Land Acknowledgement – Sacred Stories

We gather this morning on land in Little Current. Before we spoke English on this land, we spoke French and called here Le Petit Courant. Before we spoke French here, we spoke Ojibwe, also known as Anishinaabemowin, and called here Waebijewung. Many names. Many peoples. Many generations. One place. In honour of all who have …

Holy Father (Bible) and Great Father (Treaties)

1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a and Galatians 3:23-29 Father is one of those… rather contentious nouns… to me. Great Father Andrew Jackson (1835) It's hard when I read scripture and Jesus refers to his Father. And we have prayers about our Holy Father. And we pray, every Sunday, Our Father. It reminds me of Mary …

Land Acknowledgement: An Easter People

We are gathered this morning on Mnidoo Mnising – the land where the spirits, the essence of all, gathers.We are gathered this morning on Treaty 94 between the European peoples and the Anishinaabe peoples.We are gathered this morning as an Easter people – promising to love all peoples and creation as for whom God so …