We are committed to living the Five Marks of Mission adopted by the Anglican Communion:
To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
The Anglican Church of Canada's mission statement:
As a partner in the worldwide Anglican Communion and in the universal Church, we proclaim and celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ in worship and action.
We value our heritage of biblical faith, reason, liturgy, tradition, bishops and synods, and the rich variety of our life in community.
We acknowledge that God is calling us to greater diversity of membership, wider participation in ministry and leadership, better stewardship in God’s creation and a stronger resolve in challenging attitudes and structures that cause injustice.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to respond to this call in love and service and so more fully live the life of Christ.
TURNING TO GRACE is grounded in an overarching commitment to the openness and freshness that comes of the following the leading of the Holy Spirit into the New Creation. Our aspirations to become a learning church, a more just church, and a more diverse church are the three pillars that support this overarching commitment, with its foundation being built on strategic stewardship and resource allocation. Discipleship undergirds it all. Commitments and actions related to Indigenous Ministry and Property are woven like a thread throughout the entire plan. (More detailed strategies for separate elements of the Plan, such as Indigenous Ministry and Property, will be developed to guide the implementation of Turning to Grace).
The three pillars are interrelated and mutually reinforce one another. To become a more diverse church requires us to be a learning church as well. Increasing diversity will demand us to become more just in different ways. No one pillar is more important than another. There must be a balance amongst them, with activities related to each one of them taking place in parishes and deaneries. Indeed, many initiatives and activities relating to these pillars are already happening across the whole Diocese. Turning to Grace aims not only to reflect what is already happening but also to encourage further and deeper engagement.
The description of each pillar in the Plan includes a section called “Encouragement to Parishes.” These sections are intended to be illustrative, not exhaustive, and suggest some ways that parishes are already responding to the Principles, Acts, and Actions that have been outlined. The overall objective is to enhance the connective tissue between all parishes of the Diocese. We want all parishes to be able to see themselves reflected in the Plan, which tries honestly and directly to set out the future and to both manage and set expectations for the entire People of God in Huron. There is no expectation that every parish will be able to do everything.