National Indigenous Day of Prayer- June 21

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation- September 30

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

The Primate’s Commission: A First Look at The TRC 94 Calls to Action 

I encourage parishes to consider marking National Indigenous Sunday and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on the closest Sunday to June 21 and September 30. One of the things that excites me about the Diocese of Kootenay is a will to live into our commitments to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and I pray you find creative ways to do this in your community.

-Bishop Lynne McNaughton

The General Synod established the National Indigenous Day of Prayer on the 21 June in the Calendar of the Anglican Church of Canada enrolled under the heading of Other Major Feasts That Take Precedence of a Sunday and listed within Other Major Feasts on page 16 of the BAS.

June 2023- below is a recorded sermon provided to the Diocese of Kootenay for the National Indigenous Day of Prayer by the Most Rev. Chris Harper, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop. (Sermon notes here)

  • Click here to see resources on the Anglican Church of Canada website, such as a Liturgy, Propers, and Litany for Healing and Reconciliation. Additional resources here. 

  • Click here to see Resources for Worship in the Vision of the New Agape.

  • Click here to view resources from the United Church of Canada (UCC)
  • If this is something new in your parish, you could show the brief 5 minute film: A reading of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

June 2022- below is a recorded sermon provided to the Diocese of Kootenay for the National Indigenous Day of Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Raymond Aldred.