Priest tackles harsh reality of poverty

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Fueled by a desire to help support clean water initiatives in aboriginal communities in the North and the ministries of the local Anglican parish, about 50 runners (and walkers) ages five to the 70s joined the first annual country run in Schomberg, Ont. on Oct. 1.

The run, organized by the Anglican parish of Lloydtown, raised $4,000 that will be shared equally between the parish and the Council of the North, a group of dioceses that promote the mission and ministry of the Anglican Church of Canada in Canada’s North. “We decided to raise money for clean water in the North because we heard that there was a serious issue and we believe it to be an injustice,” says the Rev. Sheilagh Ashworth, rector of the parish, which includes Christ Church in Kettleby, St. Alban’s Church in Nobleton, and St. Mary Magdalene’s, in Schomberg.

“We live in a very beautiful part of the world and we have access to clean water and believe that all Canadians should have access to clean water,” Ashworth told Anglican Journal. The parish’s long-term vision is to forge friendships with communities in the North, she adds. “We are fully aware of our ignorance (about the struggles faced by indigenous communities) and we just want to offer our assistance.”

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