Vancouver, British Columbia: March 5

Remembering the Children: Aboriginal and Church Leaders prepare for Truth and Reconciliation

A Tour of Four Cities
stopping in Vancouver, B.C. on March 5, 2008

Senior aboriginal and church leaders are stopping in four cities this March to promote the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which is being set up as part of the healing process set out in the Indian Residential Schools Agreement.

The tour seeks to bring awareness of the TRC to the general public and especially the people of the churches. The Anglican, United, and Presbyterian Churches, in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations, are organizing the tour. Other stops are Ottawa (March 2-3), Saskatoon (March 9), and Winnipeg (March 10). The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, together with the Vancouver School of Theology, are sponsoring and hosting the Vancouver event.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Museum of Anthropology
6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver B.C. (map)

a ceremonial walk will start at 7:00 PM
from the entrance of the Vancouver School of Theology
6000 Iona Drive, Vancouver B.C. (map)

Refreshments afterward at the Vancouver School of Theology

Participating in the “Remembering the Children” tour will be

Aboriginal leaders and elders including the National Chief, Phil Fontaine, of the Assembly of First Nations
The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate, the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Bishop, the Anglican Church of Canada
The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Giuliano, Moderator, The United Church of Canada
The Rev. Dr. J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg, Moderator, The Presbyterian Church in Canada

The following guests are also expected to attend:

Dr. Chief Bobby Joseph, Elder, and retired Executive Director of the BC Indian Residential School Survivors' Society
The Most Rev. Raymond Roussin, SM, Diocesan Archbishop of Vancouver
The Rt. Rev. Gary Gordon, Bishop of the Diocese of Whitehorse (Roman Catholic)
The Rev. Janice Young, President, BC Conference, United Church of Canada

For general information call Wendy Fletcher 605-822-9808 or Martin Brokenleg at 604-826-5726

Media Relations Contact: Mary-Frances Denis, Communications Officer, The United Church of Canada mdenis@united-church.ca 416-231-7680 ext. 2016 (office), 1-800-268-3781 ext 2016 (toll-free), 416-885-7478 (cell)

Background on the TRC: http://residentialschoolssettlement.ca
This document in PDF format

A prayer:

This special Remembering the Children prayer (PDF file) will be used at public events, in congregations, and by individuals.