Aboriginal Day of Prayer
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- Date
- 1987 February 16-20
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 1-2-87
- Mover
- Bishop Morgan
- Seconder
- Archbishop Hambidge
- Prologue
- Bishop Morgan drew attention to the document "The New Covenant" stating that appeals have been received from native people that the Sunday before the First Minister's Conference be designated a Day of Prayer.
- Text
- That this House of Bishops respond to the request of Native leaders for the Churches to name a Day of Prayer to precede the final First Ministers' Conference to be held on March 26-27, by designating Sunday, March 22, as a Day of Prayer for Aboriginal Peoples:
- And that we commend the document entitled "A New Covenant" prepared as a Pastoral Statement by leaders of the Christian Churches to be used as a focus for this Day of Prayer. CARRIED
- Subjects
- National Aboriginal Day of Prayer (March 22)
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations - 1951-
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters (1987 : Ottawa, Ont.)
- A New Covenant
- Special Sundays
National Treasurer and "Letting Down the Nets"
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- Date
- 2005 October 24-28
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution HB 02-10-05
- Date
- 2005 October 24-28
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution HB 02-10-05
- Mover
- Bishop Matthews
- Seconder
- Bishop Poole
- Prologue
- During the bishops' discussion a reference was made about covenanting to the church in their wills. Bishop Matthews challenged her colleagues to do so by their next meeting (April 2006).
- Then later in the meeting a motion was put before the House.
- Text
- That every member of the House of Bishops include the church in their wills by the time of the next meeting in the spring 2006. CARRIED HB Res. 03-10-05
- Notes
- Bishop Miller spoke highly about the work done by the Financial Management and Development Committee and asked the House to continue to keep it in their prayers.
- Subjects
- Wills - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Finance, Personal - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Bishops - Finance, Personal
- Anglican Church of Canada. Financial Management and Development Committee