#22 days This ending is only the beginning

The Anglican Church of Canada will mark the closing ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and its work to address the tragic legacy of Indian residential schools with a project reflecting one of the event’s key themes—that this ending is just the beginning.

The church is calling for 22 days of prayer and renewal in its commitment to healing and reconciliation for all the peoples of Canada—Indigenous and non-Indigenous—that will begin Sunday, May 31, at the start of the TRC closing event in Ottawa, leading up to the National Aboriginal Day of Prayer on Sunday, June 21.  Each day during these 22 days, the church is  sharing a sacred story. Each of these stories details the experience of residential school survivors—stories of trauma, shame, and abuse, but also courage, resilience, and hope—and each is accompanied by a daily prayer.

St. Faith’s is participating in the 22 days by ringing our church bells every day at noon and posting a link to each day’s sacred story and prayer on our blog, our facebook page and on our twitter account.

 

See Gladys' story at

http://www.22days.ca/

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“Raise the Roof, Ring the Bells, Feed the Hungry”

On Sunday April 19th St. Faith’s was pleased to welcome guest speaker Ian Birtwell who gave those gathered for our parish breakfast an amazing presentation about the upcoming restoration of Christ Church Cathedral project “Raise the Roof, Ring the Bells, Feed the Hungry” 

Not only will this project complete renovations for the church building and roof, it will expand the capacity of the kitchen to continue the amazing ministry of feeding the many in need in downtown Vancouver, it will also build a beautiful new bell tower.

The new bell tower will feature gorgeous stained glass by artist Sarah Hall with the Westminster chime four bells ringing:  twice daily; for each major service at the Cathedral; for civic events and significant festivals of other faiths.

St. Faith’s offers our grateful thanks to Ian and Jenny Birtwell for coming to our breakfast to share with us about the amazing “Raise the Roof, Ring the Bells, Feed the Hungry”  project.  Check out the great picture of Ian who was in France for the casting of the bell.