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This second installment in a new series of updates covers the Anglican Church of Canada's ongoing journey towards healing and reconciliation with Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal peoples. Prepared by Archdeacon Jim Boyles, these occasional updates focus on the church's work during the term of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on residential schools.

At the national General Synod meeting in June, members will have an opportunity to receive and make recommendations about an important Communion-level document: the Anglican Communion Covenant—usually referred to simply as the Anglican Covenant.

A new series of updates will share the Anglican Church of Canada's ongoing journey towards healing and reconciliation between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal peoples. Prepared by Archdeacon Jim Boyles, these occasional updates will focus on the church's work during the term of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on residential schools.

How can Anglicans deal gracefully with change when many are drawn to "the sanctuary of the sanctuary?" The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah tackles this topic in the latest General Synod web forum post.

How can we move from a theology of scarcity to a theology of philanthropy? In the latest General Synod web forum post, Executive Director of Philanthropy Dr. Holland Hendrix explains how his department has been working to move the Anglican Church of Canada in this direction. His vision is of "a theology that is mission-driven and that inspires Canadian Anglicans to give gladly as a faithful expression of their Christian vocation."

"Governance is like weeding a garden," writes David Phillip Jones, chair of the Governance Working Group (GWG), in the latest General Synod web forum post. "It needs to be done, done regularly, and done well."

The Rev. Karl McLean, a member of the Council of General Synod for the past two triennia, has been appointed Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces.

After three years, input from more than 1,000 Canadian Anglicans, and hundreds of hours of prayer and consultation, the Vision 2019 strategic plan is ready for presentation to Anglican Church of Canada. In the latest post on the General Synod web forum, Dean Peter Elliott, chair of the Vision 2019 Task Force, shares some specifics from the plan, which will be presented in full at the church's June 2010 national meeting, General Synod.

"Come and see." This was the invitation the Rev. Canon Ogé Beauvoir of Haiti extended to his partners in the Anglican Church of Canada after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Now Dr. Andrea Mann, General Synod's global relations coordinator, has taken him up on this offer and is visiting the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti from March 23 to 30.

In the latest post on the General Synod web forum, retired Director of Partnerships Dr. Ellie Johnson introduces the Marks of Mission, five powerful statements that describe what the Anglican Church of Canada is called to do in the world. These marks will feature prominently at the next national meeting, General Synod, to be held June 3 to 11 in Halifax, N.S.