2019 Synod Theme -Sharing your life message
September 18, 2019
~ Sharing your Life Message ~ will be the theme of the synod over the next two years.
The Northern Synod is one synod full of diversity. This diversity should be gratefully accepted as God’s gift that must be valued. This theme was chosen based on personal experience and struggle with our brothers and sisters as First People on this land. In visits to their communities I often hear stories of those who live in trauma and feel marginalized but uphold their culture. Sometimes they are not able to share their stories fully because they cannot express it in our language. They have many stories to tell about culture, especially those related to the natural surroundings created by God.
Continue reading the attached reflection from our Moderator