All My Relations

Walking the friendship trail in Chelsea

A crowd of about 150 people gathered on unceded Algonquin territory in Chelsea, Que. at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church on a warm sunny day ...
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Getting to know the bishop’s advisor, Audrey Lawrence

Audrey Lawrence’s family history reflects many aspects of the history of Canada. Appointed in 2022 as Métis advisor to Bishop Shane Parker, Lawrence says that ...
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Timothy Erkloo drumming inside St. Margaret's Vanier church

St. Margaret’s Vanier celebrates National Indigenous Day of Prayer

Bishop Shane Parker visited St. Margaret’s Vanier in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa as the parish observed National Indigenous Day of Prayer at its Sunday ...
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16. Our Home and Treaty Land Book cover

Online ecumenical series starts March 1

By The Rev. Chung Yan Lam The Christian Council of the Capital Area (CCCA) has for many years been encouraging ecumenical engagement through worship, education, ...
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Indigenous engagement co-ordinator commissioned at St. John the Evangelist

St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa commissioned Kimberly Johnson-Breen as its first Indigenous engagement co-ordinator on Jan. 8. At the closing of the Sunday Eucharist ...
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AMR’s presence at Synod draws interest and ideas

“I stopped by the All My Relations Circle’s display table at Synod 2022, and I’m glad I did! I learned about the range of resources ...
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Dancers at the Kitigan Zibi Pow Wow in beautiful regalia

Anglicans take steps to mark National Indigenous History Month

Anglicans in the diocese marked this year’s National Indigenous History Month, learning more about Indigenous cultures and experiences. A group from St John the Evangelist ...
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Pow wow dancer talking with a curious child.

What is a Pow Wow and why you should attend one

As we begin the month of June the All My Relations Circle is gearing up to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Tuesday, June 21.  ...
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Black and white photo of the Rev. Maurice Sanderson

Family story mingles with Anglican history

My grandfather, Maurice Sanderson, was born at the Fairford Indian Reserve, in Manitoba. The name is now the Pinaymootang First Nation, but when he was ...
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