Saturday, September 30th, is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Here are some resources for you to consider:
- Various resources for worship and learning from 2022 are available on The Anglican Church of Canada website.
- You can find a prayer written for the day on The United Church of Canada website.
- Consider using the Four Direction Prayer from ELCIC's resource for Season of Creation.
- National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, The Most Rev. Chris Harper, recorded a sermon for National Indigenous People's Day in June. That, and other resources can be found on the Diocese of Kootenay website.
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation offers free virtual lunchtime events throughout the week of September 25th. Click here for more.
- Find out the First Nation whose territory your church is located on and acknowledge them in your worship. You can find this info at native-land.ca.
- Indigenous artist Isaac Murdoch has created an image for the day that is free for people to use. You can find the image here. Please credit the artist if you use the image in your publications.
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