“For more than three decades, the Anglican Church of Canada has been on a journey of listening, truth-telling, repentance and healing with Indigenous Peoples, both within and outside the church. There is an urgent need for further healing and justice-seeking across the land, and we all have a role to play.” ~Anglican Church of Canada Website
We stand on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation. The Kwikwetlem people have cared for this land and the Coquitlam River watershed since time immemorial. We are grateful to live, worship, and serve here.
Reconciliation is not a programme or a project with a completion date. It is a direction. Saint Laurence is committed to travelling that direction honestly, humbly, and for the long haul.
In March 2026, fourteen parishioners gathered to discern how to deepen this work. From that gathering came a Truth and Reconciliation Action Committee and a shared Action Plan, drawing on lessons from earlier reconciliation efforts at Saint Laurence and rooted in the Diocese of New Westminster's four commitments: Learning History, Listening to Experiences, Building Relationships, and Being Good Ancestors.
Our current work includes a book study of Rose LeMay's Ally Is a Verb*, participation in Indigenous-led community events, and plans for experiential learning and deeper community engagement in the months ahead.*
This page gathers resources for anyone who wants to learn more, go deeper, or simply begin.
