Archbishop Fred Hiltz apologized, on behalf of the church, for the spiritual harm it had historically inflicted on Indigenous peoples". "A vote to replace the 'Book of Common Prayer's' existing prayer for the conversion of the Jews with a new prayer for reconciliation with them -- written in consultation with the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus, and approved by the Prayer Book Society of Canada (PBSC) -- passed its first reading". "The same day, General Synod signed on to and endorsed 'A Common Word', a letter inviting Christians and Muslims to dialogue". A resolution of sorts was reached on the often painful discussion of same-sex marriage, with the House of Bishops recommending dioceses make their own decisions on the matter in the wake of a vote against changing the marriage canon. There were also votes urging the church to adopt new ecological practices, the approval of new liturgical texts, and much more -- all of it made possible by the donations of Anglicans like you".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (42nd : 2019 : Vancouver, B.C.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate - Election
- Nicholls, Linda (Linda Carol), 1954-
- Indigenous Anglican Church
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate's Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation and Justice
- Indigenous spirituality - Anglican Church of Canada
- Third Collect for Good Friday
- Anglican Church of Canada - Liturgy - Texts
- Anglican Church of Canada. Book of Common Prayer
- Antisemitism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Christianity and other religions - Judaism - Anglican Church of Canada
- Christianity and other religions - Islam - Anglican Church of Canada
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Marriage (Canon law) - Anglican Church of Canada
CoGS roundup: Decrease in contributions prompts vote on 2021 contingency provision
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42342
- Author
- Anglican Journal Staff
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 January
- Author
- Anglican Journal Staff
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 January
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "Diocesan contributions, which account for 87 % of General Synod's net revenue, have decreased by around 20 % over the past 25 years, Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 9 [2019] during a budget presentation by General Synod treasurer Hanna Goschy. Following the presentation, CoGS voted to approve the 2020 budget and a contingency provision for the 2021 budget that would see $250,000 made available from the church's Ministry Investment Fund to balance that year's budget, if required".
- "In her first address as primate to CoGS, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said one of the tasks she wanted the church to focus on in coming years was fighting racism". "She hoped, Nicholls said, the church would soon start work to deepen the commitment of the whole church to the 'Charter for Racial Justice in the Anglican Church of Canada'."
- "The next gathering of Sacred Circle ... will be held June 14-19 [2020] in Orillia, Ont., CoGS heard Nov. 8 [2019]. Sacred Circle -- the largest gathering of the Indigenous Anglican church -- is normally held every three years. It met most recently in August 2018, so the next meeting will come a year earlier than usual. But organizers felt that after the passing of a number of resolutions at General Synod last July [2019] formalizing the creation of a self-determining Indigenous church within the Anglican Church of Canada, they wanted to move as quickly as possible on 'putting some meat on the bones of what a self-determining Indigenous church will look like', [said] Canon Murray Still."
- "The Jubilee Commission has started the work needed to propose a 'just, sustainable and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican church', CoGS heard Nov. 7 [2019]". Judith Moses, chair of the commission, "said the commission has been given a number of tasks, including examination of historic and current funds made available to Indigenous ministry; assessment of funds that are designated to Indigenous programming; and consideration of questions of property and divestment on financing the future of the Indigenous church". "Moses summarized her comments by saying the group sees 'a vibrant Indigenous church as really integral, central to the strategic goals of the larger church. This isn't about parallel churches. This isn't about overlapping churches. This is about Indigenous goals being at the core of who we are as a church'."
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Council of General Synod - Meetings
- Anglican Church of Canada - Finance
- Budget - Anglican Church of Canada
- Goschy, Hanna
- Anglican Church of Canada. Ministry Investment Fund
- Church giving - Anglican Church of Canada - Statistics
- Nicholls, Linda (Linda Carol), 1954-
- Racism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Sacred Circle
- Anglican Church of Canada. Sacred Circle (10th : 2020 : Orillia, Ont.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Indigenous Anglican Church
- Indigenous Anglican Church - Finance
- Moses, Judith
- Still, Murray (Murray Leslie)
JUBILEE COMMISSION
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official10677
- Date
- 2018 November 23-25
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 15-11-18
- Date
- 2018 November 23-25
- Record Type
- Resolution 15-11-18
- Mover
- Canon David Jones
- Seconder
- Ms. Cynthia Haines-Turner
- Text
- A memorandum was circulated to Council, seeking ratification of the Jubilee Commission’s membership. The names included:
- The Rt. Rev. Riscylla Shaw (Chair, Primate’s Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation, and Justice)
- Ms. Judith Moses (Chair, Vision Keepers)
- The Rev. Canon Laverne Jacobs (Elder to the Primate’s Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation, and Justice)
- The Rev. Pamela Rayment (Métis from the Diocese of Algoma)
- The Rt. Rev. Larry Beardy (Suffragan Bishop for Northern Manitoba in the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh)
- The Ven. Jim Boyles (former General Secretary) ADOPTED #CoGS 15-18-11 [15-11-18]
- Notes
- The Primate reminded Council of a motion adopted at the last meeting calling for the appointment of a Jubilee Commission to propose a just, sustainable, and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican Church (see document #004-06-18-11, pages 8-10). The motion outlined that the Commission would consist of six members serving a three-year term that was potentially renewable, and that the Commission would report to the Council. Regarding membership, the Primate consulted with the National Indigenous Anglican Bishop, the Reconciliation Animator, and the General Secretary. Through those conversations, other individuals who could serve as advisors were also identified.
On the road to healing and justice
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article43102
- Author
- Delva, Melanie
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2021 June
- Author
- Delva, Melanie
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2021 June
- Volume
- 147
- Issue
- 6
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- "A supplement to 'Anglican Journal', June 2021". One of seven stories about the ministries funded by Giving with Grace.
- "The Reconciliation Pathfinders Circle, a national body of Indigenous justice and reconciliation, has begun its work in earnest. .... This year, members will begin taking all that they are learning and hearing to begin to discern what our church is being called to do in response, and how, in this time and place". "Closely connected to this is the Jubilee Commission archival research project, which is ready to begin ... In intentionally examining funding trends and the allocation and use of resources in a historical context, the commission hopes to be better equipped to fulfill its mandate to 'propose a just, sustainable and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican church". For more information interested persons can sign up "for the Anglican Reconciliation Connections (ARC) newsletter at www.anglican.ca/reconciliationtoolkit".
- Author is Reconciliation Animator for General Synod.
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada - 21st century
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Reconciliation Pathfinders Circle
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Indigenous Anglican Church - Finance
PRIMATE’S COMMISSION ON DISCOVERY, RECONCILIATION, AND JUSTICE #023-09-19-03 to 10-19-03 - Ambassadors for Reconciliation
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official10682
- Date
- 2019 March 14-17
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 005-03-19
- Date
- 2019 March 14-17
- Record Type
- Resolution 005-03-19
- Mover
- The Rev. Norman Wesley
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. Bruce Myers
- Prologue
- Stating that the work of reconciliation and justice is ongoing and must involve the entire church, Bishop Shaw presented a resolution to CoGS.
- Text
- Be it resolved: That the Council of the General Synod commend for consideration to the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada establish a committee to strategize and guide the ongoing work of the truth, justice and reconciliation, including building and supporting a network of Ambassadors for Reconciliation from dioceses and regions. ADOPTED #CoGS 005-03-19
- Notes
- The Rt. Rev. Riscylla Shaw, Co-chair of the Primate’s Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation, and Justice, presented the final report of the Commission to Council members. Bishop Shaw expressed heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Archbishop Hiltz and Bishop MacDonald for their commitment to moving ahead the work of the Commission. Bishop Shaw highlighted the work of the Commission, noting the following:
- Raised the profile of the Blanket Exercise
- Established educational brochures relating to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action
- Hired a Reconciliation Animator, Ms. Melanie Delva
- Established grounds for the Jubilee Commission
- Continuing the support of the TRC Calls to Action, in particular Call to Action Number 48
- Walking alongside ACIP and the NIAB to both support the processes of becoming a self-determining church
- Participated in two Sacred Circles
- The production of “Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts”, a documentary by Anglican Video
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate's Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation and Justice
- Shaw, Riscylla Walsh, 1972-
- Doctrine of Discovery - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - 21st century
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Reconciliation - Canada
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Barry, Lisa
- Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts [Video recording]
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
PRIMATE’S COMMISSION ON DISCOVERY, RECONCILIATION AND JUSTICE : Appointment of Jubilee Commission
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official10603
- Date
- 2018 June 1-3
- Source
- Council of General Synod Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 07-18-06 [sic i.e. 07-06-18]
- Date
- 2018 June 1-3
- Record Type
- Resolution 07-18-06 [sic i.e. 07-06-18]
- Seconder
- The Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton
- Prologue
- The Primate welcomed the Rev. Canon Andrew Wesley and the Rt. Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw, Co-Chairs of the Primate’s Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation and Justice, the Rev. Canon Virginia (Ginny) Doctor, Indigenous Ministries Coordinator, and Ms. Lisa Barry, Senior Producer for Anglican Video. Having previously served as the staff liaison to the committee, Canon Doctor introduced the presentation, which included an update on the work and a promo video for a documentary on the Doctrine of Discovery that the commission is producing with Anglican Video. The documentary is intended for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences as a way to understand the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery on Indigenous and settler people alike. Ms. Barry provided additional context on the documentary and the process leading up to its production. She shared that over the course of twenty-five years working with Indigenous ministries, she has recognized the Doctrine of Discovery as the source of the intergenerational trauma that followed the first contact between European settlers and Indigenous peoples. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls of Action has asked the church and country to educate one another on this and once completed, the documentary will also have education components that accompany it.
- After watching the promo for the documentary, Canon Wesley and Bishop Walsh Shaw updated Council on the Commission’s recent meeting on Walpole Island First Nation in Ontario. During their recent meeting they:
- - Received a presentation from a local chief on their journey to self-determination;
- - Discussed the various working relationships between the commission and the Vision Keepers, Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP), and General Synod’s Reconciliation Animator, Ms. Melanie Delva;
- - Discussed plans for the upcoming Sacred Circle, taking place in August in St. George, BC;
- - Received an update on the work of Ms. Delva;
- - Reviewed and prayed together with the Doctrine of Discovery litany;
- - Met with Ms. Barry about the documentary; and
- - Had lengthy, focused discussion on the commission’s priorities and assigning responsibility to report its work to General Synod 2019. As a way to keep the work going after the General Synod, an Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation Coordinating Committee has been proposed that would have links to ACIP and the Vision Keepers, along with the formation of a Jubilee Commission that would audit how money has been invested by the church in Indigenous ministries in the past and present, and how it might be sourced and directed in the future.
- Bishop Walsh Shaw spoke to the resolution for the appointment of a Jubilee Commission. She shared that significant work is underway to develop and implement a framework for the Indigenous self-determining church. However, in order for this church to thrive, it needs sufficient resources. In the commission’s first report and in other communications from ACIP and the Indigenous Leadership Circle, there have been questions raised regarding an equitable provision of funds, both current and future, in a manner that takes some account for the historic processes of colonization that have dispossessed Indigenous peoples of land and resources. There is a need to assess the nature of resources available to the Indigenous church, and to propose a way forward that aligns with the emerging conversation and decisions on the framework for self-determination in the church. The proposed Jubilee Commission’s terms of reference outlined in the resolution were reviewed. Discussion and questions were welcomed. During the consensus process, two Council members indicated the need for further discussion. Council members in support of the resolution explained their belief that the Jubilee Commission would help the church move forward towards funding a self-determining Indigenous church. After further discussion, the two previously hesitant members of Council expressed their support for the resolution.
- Text
- That Council of General Synod appoint a Jubilee Commission to propose a just, sustainable and equitable funding base for the self-determining Indigenous Anglican church.
- The Commission would:
- - Have a three-year term, potentially renewable.
- - Consist of 6 members
- - Report to the Council of General Synod
- - Including significant representation from the current Primate’s Commission on the Doctrine of Discovery Reconciliation and Justice.
- The Commission would be charged with examining historic and current funds made available for Indigenous ministry at various levels of the church’s structure, assessing current funds designated to Indigenous programming, and assessing broader property questions. Topics for consideration might include current salary levels of Indigenous clergy and strategies to move towards parity, possible redistribution of portions of property sales on a principled basis, and increasing alignment between funds for Indigenous ministry and Indigenous oversight of these funds.
- ADOPTED #07-18-06 [sic i.e. 07-06-18]
- Notes
- At the end of the presentation, the Primate noted that the passing of the resolution was an important moment in both the life of this Council and in the church. It also evoked the spirit of the 1994 Covenant and served as a practical follow up and follow through to the discussions at the Road to Warm Springs.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate's Commission on Discovery, Reconciliation and Justice
- Shaw, Riscylla Walsh, 1972-
- Doctrine of Discovery - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - 21st century
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Reconciliation - Canada
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Barry, Lisa
- Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts [Video recording]
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Anglican Church of Canada - Finance
- Fund raising - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous Anglican Church - Finance
Walking together : The case for a just proportion of the church's wealth
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42499
- Author
- MacDonald, Mark L. (Mark Lawrence), 1954-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 February
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 February
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 5
- Notes
- "Indigenous peoples are not asking for a one-to-one compensation for past injustices ... Indigenous peoples are simply asking for a just proportion of the wealth of Canada and a fair opportunity to create well-being among their communities". Speaking specifically of Indigenous Anglicans, Archbishop MacDonald says: "A relative amount of wealth remains within the larger body of the Anglican Church of Canada, despite its recent challenges in membership and support. ... Can there be a vision of shared wealth and opportunity, a vision of vitality and well-being for all our churches ? ... I would like to state, very briefly, a case for a sharing of wealth. There is a claim from Christian compassion and charity: Indigenous churches struggle under the vast needs of their communities". "There is a claim from justice: The poverty of Indigenous communities is the result of a history of injustice -- injustice that has benefited the church and many of the church's non-Indigenous members". "There is a claim from gratitude: A great part of the Anglican church's institutional and financial foundation was related to fundraising that based its appeal on the need to serve Indigenous peoples". "There is a claim from vision: Indigenous communities have a capacity for growth". "There is much work to be done by all. The Jubilee Commission has been tasked with finding a path to sustainable and equitable support for Indigenous churches. Indigenous churches themselves, are seeking for a self-determination in the the gospel that will create a growing, sustainable, healing and joyful church. This will be challenging work, and it begs for dedicated, prayerful support".
- Subjects
- Indigenous Anglican Church - Finance
- Anglican Church of Canada - Finance
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada - 21st century
- Anglican Church of Canada. Jubilee Commission
- Fund raising - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada