Amazing Grace funds will be used for suicide prevention: council of the North receives $91,000 gift.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, waterfall, United States and Canada Niagara Falls, in the Niagara River, W N.Y. and S Ont., Canada; one of the most famous spectacles in North America. The falls are on the international line between the cities of Niagara Falls, N.Y. , Ont. Proceeds from the recent Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a well-known Christian hymn. The words were written late in 1772 by Englishman John Newton. They first appeared in print in Newton's Olney Hymns, 1779 that he worked on with William Cowper. project, which captured the interest of Anglicans across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. and raised more than $91,000 for the Council of the North, will go towards the establishment of a suicide prevention Suicide prevention is an umbrella term for the collective efforts of mental health practitioners and related professionals to reduce the incidence of suicide through proactive preventive measures. program with paid staff. The council, which met in February, decided that the donations "had to be spent for a project that would really address the needs of its members," Keewatin bishop and council co-chair David Ashdown told the house of bishops at its spring meeting here. "The issue of suicide is one that we deal with all the time. The council struggles with trying to find ways of preventing suicide," said Bishop Ashdown. "It's one thing to minister to communities and individuals after a suicide has taken place. But we'd rather find help and focus the energy on preventing it as much as we can." The council never had the resources until the Amazing Grace (project)," Bishop Ashdown said in an interview with the Anglican Journal. "It is amazing that we've now received the grace that will enable us to go forward and bring grace into other people's lives," he said. "I genuinely believe that, as a result of the Amazing Grace contributions, lives are actually going to be saved and enhanced." An initiative of the communications and information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. committee, the Amazing Grace project invited Anglican parishes and groups across Canada to sing the hymn Amazing Grace last Nov. 23, videotape it, and then send videos to the General Synod The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. Church of England In the Church of England, General Synod was instituted in 1970 and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had church office in Toronto: It also asked each participant to give at least a toonie too·nie also twoo·nie n. Informal A Canadian coin worth two dollars. [two + -ie (modeled on loonie). ($2) towards the work of the Council of the North. Bishop Ashdown said that the suicide rate in northern communities is often "four or five times higher than the national average." "We're concerned about all suicides, obviously, but what's particularly concerning is when you have children as young as 11 and 12 who commit suicide Verb 1. commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" . We're concerned, too, about teenagers and young adults," he said. He said that the council wants "to identify and evaluate the resources that are available, working in partnership with government, health units, social agencies, tribal councils and other churches." The council intends to hire a part-time suicide prevention coordinator by Sept. 1 who will lay the foundation for the program. The co-ordinator will be hired for a two-year contract and will work out of the synod office of a council member diocese. MARITES N. SISON STAFF WRITER |
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