Archbishop Chris Harper says he is grateful for the financial support and encouragement that grants from the Say Yes! to Kids program have given to Indigenous youth. “These events have opened the doors for our Indigenous youth to participate in wider faith programs where they might have never been able to join and celebrate with other youth of their age groups.”

“Archbishop Linda has made a great contribution to the ministry of the Anglican Church of Canada and the wider church over the years,” said the Most Rev. David Edwards, Bishop of Fredericton, and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. “In many ways she has been a beacon and pathfinder for the ministry of women here, and overseas. It is very appropriate that this new fund is being established in her name. It is my hope that many people will support it.”

“It’s wonderful when parishes can start something based on the expertise, capacity, and availability of the people who are in the Sunday morning congregation,” says the Rev. Madeleine Urion. “But that’s not always the case anymore. I think we have to look beyond our own parishes to the Body of Christ in the world. The future of the church is letting go of what is conventional and broadly imagining our purpose, our relevance and our resources.