Bishop Steven Charleston will lead discussions at the Winnipeg meeting, 7-10 October 2003, being held to look at the relationship between the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) and the church. The Keewatin diocesan council had hoped for a larger gathering such as a Sacred Circle and asked that the October meeting be cancelled. The meeting will deal with the dispute between ACIP and church leaders following the March 2003 agreement with the federal government about residential schools.
"Anglican parishes across Canada may not be aware that, in the 1920s, some of them sponsored students at the Indian residential schools through a monthly cash donation that went towards the purchase of clothing and supplies, members of the Canadian house of bishops were told at their spring [2009] meeting. This little-known fact was recently discovered by the General Synod Archives, which is playing a major role in gathering and sharing documents related to Anglican-run Indian residential schools across Canada. Documents have shown that members of the Women's Auxiliary or other groups, many of them from southern parishes, gave about $30 a month for a student whom they only knew by name." Henriette Thompson, director of the partnerships department, "said that residential school survivor societies have urged churches to make awareness-raising about the residential schools a priority. The diocesan bishop of Keewatin, David Ashdown, meanwhile urged bishops to include former residential school staff in the telling of stories about what took place in the boarding schools." "Archbishop Terry Finlay ... noted that the former bishop of Qu'Appelle, Eric Bays, is writing a book that captures the stories of former residential school staff." "In her briefing, Ms. Thompson reported that the Anglican fund for healing and reconciliation funded 37 projects totaling $416,159 in 2008".
The reduction in financial assistance to the Council of the North is regrettable considering the growth in the North. Comments from a number of northern bishops and clergy.
Bishop David Ashdown will be leading an eight-day tour of the diocese of Keewatin in July to raise money for the diocese's healing work with aboriginals.
The Davidson Christian Resource Centre Association is a joint project of the Anglican, Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic and United churches. It provides informational material and referral counselling on social, medical and related issues, and serves more than half-a-dozen communities with a combined population of 50,000." The idea for the centre grew out of meetings between Mr. Brotherton [a Lutheran pastor] and Anglican Rev. David Ashdown".
The Davidson Christian Resource Centre Association is a joint project of the Anglican, Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic and United churches. It provides informational material and referral counselling on social, medical and related issues, and serves more than half-a-dozen communities with a combined population of 50,000." The idea for the centre grew out of meetings between Mr. Brotherton [a Lutheran pastor] and Anglican Rev. David Ashdown".
The predominantly Anglican native community of Nibinamik, also known as Summer Beaver, in Northern Ontario was shaken 11 September 2003 when seven members of the village were killed in a plane crash.
Both Bishops Ashdown and Matthews have written to the General Secretary about the high costs of attending General Synod. This is especially a concern for smaller dioceses.
Rising flood waters have caused problems in both the Diocese of Athabasca and Rupert's Land. Most of article deals with the flood at the diocesan office in Athabasca.